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Bethesda Software has released a new video blog about the creation of Starfield, with game director Todd Howard saying it’s inspired by “older, hardcore RPGs”.Speaking about how a lot of the team behind Starfield have been making games for a long time now, Howard explained how it was “nice to go back to some things we didn’t do [on previous titles like] the backgrounds, the traits, defining your character, all those stats.”He went on to say that a lot of modern games have started incorporating those elements “and people are ready for something that does the things those older, hardcore RPGS that we used to make, did (but) in a new way.”In recent years, Howard has worked on Skyrim and Fallout 4.The video also sees the team talk factions, persuasion and the possibility of romance with repeated mentions about the importance of “immersion”.“It’s a level of immersion that we really focus on, you’re not just playing a game but really living in this world, in this universe,” said Istvan Pely, lead artist with design director Emil Pagliarulo describing Starfield as “a giant open world for the player to do what they want”.Lead quest designer Will Shen added: “You feel like you’ve had an impact on the world, you really feel like you’re there”.Pagliarulo said: “We don’t just make RPGs, we make simulations.” Later, he explained how Starfield will have ”romance, adventure, and mystery” alongside this other layer of “the cosmos, the universe and what is out there.”“At the end of it, we want the players to have told their own journey, but then look back at it. And we’re asking the big questions.

Fallout 76 players held a Shakespearean sonnet festival live on Twitch, pulling from a variety of the playwright’s works.Over the weekend, Fallout 76 content creation group hosted a sonnet festival involving the works of William Shakespeare. The festival featured readings of 14 of Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets, some readings being performed live from the PS4 version of the game, others having been recorded in advance on Xbox and PC.

Valheim is recreating a key location from Bethesda’s epic RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in Iron Gate’s viking survival game.Twitch streamer and creator Dreggas13 has been utilising Valheim’s settlement building aspects to craft a version of Riften, one of the nine major cities found in Skyrim (as spotted by PCGamesN). Found in the southeast of the continent, the heavily forested area borders key Elder Scrolls locations Morrowind and Cyrodiil.Dreggas13 has been showing off their work as part of an ongoing “Skyrim comes to Valheim” series on their Twitch channel, alongside showcasing developments on Reddit. The most recent development is the recreation of Riften’s Honeyside house, a property that can be purchased in Skyrim.

The Elder Scrolls 6 could still only be in pre-production according to one Bethesda Game Studios employee’s LinkedIn profile.Originally spotted on Twitter and reported by PCGamesN, players may need to continue to be very patient when it comes to The Elder Scrolls 6. That’s because a recently updated LinkedIn profile has described the game as in “pre-production”.The profile states that Starfield is the only game in full production at Bethesda right now.

Skyrim Special Edition, mods that offer different types of locks for players to pick has proven very popular with fans of Bethesda‘s RPG.Over on Nexus Mods, a Security Overhaul mod has been one of Skyrim Special Edition‘s most popular mod since the game launched.

Skyrim: Anniversary Edition allows players to pick and choose the creation club content they want to use.Skyrim: Anniversary Edition comes with 74 premium creation club content pieces that are automatically downloaded and installed when the game is launched.

Skyrim Anniversary Edition is here, and it aims to fix the black screen crash error that some players have been experiencing. To ensure mods continue to work after the update, Skyrim Script Extender has already been updated to support the patch.While it’s a very small patch for PC, the first Skyrim Anniversary Edition patch fixes a very common issue that players were experiencing.

Skyrim Anniversary Edition is coming soon according to Bethesda. On their Discord, a member of the Bethesda team said: “We are aware of the 0kb error some PS4 players are experiencing as well as the ‘black screen’ issue.” They continued: “The team has been working on a fix for these (it’s taking a little longer than we’d like) and hopes to have them resolved as soon as we can.”This follows recent reports that players who downloaded mods were encountering an issue where they were faced with a

Elder Scrolls 6 continues, Xbox head Phil Spencer has all but confirmed the title will be an Xbox ecosystem exclusive.In a recent GQ interview Spencer was asked about the exclusivity status of the upcoming title, to which he confidently replied: “It’s not about punishing any other platform, like I fundamentally believe all of the platforms can continue to grow.”“But in order to be on Xbox, I want us to be able to bring the full complete package of what we have.

Skyrim, the upcoming fan-made mod Beyond Skyrim: Cyrodiil has had a new five-minute-long trailer.This upcoming Skyrim mod is set 200 years after the events of Oblivion, with the video description reading: “Emperor Titus Mede II leaves Cyrodiil in a state of chaos.

