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enMon, 23 Sep 2024 11:07:27 +0000The 88-year-old "Skyrim Grandma" isn't doing any more gaming videos (but will keep you updated on a quilt she's making)https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-88-year-old-skyrim-grandma-isnt-doing-any-more-gaming-videos-but-will-keep-you-updated-on-a-quilt-shes-makingBrendan CaldwellMon, 23 Sep 2024 11:07:27 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-88-year-old-skyrim-grandma-isnt-doing-any-more-gaming-videos-but-will-keep-you-updated-on-a-quilt-shes-makingBethesda SoftworksOpen WorldPCAction AdventureRPGThird personFantasySingle PlayerXbox 360Shirley CurryThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

Shirley Curry, aka the "Skyrim Grandma", is no longer posting gaming videos, she's told her viewers. An upcoming eye surgery is going to leave her recovering for some weeks and (more importantly to her) she is simply tired of playing games for an audience.

"It isn't fun anymore," she says in a video. "I'm tired of it. I'm bored with it, bored to death with it. So I am making the decision now - totally, finally - I am not going to be making any more gaming videos and uploading them."

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How the checklist conquered the open world, from Morrowind to Skyrimhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-the-checklist-conquered-the-open-world-from-morrowind-to-skyrimEdwin Evans-ThirlwellWed, 03 Jul 2024 15:55:28 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-the-checklist-conquered-the-open-world-from-morrowind-to-skyrimPCAction AdventureRPGZeniMax Online StudiosSingle PlayerXboxThe Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindFirst personBethesda SoftworksThird personStarfieldUbisoftBethesda Game StudiosPS3ZeniMax MediaShooterXbox Series X/SXbox 360Open WorldShooter: First PersonScience FictionThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

There's no genre like the open world for inducing choice paralysis, so it's fitting that I've been agonising over how to begin this irregular article series on open world games for months. I have a lot of material, oodles of interviews with developers of all shapes and sizes - big shops like Remedy and CD Projekt, smaller studios like Ace Team and Awaceb, all holding forth on such topics as whether Elden Ring or Zelda did bandit camps better, and how you make a forest feel endless. There is so much you could talk about, so many trails heading off in all directions, but perhaps it's best to begin with the more personal and superficial question that inspired this investigation: how did the open world game get so boring?

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Bethesda would "probably say no" to an Elder Scrolls show or moviehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bethesda-would-probably-say-no-to-an-elder-scrolls-show-or-movieAlice O'ConnorFri, 12 Apr 2024 12:03:50 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bethesda-would-probably-say-no-to-an-elder-scrolls-show-or-moviePCAction AdventureRPGThe Elder Scrolls II: DaggerfallSingle PlayerXboxThe Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindVir2L StudiosSuperscapeFirst personBethesda SoftworksTV adaptationThird personThe Elder Scrolls VI4J StudiosUbisoftBethesda Game StudiosPS3ZeniMax MediaXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion2K Games

With the Fallout live-action show now out and honestly far better than I was expecting, are Bethesda also brewing an adaptation of their other big RPG series, The Elder Scrolls? Not at present, according to Bethesda executive producer Todd Howard, and he says he'd "probably say no" if approached. Mind you, that was the stance he had until Fallout finally fell into place.

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World Of Warcraft wasn't the biggest threat to The Elder Scrolls Online; it was Skyrimhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcraft-wasnt-the-biggest-threat-to-the-elder-scrolls-online-it-was-skyrimKatharine CastleMon, 08 Apr 2024 16:03:54 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcraft-wasnt-the-biggest-threat-to-the-elder-scrolls-online-it-was-skyrimMMORPGPCAction AdventureRPGMacMultiplayer CooperativeZeniMax Online StudiosSingle PlayerPS5Vir2L StudiosSuperscapeFirst personBethesda SoftworksThe Elder Scrolls OnlineThird personThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim4J StudiosUbisoftBethesda Game StudiosPS3Multiplayer CompetitiveXbox Series X/SXbox 360InterviewThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion2K Games

When Bethesda was working out how to turn their popular Elder Scrolls RPGs into an online behemoth to rival World Of Warcraft back in the late 00s, the initial pitch was "Elder Scrolls with friends," creative director Rich Lambert tells me. A simple idea on paper, perhaps, but one that proved to be a lot more complicated in the realisation of it. Zenimax Online Studios was founded in 2007, a year after The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion landed to universal critical praise, but it wasn't until seven years later that The Elder Scrolls Online finally released for PC in 2014. At launch "we were walking this weird line between 'online game' and 'Elder Scrolls game'," Lambert says. "We didn't do either of them particularly well."

Ten years later, though, The Elder Scrolls Online is thriving. At last count, the game has over 24 million players galloping about the plains of Tamriel, and later this June, it will receive its eighth major Chapter expansion, Gold Road, which adds Oblivion's West Weald to the game and wraps up the mystery of the new Daedric Prince that arrived at the end of the previous expansion, Necrom. But the path ESO has taken to get here hasn't been nearly as glittering, with its PC launch in particular generating "a lot of feedback", as studio director Matt Firor told press at the game's tenth anniversary event last week. In fact, it wasn't until ESO came to consoles in 2015 that the game really found its voice, says Lambert. "We had to really figure out what we wanted to be, and we chose 'Elder Scrolls'. As soon as we hit that core pillar of 'It's Elder Scrolls first, online second,' then it really just helped inform everything we've done since." Trouble is, when the thrust of ESO's development straddled the launch of two very different Elder Scrolls games, even nailing down that first part of the pillar proved to be more challenging than expected.

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Skyrim's latest update brings back paid mods with an easier way for creators to sell their workhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-latest-update-brings-back-paid-mods-with-an-easier-way-for-creators-to-sell-their-workGraham SmithTue, 05 Dec 2023 22:47:25 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-latest-update-brings-back-paid-mods-with-an-easier-way-for-creators-to-sell-their-workBethesda SoftworksPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

A new update for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has introduced "Creations", a method through which community modders can sign up to the "Bethesda Game Studios Verified Creator Program" and then sell their work through the platform to receive royalties.

It's "paid mods", in other words, and a revival of an idea Bethesda launched and abandoned in 2015. The same update also broke existing mods dependent on Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE), a commonly used community-made modding toolkit.

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Starfield’s player count slips below Skyrim on Steam, just two months after Bethesda’s ‘biggest launch ever’https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfields-player-count-slips-below-skyrim-on-steam-just-two-months-after-bethesdas-biggest-launch-everMatt JarvisMon, 13 Nov 2023 18:02:27 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfields-player-count-slips-below-skyrim-on-steam-just-two-months-after-bethesdas-biggest-launch-everPCAction AdventureSkyrim Anniversary EditionRPGSingle PlayerXbox OnePS5Virtual RealityXbox Game StudiosFirst personBethesda SoftworksThird personStarfieldPS4Bethesda Game StudiosPS3ShooterXbox Series X/SXbox 360Open WorldThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VRShooter: First PersonScience FictionThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The number of people playing Starfield on Steam has slipped under the concurrent player count for the 12-year-old The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, just two months after Bethesda proclaimed the sci-fi exploration epic as their biggest game launch to date.

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Elder Scrolls 6 will keep Skyrim's approach to levelling and "traces" of its magic, says former Starfield designerhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-6-will-keep-skyrims-approach-to-levelling-and-traces-of-its-magic-says-starfield-designerEdwin Evans-ThirlwellTue, 24 Oct 2023 08:32:05 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-6-will-keep-skyrims-approach-to-levelling-and-traces-of-its-magic-says-starfield-designerPCAction AdventureRPGSingle PlayerXboxThe Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindVir2L StudiosSuperscapeFirst personBethesda SoftworksThird personThe Elder Scrolls VI4J StudiosUbisoftBethesda Game StudiosPS3ZeniMax MediaXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion2K Games

The Elder Scrolls 6 is going to be a mixture of new ideas and RPG systems that go all the way back to The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, according to Bethesda's former design director Bruce Nesmith, who was lead designer on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and senior designer on Starfield. In particular, Nesmith reckons it will "absolutely" continue with Skyrim's approach to levelling and progression, whereby you improved skills by performing the associated actions. He also thinks the game will "probably" retain elements of the magic system he designed for Skyrim, which broke away from Oblivion and Morrowind in being simpler to understand and more immediately powerful, at the price of flexibility and inventiveness.

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Now Starfield’s out, Bethesda’s PR and publishing honcho Pete Hines is retiring after 20-plus years at the studiohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/now-starfields-out-bethesdas-pr-and-publishing-honcho-pete-hines-is-retiring-after-20-plus-years-at-the-studioMatt JarvisMon, 16 Oct 2023 18:54:04 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/now-starfields-out-bethesdas-pr-and-publishing-honcho-pete-hines-is-retiring-after-20-plus-years-at-the-studioBethesda SoftworksFallout 3Open WorldPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerShooter: First PersonScience FictionShooterStarfieldXbox 360Xbox Series X/SThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

Pete Hines, head of publishing at Elder Scrolls, Fallout and Starfield studio Bethesda, is retiring. One of the most public faces at the developer behind perhaps only Toddy H himself, Hines has played a prominent role in the release of their biggest games for close to the last quarter-of-a-century - but says that the “time is right” to move on to “an exciting new chapter of my life”.

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These are your 25 favourite RPGs of all timehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/these-are-your-25-favourite-rpgs-of-all-timeKatharine CastleWed, 20 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/these-are-your-25-favourite-rpgs-of-all-timeXbox OneBandai Namco EntertainmentArcanum: Of Steamworks And Magick ObscuraBethesda SoftworksThird personPS4Bethesda Game StudiosPSPFallout 2Square EnixiOSBaldur's Gate 3Nintendo DSBaldur's GateLarian StudiosBaldur's Gate: Dark Alliance IIMultiplayer CompetitivePCMultiplayer CooperativeCD ProjektNamco BandaiFromSoftwareFinal Fantasy VINamco Bandai PartnersAcclaim GamesUbisoftMass Effect 2Obsidian EntertainmentNintendo SwitchShooterXbox Series X/SBestest Bests: Reader EditionXbox 360InterplayStrategy: Turn-Based StrategyEidosStar Wars: Knights of The Old RepublicAspyrElectronic ArtsSide viewElden RingAction AdventurePillars of Eternity II: DeadfireThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntXboxPS5First personToseActivision BlizzardPathfinder: Wrath of the RighteousStrategyHack & SlashPS3Mass Effect: Legendary EditionDivinity: Original Sin 2AppleIndieFull productRPGVersus EvilSingle PlayerPS2The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindPlanescape: TormentPrime MatterFallout: New VegasSimulationDark SoulsChrono TriggerAndroidFantasyTroika GamesEidos InteractiveBird view / IsometricBiowareCD Projekt REDActivisionDeus ExZeniMax MediaNintendo WiiDragon Age: OriginsVampire: The Masquerade - BloodlinesDisco ElysiumBlack Isle StudiosLucasArtsFalloutSierra EntertainmentWarner Bros. GamesThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

If 2023 is remembered for one thing, it's that it was a 100% critical success year for the RPG. Role-players across the land have been feasting exceedingly well these past few months, what with the stonking success of Baldur's Gate 3 (and to lesser extents, Starfield and Diablo 4), so we thought it was about time to celebrate your favourite RPGs of all time. Your votes have been counted, your comments have been sorted, and the cream of the RPG crop has been assembled. But which of the many excellent RPGs have risen above all others? Come and find out below as we count down your top 25 favourite RPGs of all time.

