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News
Bethesda Have “No Plans” For More Elder Scrolls
12:20PM Luke Plunkett | On this week’s instalment of No Plans Watch: Bethesda’s Todd Howard, speaking at QuakeCon 09 on the future of the Elder Scrolls series now that his company is officially done with Fallout 3. More »
Features
1:00PM David Wildgoose | It’s been over three years since Oblivion, so surely work on a follow-up is well under way at Bethesda. Here’s what I’d like to see them do. More »
Monday Musings: 10 Ways To A Better Elder Scrolls
1:00PM David Wildgoose | It’s been over three years since Oblivion, so surely work on a follow-up is well under way at Bethesda. Here’s what I’d like to see them do. More »
News
Steam Getting Oblivion, Morrowind
1:30PM Luke Plunkett | Looks like Bethesda will soon be bringing a lot more than just Fallout 3 to Steam, with users spotting some advertisements on the service advertising games like Oblivion and Morrowind. More »
News
Bethesda’s London Event
5:00AM Brian Crecente | Last week, Bethesda Softworks gathered game writers in London to check out their upcoming titles during a two-day long gamers’ day. More »
Culture
Real Estate Pros Value Digital Castles
6:00AM Brian Crecente | Real Estate experts from Coldwell Banker and RE/MAX Allegiance weigh in on the pros and cons of the ten coolest video game castles in an inspired Maxim piece this month. More »
Shivering Isles Finally Comes To PSN
1:42PM Mike Fahey | We mentioned it in passing, but this news deserves to stand out. It took a whole lot of doing, but The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles is finally available in readily downloadable format for the PlayStation 3. Those of you who held out on getting the Game of the Year Edition of Oblivion that included the expansion and didn’t want to drive all the way out to the store for the retail expansion disc can now spend $US 30 via the PlayStation Network and get your expansion on. PS3 Oblivion fans – and I count myself among you – our long struggle is finally at an end. According to the Bethesda Blog post, we own a debt of gratitude to technical director Guy Carver, heretofore known as the Prophet of Light. Feel free to erect statues in his honour while the expansion downloads. Shivering Isles now available on Playstation Network [Bethesda Blog] More »
ZeniMax Online Snags HeroEngine
10:30AM Logan Booker | Things are warming up over at ZeniMax Online. While we’re still waiting for official news on exactly what the studio is developing, bets are on an Elder Scrolls MMO, after Voodoo Extreme did a bit of domain name digging.
Now, Gamasutra (among other news outlets) are reporting that the developer has licensed Simutronics HeroEngine, an all-in-one MMO package that includes client and server software. This is interesting indeed, considering Bethesda is a stalwart supporter of Gamebryo, having used the first iteration of the tech in Morrowind and a more advanced version for Oblivion. It’s not like Gamebryo has no support for MMOs.
In fact, I have it on good authority that Bethesda’s version of Gamebryo is leagues ahead of what original licenser Emergent has on offer. Maybe ZeniMax just likes the look of HeroEngine. Still, it seems a waste to not use technology that’s already there.
ZeniMax Online Studios Licenses Simutronics HeroEngine For New MMO [Gamasutra] More » 
Oblivion PSP Finally Officially Cancelled?
2:05PM Michael McWhertor | We’ve received a few tips from readers today who have been contacted by their local Gamestop drones bringing them bad news—The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion has been cancelled for the PSP. Rumors about the game’s cancellation have been swirling since… well, since it didn’t ship in the Spring of 2007 as previously planned. However, strong rumours indicating that the game was finally kaput were hinted at this summer. We’ve not heard word from Bethesda Softworks, but the game has indeed been removed from Gamestop’s online store. We’re waiting to hear back from the Elder Scrolls developer on the matter and hope to dash your dreams officially soon. Thanks for the tips, Ryan and Paul. More »
Bethesda Offers Advice To Future Designers
5:40AM Mark Wilson | Aside from keeping tabs on the industry by refreshing Kotaku at least 150 times a day (or recommendation), there are other ways to prepare for the wide world of game design and break into a career promising endless hours for lesser pay. And Bethesda’s Matt Grandstaff is here to tell you how! Get your hands on the Source SDK, The Elder Scrolls Construction Set, the Neverwinter Nights toolset (either game, 1 or 2 or both!). Make lots of mods. When the time is right and you have a chance to interview for a design job, show them all your kick arse mods. Of course, the same would apply for modding the software of pretty much any company you’d like to work for. But when you make it and publish your first title, we ask that you send us one of your two complimentary copies out of gratitude. Breaking into Games: I want to be a Designer! [via gamingtoday] More »
Anyone for Elder Scrolls Online?
5:11PM Logan Booker | The folks over at Voodoo Extreme, bless their cotton socks, noticed that ZeniMax Online has registered the domain elderscrollsonline.com. For those not in the know, ZeniMax owns Bethesda, and as such, all the developer’s properties.
Don’t bother directing your browser to the site – it’s not up yet.
Now, this really shouldn’t come as a big surprise – ZeniMax Online’s been gearing up for a while now. Being an open world RPG series, Elder Scrolls is a ripe IP for the massively multiplayer gaming market.
I still think ZeniMax Online was also set up to take over work on the Fallout MMO, in case Interplay isn’t up to it. That we’ll know more about next year.
Elder Scrolls Online? [Voodoo Extreme] More » 
