Make the most of your vampirism by taking over the notorious Vile Lair, once home to Greywyn Blenwyth - the infamous vampire leader of the Crimson Scars. The doors to the Vile Lair will open Thursday, adding-on a new homestead to the role-playing marathon, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Your new refuge will be a multilevel underwater sanctuary, where you can satisfy your thirst for blood in its "cattle pen", or cure your dark gift at the Shrine of Sithis. Alchemists and assassins will delight at ... » Read More

13 Jul 2006

Oblivion for Vile

PC News | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Thursday 13 July 2006 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion developer Bethesda is today releasing a new PC and Xbox 360 plug-in for its hugely successful RPG called The Vile Lair. The new content is actually a "multi-level lair for murderous players to find refuge". In this underwater hideout players can hire minions, lay low for a bit or feed, if they happen to suffer from vampirism. Other features include the Shrine of Sithis were players can get healed and an indoor garden of venomous plants ... » Read More

27 Jun 2006

Multiplayer Oblivion!

PC News | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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 ... » Read More

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 ... » Read More

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 ... » Read More

25 Apr 2006

Yet another new bit of Oblivion content

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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 ... » Read More

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 ... » Read More

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 ... » Read More

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 ... » Read More