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Starfield rockets past Skyrim’s concurrent players record on Steamhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfield-rockets-past-skyrims-concurrent-players-record-on-steamMatt JarvisMon, 11 Sep 2023 16:30:17 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfield-rockets-past-skyrims-concurrent-players-record-on-steamPCAction AdventureRPGSingle PlayerXbox OneFirst personBethesda SoftworksFallout 4Third personStarfieldPS4Bethesda Game StudiosPS3ShooterXbox Series X/SXbox 360Open WorldShooter: First PersonScience FictionThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Having already surpassed Skyrim and Fallout by becoming Bethesda’s biggest launch to date - with over six million players, according to the developer - Starfield has now smashed another of its predecessor’s records.

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Starfield's "are planets planets" debate recalls the amazingly weird cosmology of Elder Scrollshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfields-are-planets-planets-debate-recalls-the-amazingly-weird-cosmology-of-elder-scrollsEdwin Evans-ThirlwellTue, 29 Aug 2023 14:24:48 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfields-are-planets-planets-debate-recalls-the-amazingly-weird-cosmology-of-elder-scrollsMMORPGPCAction AdventureRPGMacMultiplayer CooperativeThe Elder Scrolls II: DaggerfallSingle PlayerZeniMax Online StudiosXbox OneCard GamesXboxThe Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindPS5Vir2L StudiosSuperscapeFirst personBethesda SoftworksThe Elder Scrolls OnlineThird personAndroidBird view / IsometricStarfieldPS44J StudiosStrategyBethesda Game StudiosUbisoftPS3ZeniMax MediaNintendo SwitchXbox Series X/SiOSThe Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionMetanet SoftwareXbox 360Open WorldStrategy: Turn-Based StrategyShooter: First PersonScience FictionThe Elder Scrolls: LegendsThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimMultiplayer Competitive2K Games

You may have noticed a mounting squabble between Starfield fans and detractors concerning the game's planetary maps, triggered by some leaks or fake leaks over the past week. Said skirmish has now escalated to "-gate" status, with "Tilegate" doing the rounds on forums and even creeping into search results, presumably much to the alarm of innocent, unaligned ceramics company Tilegate Trading Llc in Florida. The nub of the dispute seems to be thus: some people claim the procedurally generated tiles that comprise many Starfield environments actually glue together into complete globes, so that you can see and walk from one to the other and, indeed, all around the equator, while others claim they're discrete maps with invisible walls, similar to those of the astonishing "dreamable" space sim Noctis.

Who knows, we might have an under-embargo Starfield review in the works that will lay matters to rest. In the short term, the uncertainty about whether Starfield's planets are actually planets puts me in mind of comparable celestial angst in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls games, where planets are more properly described as planes of existence, conjured by immortal beings, which sort of orbit the mortal world of Tamriel. I've been revisiting how Bethesda's mainstay fantasy games thought about outer space in the run-up to Starfield, and while I'm intrigued by the new game's portrayals of celestial mechanics (latest discovery: the Starfield starmap represents stellar and planetary gravity as dimples on a kind of galactic tarpaulin, as in old Stephen Hawking documentaries), I'll be very surprised if it offers anything quite as wonderfully bizarre.

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Elder Scrolls 6, announced five years ago, is still "five-plus years away"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-6-announced-five-years-ago-is-still-five-plus-years-awayGraham SmithSat, 24 Jun 2023 20:46:24 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-6-announced-five-years-ago-is-still-five-plus-years-awayBethesda SoftworksOpen WorldPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerShooter: First PersonScience FictionXbox 360StarfieldXbox Series X/SThe Elder Scrolls VIThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

According to testimony delivered by Microsoft's Phil Spencer in court, Elder Scrolls VI is still "five-plus years away."

Spencer had been speaking about what platforms the next Elder Scrolls game might appear on during day two of hearings as the FTC seek an injunction to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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Fallout 76's lead artist is building a creepy single-player open world in The Axis Unseenhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fallout-76s-lead-artist-is-building-a-creepy-single-player-open-world-in-the-axis-unseenJeremy PeelFri, 16 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fallout-76s-lead-artist-is-building-a-creepy-single-player-open-world-in-the-axis-unseenPCAction AdventureRPGSingle PlayerXbox OneVir2L StudiosSuperscapeHorrorFirst personThe Axis UnseenBethesda SoftworksFallout 4Third personThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimPS44J StudiosUbisoftBethesda Game StudiosPS3Fallout 3Just Purkey GamesShooterXbox 360IndieInterviewThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion2K Games

Look at any image of heavy metal horror game The Axis Unseen and you’ll recognise an archetype: the stealth archer. For a certain sort of Elder Scrolls player, it’s the only way to travel through a fantasy open world - perma-crouched, bow stretched lazily across the lower third of the screen. And it’s an appeal that creator Nate Purkeypile understands perfectly, having spent the larger portion of his career working on Bethesda’s RPGs, from Fallout 3 and Skyrim all the way through to Fallout 76.

“It’s probably not the best idea for most people to do a solo open world,” he says. “But at the same time, this is like my sixth one. I’m pretty sure what goes into these.”

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Avowed was originally pitched as Obsidian's take on Skyrimhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/avowed-was-originally-pitched-as-obsidians-take-on-skyrimLiv NganWed, 14 Jun 2023 15:31:40 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/avowed-was-originally-pitched-as-obsidians-take-on-skyrimXbox Game StudiosBethesda SoftworksSummer Game FestPCAction AdventureE3 2023RPGObsidian EntertainmentThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360Xbox Series X/SBethesda Game StudiosThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimAvowedPS3Xbox Games ShowcaseFirst person

When Avowed was announced three years ago, the comparisons to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim were everywhere and inevitable. Skip forward three years to its latest gameplay trailer at this year's Xbox Games Showcase, and Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart has confirmed the game was initially supposed to be the studio's attempt at making their own version of Skyrim.

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Summer Games Done Quick 2023 is over, so come watch Ratatouille cosplayhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/summer-games-done-quick-2023-is-over-so-come-watch-ratatouille-cosplayMatt CoxMon, 05 Jun 2023 13:49:35 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/summer-games-done-quick-2023-is-over-so-come-watch-ratatouille-cosplayPCAction AdventureNintendo GBARPGSingle PlayerPS2Summer Games Done QuickFirst personGames Done QuickBethesda SoftworksThird personBethesda Game StudiosPSPPS3Nintendo WiiTHQRatatouilleTHQ WirelessSpeedrunningXbox 360Nintendo DSOpen WorldCharityThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

And just like that, Summer Games Done Quick 2023 is over. The summer segment of the speedrunning celebration wrapped up last weekend, having this year taken place slightly before summer for some reason. The event raised over $2 million for Doctors Without Borders, while also spawning an excellent Ratatouille speedrun/audition for award-winning chef drama The Bear.

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If Elders Scrolls 6 steals one thing from Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom, it should be Link's best cheat powerhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/if-elders-scrolls-6-steals-one-thing-from-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-it-should-be-links-best-cheat-powerKatharine CastleMon, 22 May 2023 18:30:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/if-elders-scrolls-6-steals-one-thing-from-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-it-should-be-links-best-cheat-powerBethesda SoftworksPCAction AdventureRPGNintendoThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360The Elder Scrolls VIThe Legend of ZeldaThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

For the last six years, my Skyrim wood elf has been stuck in some godforsaken cave in goodness knows what corner of Tamriel. I don't remember why they were there, or what goal they were trying to achieve. It was just 'one of those caves' that looked cool and interesting when I came across it and I thought, 'Yeah, all right, let's have a go then, shall we?' But while other Skyrim caves I'd come across could be easily polished off in an office lunch-time - as that was often how I played Skyrim back then - this one was different somehow. It was so large and twisty, so infinitely befuddling, that I seemed to be trapped down there forever. Sure, I could have probably turned back, but I'd been down there for ages, and felt like I'd come too far to simply not see it all through to the bitter end. But the end never came, and I eventually abandoned my save as a result, whisked off by the prospect of newer, more exciting games that didn't involve trying to figure out how to escape its narrow, bioluminescent hellscape.

Worse still, this disastrous feat of orienteering has now become my overriding memory of Skyrim. For all its great sidequests and its ever-increasing number of excellent mods, all I ever think about are its damn caves. Just the thought of loading up that save file again makes me grimace, and I'm starting to dread the thought of getting stuck in another one whenever the heck The Elder Scrolls 6 comes out. But I've been playing a lot of The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom this past week, and cor, I'm immediately jealous of Link's Ascend ability. As part of his new slate of powers, Ascend lets him instantly woosh through almost any ceiling as long as there's a traversable bit of terrain above it. That kind of power wouldn't have been half handy for my poor old wood elf, and it's precisely what makes exploring Tears Of The Kingdom's caves so enjoyable. So if there's one thing The Elder Scrolls 6 should steal take note of, please let it be this.

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Skywind releases long new trailer for Morrowind's 21st anniversaryhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skywind-releases-long-new-trailer-for-morrowinds-21st-anniversaryGraham SmithTue, 02 May 2023 21:55:47 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skywind-releases-long-new-trailer-for-morrowinds-21st-anniversarySkywindBethesda SoftworksPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360BlockbusterUbisoftXboxThe Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3ZeniMax MediaFirst person

We've been writing about Skywind for nine years. The ambitious modding project aims to import the entirety of Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim engine. To celebrate the 21st anniversary of Morrowind, the Skywind team have released a 21 minute video of a single quest in Skywind.

