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Read More »Skyrim remaster will launch with mod support and native 4K on PS4
Despite Sony aparently blocking mods on PS4 just a few weeks back, Bethesda has announced that Skyrim Special Edition will launch with mods and native 4K. Skyrim Special Edition, the remaster of Bethesda’s 2011 classic, will feature mod support when it launches on October 28th. Mods will allow you to …
Read More »Bethesda teams up with pro-gamers for new Quake Champions
Publisher Bethesda has enlisted the help of pro-gamers in the creation of Quake Champions. The shooter was unveiled at E3 and is the first Quake game in ten years. The firm then took the game to QuakeCon in August, and allowed professional Quake players to get hands-on with the new …
Read More »Bethesda’s Hines on Dishonored 2, Prey and the publisher’s massive growth
We thought the games industry had moved past the sort of opulent, decadent E3 events like the one Bethesda put on this year. The publisher – one year on from its 2015 press conference held in the same venue as the Oscars – threw a massive event in Los Angeles …
Read More »Bethesda cancels PS4 mods, blames Sony
Neither Fallout 4 nor Skyrim: Special Edition will feature user-created content
Read More »Bethesda slams Sony for failed Fallout 4 mod support on PS4
It now seems that mod support will not be coming to the PS4 version of Fallout 4 after all. Mod support for the game has been incoming for some time, although its failed appearance thus far has been blamed on a few rumoured reasons. Last we heard was simply that …
Read More »Make the gap between reveals and launches as small as possible, urges Bethesda
VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines highlights short release cycles as key to maintaining player interest ahead of a game hitting shelves
Read More »Bethesda not keen on Skyrim or Fallout movie adaptations
It doesn’t sound as if Bethesda will be following the likes of Ubisoft, Activision and Sony into the movie sector. Speaking to Finder, Bethesda’s PR and marketing VP Pete Hines was asked about the possibility of turning IP such as Elder Scrolls, Fallout or Dishonored into motion pictures. We get …
Read More »So why is Prey called Prey?
The only connection between Bethesda’s new Prey and the 2006 original appears to be the name. So why use the name at all? That was the question put to Raphael Colantonio, the creative director at developer Arkane, by GameSpot. Well it was a matter of, first of all it’s hard …
Read More »Fallout 4 mods for PlayStation 4 delayed
Sony gamers looking forward to the addition of mods to Fallout 4 are going to disappointed. Publisher Bethesda has announced via Twitter (below) that the beta for Fallout 4 mods on PS4 has been delayed. No reason was given for pushing back this release, but the firm says it will …
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