The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

PC Gamer’s Favorite Skyrim Mods

I’ve been having a tough time pulling myself away from Skyrim since it landed on my hard drive this weekend, so I’m pretty unfamiliar with how the modding scene is coming together. That’s alright, though, because PC Gamer has already…

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Retail Sales Estimates Are In

We haven’t seen an official press release just yet, but VGChartz is reporting that over three million retail copies of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim were sold over its debut weekend. That number does not include digital downloads, however, which…

User Interfarce: Skyrim’s Silly Choices

Jim Rossignol has penned a downright scathing editorial on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s interface, in many ways echoing the feelings of Eric Schwarz’s Gamasutra editorial. Here’s a snip: Hell, Oblivion’s awkward interface was bad enough, but at least it…

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Strategy Guide Blog #2

Co-author of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s official strategy guide David Hogson has penned the second installment of a Bethesda blog’s feature dedicated to the book, in which he discusses mapping the game’s world. Here’s a couple of paragraphs to…

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Reviews

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by Bethesda has been a hugely anticipated title, so it’s unsurprising that the open-world action-RPG set in Tamriel’s northernmost province receives so many reviews, all enthusiastic in tone, while also noting mostly the same flaws,…

Skyrim, or How Not to Make a PC Game

Spurred by the console-friendly interface that was retained in the PC version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Mr. Schwarz has taken to his Gamasutra blog to vent some frustration over the game’s UI. I share many of the same…

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim v1.1 Patch Released

It looks to me like the patch was rolled into the launch version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (particularly because it doesn’t show on Steam’s product updates page), but it’s still worth mentioning that Bethesda has released the promised…