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Summer Games Done Quick 2023 will have a 2-hour Elder Scrolls Anthology speedrunhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/summer-games-done-quick-2023-will-have-a-2-hour-elder-scrolls-anthology-speedrunKaan SerinThu, 13 Apr 2023 09:59:05 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/summer-games-done-quick-2023-will-have-a-2-hour-elder-scrolls-anthology-speedrunLunisticeOpen WorldElden RingAction AdventureHi-Fi RushRPGCharitySpeedrunningSummer Games Done QuickThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimGames Done Quick

Summer Games Done Quick is coming back for its annual speedrunning charity event. Like previous years, SGDQ will be raising money for Doctors Without Borders, an NGO that provides medical care to those affected by disease, disasters, and conflicts. An Elden Ring double bill closed last year’s event - which managed to raise more than $3 million for charity - and FromSoftware’s juggernaut is once again featured at 2023’s SGDQ.

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RPS GOTY Revisited: 2011's Skyrim is the face that launched a thousand memeshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rps-goty-revisited-2011-skyrim-is-the-face-that-launched-a-thousand-memesAlice BellMon, 06 Mar 2023 12:32:12 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rps-goty-revisited-2011-skyrim-is-the-face-that-launched-a-thousand-memesBethesda SoftworksPCAction AdventureRPGThird personFantasySingle PlayerXbox 360BlockbusterRPS GOTY RevisitedThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

When The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came out I was a student, and I worked in Gamestation (RIP) to help pay for chicken noodles. I remember the hype around it very clearly because Gamestation had a deal where you could buy it for like £22, and I had a sideline going when the stock was low to keep some back for my friends. Apols if you were caught in the crossfire for that, but dragon fever was running high off the back of a still very cool trailer, and shouting Fus Ro Dah was the only cure.

In the years since, Skyrim has been released and re-released many times, on every conceivable platform. "Arrow to the knee" jokes became de rigueur and hacky almost overnight, and at this point might have horse-shoed back around to being funny again. There are many examples of unrelated games or videos that cut to black fading back up into the opening of Skyrim, in a kind of sub-genre of rickroll. Does it hold up now? Kind of. It's a really fun, ambitious RPG, with faults - but if the faults didn't exist maybe it wouldn't have been as popular as it was.

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Skyrim and Fallout devs talk about some fun secrets in their gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-and-fallout-devs-talk-about-some-fun-secrets-their-gamesKaan SerinTue, 28 Feb 2023 16:57:48 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-and-fallout-devs-talk-about-some-fun-secrets-their-gamesPCAction AdventureRPGSingle PlayerXbox OneFirst personBethesda SoftworksThird personArkane StudiosEaster EggsPS4Bethesda Game StudiosPS3Fallout 3ShooterXbox 360Open WorldThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimDishonored 2

I’m a sucker for well-hidden video game easter eggs, from Psychonauts 2’s strange mpreg cutscene to the ability to play as a baby in Mount & Blade 2, they're all great they’re great. But it’s all too easy to walk past easter eggs without knowing they were even there. I’ve probably waved off multiple fun secrets, mistaking them for lore I didn’t understand or a questline I haven’t gotten to. So, my pea-sized brain enjoyed this video of game designer Steve Lee interviewing the devs behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout as they reveal some dev secrets behind those games - including a cool egg.

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Oblivion-in-Skyrim mod Skyblivion gets a 2025 release window and new trailerhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/oblivion-in-skyrim-mod-skyblivion-gets-a-2025-release-window-and-new-trailerCJ WheelerMon, 16 Jan 2023 12:52:35 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/oblivion-in-skyrim-mod-skyblivion-gets-a-2025-release-window-and-new-trailerSkyblivionModsRPGFantasyBlockbusterThe Elder Scrolls Renewal ProjectThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionStory Rich

The team of modders working to bring The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion into Skyrim has updated us with a new trailer, announcing that they’re targeting 2025 to launch the Skyblivion project. By that point, volunteers will have been hammering away on Skyblivion for 13 years. If you remember what you were doing 13 years ago then you’ve got a better memory than I do. Watch the latest and rather snazzy trailer for Skyblivion below, and wonder whether Emperor Uriel Septim VII sounds more like Patrick Stewart or Sean Connery.

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Skyrim mod gives NPCs the ability to Fus Ro Dahhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-mod-gives-npcs-the-ability-to-fus-ro-dahCJ WheelerTue, 10 Jan 2023 16:13:32 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-mod-gives-npcs-the-ability-to-fus-ro-dahBethesda SoftworksModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personFantasySingle PlayerXbox 360BlockbusterThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

As anyone who’s played Bethesda’s fantasy RPG might tell you, it can get lonely being the only Dragonborn in Skyrim. How wonderful, then, that one modder has bestowed upon the denizens of Tamriel’s chillest, chilliest province the ability to use their very own Dragon Shouts. Now any speaking NPC in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim can let rip with a big old Fus Ro Dah and fire you straight into the sky, thanks to the Everyone Is The Dragonborn mod. Truly, egalitarianism in action.

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A player recreated Skyrim in Halo Infinite's Forge, and it's really goodhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-player-recreated-skyrim-in-halo-infinites-forge-and-its-really-goodKaan SerinFri, 06 Jan 2023 16:32:27 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-player-recreated-skyrim-in-halo-infinites-forge-and-its-really-goodPCAction AdventureRPGMultiplayer CooperativeSingle PlayerXbox One343 IndustriesXbox Game StudiosFirst personBethesda SoftworksModsThird personFree-to-playBethesda Game StudiosPS3Halo InfiniteShooterXbox Series X/SXbox 360MicrosoftOpen WorldShooter: First PersonScience FictionThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimMultiplayer Competitive

Halo Infinite Forge mode users were already creating some wild maps on launch day, so it shouldn’t be surprising to see some The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim locales appear in-game too. If you’re unfamiliar, Forge is a long-time Halo mode that allows players to create their own custom maps and modes. In the past, players used Forge to remake classic maps or remix existing ones. But Infinite’s take on Forge is more robust, allowing forgers to create maps that don’t look like they belong in Halo. No, seriously, what is Whiterun doing in Infinite?

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Starfield’s faction quests are more like Skyrim than Fallouthttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfields-faction-quests-are-more-like-skyrim-than-falloutCJ WheelerThu, 15 Dec 2022 11:50:42 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfields-faction-quests-are-more-like-skyrim-than-falloutPCAction AdventureRPGSingle PlayerXbox OneFirst personBethesda SoftworksFallout 4Third personStarfieldPS4Bethesda Game StudiosPS3Story RichBlockbusterShooterXbox Series X/SXbox 360Open WorldShooter: First PersonScience FictionThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Starfield’s lead quest designer Will Shen has fielded some questions from players in a second video in Bethesda’s Constellation Questions series. Among the morsels that Shen reveals about the upcoming sci-fi RPG were some details about how the game’s faction system will work compared to Fallout and The Elder Scrolls. You can watch Shen talk about Starfield’s factions, companions, and quests in the video below.

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Todd Howard says Starfield will let you get into "more complex relationships"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/todd-howard-says-starfield-will-let-you-get-into-more-complex-relationshipsMatt CoxWed, 30 Nov 2022 20:33:39 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/todd-howard-says-starfield-will-let-you-get-into-more-complex-relationshipsPCAction AdventureRPGSingle PlayerXbox OneFirst personBethesda SoftworksFallout 4Third personStarfieldPS4Bethesda Game StudiosPS3ShooterXbox Series X/SXbox 360Open WorldShooter: First PersonScience FictionThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Romance has never been Bethesda's strong suit, from Skyrim's barebones marriage system to Fallout 4's bonus-XP-granting fade-to-black cutscenes. Starfield will be a little more nuanced than that, suggests executive producer Todd Howard, offering more complex romance options than Fallout's.

That's just one detail from a nearly 3 hour-long interview Howard gave on the Lex Fridman podcast, where he also talks scrapping space strandings, and (gasp) why he prefers to play on consoles to PC.

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Skyrim modders are adding DLSS, FSR2, and XeSS supporthttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-modders-are-adding-dlss-fsr2-and-xess-supportCJ WheelerMon, 14 Nov 2022 15:01:54 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-modders-are-adding-dlss-fsr2-and-xess-supportBethesda SoftworksOpen WorldModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personFantasySingle PlayerXbox 360BlockbusterThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3Story RichFirst person

Canny members of the The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim modding community are working on a plugin to enable support for DLSS, FSR2, and XeSS upscaling in the Special and Anniversary Editions of Bethesda's sprawling RPG. Modder PureDark is working together with a small team on the unofficial plugin, called Skyrim-Upscaler, and it should help bump up those frame rates somewhat. It's available to download now from Github if you want to give it a go yourself, but there’s no plan to release the plugin publicly until the modders sort out VR compatibility.

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Skyrim mod gives your Dragonborn spider-sense for arrowshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-mod-gives-your-dragonborn-spider-sense-for-arrowsCJ WheelerFri, 11 Nov 2022 15:07:49 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-mod-gives-your-dragonborn-spider-sense-for-arrowsBethesda SoftworksOpen WorldModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personFantasySingle PlayerXbox 360BlockbusterThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3Story RichFirst person

Being a Dragonborn in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim might have its privileges and accompanying superhuman abilities, but precognitive avoidance of incoming projectiles does not rank among them. Until now, thanks to a Special Edition mod that slows down time when arrows are flying towards your mightily voiced fantasy warrior. Enabling the Projectile Sense – Incoming Arrow & Magic Slows Time mod should give you just enough advance warning to hotfoot it out of the path of any pointy ended sticks that have been loosed and are heading your way.

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Skyrim mod makes Mace out of a macehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-mod-makes-mace-out-of-a-maceCJ WheelerThu, 03 Nov 2022 16:46:25 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-mod-makes-mace-out-of-a-maceBethesda SoftworksOpen WorldModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personFantasySingle PlayerXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3Story RichFirst person

It’s fair to say that melee combat’s a crucial part of Bethesda’s ageing but beloved fantasy RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Flailing wildly at enemies with a big sword, axe, or warhammer, jostling them about with your implement of doom like armour-clad sausages frying in a pan, never seems to get old. What if you could do that while being more ethically sound, in a non-lethal way? Hold onto your butts because vanilla Skyrim modder drumfire has come up with the solution. It’s a mace that’s, well, Mace.

