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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

BuckGB
April 29, 2010

The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Retrospective

Calling it “the best Western RPG made this generation”, The Koalition has published what can only be described as a very enthusiastic retrospective for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The game world, plot, quests, and player freedom are each given…

BuckGB
April 28, 2010

Bethesda Softworks Online Store Relaunched

Those of you who have been waiting to purchase DLC for the PC version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion should be happy to hear that Bethesda has relaunched their online store and directed the previously defunct Oblivion Downloads website…

BuckGB
April 21, 2010

How CRPGs Warped My Brain, Part Four

Tales of the Rampant Coyote’s Jay Barnson once again summarizes what he’s learned from several CRPGs, though this time most of the games he profiles are somewhat recent. Fallout, Fallout 2, Baldur’s Gate II, Vampire: Redemption, Vampire: Bloodlines, Wizardry 8,…

BuckGB
March 23, 2010

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Retrospective

With Oblivion celebrating its fourth anniversary over the weekend, the guys at Spawn Kill took advantage of the event by putting together a retrospective for the game. Not only do players create their own character, but they can also forge…

BuckGB
March 5, 2010

A Brief History of Bethesda Softworks

The people over at Spawnio have penned a short editorial that briefly covers the history of Bethesda Softworks, from their early days of starting the Madden franchise to their move to the post-apocalyptic wasteland: One of Bethesda’s early major accomplishments…

BuckGB
March 1, 2010

The Elder Scrolls V Wish List

The folks over at Platform Nation have kicked out a list of additions and tweaks they’d like to see Bethesda implement in their next installment to The Elder Scrolls. Assuming there will be another non-MMO installment, anyway: A return to…

BuckGB
November 1, 2009

The Infernal City: An Elder Scrolls Novel Excerpt

Random House is offering up a generous excerpt from chapter one of The Infernal City: An Elder Scrolls Novel, the first of two books designed to bridge the gap between The Elder Scrolls IV and V. They had made their…

BuckGB
October 24, 2009

The Elder Scrolls V Set 200 Years After Oblivion?

According to Kotaku, Waterstone’s former description for Bethesda’s “The Infernal City” novel placed the events that will transpire in the as-of-yet unannounced The Elder Scrolls V as being 200 years after The Elder Scrolls IV. The description has since been…

BuckGB
October 14, 2009

The Elder Scrolls: The Infernal City Available For Pre-Order

Amazon is now accepting pre-orders for The Infernal City, the first of two fantasy novels based on Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls series. The book won’t ship until November 24th, so here’s the brief description to pore over until then: Four…

BuckGB
September 12, 2009

ZeniMax Files Trademark For ‘Deathmark’

While we have no idea if the title is RPG- or MMORPG-related, it’s worth pointing out that Bethesda’s parent company ZeniMax Media has filed a trademark registration for “Deathmark”. Let the speculation begin.