Classic The Elder Scrolls games are coming to Steam following the closure of the Bethesda.net launcher. Announced by Bethesda via a blog post (opens in new tab), The Elder Scrolls Arena and Daggerfall are coming to Steam for the first time. In the post, the developer shared: “With the sunsetting …
Read More »Song of the Sea is a fan-made Skyrim mini-DLC that lets you become a deadly mermaid
In Skyrim, much like reality, the overworld is well-explored. Over the last 10 years, inquisitive nomads have roved its rolling pastoral plains, climbed its highest hills, and plumbed the depths of its deepest holds and keeps. There isn’t a nook or cranny in the whole of the dragon-ravaged realm that’s …
Read More »Skyrim survived the decade and Bethesda believes “people will still be playing it” in the next one
I don’t trust the Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim NPC that I’ve tailed to the outskirts of Riverwood. On the face of it, he looks like any other handsome Nordman – shiny long hair, stubbled chain, pointed features, piercing blue eyes – but there’s something off about the way he’s been …
Read More »Skyrim dev explains that “an arrow to the knee” was never supposed to be a meme
A Skyrim developer has explained to GamesRadar how the game’s notorious, perpetual meme-spawning “I took an arrow to the knee” line came to be. Bethesda’s enduring action-RPG celebrates its 10th birthday today with the launch of Skyrim: Anniversary Edition, with players set to receive a set of controversial horse armor …
Read More »How a key part of Skyrim was inspired by making pizza and screaming kids on a rollercoaster
Picture the scene. You’re playing Skyrim. You’re crossing the plains west of Whiterun at dusk, just as the sun slips beneath the Jerall Mountains. The mood is tense, felt by you and Irileth – a Dunmer nightblade and Dragonsreach resident who’s joined you on this particular excursion. The construct before …
Read More »Skyrim: Anniversary Edition adds new aquarium feature
Skyrim: Anniversary Edition will take the Dragonborn where they’ve never gone before: the realm of exotic fishkeeping. As Bethesda teased in a recent tweet (opens in new tab), the upcoming expanded version of Skyrim (which includes free updates for Skyrim Special Edition) adds custom aquariums that you can place in …
Read More »Skyrim player channels Indiana Jones with item swap trick
A Skyrim player has taken a page out of Indiana Jones’ book in order to obtain the Shards of Mehrunes’ Razor. Posted in the Skyrim subreddit (opens in new tab), one player shared that it has taken them 10 years of playing the game before they noticed that this Indiana …
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