The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim “Game Jam 2011” Video

In case you didn’t catch the “Game Jam 2011” video that Bethesda’s Todd Howard rolled during his 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit keynote, you should know that it’s now available in its full 720p glory on our YouTube channel. Ultimately, I’d like…

Is Skyrim’s AI Storytelling the Future of Gaming?

That’s the question posed by GameSpy in a new editorial that takes a closer look at Bethsda’s Radiant AI system in an attempt to determine if its “near-limitless” capacity for storytelling should be mimicked in other video games we’ll inevitably…

Re-spec Options Need to be in Every Western RPG

GameFront is hosting an editorial that argues that re-spec should be a standard for Western RPGs, using Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Two Worlds II and Star Wars: The Old Republic as examples. Here’s a snip:…

Winter Isn’t Coming: Why I Don’t Believe Skyrim Is Cold

That’s the title of a new editorial on Gameranx that points out why the author feels that Bethesda didn’t go far enough in convincing us that Skyrim is the unrelenting frozen tundra that the game’s snow-filled environment would have us…

Seven Ways to Expand Skyrim

IGN has penned yet another editorial that deals with Bethesda’s critically acclaimed fifth chapter in the open-world fantasy franchise The Elder Scrolls, Skyrim, and this time they’re focusing specifically on ways the developer can expand on the title with downloadable…