Fri, Feb 25, 2011 | 06:02 GMT

First in-game Skyrim footage released by Bethesda

Bethesda’s released the first in-game footage of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, composed entirely of Xbox 360 material.

It’s the first video of the game since its announcement back at the Spike Video Game Awards back in December.

Bethesda’s community manager, Nick Breckon, confirmed the trailer is Xbox 360 footage.

“Just to clarify, all of this trailer was captured on Xbox 360. Also, the draw distance is not faked in any way,” he wrote, reportedly in a NeoGaf post.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim releases on November 11 for PS3, 360 and PC.

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#51

Moonwalker1982
24/02/11, 4:50 pm

Also the combat looks so bad-ass now, that up close kill of that human enemy, shiiiiiit!!!

#52

aleph31
24/02/11, 4:57 pm

@48 wow, I apologize if something I mentioned disturbed you in any form… regarding your comments, given your strong tone, I think there is no point in replying…

#53

Michael O’Connor
24/02/11, 4:57 pm

@51 Metal Gear Skyrim!

#54

Michael O’Connor
24/02/11, 5:02 pm

@52 My strong tune? Well, to paraphrase you… “I apologise”if you dislike facts over opinion.

Your self entitled attitude is what annoys me. These companies spend millions of dollars creating these games for *our* entertainment, and *our* enjoyment, and all you people like you can do is whine because they choose to approach a few things differently.

You’re so focused on all the things they don’t do the way you want them to, that you can’t stop for five second and think of all the hard work by hundreds of people that went into designing these games. All the care and attention put into each character, location, and texture.

If you want Morrowind, go play Morrowind.

#55

absolutezero
24/02/11, 5:05 pm

All the care and attention put into each character, location, and texture.

That certainly was the case with Oblivion. No wait.

#56

aleph31
24/02/11, 5:06 pm

@54 C’mon man, stop trolling, I will not enter the game, keep it simple…

#57

Michael O’Connor
24/02/11, 5:08 pm

@55 I think we can all safely agree on the mistakes made with Oblivion. Mistakes that Bethesda has clearly taken on board for Skyrim.

#58

OrbitMonkey
24/02/11, 5:17 pm

@55 Yeah Oblivion was dire wasn’t it? Bet Bethesda was expecting it to sell millions & win loadsa GOTY awards… Oh wait.

#59

Dralen
24/02/11, 5:23 pm

Errrm Wow!

#60

Moonwalker1982
24/02/11, 5:27 pm

All Xbox 360 footage, i am so happy now, cause during the trailer i was like ‘Sigh…this is probably all PC footage’ .

http://www.mindch.com/2011/02/skyrim-trailer-was-captured-on-xbox-360.html

#61

OlderGamer
24/02/11, 5:29 pm

Sorry YoungZ, for the life of me I don’t understand what your trying to ask me?

I play both PC and Console(xb360/PS3/Wii/about everything ever made before).

These days I tend to play more PC games. I am about to kick off the Rift headstart within the hour, when it goes live. Btw, on ultra high that game IS mind blowing pretty. Stunning. And as an MMO it defines openworld rpg.

But never do I let graphics define a game. The games I play most are Titan Quest, Pinball FX2, Phantasy Star Online, and various others. The systems range from PC to Sega Saturn. I will even toss in a few NES/SNES/TG16 game now and then. Trust me a great game is a great game regaurdless of graphies.

But, and I say BUT. In most cases a high end PC will wipe the floor with even a new release console game, graphicly.

I would be very interested to know where that game video came from PC/PS3/or xb360. My money is on PC. But regaurdless it doesn’t matter. Other then Erth is fundimentaly correct. And that is what I was saying.

Also saying that if your climitized to one system or level of game graphics, and have little or no expossure to anything better, your going to think that what you have is top of the line. That is also fundimentaly correct. If all you ever had was Sega Genises, your going to be happy with that, not knowing something better is out there.

In the end it is the fun you can have playing the actual game is what is most important. Of course people want it to look nice.

But you or anyone else can yell be quiet when you oggle about a games graphics and someone else points out that there are better looking games out there. To do so would indicate blinders or rose tinted glasses.

If it isn’t about graphics, fine. I agree, btw. But if someone makes it about graphics, then that is what the subject becomes and PC vs console, the PC wins nearly every time.

Some of you folks went bonkers over the video of the game. I saw it and thought “Nice”, but nothing to wet myself over.

#62

OrbitMonkey
24/02/11, 5:30 pm

Looking forward to what the special edition will come with. Forget bonus dlc weapon shite, I want a lifesize replica of that horned helmet