There's nothing worse than being immersed in a gaming world only for something so mind-numbingly stupid to pop up and shatter the whole illusion. In Skyrim's case - on the non-borked 360 version, anyway - it's the script and moronic delivery from the world's NPCs.
Let the OXM UK team, specifically Jon Blyth, explain via the medium of words, moving pictures and sex toys. Slightly NSFW.
Want to see what Bethesda can do to Skyrim when unshackled by development schedules? Given a week to create anything they wanted and put it in the game, the team came up with this... and we might get to play some of it soon!
The British Academy Video Games Awards
organizers have published their picks for this year's BAFTA GAME
Audience Award nominees, and you may be surprised to see which games
made the final cut. Or you may be completely unsurprised. Who knows?
Either way, BAFTA is putting a sweet prize for everyone who votes on
their favorite...
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was the big
winner at last night's Interactive Achievement Awards (IAAs) in Las
Vegas, scoring a total of five top honors including the coveted Game
of the Year title. Rest assured, the likes of Portal 2, Uncharted 3,
and Super Mario 3D Land were also shown some industry love...
Skyrim's Creation Kit's only been online a short time, but already it's full of game-enhancing and/or immersion-destroying treats. Users have already downloaded some 2 million mods...
BAFTA unveiled its nominees for
this year's GAME British Academy Video Game Awards, and it appears
Batman: Arkham City and L.A. Noire are in for a big night...
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim scored
another Game of the Year nod, this time at the Game Developers
Choice Awards during last night's ceremony in San Francisco. Portal
2, Uncharted 3, and Bastion also added a trophies to their
collections...
An agreement has been reached in
the legal battle between Mojang Studios and Bethesda's parent company
ZeniMax over the rightful owner of the “Scrolls” name. In short,
everyone wins (especially the lawyers)...
Skyrim made plenty of headlines last year, but this year's Skyrim has new features. Most of them, in the new 1.5 update, revolve around the ability to look cool while dispatching foes...
Those dreaming of an Elder Scrolls MMO
may soon see their fantasies fulfilled, as rumor has it Zenimax and
Bethesda will announce Elder Scrolls Online this spring...