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

360 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

18 Apr 2006

Orrery, steady, go!

360 News | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The Orrery, the latest chunk of downloadable content for the excellent Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, is now available for Xbox 360 via the Xbox Live Marketplace and for PC at Bethesda's Oblivion site. Costing 150 Microsoft points (about $2.00), it's a download that's around 9MB in size and offers a new quest centered on rebuilding a mysterious, conked-out backroom within the Arcane University. We're a little torn about The Orrery - the new quest it offers is too brief and somewhat dim, ... » Read More

5 Apr 2006

Horsing around in Oblivion

360 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

28 Mar 2006

Whacked into Oblivion

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Tuesday 28 March 2006 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has pushed its way to the top of the all-formats sales chart in the UK, overtaking EA's The Godfather and Sony's Buzz! The Big Quiz in the process. We always knew that Oblivion was riding high on people's most-wanted lists, but the finished article has managed to trump one of EA's biggest new properties, centred on one of the world's best-known movies. ... » Read More

24 Mar 2006

Win! The ultimate Oblivion bundle

360 News | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

To celebrate today's release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on Xbox 360, we've teamed up with 2K Games and Prima to offer one lucky winner an Xbox 360 Premium pack, a copy of the game and the Prima official game guide - everything you need to get started in Cyrodiil. Five runners up will bag themselves a copy of the game and the guide. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a massive, free-roaming RPG with incredible graphics and a 'go-anywhere, do anything' game structure. Of course, there is a ... » Read More

15 Mar 2006

Stare into Oblivion

360 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