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Starfield has more talking than Skyrim and Fallout 4 combinedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfield-has-more-talking-than-skyrim-and-fallout-4-combinedCJ WheelerThu, 13 Oct 2022 10:25:02 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfield-has-more-talking-than-skyrim-and-fallout-4-combinedPCAction AdventureRPGSingle PlayerXbox OneFirst personBethesda SoftworksFallout 4Third personStarfieldPS4Bethesda Game StudiosPS3Story RichShooterXbox Series X/SXbox 360Open WorldShooter: First PersonScience FictionThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

It’s been months since we’ve heard much from Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi RPG Starfield, but studio director Todd Howard has been answering some questions about the game in a new video series. You can watch Howard chatting about the make-believe space programme below, where he covers if Starfield is hard sci-fi (not really), the game's traits system, and dialogue. It seems that Starfield RPG's are incredibly chatty, with many times more dialogue than Fallout 4 and Skyrim.

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Skyrim Modmapper creator reveals how they made their interactive Skyrim mod tracker sitehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-modmapper-creator-reveals-how-they-made-their-interactive-skyrim-mod-tracker-siteCJ WheelerFri, 07 Oct 2022 15:48:23 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-modmapper-creator-reveals-how-they-made-their-interactive-skyrim-mod-tracker-siteBethesda SoftworksOpen WorldModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personFantasySingle PlayerXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3Story RichFirst person

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an increasingly ancient beast, gnarled and twisted over the past decade-and-a-bit by many, many mods that sometimes conflict with one another. That’s why Tyler Hallada put together Modmapper, a free tool released earlier this year that shows which of the mods hosted at NexusMods affect which areas of Skyrim. Now, Hallada’s written about the experience of creating the tool in a blog post, and the reasons for taking on the project.

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Skyrim is now available DRM-free from GOGhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-is-now-available-drm-free-from-gogGraham SmithSat, 01 Oct 2022 21:04:50 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-is-now-available-drm-free-from-gogBethesda SoftworksPCAction AdventureRPGThird personThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimSingle PlayerXbox 360BlockbustergogBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been released and re-released several times and is available for almost anything that plays games at this point. As of two days ago, it's even now available DRM-free from digital retailer GOG.com. The GOG release is "entirely playable offline" and includes all the Anniversary Edition content "without the need for Creation Club access."

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Skyrim mod adds hidden keys to find for all those locked chestshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-mod-adds-hidden-keys-to-find-for-all-those-locked-chestsAlice O'ConnorThu, 08 Sep 2022 09:48:32 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-mod-adds-hidden-keys-to-find-for-all-those-locked-chestsBethesda SoftworksModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360BlockbusterThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

Every corner of Skyrim houses a locked chest, but where are all the keys? Only a handful actually have keys to open them. So do the chest's owners lockpick them every time they want an apple or knife? Are these chests merely decorative, their contents deemed inaccessible and long forgotten? A new mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition answers this playfully by adding a load of hidden keys to unlock these chests. Some of the keys look quite well hidden in this object hunt, so you'll need to poke around, rummage, and turn things over.

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This Skyrim mod adds a Shadow Of Mordor-inspired Nemesis systemhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-skyrim-mod-adds-a-shadow-of-mordor-inspired-nemesis-systemAlice O'ConnorTue, 09 Aug 2022 10:12:44 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-skyrim-mod-adds-a-shadow-of-mordor-inspired-nemesis-systemPCAction AdventureRPGSingle PlayerXbox OneFirst personBethesda SoftworksMiddle-earth: Shadow of MordorModsThird personAndroidWarner Bros.PS4Hack & SlashBethesda Game StudiosPS3Middle-earth: Shadow of WariOSXbox 360Monolith ProductionsWarner Bros. GamesThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

A new mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim draws inspiration from the Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor series by turning regular enemies into powerful Nemesis versions if they kill you. Rather than simply die and reload a save, you'll respawn elsewhere in the world, ready to hunt down your new named Nemesis. They might even loot your gear and use it against you.

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Skyrim’s revamped co-op mod has been downloaded almost 60,000 times in just three dayshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-revamped-co-op-mod-has-been-downloaded-almost-60000-times-in-just-three-daysCJ WheelerMon, 11 Jul 2022 15:38:25 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-revamped-co-op-mod-has-been-downloaded-almost-60000-times-in-just-three-daysBethesda SoftworksOpen WorldModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personFantasySingle PlayerThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimXbox 360BlockbusterSkyrim TogetherBethesda Game StudiosPS3Story RichFirst person

The revamped co-op mod for Bethesda's classic fantasy RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim only launched on Friday, but it’s already been downloaded more than 59,000 times. The past three days have been very kind to Skyrim Together Reborn, which has been put together by mostly student modders in their spare time. They’ve even made a video guide on how to install, create a server and start playing with your Dragonborn mates, which you can watch below.

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The Skyrim Together Reborn multiplayer mod is out now, bringing major updates and 2-8 player co-ophttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-skyrim-together-co-op-mod-is-out-now-bringing-multiplayer-to-elder-scrolls-vCJ WheelerFri, 08 Jul 2022 15:37:24 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-skyrim-together-co-op-mod-is-out-now-bringing-multiplayer-to-elder-scrolls-vBethesda SoftworksOpen WorldModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personFantasySingle PlayerThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimXbox 360BlockbusterSkyrim TogetherBethesda Game StudiosPS3Story RichFirst person

A revamped version of the Skyrim Together mod allowing co-op for Bethesda’s classic fantasy RPG is finally available to download from NexusMods today. Dubbed The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Together Reborn, the mod's developers say this version is a significant improvement over the previous version. Witness players tackling some main quests together in Together Team’s video below.

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The 10 best cats in gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-10-best-cats-in-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 01 Jul 2022 14:33:32 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-10-best-cats-in-gamesYakuza 6: The Song of LifeShadow of the Tomb RaiderRain WorldDark Souls IIBlockbusterMonster Hunter: WorldIndieSea of ThievesThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimSpiritfarerCatsNight in the WoodsEdge of EternityOne Off The List

The house cat. Felis destructus. Humankind's absolute best mate and undisputed master. Some upcoming video games are planning to examine the motives behind these enigmatic creatures, whose origins remain unknown. Stray will put you in the paws of a street cat finding their way home in a cyberpunk city. Little Kitty Big City will see you wearing the whiskers of a cat less concerned with going home than it is with wreaking urban havoc. But what if you don't want to wait for these games? Well, you have options. Here are 10 of the best cats in PC games.

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Skyrim Grandma Shirley Curry would like Todd Howard to "hurry up and finish The Elder Scrolls 6"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-grandma-shirley-curry-would-like-todd-howard-to-hurry-up-and-finish-the-elder-scrolls-6Katharine CastleTue, 10 May 2022 17:10:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-grandma-shirley-curry-would-like-todd-howard-to-hurry-up-and-finish-the-elder-scrolls-6Bethesda SoftworksPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360Shirley CurryBlockbusterPAX EastRPS@PAXThe Elder Scrolls VIThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

Shirley Curry, aka the wonderful The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Grandma, doesn't mess about. When asked by a fan (who we've since identified as YouTuber damarcodude) during her recent PAX East 2022 Q&A panel about what she'd like to say to Elder Scrolls head honcho Todd Howard if he were here in person, she had one answer: "Hurry up and finish The Elder Scrolls 6." All right, she technically would have said hello first, but the point still stands.

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RPS@PAX 2022: Skyrim Grandma's complete PAX East panelhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rps-at-pax-2022-skyrim-grandmas-complete-pax-east-panelKatharine CastleTue, 10 May 2022 17:10:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rps-at-pax-2022-skyrim-grandmas-complete-pax-east-panelRPGShirley CurryBlockbusterPAX EastRPS@PAXSupporters onlyThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

One of my biggest highlights from PAX East a couple of weeks ago was attending Shirley Curry, aka: Skyrim Grandma's panel about her roleplaying adventures in Bethesda's enormous RPG. Despite suffering a stroke just a couple of months beforehand, the 85-year-old YouTuber was on fine form during her PAX East panel, speaking to a packed out theatre of fans and viewers who have spent the better part of six years following her various playthroughs through Skyrim as a multitude of different characters. She talked briefly about her writing and character creation process for her Let's Play-style videos, before spending a whopping 45 minutes answering questions from the audience. These covered everything from her favourite things in Skyrim to her favourite, real-life candy, and also included a surprising number of horror game recommendations. In her own words, she loves stuff that's "weird and creepy", and has recently been looking for something new to play. "I’d really like to play a dark, scary game," she said, and the audience were only too happy to oblige.

It was a truly wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon, and as soon as it was over, both Liam and I knew it was too good not to share. Here's a written transcript of the entire audience Q&A in full, plus a summary of her opening speech, for your reading pleasure.

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After ten years of development, Skyblivion looks stunninghttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-ten-years-of-development-skyblivion-looks-stunningGraham SmithSat, 26 Mar 2022 22:33:21 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-ten-years-of-development-skyblivion-looks-stunningPCAction AdventureRPGSingle PlayerVir2L StudiosSuperscapeFirst personBethesda SoftworksThird person4J StudiosUbisoftBethesda Game StudiosPS3The Elder Scrolls Renewal ProjectXbox 360ModSkyblivionThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion2K Games

Skyblivion has been in development for ten years and still isn't done, but work continues on the mod project remaking Oblivion inside The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The latest video is impressive, too, taking a 15 minute tour of areas, enemies, weapons and more that have been rebuilt, while outlining the work still to be done. Watch it below.

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Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 171: the best inventories in games specialhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/electronic-wireless-show-podcast-episode-171-the-best-inventories-in-games-specialAlice BellThu, 27 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/electronic-wireless-show-podcast-episode-171-the-best-inventories-in-games-specialNEO ScavengerFable IIIMoonlighterBlockbuster#ShergarsHeartSquadIndieThe RPS Electronic Wireless show#FatBloodThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim#BigOatsAlone in the DarkWilmot's Warehouse

This week the Electronic Wireless Show podcast discusses some of our favourite (and least favourite) inventory configurations. A humble beast, the inventory, yet a feature of many games - sometimes even a necessity. Often we only notice one if it's terrible. But boy, a good inventory is worth a dozen mules. So lets talk about them today!

In other news this week, Nate thinks he has come up with an original premise for a Pixar film, only to discover he has invented Seth Rogan's nightmare film Sausage Party, and we are officially starting our campaign to get Henry 'Vitamin H' Cavill on the show. We will be mentioning him every week from now on. Plus: what we like doing on our birthdays, school plays, and pro-wrestling adaptations of Dickens.

