Bethesda announced today that along with the 1.6 update for Skyrim, players will finally have the ability to use their weapons while on horseback.
If you’ve got any Dragonborn T-shirts, bumper stickers or other crap up on Cafe Press or Etsy, now might be the time to hold a clearance sale. ZeniMax Media just submitted a trademark application for that term, joining the recent filing it made for “Fus Ro Dah,” presumably for the same purposes.
Zenimax hasn’t handled the PR for its forthcoming Elder Scrolls Online as well as it could have. Releasing the world’s most generic fantasy screenshot was probably a bad move and the previews we’ve seen so far don’t paint the most original picture of game design.
The developer of Dragon Shout, a neat little iPhone app for Skyrim that we’ve previously covered, has been asked by Bethesda’s lawyers to remove the program from the App Store “due to copyright infringement”.
When last seen, he looked like he was done for. Gregethor, the scene-stealing bearded shopkeeper from the enormously successful parody Skyrim 2012, was getting blasted in the stomach by his own Staff of Lightning. It appeared to be a fatal blow. I was so distraught I re-rolled a Breton in Gregethor’s honour.
Look at the detail on this statue of Alduin, the badass villain of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The plated scales, the individual teeth, the glowing red eyes, the curled tongue. It’s insane.
From High Hrothgar to the Guardian Stones! From Dragonsreach to Wolfskull Cave! Where the hell is Dovahkiin?
Downloadable content. Everyone hates it — but everyone buys it. Yes, even you in the comments, smart guy. Here’s a look at the latest package of extensions and pre-order bonuses designed to crowbar the last dollar out of your wallet. Can you still respect yourself if you buy it?