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Read More »‘Fus Roh Dah’ trademarked by Skyrim devs
ZeniMax Media has submitted several trademark applications for the iconic ‘Fus Ro Dah’ saying in Bethesda’s action RPG Skyrim. The six different trademark applications (submitted last week) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office all relate to the dragonborn shout, and include goods, computer game software, and entertainment services. …
Read More »‘The $1bn Skyrim of free-to-play is coming’
F2P Summit: Story-driven triple-A games will thrive when sold for free, Ngmoco Sweden manager claims
Read More »Brand Map: 42% of Elder Scrolls gamers play on PC
The PC is the most popular platform of choice for Elder Scrolls consumers, with almost half opting for it over consoles. The fifth and most recent entry in the Elder Scrolls brand – Skyrim – was released in November 2011 to widespread critical and commercial success. This week we are …
Read More »Skyrim dominates the Gullstikka awards
Gullstikka, the awards show hosted by Norwegian distributors and publishers (NSM), celebrated the Norwegian games industry this evening, handing out awards to local and international games their developers. It came as no surprise that Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ended up as the night’s big winner, grabbing four prizes …
Read More »Bethesda aware of Skyrim PS3 issues pre-release
Elder Scrolls developer knew of potential 'bad memory situation' but claims it tried to fix the problem
Read More »EA: Releasing Reckoning after Skyrim is an opportunity
Record-breaking RPG Skyrim has paved the way for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, says EA. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was a smash hit for Bethesda after going on sale last November, shipping well over 10m units, topping the Christmas sales chart and breaking records on download platform Steam. As EA …
Read More »Skyrim Creation Kit and high-res textures now live
Bethesda has released a content editor for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, along with a bonus texture pack that gives the Nord homeland even more detail. The high-res texture pack revamps the look of characters, buildings and the environment, making everything sharper. It requires Windows 7 or Vista, 4GB of …
Read More »Skyrim mods begin as Creation Kit arrives
The long awaited mod tools arrive with HD textures for PC, and a free Valve/Bethesda mod
Read More »INTERVIEW: Ian Shepherd
Last week GAME revealed its poor Christmas financials, with UK and Ireland retail sales down 17.6 per cent over the festive period. We speak to CEO Ian Shepherd about the state of the market and how the Group can turn its fortunes around. So what went wrong? The video games …
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