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These new Skyrim mods let loose lovely looking lockshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/these-new-skyrim-mods-let-loose-lovely-looking-locksGeorgina YoungMon, 13 Dec 2021 21:22:28 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/these-new-skyrim-mods-let-loose-lovely-looking-locksBethesda SoftworksModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

Ever wanted to stick your pick deep into the centre of an octopus? How about a bug or a barnacle? If none of that tickles your pick(le)s you could try a keyhole which twists dimensions? Or perhaps one with a steampunk or frost-bitten feel? If literally any of that got your immersion senses tingling then three The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim modders have something for you. Creating a cache of realistic looking catches, they have brought the Dragonborn what they've been desperate for; a more riveting lockpicking experience.

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Skyrim modders already working to fix mods the Anniversary Edition brokehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-modders-already-working-to-fix-mods-the-anniversary-edition-brokeAlice O'ConnorThu, 11 Nov 2021 13:11:22 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-modders-already-working-to-fix-mods-the-anniversary-edition-brokeSKSEBethesda SoftworksModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

Ahead of Skyrim Anniversary Edition's launch, a developer behind a vital modding tool warned that the release might also break mods for Skyrim Special Edition, badly. Well, Skyrim Anniversary Edition is out now, and as expected it has broken many mods. But, good news: the person who warned of this is making better progress on fixes than expected.

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Skyrim: Anniversary Edition is out now adding fishing, aquariums and morehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-anniversary-edition-is-out-now-adding-fishing-aquariums-and-moreImogen BeckhellingThu, 11 Nov 2021 11:15:58 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-anniversary-edition-is-out-now-adding-fishing-aquariums-and-moreBethesda SoftworksPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

It's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's 10th birthday today, so Bethesda have released yet another version of their epic fantasy RPG to celebrate. Skyrim: Anniversary Edition is out now, adding a bunch of Creation Club content, like fishing, aquariums and more. Plus, owners of the game's Special Edition will get a handful of freebies too. It's no Elder Scrolls 6, but hey, fish are nice. So, how many copies of Skyrim will you own after today?

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Skyrim Anniversary Edition pricing announced ahead of Nov 11th releasehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-anniversary-edition-pricing-announced-ahead-of-nov-11th-releaseGraham SmithFri, 05 Nov 2021 21:05:01 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-anniversary-edition-pricing-announced-ahead-of-nov-11th-releaseBethesda SoftworksPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition was announced just a couple of months ago and is due to launch next week on November 11th, Skyrim's 10th birthday. Ahead of the release, Bethesda have parped out an FAQ including its launch price: £48/$50/€55.

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Skyrim will add aquariums in its Anniversary Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-will-add-aquariums-in-its-anniversary-editionImogen BeckhellingThu, 21 Oct 2021 15:56:39 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-will-add-aquariums-in-its-anniversary-editionBethesda SoftworksPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition comes out next month, and it's quickly becoming the fishiest version of the RPG yet. Bethesda have announced it will let you add aquariums to your Skyrim homes. We already know this edition will let us go fishing too, so I'm hoping we'll be able to yank those suckers straight out of the sea to put on display in our homes. Can't believe I'm going to buy yet another version of Skyrim just to have pet fish.

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Skyrim's Anniversary Edition might break many mods badly, modder warnshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-anniversary-edition-might-break-many-mods-badly-modder-warnsAlice O'ConnorWed, 13 Oct 2021 16:28:15 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-anniversary-edition-might-break-many-mods-badly-modder-warnsSKSEBethesda SoftworksModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

November may bring an unpleasant surprise for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim players, as one prolific modder has warned that changes in an update will mean a large part of Skyrim modding "is going to be broken for an unknown length of time". While it's common for updates to break mods, supposedly this will require a whole lot more work than usual to get back on track. And there's a risk some will never be fixed.

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Skyrim is getting fishing and yet another new editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-is-getting-fishing-and-yet-another-new-editionAlice O'ConnorFri, 20 Aug 2021 17:41:53 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-is-getting-fishing-and-yet-another-new-editionBethesda SoftworksPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

Ten years after the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Bethesda will revisit their fantasy RPG series with... another edition of Skyrim. Yep, still no Elder Scrolls 6 news. But at QuakeCon yesterday, Bethesda did announce a new 'Anniversary Edition' crammed with hundreds of wee bits and pieces of extra content from their Creation Club store. Perhaps more interesting than that, they also revealed that they're adding fishing to Special Edition, in a slightly fiddly way.

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Skyrim's intro was once interrupted by a single, powerful beehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-intro-was-once-interrupted-by-a-single-powerful-beeImogen BeckhellingThu, 19 Aug 2021 11:35:48 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-intro-was-once-interrupted-by-a-single-powerful-beeBethesda SoftworksPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360BlockbusterThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

"Hey you, you're finally awake", are words that so often come a moment before disaster. In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, it's supposed to be scripted disaster, of course - a cart ride followed by an axe that very nearly frees your head from your body, and a close-shave with a dragon. But for many players, they don't make it off the cart before the damn thing becomes possessed, spinning endlessly and throwing it's passengers away. There are a lot of reasons for why this on-rails sequence sometimes goes awry, but it turns out it was a problem during development too, when a single bee derailed the whole thing.

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Watch as the Skyblivion team take us on a tour of a redesigned Cyrodiilhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/watch-as-the-skyblivion-team-take-us-on-a-tour-of-a-redesigned-cyrodiilCraig PearsonThu, 12 Aug 2021 14:20:31 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/watch-as-the-skyblivion-team-take-us-on-a-tour-of-a-redesigned-cyrodiilSkyblivionModsRPGModdingThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

You’re going to have to burn your cloth map if you want to return to Skyblivion’s Cyrodiil. The latest update on the The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake in Skyrim shows they’re not afraid to make huge changes to the world, building a bigger and bolder looking remake. Let’s take a walk.

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This Skyrim third-person mod makes third-person look playablehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-skyrim-third-person-mod-makes-third-person-look-playableGraham SmithThu, 05 Aug 2021 21:06:58 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-skyrim-third-person-mod-makes-third-person-look-playableBethesda SoftworksModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is more than the sum of its parts, which is another way of saying that many of Skyrim's parts are janky. High on the list is its third-person camera, which was rough around the edges in 2011 and feels extremely old fashioned here in 2021.

Enter, as always, the modders. The True Directional Movement mod available from Nexus Mods offers "modernized third person gameplay", and it looks like a huge improvement.

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Morrowind remake Skywind now has over 100 dungeons complete, but still has a long way to gohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/morrowind-remake-skywind-now-has-over-100-dungeons-complete-but-still-has-a-long-way-to-goCraig PearsonThu, 24 Jun 2021 12:15:41 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/morrowind-remake-skywind-now-has-over-100-dungeons-complete-but-still-has-a-long-way-to-goSkywindRPGThe Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindMod newsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

For a while last year, I started following a long modding guide to update The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind to a more modern standard. Then I lost my place and gave up. I’m not joking. The thing is huge, and I forgot what I was doing. That’s why I wear my Skywind badge with pride. The dedicated modders working to bring TES III over to the Skyrim engine are still beavering away at it, and have released an update on their progress. Spoilers: you still can’t play it.

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Skyrim Grandma follower mod Shirley is out now for Skyrim Special Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-skyrim-grandma-follower-mod-is-out-now-for-skyrim-special-editionLauren MortonMon, 03 May 2021 20:37:13 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-skyrim-grandma-follower-mod-is-out-now-for-skyrim-special-editionShirley CurryThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimModsModding

Popular "Skyrim grandma" YouTuber Shirley Curry has become a bit of a fixture in The Elder Scrolls fan circles thanks to her super sweet and chill Skyrim playthroughs. So much so that Bethesda are putting her in The Elder Scrolls 6 thanks to a fan petition. Fans also started working on a Skyrim follower mod dedicated to Curry a while back. It's finally arrived, complete with voice acting by Curry herself, so you can bring your favorite warrior grandma along on your next adventure.

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The 9 best bugs in PC gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-best-bugs-in-pc-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 23 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-best-bugs-in-pc-gamesRed Dead Redemption 2Hitman 2Microsoft Flight SimulatorQuakeAssassin's Creed UnityFeatureHalf-Life 2Halo: The Master Chief CollectionThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimOne Off The List

The Oxford English dictionary describes a bug as: "a sort of computer oops". It is the result of errant coding, mismatched texture, wonky physics or (sometimes) a briefcase. Developers must fight bugs day and night to safeguard the digital realms we call our playgrounds. Sometimes they lose that battle and a bug comes stomping ravenously into our game, ready to upset us. But sometimes that bug is not an annoyance or a game-breaker, but instead the funniest thing to ever happen. Here are 9 of the best bugs in PC gaming.

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What does the future hold for RPGs?https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-is-the-future-of-rpgsKat BaileyWed, 14 Apr 2021 14:35:35 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-is-the-future-of-rpgsVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2Disco ElysiumThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimFeatureThe Limit BreakStarfieldBaldur's Gate 3

A question that crosses my mind from time to time is why there aren’t more horror RPGs. Certainly, RPGs are more than capable of generating psychological terrors, and horror games are as popular as they’ve ever been. But outside of a handful of classics like Sweet Home, System Shock 2, and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, it remains a fairly under-developed area within the genre.

I posed this question to veteran developer Brian Mitsoda, who has a long history of working on unique RPGs like Alpha Protocol, having most recently been the narrative designer for the seemingly ill-fated Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. Mitsoda replied. “When it comes to RPGs, [executives] are going to look at what is the most popular genre for RPGs. And what is the most popular genre for RPGs? It’s fantasy. [...] If your RPG is just focused on horror, it’s probably going to turn off a lot of RPG fans. They’re going to go back to something that’s more comfortable.”

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You can now pet the Dragonborn's best friend with this Skyrim pet the dog modhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-now-has-a-pet-the-dog-modLauren MortonWed, 07 Apr 2021 17:55:42 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-now-has-a-pet-the-dog-modModsCan You Pet The DogModdingThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game Studios

Thanks to the endless work of prolific modders, is there anything you can't do in Skyrim? Not anymore, no. You can have Half-Life's gravity gloves. You can create new voice lines. Now, at last, you can also pet the dog. Even the Dragonborn's best friend deserves a few good pats on the head between biting skeevers and fighting vampires.

