The Elder Scrolls has always had a dedicated following, but given the success of Oblivion and the expectations for its sequel, I assumed Bethesda would play it safe and deliver a slightly enhanced continuation of the franchise. Instead, I walked away feeling I had played the next evolution of the series... More

Back at QuakeCon, Bethesda revealed that the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim would be getting collector's edition. One of the goodies contained in the bundle is a making-of DVD, and we've got a little sample of it today. Since it's a teaser, there's not a whole lot of information in the video... More

This is the territory where you'll spend hundreds of hours uncovering Daedric artifacts and slaying dragons. Thanks to the folks at ElderScrolls.net and Lexmirnov.ru , we now have a glimpse at the land mass filled with dragons, wooly mammoths, and trolls where I'll be spending the majority of... More

Thanks to the hard work of Bethesda forum poster Sammutehgreat, we now know the finer points about some of Skyrim's race and perk skills. Sammu spent some time during a hands-on session at the Eurogamer Expo perusing the available perks for some skills and the special racial perks. Take a look for... More

Betheda realizes that not everyone was able to check The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim out at E3, so they've released footage of that demo today. It's an extended look at the game's world, with about 20 minutes of gameplay footage, including exploration and plenty of combat. The demo has been split... More

The Elder Scrolls series boasts one of the best character-creation systems in the business, allowing players to design the avatar of their dreams. Or a dopey looking catman with dreads. Bethesda realizes that not everyone enjoys wading through menus to determine the precise level of eye rotation or optimal... More

We’ve had a lot of Skyrim coverage lately, and for good reason: It’s kind of a big deal. Few developers do open-world games as well as Bethesda, and the Elder Scrolls series has a huge following. At Gamescom today, Bethesda’s Pete Hines took the controller and gave us an hour-long look... More

Three more screens join a batch of screenshots that reveal the dramatic variety of character options available to players. We've compiled them all in one place. UPDATE: Bethesda sent over three more as yet unseen screenshots created by journalists at QuakeCon, including another Argonian female, an... More

I often spend way too much time in any game's character creator. I usually surf through all of the options, make weird looking characters to laugh at, and then hone in on the character that I really want to make. At this year's QuakeCon, I had the chance to tinker with The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim's... More

Get your first look at the Dunmer thief! Bethesda polled the community on their Skyrim Facebook page about what race/player class people wanted to see revealed, and the Elder Council has spoken. Click below to get a larger view of the screen. Source: Bethblog More

After years of waiting, the next installment of The Elder Scrolls finally lands in our hands. Follow my journey from Riverwood to Whiterun. As we mentioned in yesterday's quick look at the QuakeCon Skyrim demo, my experience started in the character creator. My Twitter followers wanted to know about... More

Time seems to slow down when you're excited for a big game, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim feels like an eternity away. To help fill the long hours until Skyrim's November release, here are some brand-new details straight out of the QuakeCon demo of Bethesda's sprawling RPG. Reiner is our... More

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the year's biggest games, in terms of both scope and anticipation. As someone who has poured hundreds of hours into the Elder Scrolls, I understand the excitement. While lots of things about Skyrim sound cool, here are a handful of moments that struck me as particularly... More

A new batch of screens for Skyrim have arrived, and you can't look away. The game comes out on November 11, and these impressive new screens range from ranging mammoths to getting knifed in a dark tavern (check out the gallery at the bottom of the page). Player-created characters will show no less... More

We had the honor of revealing the next installment in Bethesda’s epic Elder Scrolls franchise – Skyrim – to the world back in January. Our exclusive cover story provided an extensive look at what is in store for fans when the anticipated game releases this fall. A second chance to view... More

Consider us a little gun shy. April Fools' Day has taken on a particularly prominent role in the lives of the gaming industry, with publishers, developers, and members of the gaming press competing to out-do one another for the best fake stories. That's why I was a little suspicious when I saw... More

In a game as large as the open world RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comprehensive menus are a necessary evil. Though they may not be pretty, players need a way to easily manage items, review skills, and map out directions to their next dungeon crawls. The menus in Oblivion functioned, but they were... More

In game development, the visual improvements, non-player character AI tweaks, and new storytelling philosophies are all for naught if the base activity the player performs the most frequently is uninteresting or unrefined. In the case of an action role-playing game like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, those... More

The Xbox 360 launched in November 2005 with a handful of titles, but it wasn’t until The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion released in the following March that gamers truly understood the power of next-generation consoles. The vast and impressively detailed open world of Oblivion won over critics and... More