Category Archives: Bethesda

Tue, May 01, 2012 | 08:52 BST

Morrowind, Oblivion go half-price on Steam this weekend

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Steam is offering The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion half-price as part of the former’s tenth anniversary. Morrowind is on offer for £6.49, while Oblivion is just a quid more. Both offers apply to the game of the year versions of the RPGs.

Get them here and here.

Tue, May 01, 2012 | 05:17 BST

Skyrim Kinect patch, DLC information tomorrow

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It’s not even your birthday, but Bethesda will give you two gifts tomorrow: permission to shout at your TV, and details of the first batch of DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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Tue, May 01, 2012 | 00:35 BST

Dishonored screens give a better look at trailer’s tallboys

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Bethesda has sent over a handful of new screenshots for Arkane’s Dishonored, showing off the tallboys, some lucious environments, and denizens of seemingly ill repute, if you know what I mean.

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Fri, Apr 27, 2012 | 14:11 BST

Future Skyrim DLC could contain Falmer-centric quests, crossbows

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Files dug up in the latest Skyrim patch suggest future content for the game could contain crossbows as well a questline featuring those pesky Falmer who were once a race of elves.

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Fri, May 04, 2012 | 20:34 BST

GSC: Bethesda does not have the rights to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. creator and GSC boss Sergei Grigorovich has nixed rumors that Bethesda was trying to acquire the rights to the game franchise.

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Thu, Apr 26, 2012 | 18:31 BST

Arkane “open” to Dishonored sequels, “other things”

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Dishonored co-creative director Raf Colantonio has told VG247 that developer Arkane is definitely “open” to the idea of making sequels and more within the IP.

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Thu, Apr 26, 2012 | 19:30 BST

Date for Skyrim DLC may be announced “next week”

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Bethesda’s Pete Hines has said he is working on acquiring more information regarding a release date for the first round of Skyrimn DLC. He’s hoping to provide more information “maybe next week. We’ll see.” He said he is also trying to confirm a Kinect release date, so be on the look out for that as well. Via Twitter.

Thu, Apr 26, 2012 | 15:50 BST

Video: Arkane on player experiences with Dishonored

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Dishonored will shape a unique experience for all, the supernatural adventure’s creative directors have told VG247. Watch a video interview and get new shots inside.

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Thu, Apr 26, 2012 | 10:03 BST

Mikami “being very hands-on” with Zwei development

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Bethesda’s formally announced development on Tango’s Zwei this morning, with director Shinji Mikami promising a “hands-on” approach for the survival horror.

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Wed, Apr 25, 2012 | 17:05 BST

Tango releases first art for Zwei – get it inside

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Following details of the project in Famitsu earlier, Tango Gameworks has released the first bit of art for Zwei.

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Wed, Apr 25, 2012 | 09:32 BST

Tango working on survival horror, codenamed Zwei

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Tango Gameworks, founded by Shinji Mikami, is working on a new survival horror title for release in 2013, codenamed Zwei, the latest issue of Famitsu has said.

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Tue, Apr 24, 2012 | 15:20 BST

Bethesda to open up Quakecon pre-registration tomorrow

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Bethesda’s announced it’ll open up online pre-registration for this year’s Quakecon in Texas tomorrow.

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Fri, Apr 20, 2012 | 11:43 BST

Rumour: Prey 2 development stymied by contract issues

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According to industry whispers, Prey 2′s delay is the result of a protest action by developer Human Head.

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Thu, Apr 19, 2012 | 15:27 BST

Bethesda: Prey 2 not canned, but it won’t make 2012

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Bethesda’s confirmed that Prey 2 hasn’t been cancelled contrary to previous speculation, but has said it won’t meet its planned 2012 release due to it not meeting the publisher’s “quality standards”.

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Wed, Apr 18, 2012 | 20:52 BST

Bethesda wins multiple Game Marketing Awards for Skyrim, RAGE

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The Game Marketing Summit has handed the award for Game Marketing Agency of the Year to AKQA, which is the advertising partner of Bethesda. The studio handled the advertising for Skyrim. Campaign of the Year was handed over for Skyrim as well, and RAGE won Best Use of Sound, Best Website for a Product, Best Online Advertising Campaign. EA won for Best Partnership with ESPN, Ubisoft was handed the award for Outstanding Overall Marketing Campaign – General Entertainment for Rocksmith, and Activision took home an award for Most Effective Buzz Marketing: Promotion due to its Call of Duty XP advertising. Thanks, GI International.

Wed, Apr 18, 2012 | 04:48 BST

Fallout fanart site threatened with lawsuit

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A Fallout fan offering free high resolution downloads of his original fanart has been forced to pull his creations from the Internet after receiving a legal warning from a firm acting on behalf of Bethesda.

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Tue, Apr 17, 2012 | 15:10 BST

Dishonored gets first proper trailer – watch inside now

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No more hiding from the rats: Dishonored is about to grace us with its honourable presence.

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Mon, Apr 16, 2012 | 18:16 BST

Bethesda announce coming tomorrow, signs point to Skyrim DLC

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Bethesda’s teased an incoming announcement for tomorrow in a tweet tonight, attaching with it a screen which suggests we’re about to hear first details on the first expansion for Skyrim.

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Fri, Apr 13, 2012 | 13:27 BST

Skyrim Kinect coming in next two weeks, says Bethesda

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Bethesda PR and marketing boss Pete Hines has said Kinect support for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will launch on the week of April 23.

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Thu, Apr 12, 2012 | 23:28 BST

Bethesda to add Kinect support to Skyrim this month

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Bethesda is to add Kinect support for the Xbox 360 version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, with the update featuring more than 200 voice commands and other pieces of funtionality.

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