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The 8 hardest Vikings in PC gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-8-hardest-vikings-in-pc-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 12 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-8-hardest-vikings-in-pc-gamesFor HonorSenua's Saga: Hellblade IIThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntFeatureMordhauAssassin's Creed: ValhallaThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimCrusader Kings IIIValheimOne Off The List

Valheim, which is Old Norse for "Valerie is home", came out in early access last month to the roars of Viking-likers everywhere. It is a survival game about building a hut in the woods and then protecting that hut from friends who want to erect a gaudy temple next door, totally ruining the rustic ambience of the whole glade. I guess there's some monsters to fight too. But will any of this matter if you do not make it through cold nights full of dangers, and lean days without food? Just where does your Valheim viking fall on the bar chart of survivability? Here are the 8 toughest Vikings in PC games, a healthy exercise in comparison and shame.

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Bethesda's games arrive on Xbox Game Pass tomorrowhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bethesdas-games-arrive-on-xbox-game-pass-tomorrow-including-skyrim-and-dishonoredGraham SmithThu, 11 Mar 2021 20:44:37 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bethesdas-games-arrive-on-xbox-game-pass-tomorrow-including-skyrim-and-dishonoredDishonoredBethesda SoftworksPreyGame PassArkaneThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimMicrosoft

Bethesda's games are beginning to arrive on Xbox Game Pass tomorrow. Microsoft made the announcement in a blog post, and there are 18 of them coming to Xbox Game Pass For PC.

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Skyrim's huge Enderal mod has been updated for Special Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-huge-enderal-mod-has-been-updated-for-special-editionLauren MortonMon, 15 Feb 2021 22:31:15 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-huge-enderal-mod-has-been-updated-for-special-editionModsModdingEnderal: The Shards of OrderEnderal: Forgotten StoriesSureAIThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The giant overhaul mod that creates a new RPG within Skyrim's engine now has its own Special Edition upgrade. Enderal's creators have moved on to a new project, but fans of the mod have created a version that will work with Skyrim Special Edition if you're avoiding going back to oldrim for your modding needs.

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Skyblivion team shows off progress on implementing its 219 questshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyblivion-quest-preview-development-videoLauren MortonWed, 27 Jan 2021 17:01:14 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyblivion-quest-preview-development-videoSkyblivionModsModdingThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Giant modding project Skyblivion, the one that's recreating all of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as a Skyrim mod, is beginning to look like a game you can actually play. The team plugging away at this huge overhaul have released another progress video showing that Skyblivion doesn't just look the part, it now plays it too. Quests are being implemented at last and they've proven it by hacking and slashing their way through one.

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This mod puts Half-Life: Alyx's gravity gloves into Skyrim VRhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-mod-puts-half-life-alyxs-gravity-gloves-into-skyrim-vrGraham SmithSat, 23 Jan 2021 21:01:42 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-mod-puts-half-life-alyxs-gravity-gloves-into-skyrim-vrModsRPGThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VRShooterThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosHalf-Life: Alyx

Half-Life: Alyx's gravity gloves ruined a lot of other virtual reality games for me, because being able to point and flip objects into my hands solved a lot of awkward manoeuvring problems common in other games. It's hard, after the elegance of Half-Life's system, to go back to bending, sidestepping, and grasping at the air to pick up items - or worse, having your hands lack any and all collision with the world around you.

Enter the modders. Specifically, enter modder FlyingParticle, who has released HIGGS VR for Skyrim VR. It's a mod that adds gravity glove-style interaction to Skyrim, and it looks like it works beautifully.

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This $1000 ring lets you propose the Skyrim wayhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-1000-ring-lets-you-propose-the-skyrim-wayAlice O'ConnorThu, 21 Jan 2021 16:33:29 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-1000-ring-lets-you-propose-the-skyrim-wayBethesda SoftworksRPGThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VRThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game Studiosmerchandise

When you want to marry an NPC in Skyrim, you propose using an Amulet of Mara. In real life, you can now buy an official 10-karat gold ring based on the amulet's design. For $1000, you can make your proposal hella Skyrim. I have previously heard of at least one person proposing with a custom ring based on the amulet, and one who proposed with an actual replica amulet.

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Skyrim modders are getting creative with this AI text to speech toolhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-modders-are-getting-creative-with-this-ai-text-to-speech-toolLauren MortonWed, 20 Jan 2021 19:22:06 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-modders-are-getting-creative-with-this-ai-text-to-speech-toolBethesda SoftworksModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360ModdingThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

The magic of AI-powered text to speech continues as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim modders get their hands on an application that generates speech from text based on voice samples from Bethesda games. It's already inspired a trailer with AI-only voice acting and a new mod that gives Skyrim characters lines to compliment your dragonborn's naked figure. Oh, the things modders will do.

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Skyrim's Enderal mod team are making a new commercial gamehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-enderal-mod-team-are-making-a-new-commercial-gameAlice O'ConnorMon, 18 Jan 2021 14:35:10 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-enderal-mod-team-are-making-a-new-commercial-gameNehrim: At Fate's EdgeRPGEnderal: The Shards of OrderSureAIThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The final update arrived for the huge (and hugely impressive) free Skyrim total conversion mod Enderal yesterday. It's a small patch but does bring a bit tease that the developers are now working on a new commercial project. They don't give any hint as to what that might be, but considering the years they've spent with Enderal as well as Oblivion mod Nehrim, it's hard not to assume/hope it might be some fantasy RPG dealio. Fingers crossed?

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Bethesda might be teasing The Elder Scrolls 6's location, maybehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bethesda-might-be-teasing-the-elder-scrolls-6s-location-maybeLauren MortonMon, 04 Jan 2021 21:18:33 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bethesda-might-be-teasing-the-elder-scrolls-6s-location-maybeBethesda SoftworksRPGThe Elder Scrolls VIThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game Studios

Wake up and slap on your lore caps, Elder Scrolls fans. The Elder Scrolls VI may be quite a ways off yet, but that sure hasn't ever stopped anyone from trying to divine details about where and when it might be set. The game's afoot once again thanks to a map that Bethesda have posted with a message that seems like it could definitely possibly maybe be a hint that ES6 will head to Hammerfell. Maybe.

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Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 has begunhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/awesome-games-done-quick-2021-has-begunImogen BeckhellingMon, 04 Jan 2021 15:26:28 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/awesome-games-done-quick-2021-has-begunCelesteAGDQ 2021Dragon Age: OriginsHalf-LifeJust Cause 3Star Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderOri and the Will of the WispsYooka-Laylee and the Impossible LairCharityMirror's EdgeBlockbusterAwesome Games Done QuickHadesSpeedrunningThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimDivinity: Original Sin 2Dishonored 2Sonic Mania

Get your speedrunning shoes on and prepare your glitches: Awesome Games Done Quick has arrived for its yearly speedrunning extravaganza. As with previous years, the charity event is raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. It's been live since yesterday evening and runs until this Sunday, and there are already some fab runs in the likes of Mirror's Edge and Dragon Age: Origins to catch up on.

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The 9 worst neighbourhoods in PC gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-worst-neighbourhoods-in-pc-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 18 Dec 2020 09:00:37 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-worst-neighbourhoods-in-pc-gamesYakuza 0Dark SoulsAction AdventureDisco ElysiumRPGPathologic 2Stardew ValleyFeatureBlockbusterHalf-Life 2ShooterIndieThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimStreets of RogueStory RichCities: SkylinesOne Off The List

Many of you are by now bathing in twinkling neon ravelights and swooning into the metal arms of Cyberpunk 2077's humourless unhunks, who stalk the streets of Night City like animatronic pizza restaurant mascots gone feral. That is fine. There are worse places to find oneself in the labyrinthine hell of video games. Places such as these. Here are 9 neighbourhoods you wouldn't want to bring up your children in.

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The best RPGs on PChttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-rpgsAlice BellWed, 11 Nov 2020 22:30:14 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-rpgsSandboxHand of Fate 2System Shock 2Xbox OneBandai Namco Entertainment2K BostonArcanum: Of Steamworks And Magick ObscuraCyberpunk 2077Bethesda SoftworksShadowrun: DragonfallSix Ages: Ride Like The WindThird personDevolver DigitalChucklefish GamesJump Over the AgePS4Bethesda Game StudiosSurvival & CraftingTHQSquare EnixIron Lore EntertainmentUbisoft MontrealCapcomiOSBaldur's Gate 3Nintendo DSBestest BestsDwarf FortressLarian StudiosOpen WorldRed Hook StudiosAvernum: Escape From the PitScience FictionMonster Hunter: WorldNieR: AutomataPlatinumGamesBlizzard EntertainmentMultiplayer CompetitivePillars of EternityMMORPGPCIrrational GamesFellow TravellerMacMultiplayer CooperativeUltima VII: The Black GateStardew ValleyNeverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the BetrayerCD ProjektTextAtariFromSoftwareLegend of Grimrock 2Toby FoxMysteryPuzzleDarkest DungeonFinal Fantasy XTitan QuestNi No Kuni II: Revenant KingdomFailbetter GamesStar Traders: FrontiersUbisoftUbisoft EntertainmentDefiant DevelopmentMass Effect 2Obsidian EntertainmentRed Dead Redemption 2Spiderweb SoftwareAlmost HumanNintendo SwitchBay 12 GamesMount & Blade II: BannerlordShooterXbox Series X/SXbox 360InterplayCitizen SleeperNEO ScavengerStrategy: Turn-Based StrategyEidosDragon Age: InquisitionKenshiStar Wars: Knights of The Old RepublicAspyrElectronic ArtsSide viewElden RingGrinding Gear GamesAction AdventureThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntCard GamesXboxPS5First personToseExplorationActivision BlizzardStrategyHack & SlashPS3Story RichHarebrained SchemesBroguePath of ExileRockstar GamesSegaHorizon's GateDragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeLevel-5Divinity: Original Sin 2Sunless SkiesAnachronoxAppleIndieUndertaleLooking Glass StudiosLife SimulationPlayStation VitaFull productRPGSingle PlayerPS2RomancePlanescape: TormentPrime MatterFallout: New VegasSimulationChrono TriggerFantasyAndroidConcernedApeInfogramesEidos InteractiveBird view / IsometricBiowareCD Projekt REDParadox InteractiveTake-Two InteractiveTroika GamesActivisionDeus ExDiablo IIIKitfox GamesWolfEye StudiosNintendo WiiVampire: The Masquerade - BloodlinesDisco ElysiumBlack Isle StudiosTHQ NordicAssassin's Creed: ValhallaLucasArtsTaleWorlds EntertainmentSierra EntertainmentWeird WestYakuza: Like a DragonWarner Bros. GamesThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Whether you prefer wizards, sword-and-board warriors, the irradiated wasteland, vampires, or isometric text-heavy stories, the RPG is the genre that will never let you down. Accross the dizzing number of games available where you can play a role, there's something for everyone - and we've tried to reflect that in our list of the best RPGs on PC. The past couple of years have been great for RPGs, so there are some absolute classics as well as brand spanking new games on this list. And there's more to look forwards to, with rumblings of Dragon Age: Dread Wolf finally on the horizon, and space epic Starfield in our rear view mirror. Whatever else may happen, though, this list will provide you with the 50 best RPGs that you can download and play on PC right now.