Xbox 360 games have been updated ahead of the Xbox 20th Anniversary event next week.According to VGC, Dead Space, Dead Space 3, Dragon Age Origins, Dragon Age 2, Fable Anniversary and Fable 3 have received updates alongside Bethesda titles Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, and Oblivion.This has led to speculation that these titles could be receiving improved backwards compatibility functionality as a part of the event on November 15, as Microsoft has confirmed that no new games will be announced at

Bethesda have revealed over a dozen pieces of concept art for their upcoming RPG Starfield as well as the theme, ‘Starfield Suite’.The reveal came as the company celebrated the 10th anniversary of Skyrim with a 50-minute anniversary concert.Towards the end of the show, Todd Howard – Director of Bethesda – introduced composer Inon Zur to show off his latest creation, the theme for Starfield.

Skyrim Anniversary Edition are encountering a black screen after loading bug, which one modder says is due to the upgraded game loading mods too fast.Since the launch of Skyrim Anniversary Edition yesterday (November 11), players who have downloaded mods are encountering an issue where the game crashes after the loading screen.According to a Reddit thread by JosephRussell97 (thanks, PC Gamer), creator of the Lucien mod, the Skyrim Anniversary Edition is crashing because it’s actually loading the

Bethesda is planning on revealing more Starfield information during the summer of next year.During a new Reddit AMA, Bethesda Game Director and Executive Producer Todd Howard was asked about the publisher’s upcoming role-playing game, Starfield.Many fans enquired about when we’ll next get to see the sci-fi game, with one asking whether or not Starfield has any “groundbreaking innovations that will set a high bar for the next generation of action RPGs”.To this, Todd Howard said: “We prefer to

Bethesda gave a Skyrim Script Extender developer early access to Skyrim Anniversary Edition, in order to prevent a disaster the modding community was calling a “modpocalypse”.According to Reddit user Extrwi, a developer for the Skyrim Script Extender, Bethesda handed over early access to Skyrim Anniversary Edition – which has launched today – to prevent the “modpocalypse”.For context, back in October, Extrwi explained that Skyrim Script Extender – which is a vital component for vast swathes of

Bethesda‘s Todd Howard, Fallout 4 was meant to include a Bioshock-style vault with a “massive sentient octopus”.In the AMA, Howard – who was the game director of Fallout 4 – revealed that the post-apocalyptic shooter fell victim to cut content. After being asked about an “underwater vault” that was apparently cut from the game, Howard had this to share:“Unfortunate cut content.

Bethesda‘s Todd Howard has shared some news on the studio’s upcoming sci-fi RPG Starfield, touching on what fans can expect from modding tools and character customisation.In an AMA hosted by Todd Howard yesterday (November 10), the director and executive producer at Bethesda has revealed a surprising amount of news on Starfield, which is set to release in 2022.On mod support – which is a staple in Bethesda’s Fallout and The Elder Scrolls franchises – Howard revealed the following:“Our plan [is

Elder Scrolls Online player has recreated the famous Diagon Alley from the Harry Potter franchise in the game.Pictured below and uploaded to Reddit, you can see plenty of screenshots of the location, including a fire breathing dragon statue atop what has to be Gringotts Bank.

Bethesda’s approach to Starfield, and how the game was a now or never situation for the developer.This comes from a recent IGN Unfiltered interview where Howard sat down and talked about the past, present, and future of Bethesda and its games.“We felt doing something like Starfield…” explained Howard.

Bethesda Todd Howard has talked about the legacy of Skyrim, and how the team can improve on what it learned from the title.Speaking to IGN in a wide-ranging interview, Howard talked about what he would change about the almost decade old game.

Skyrim board game will be set before the events of the game, and include younger versions of characters from the Bethesda title.This comes from a Polygon interview from earlier today (November 2), where game designer for the tabletop Juan Echenique said: “The first campaign is 25 years before [the events of the video game], so you get to meet some of the [non-player characters] from Skyrim, but 25 years before when they were a young adventurer and then they take an arrow to the knee — and that

Skyrim: Anniversary Edition is adding some new creation club content to the game, which includes quests referencing Morrowind and Oblivion.Bethesda released a video earlier today (October 29), which is embedded below, and it shows off all the new additions coming to Skyrim: Anniversary Edition.The Oblivion-inspired quest is called The Cause and sees the Dragonborn pitted against the Mythic Dawn, the cult from Oblivion.

