Tuesday 27 June 2006 A clued-up computing student has created a modification for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion that enables two-player jaunts into the gigantic world of Cyrodiil. Unbelievable? Just head over to the mod's official site and you can download a video showing it in action. Right now, the mod is very basic. You and a friend can wander around together, with the other player represented by a non-player character (like the folk you see wandering around the cities). Eventually the ...
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14 Jun 2006

Oblivion expands

PC News | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The fifth installment in pay-per-play expanded content for the already way-too-big Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion hits this week. The Mehrune's Razor plug-in boasts the biggest crypt you'll ever find in Cyrodill: the vast, once-lost Ayleid city or Varsa Baalim. This ruin is home to a fearsome Daedric artifact known as Mehrune's Razor - a dagger with the power to kill in a single ...
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23 May 2006

Arr, me hearties

PC News | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

A new download was posted yesterday to expand the enormous world of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion even further. The Thieves Den adds the legendary Dunbarrow Cove and its contents to your ever-growing adventuring itinerary. It's available to Xbox 360 gamers over Xbox Live Marketplace for 150 Microsoft Points while PC gamers can get it from the Oblivion website for ...
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25 Apr 2006

Yet another new bit of Oblivion content

PC News | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

More chunks of the Oblivion world are being made available for download through Xbox Marketplace for 150 Microsoft Points and directly from the Oblivion site for $1.89. This latest addition encompasses a tower in the Jeral Mountains called Frostcrag Spire that, once downloaded, can be used as a home-base for wandering adventurers. Geared towards the more magically minded Obliviots, the Wizard's Tower can be upgraded to house an Enchanting and Spellmaking station and a laboratory that buffs ...
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5 Apr 2006

Oblivion extras revealed

PC News | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Wednesday 5 March 2006 Bethesda, creator of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, has launched a special download site for PC owners of the massively single-player RPG to purchase extras for the game. Along with the horse armour add-on that appeared yesterday, two new quests will soon be available, all priced at $1.99 (about £1.14) - please note that this is the final, confirmed PC price, rather than the $1.50 we reported yesterday. Fortunately, the upcoming downloads look a little more ...
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5 Apr 2006

Horsing around in Oblivion

PC News | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Bethesda has released a downloadable add-on for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which adds barding - that's horse armour - to the game. Xbox 360 owners can purchase the download for 200 Microsoft points (or £1.50) from Xbox Live, but PC users will have trot over to Bethesda's official site, and shell out $1.50 (about 85p) for their upgrade. It's great to see the game is being supported, but £1.50 sounds a bit steep for a few bits of horse-bound metal. Still, you don't have to buy ...
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15 Mar 2006

Stare into Oblivion

PC News | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The truly massive Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will soon be assaulting Xbox 360 and PC, and we've unearthed some brand new screens of the enormo-world RPG to whet your appetite for adventure. Oblivion isn't your average roleplayer and with an extensive world to explore, quests to complete and a whole kingdom to save, it'll offer a hugely involving experience. It's out on 24 March, so sharpen your olde-worlde accent and prepare yourself for a giant ...
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17 Apr 2007

No more Oblivion expansions, says Bethesda

PC News | Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Knights of the Nine

Shivering Isles could be the first and last full expansion Bethesda releases for Oblivion. The developer has said that Shivering Isles is "the only expansion we have planned." Speaking to Next-Gen.biz, Bethesda executive producer has explained that now Shivering Isles is out the door, full focus has switched to Fallout 3. "We have pretty much everybody on Fallout 3 right now," Howard said. "It started off kind of small and then we add people to it and now the expansion's done, all those ...
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6 Dec 2006

Oblivion expansion ready to download

PC News | Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Knights of the Nine

It's taken you the past nine months, but you've finally completed The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. You've vanquished every foe, joined every guild and finished every quest. Or, at least, you thought you had. Publisher Bethesda has announced that the first substantial expansion pack for the incredibly popular RPG, Knights of the Nine, is now available to download over Xbox Live (for 360) or at www.obliviondownloads.com (for computers). It costs $10, or 800 Microsoft Points. In addition, you can ...
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17 Oct 2006

Knights of the Nine now on 360, PC

PC News | Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Knights of the Nine

Publisher Bethesda finally made it official: Knights of the Nine, the expansion to life-consuming uber-RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will now make its way to the Xbox 360 and PC on November 21. The PS3 release date is currently listed as Nov. 17 (PS3 launch), and while that isn't etched in stone, we'd think it'll be within a month of that date. Nine adds an all-new faction and new quests. Players will reportedly be able to form their own order of holy knights and lead them into battle - ...
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