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Skyblivion's new video showcases big changes to Oblivion's worldhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyblivions-new-video-showcases-big-changes-to-oblivions-worldEd ThornMon, 28 Sep 2020 15:02:12 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyblivions-new-video-showcases-big-changes-to-oblivions-worldSkyblivionModsRPGThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Yes, Skyblivion is still going folks. A team of volunteers are still plugging away at remaking The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in Skyrim as a mod. Will it ever come to a close? Well, in a new developer diary, we got an insight into how it's looking and where it's headed. In among all the details surrounding UI and clothes and objects, I found one thing really stood out to me. They've nearly completed the 'first pass' of the overworld, and they're injecting some extra flavour into many of the original's dull, empty spaces.

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Microsoft have bought Bethesdahttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-have-bought-bethesdaImogen BeckhellingMon, 21 Sep 2020 14:10:26 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-have-bought-bethesdaRoundhouse StudiosZeniMax Online StudiosXboxFallout 76Xbox Game StudiosBethesda SoftworksPreyQuakeGhostWire: Tokyothe consolidation of the games industryid SoftwareZeniMaxBethesda Game StudiosTango GameworksMachineGamesDeathloopDoomBlockbusterMicrosoftDishonoredFalloutArkaneThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Update: Microsoft say they'll "keep the commitment" to bring Bethesda's Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo to PS5 as timed exclusives. More below.

Microsoft just announced they've bought ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda. The developers of games such as Skyrim, Fallout, Dishonored, Prey, Doom, Quake and all those classics are now technically Xbox Game Studios. Xbox boss Phil Spencer made a post welcoming the developers, in what he calls a "landmark step" for both Microsoft and Bethesda.

What a year.

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The 10 worst kings and queens in PC gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-10-worst-kings-and-queens-in-pc-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 04 Sep 2020 08:00:42 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-10-worst-kings-and-queens-in-pc-gamesAction AdventureRPGLong Live The QueenCrusader Kings IIThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntFallout: New VegasSimulationReignsStrategyStory RichOne Off The ListMount & Blade II: BannerlordFeatureTyrannyIndieMass EffectThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimCrusader Kings IIIThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Regicide is once again a topic at dinner, thanks to the release of Crusader Kings III. Your aunt passes you the gravy, and asks about council matters. Your mother comments on the rise in guillotine stocks. Your father, the king, chews his mutton with a rueful and distant glare, probably thinking about war. A cloaked advisor enters and hands you a note on parchment. “The ten worft kingf and queenf in gamef,” it reads. You cough politely, put it in your pocket for later, and continue pushing poisoned food around as if you are eating it.

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This mod lets you conquer Skyrim with a horde of tiny Fall Guyshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-mod-lets-you-conquer-skyrim-with-a-horde-of-tiny-fall-guysNatalie ClaytonTue, 25 Aug 2020 15:28:45 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-mod-lets-you-conquer-skyrim-with-a-horde-of-tiny-fall-guysThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimFall GuysRPGModding

What's your favourite Fall Guys minigame? See Saw? Door Dash? That weird thing with the eggs? I, for one, prefer the one where your merry band of tic-tacs slay the elder dragon Alduin. Now I understand that's not a very "official" route to claiming a crown or two - but thanks to modder m150, you can now traipse around The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition with a rabble of ravenous Fall Guys at your side.

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Skyrim looks like a new game with 300 mods installedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-looks-like-a-new-game-with-300-mods-installedCraig PearsonMon, 24 Aug 2020 12:30:51 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-looks-like-a-new-game-with-300-mods-installedBethesda SoftworksModsPCAction AdventureRPGVirtual RealityThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VRThird personSingle PlayerFeatureXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

Nowadays, I’m a The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim watcher and not a Skyrim doer. I used to be a doer, but that involved more than just installing the game. I'd start modding, and I wouldn't stop. Couldn't stop. I’d spend more time looking for lore appropriate coin distribution than shouting at dragons. Eventually, something would break, and I'd uninstall it, promising that I wouldn't fall into that hole again.

It's been a long struggle, but when I stumbled upon YouTube compilations of heavily-modded Elder Scrolls, I finally broke the curse. Some brave souls do the hard work for me, turning the nine-year-old RPG (or four-year-old remaster, or two-year-old VR remake) into PC melting 4K thirst traps. I don't have time for that. Nor the PC.

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Morrowind-to-Skyrim overhaul Skywind returns with a new trailerhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/morrowind-to-skyrim-overhaul-skywind-returns-with-a-new-trailerNatalie ClaytonSat, 15 Aug 2020 16:00:53 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/morrowind-to-skyrim-overhaul-skywind-returns-with-a-new-trailerSkywindBethesda SoftworksModsRPGThe Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindModdingThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Crikey, it's been a hot minute since we last heard anything about Skywind, hasn't it? Nevertheless, the colossal task of bringing all of Morrowind into Skyrim is still well underway, with the modders behind the project releasing our first look at the ambitious mod in over a year, by way of a spruced-up return to The Battle at Nchurdamz. Hope your arachnophobia doesn't extend to mechanical spiders, readers.

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Dwagonbown Goes UwU is the worst thing that has ever happened to Skyrimhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dwagonbown-goes-uwu-is-the-worst-thing-that-has-ever-happened-to-skyrimSin VegaFri, 14 Aug 2020 12:31:16 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dwagonbown-goes-uwu-is-the-worst-thing-that-has-ever-happened-to-skyrimbest modsBethesda SoftworksModsRPGFeatureBlockbusterThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game Studios

It's the banner that did it.

Drag... god. Jesus christ. Dwagonbown Goes UwU (or, more correctly, dwagonbown goes uwu) is an overhaul mod that turns you into the worst person in Skyrim.

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This virtual museum lets you try the lockpicking minigames from loads of different gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-virtual-museum-lets-you-try-the-lockpicking-minigames-from-loads-of-different-gamesImogen BeckhellingMon, 10 Aug 2020 17:54:55 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-virtual-museum-lets-you-try-the-lockpicking-minigames-from-loads-of-different-gamesFalloutThief: Deadly ShadowsThiefNo One Lives ForeverIndieDim Bulb GamesDeus ExThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Ages ago I learned how to lockpick in real life, and ever since I've been so impressed at how video games emulate the feeling of managing to crack a lock open. I think maybe it's the noise, that signature *clunk* that makes it so satisfying. It's a staple of RPGs like Skyrim, where lockpicking is literally a skill you can level up. But loads of games have introduced their own unique minigames to let you unlock things, and now you can see most of them in one place thanks to the museum of lockpicking mechanics.

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The 9 best dogs in PC gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-best-dogs-in-pc-gamesBrendan CaldwellMon, 10 Aug 2020 11:00:39 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-best-dogs-in-pc-gamesStealthAction AdventureFallout 4RPGAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownOkami HDPuzzleThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimFeatureThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntHalf-Life 2Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainShooterIndieOne Off The ListPHOGS!Story RichDark Souls: Remastered

All dogs go to heaven, we have heard it said. But what about videogame dogs? By the virtue of their non-existence you may suspect they are refused entry. However, after contemplating the issue for some time, our finest minds in the listicle archives have concluded that, yes, even videogame dogs go to heaven. What a relief. Here are the 10 goodest boys in PC games, all approved for divine ascendence.

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The 9 best magic spells in PC gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-best-magic-spells-in-pc-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 31 Jul 2020 08:00:27 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-best-magic-spells-in-pc-gamesDishonoredMiddle-earth: Shadow of MordorAction AdventureRPGGwent: The Witcher Card GameStory RichFeatureBlockbusterDark Souls IIIDragon's Dogma: Dark ArisenIndieShooterNoitaStrategyThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimPlatformerDivinity: Original Sin 2One Off The List

Hubbish bubbish, rhymes are rubbish, eye of newt and blah blah blah. Gosh, magic is a chore. If only we had a catalyst to... Oh, hello reader, what are you doing here? Well, as it happens, yes, you can help me out. Just stand over here while I scratch these runes around you. I’m trying to summon the 9 best magic spells in PC games, you see. Stand still, please. You won’t feel a thing.

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A Skyrim fan is making lovely handmade illustrations of its alchemy ingredientshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-skyrim-fan-is-making-lovely-handmade-illustrations-of-its-alchemy-ingredientsSin VegaWed, 29 Jul 2020 08:00:34 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-skyrim-fan-is-making-lovely-handmade-illustrations-of-its-alchemy-ingredientsBethesda SoftworksPCAction AdventureRPGThird personFan artFeatureSingle PlayerBlockbusterXbox 360The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

I once worked in an archive that included a heap of medieval herbals. In some form or another, they were a huge part of our culture and inherited knowledge for thousands of years, and while The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim does have a few compendium and guide books, there's nothing in them that really fits that bill.

But one talented player has recently taken to drawing and painting their own compendium of grumpy Nordland's flora. Even in its earliest days, it's got me excited and tempted to dive back into the alchemy game all over again.

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The Forgotten City looks gorgeous in its new gameplay trailerhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-forgotten-city-looks-gorgeous-in-its-new-gameplay-trailerImogen BeckhellingThu, 09 Jul 2020 15:39:23 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-forgotten-city-looks-gorgeous-in-its-new-gameplay-trailerNick PearceRPGModern StorytellerThe Forgotten CityThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

There's a new gameplay trailer out for The Forgotten City, the game that started life as an award-winning Skyrim mod. It's set in a cursed ancient Roman city where if one person sins, everyone dies. It's a Groundhog Day kind of scenario where you have to figure out the city's mysteries in order to break a time loop. In this new preview of one of the game's quests, we get a great look at how far The Forgotten City has come since its Skyrim days, and dare I say it looks better than Skyrim ever could.

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The 9 best nights out in gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-best-nights-out-in-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 26 Jun 2020 08:00:25 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-best-nights-out-in-gamesMonster PromCrypt of the NecroDancerAction AdventureDisco ElysiumRPGThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntAfterpartyDragon Age: InquisitionFeatureShooterIndieOne Off The ListHorrorStory RichDeep Rock GalacticFinal Fantasy VII

Down it, down it, dowwwn it, yeeaahhh! Nice one, you skulled that pint of fizzy water and lemon like an absolute legend, mate, well done. I always knew you were a top enjoyer of a wild night on the tiles, on the rip, on the slosh, on the tear, on the floor, on the bathroom floor, no listen you’re on the bathroom floor mate, for real, get up. I think that San Pelegrino went straight to your head. Maybe just go home, lie down, and play some RPGs. You can always simulate the reckless abandon of a big night in one of these, the 9 best nights out in PC games.

