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Middle Earth Is Being Recreated, Tower By Tower, In The Elder Scrolls

5:00PM February 9, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Ever since EA binned The White Council, I’ve been dying for an open-world RPG set in the world of The Lord of the Rings. I am also far from the only one, as a team of modders has been working on building themselves just that, using Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls games as a base. More »


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Thanks To You, Skyrim Now Has Fancy Crabs, Spider-Man And Tiny Nords

4:30PM February 9, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Skyrim’s offical Creation Kit hasn’t even been out a week (or half a week!), and already, there is some amazing stuff being done. More »


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Kinect-Enabled Shouts And Dragon Mounts: Will Skyrim’s ‘Game Jam’ Experiments Ever See The Light Of Day?

3:10PM February 9, 2012 | Owen Good

At D.I.C.E. 2012, Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard just showed an amazing highlight reel of mods the studio built into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim during a week-long “game jam” after the game’s release. Features like mounted combat, a lycanthropy skill tree, and one enormous mudcrab, the width of the horizon, were all shown. And that was the tip of the iceberg. More »


In Real Life

Nothing Says "First Wedding Dance" Like The Skyrim Theme

5:00PM February 8, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Malukah’s haunting interpretation of the Skyrim theme may not sound like the best thing to stick on at a party, let alone a wedding reception, but given the time and the place here it kind of fits. More »


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Valve & Bethesda Release Official Portal 2 Mod…For Skyrim

1:00PM February 8, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

To commemorate the opening of Skyrim’s fancy new Creation Kit on Valve’s Steam service, Bethesda and the creators of Portal have teamed up to release an official mod. Which brings Portal 2′s Space Core to Skyrim. More »


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Skyrim’s Official High Resolution Texture Pack Makes Your Dovahkiin Sexier Than Ever

5:30AM February 8, 2012 | Mike Fahey

Your Dragonborn might be able to tear massive dragons out of the heavens with the power of his voice, but does he have back pimples? He can now, as Bethesda releases the free official high resolution texture pack for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. More »


In Real Life

I Don’t Remember Skyrim Being This Sexy

3:00PM February 7, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Cold, yes. Leafy, yes. But even the most daring female companion in the game had the sense to wear more armour than this. More »


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Skyrim’s Creation Kit Launches Tuesday

1:00PM February 6, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

The very fancy, highly anticipated Creation Kit for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be out this Tuesday, Bethesda’s Pete Hines has revealed. More »


In Real Life

Skyrim Super Bowl Sim Says Giants Win In A Rout

6:00AM February 6, 2012 | Owen Good

Today’s Super Bowl between the Giants and the Patriots won’t be much of a contest, if 1Up’s simulation of 11 giants versus 11 Stormcloak patriots is any indication. Look for a lot of career-ending injuries late in the game. More »


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How To Get Lightsabres In Skyrim

12:30AM February 4, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

There’s a lot of talking here at the beginning. A lot of boring crafting stuff. Stick with it. Eventually, you’ll see that you really can get lightsabres in Skyrim. And canon be damned, they are awesome. More »