Skyrim board game will open early next month, while more details on pricing and content have been revealed.In a new post shared to Gamefound, Bethesda and Modiphius Games have shared an update on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Board Game, revealing that crowdfunding will open on November 2 – as spotted by TheGamer.Modiphius also shared a look at the several board game versions including the Base, Gameplay, and Deluxe version as well as some images of what the contents will include and look

Fallout 4 players visit the iconic Mojave Desert from Fallout: New Vegas, including a gorgeously recreated New Vegas Strip.Uploaded yesterday (October 23), Project Mojave recreates Fallout: New Vegas – from the colourful Strip to the wider Mojave Desert – in Fallout 4.Created over the last four months, the mod page describes Project Mojave’s current release as an “early access look at our vision for the Mojave Wasteland in Fallout 4‘s engine”, adding that it has been “faithfully recreated and

Fallout 3 was updated more than 13 years after its initial launch. The update removed the Games For Windows Live requirement, but it also disabled the Fallout Script Extender, essential for many mods.

speedrun.com has added the ability for users to comment on runs, but introduced very little in the way of moderation, causing backlash from some speedrunning communities.An October 14 update on the Speedrun.com website announced run comments, a tool intended to increase “the social aspect” of the site beyond its forums.

Skyrim modder has warned that the upcoming Skyrim Anniversary Edition is going to be “much more disruptive to the modding scene than is commonly believed”.Reddit user extrwi is one of the developers behind Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE), a plug-in that many mods depend on to run on the most recent release of the game, Skyrim Special Edition.

Quake in August, the classic first person shooter has now launched for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.Players who bought the PS4 or Xbox One version of the game are eligible for a free upgrade with the same console family, while the upgrade will be automatic for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.As for the benefits of the upgrade, a Bethesda post confirms that the upgraded Quake supports 4K maximum resolution and 120 FPS frame rate for both consoles, although this will depend on having compatible monitors.The

PC, Fallout 3 has been updated to remove Games For Windows Live from the game.Announced via Steam yesterday (October 12), Bethesda Softworks has patched Fallout 3 to no longer require Games For Windows Live to play.

Skyrim Special Edition has turned the swampy hold of Falkreath into a fully-fledged city, making it feel like much more of a significant location.Released last Thursday (October 7) and spotted by PCGamesN, Cities Of The North – Falkreath adds overhauled models for every structure in Falkreath and all-new designs and fresh interiors to match the outer changes.

The Elder Scrolls Online creative director Rich Lambert has praised New World, sharing that the MMO genre benefits from more high-quality competition.Following the launch of New World on September 28, Lambert has told The Washington Post (spotted by Massively Overpowered) that the added competition from New World is ultimately “good for the consumer”.Adding on, Lambert said, “the second you feel like you don’t have to compete and continue to improve your product is the second that things start

The Elder Scrolls Online‘s Gate of Oblivion campaign will conclude November 1 with the release of the Deadlands DLC.In a live stream event last night (October 2), Bethesda revealed that the final DLC will launch for the PC, Mac and Google Stadia on November 1. PlayStation and Xbox players get access to the DLC on November 16.The stream revealed that Deadlands will mark the end of the year-long Gates of Oblivion storyline with a 20-hour finale.

Starfield director Todd Howard announced at Tokyo Games Show 2021 that Bethesda‘s sci-fi RPG will feature “over 300 actors and over 150,000 lines of dialogue”, more than double the amount in Skyrim.This is certainly in line with the “large scale goals and storytelling” Howard promised for the game back in June.

Bethesda has released an update for Deathloop on PC that targets the frame stuttering issues that players have been encountering since the game’s launch.As noted in the patches shared on Steam, hotfix 1.708.4.0 addresses “an issue experienced by some players on PC whereby mouse-based camera movement could result in the appearance of “stutter”.The note adds, “Additionally, we are looking into a separate, but related issue that we have identified as a factor that may also be a cause of stuttering

Deathloop launched yesterday (September 14), but it appears to be having notable performance issues on PC.A number of PC users have been complaining of stuttering framerates, which has resulted in the game being review-bombed on Steam, where the first-person shooter currently has an overall ‘Mixed‘ user rating.The majority of the negative reviews (although still highlighted even in positive ones) have pointed to the stuttering performance, with many believing this to be the result of the game

Deathloop for PS5 and PC on September 14, NME has the exclusive premiere of the game’s main theme.‘Welcome to Blackreef’ comes from award-winning composer Tom Salta, whose work has featured in film, television, as well as video games, with credits for popular series like Wolfenstein, Halo, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon, and the main theme for PUBG Battlegrounds.Listen to Deathloop‘s main theme below:“The Deathloop Main Theme is the foundation for the entire score and so I aimed to create a very