Celebrating the recent Japanese release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on the PS3 and Xbox 360, Bethesda has been speaking to the Japanese press about the development and localisation process behind the massive-world RPG
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27 Sep 2007

Bethesda releases information on Oblivion GotY release dates

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Bethesda has released information on several upcoming products which will be available on store shelves this week. The Japanese will get the PlayStation 3 version of Oblivion, the Xbox 360 version was released several months ago and has been reported to be selling well so they hope the PS3 version will do the same.
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10 Sep 2007

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition Released for the Xbox 360

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Bethesda Softworks sends word that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition has been shipped to stores and will be for sale starting on Tuesday. Oblivion GotY includes the original version of Oblivion, along with the official expansion, The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles, and the downloadable content, Knights of the Nine.
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6 Sep 2007

Shivering Isles Xbox 360 Retail Disc Announced

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For the people who aren't connected to Xbox Live, here's some good news: Bethesda Softworks announced today that it will release The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles for the Xbox 360 at retail.

Due out this October, Shivering Isles is the award-winning expansion to the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The retail disc will also include downloadable content from Knights of the Nine.
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2 Aug 2007

Famitsu's Japan Game Charts: PS3 selling 40k; Oblivion 360, GTA LCS and PS3 Hot Shots Golfs 5 Among Top 10

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360 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Famitsu's Japan Game Charts: PS3 selling 40k; Oblivion 360, GTA LCS and PS3 Hot Shots Golfs 5 Among Top 10

PS3's Hot Shots Golf 5 sells 180k. Xbox 360's Oblivion reaches to number 6 while The Legend of Zeld: Phantom Hourglass falls to the last place.

1. Mario Party 8 (Wii)
2. Hot Shots Golf 5 / Everybodys Golf 5 (PS3)
3. Taikou Drum Master DS (DS)
4. It's a Wonderful World (DS)
5. Powerful Pro Baseball 14 (PS2)
6. The Elders Scroll IV: Oblivion (360)
7. Mobile Suit Gundam: MS War Front 0079 (Wii)
8. GTA: Liberty City Stories (PSP)
9. DQS (Wii)
10. The Legend of Zeld: Phantom Hourglass (DS)

Wii : about 70k
PS3 : about 40k
PS2 : 14000
PSP : 32000
360 : 3800
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27 Jul 2007

Oblivion flies in Japan

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After Blue Dragon and Eternal Sonata, it seems another 360 RPG, Oblivion, is causing a bit of a stir in Japan.

Spike, who had secured the Japanese publishing rights to Bethesda's RPG epic, has announced that some 35,000 copies of Oblivion were sold when it went on sale yesterday Â¿ which considering how roundly unpopular the 360 is over there, isn't too shabby.
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9 Jul 2007

Oblivion: Game of the Year edition announced

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Bethesda's fantasy RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is to be released in Game of the Year edition form in September. The edition, which will release for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3, contains the original game, first full expansion Shivering Isles and download content Knights of the Nine. Oblivion impressed us with its epic, free-form gameplay and gorgeous fantasy world. Fans were treated to another 30 hours or so of new adventuring when Shivering Isles arrived, while Knights of the Nine ...
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8 Jul 2007

Oblivion GOTY Edition shipping sooner than expected for 360

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Gamestop is currently listing Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition at a price of $49.99 and expect it to ship as of 3rd September 2007.
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13 May 2007

PSU's Oblivion T-Shirt competition

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The friendly people over at Bethesda Softworks and Ubisoft have given us three large Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion T-Shirts to giveaway in a competition...

Due to shipping restraints, this competition will only be available to UK-based readers. However, don't feel left out as our next competition will feature worldwide prize distribution.

To enter, you must write a short blurb about what you like in the Oblivion franchise, in less than 200 words. Entries should be sent to seb.hayes [@] psu.com

The three winning entries will be selected based on what we feel were the best responses. The competition is ending on May 16th, so get your entries in as soon as possible. The prizes will be dispatched shortly after that date.
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12 May 2007

PS3 and Xbox360 Battle for Players

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"Coke or Pepsi?

The cola wars used to provide the best example we had of a functioning free market. Whether you bled red for Coca-Cola or were true red, white and blue for Pepsi, most people had a preference and no one really could argue that they were all that different. It was a perfect competition.

These days, the battle for taste rages between Sony and Microsoft, between PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. "
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