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Get a Fus from the past in this Skyrim fan video and its 2012 SFXhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/get-a-fus-from-the-past-in-this-skyrim-fan-video-and-its-2012-sfxLauren MortonMon, 01 Jun 2020 15:45:42 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/get-a-fus-from-the-past-in-this-skyrim-fan-video-and-its-2012-sfxThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosBethesda SoftworksRPG

Truly, Skyrim never dies. Its memes, one liners, and in-jokes are probably destined to plague our vocabulary until the end of time. Here's a deep cut for you all the way back from the annals of 2012. It's been reshared on Reddit once again because you can't really beat the silly friends reenact video games vibe. So I'm resharing it too and Fus Ro Dah to anyone who minds.

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"Skyrim Grandma" cuts back on videoshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-grandma-cuts-back-on-videos-after-pushy-commentsSin VegaTue, 26 May 2020 16:24:21 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-grandma-cuts-back-on-videos-after-pushy-commentsRPGYouTubeShirley CurryBlockbusterThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimcomments

"Skyrim Grandma" Shirley Curry has drastically cut back on her videos for the sake of her health and enjoyment of the game.

The 84 year old started sharing her Skyrim games in 2015, and her warm, joyful videos made her famous enough to get her own mod, and even a role in the next Elder Scrolls game. She's racked up over 800,000 subscribers on YouTube, but only a tiny percentage are active viewers, and the work and pressure involved are affecting her health.

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The 9 unluckiest characters in gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-unluckiest-characters-in-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 13 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-unluckiest-characters-in-gamesHitman 2XCOM 2Action AdventureSpelunkyRPGStory RichPuzzleThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Stanley ParableFeaturePortal 2IndieReturn of the Obra DinnStrategyDicey DungeonsLife Is Strange 2PlatformerOne Off The List

It’s Friday the 13th, the day of Saint Badluck, patron saint of ladders and casinos. And it is a fabulous holiday. Out there, parades are getting ready to be rained on, and children are looking forward to tonight’s shenanigans, when they will dress up as mirrors and knock on doors, declaring: “sweets or I’ll smash myself”. I love Friday the 13th. So many cherished memories. So many splinters of reflective glass.

So, Happy Bad Luck Day. Here’s a list of the 9 unluckiest characters in videogames. Spoilers for pretty much every game mentioned. So, watch out.

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The best item in Skyrim is...https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-best-item-in-skyrim-isSin VegaThu, 12 Mar 2020 10:20:52 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-best-item-in-skyrim-isBethesda SoftworksSurvival & CraftingPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerFeatureXbox 360BlockbusterModdingThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

This axe.

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The best Skyrim modshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-skyrim-modsGraham SmithFri, 21 Feb 2020 16:18:01 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-skyrim-modsBethesda SoftworksModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360BlockbusterThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

Skyrim is now over twelve years old, but its modding community remains as vibrant as ever. Whether you want to overhaul the fantasy RPG's graphics, add new companions to carry your burdens, or pursue adventures on all-new terrain, generous creators have built something that will satisfy. The only thing that's changed is that, as more have been released, it's become harder to find the very best Skyrim mods. Thankfully, we've picked the best for you.

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The 12 most extravagant lines of dialogue in gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-12-most-extravagant-lines-of-dialogue-in-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 21 Feb 2020 10:02:51 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-12-most-extravagant-lines-of-dialogue-in-gamesBlasphemousStealthAction AdventureRPGFinal Fantasy XVEverythingSimulationDarkest DungeonApex LegendsYakuza Kiwami 2Mass Effect 2Story RichOne Off The ListAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownBlockbusterShooterFeatureMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainMax Payne 2: The Fall Of Max PayneResident Evil 2IndieThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The greasy realm of the videogame is not always the best place to look for good writing. For every Disco Elysium there are roughly 800 Detroit: Beyond Humans. But it is a good place to look for wondrous, over-the-top nonsense. I’m talking about character dialogue so flamboyant and exaggerated, you could insert some line breaks and it would instantly become a verse in a glam rock anthem. Here are the 12 most extravagant, exuberant, and intense lines of dialogue. In games, subtext is just whatever’s written on the side of the nuclear submarine.

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The guy mimicking Skyrim NPCs by walking into stuff is actually pretty funnyhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-guy-mimicking-skyrim-npcs-by-walking-into-stuff-is-actually-pretty-funnyLauren MortonMon, 17 Feb 2020 16:07:43 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-guy-mimicking-skyrim-npcs-by-walking-into-stuff-is-actually-pretty-funnyThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimRPGBethesda Softworks

When Skyrim NPCs absolutely will not stop standing on chairs, walking into walls, and getting generally confused about pathfinding their way around one loose cobblestone in the road, I usually just sigh and roll my eyes. They don't know any better and they never will, I remind myself.

Turns out, it's a lot damn funnier when an actual human being does the same things with some panache and commitment to the role. This guy on TikTok (also on YouTube if you're an Old like me) has a whole series of "Skyrim IRL" videos where he replicates the ridiculous habits of Skyrim's less-sentient inhabitants.

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The Skywind project may want your help even if you have no experiencehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-skywind-project-may-want-your-help-even-if-you-have-no-experienceLauren MortonFri, 10 Jan 2020 21:15:57 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-skywind-project-may-want-your-help-even-if-you-have-no-experienceSkywindModsRPGModdingThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

For several years now, a group of volunteer modders called The Elder Scrolls Renewal Project have been working on Skywind, a standalone mod recreating Morrowind using Skyrim's Creation Kit. The Skywind team posted a rare development video today giving a status update on the project wrapped in a callout for new volunteers in several disciplines with all levels of experience.

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The 8 coldest monsters in PC gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-8-coldest-monsters-in-pc-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 10 Jan 2020 09:00:45 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-8-coldest-monsters-in-pc-gamesBioShockAction AdventureHer StoryRPGThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntFeatureAlien: IsolationDark Souls IIIMonster Hunter: WorldShooterIndieSubnautica: Below ZeroSekiro: Shadows Die TwiceThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimHorrorOne Off The List

I have spent the winter holidays making a list, checking it twice, trying to find who is naughty on ice. But unlike the popular red-clad demon of the north, my list is reserved for terrors, demons and critters larger than 4 feet tall. I’m talking about cold monsters. They’re very chic this week. You see, while Nic has been battering majestic species of endangered giganto-moose in our Monster Hunter World: Iceborne review, I have been working hard to catalogue the frostiest freaks this side of video gaming. Here you go, the 8 coldest monsters in PC games.

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Skyrim grandma Shirley Curry will follow you around Tamriel soonhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-grandma-shirley-curry-will-follow-you-around-tamriel-soonLauren MortonFri, 03 Jan 2020 20:36:16 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-grandma-shirley-curry-will-follow-you-around-tamriel-soonBethesda SoftworksModsPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerXbox 360Shirley CurryModdingThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosPS3First person

Shirley Curry is better known online as the "Skyrim grandma" who begins her YouTube videos with a genial "good morning grandkids" before setting out on adventures in Tamriel. Curry has become dear to enough of her fans that a petition to have her added to The Elder Scrolls 6 helped prompt Bethesda to announce they would do just that. A new Elder Scrolls game is still well past the horizon though and in the meantime fans and modders have decided to add her to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim instead.

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The greatest PC games of the 2010shttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-best-games-of-the-decade-on-pcRPSFri, 06 Dec 2019 16:16:13 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-best-games-of-the-decade-on-pcNidhoggYakuza 0QLOCHouse HouseNintendo GBAMobius DigitalXbox OneBandai Namco EntertainmentRimWorldKojima ProductionsBethesda SoftworksHitman 2Dennaton GamesThird personWith Those We Love AliveDevolver DigitalApex LegendsSports Interactiveid SoftwarePapers PleasePS4Bethesda Game StudiosFeral InteractiveMastertronicCosmo D StudiosSecret HabitatSquare EnixAccess GamesiOSMicrosoftBestest BestsLarian StudiosHumble BundleSlay the SpireFeatureArcade80 DaysBlizzard EntertainmentThe Norwood SuiteCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveMultiplayer CompetitiveFootball Manager Touch 2019MMORPGEA PartnersValve SoftwarePCinkleMacHarmonixMultiplayer CooperativeWube SoftwareCD ProjektElizaTextNamco BandaiAtariFromSoftwareToby FoxOuter WildsPuzzleWarner Bros.Lucas PopeArkane StudiosNamco Bandai PartnersStar Traders: FrontiersHumble GamesMass Effect 2Obsidian EntertainmentGiant SparrowDoomSid Meier's Civilization VNintendo SwitchParadox Development StudioShooterXbox Series X/SMarvelous Entertainment Inc.Xbox 360NEO ScavengerStrategy: Turn-Based StrategyInto the BreachAspyrDishonored 22K GamesElectronic ArtsSide viewFrogwaresAction AdventureSorathCrusader Kings IIMesshofThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntCard GamesMossmouthPS5Ape OutKonamiPlatformerFirst personPlanetSide 2SportsValveRising Star GamesValve CorporationActivision BlizzardPortal 2Annapurna InteractiveFightingHack & SlashStrategyPS3Story RichBernbandDevil DaggersXCOM: Enemy UnknownRockstar GamesPoint and ClickInvisible Inc.SegaKlei EntertainmentReturn of the Obra DinnSpelunkyDota 2Abstraction GamesDivinity: Original Sin 2FTL: Faster Than LightHidden Path EntertainmentSony Online EntertainmentAppleVisual Novel & DatingMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainIndieOverwatchColossal OrderUndertaleVirtuosFactorioPlayStation VitaRockstar NorthRPGTri SynergyUntitled Goose GameSingle PlayerBlitWorksFallout: New VegasSimulationRespawn EntertainmentFiraxis GamesDark SoulsAndroidCataclysm: Dark Days AheadGrand Theft Auto VParadox InteractiveBird view / IsometricBiowareCD Projekt REDTake-Two InteractiveWhat Remains of Edith FinchActivisionHotline MiamiDeadly Premonition2:22AMMOBABlockbusterDaybreak Game CompanyCities: SkylinesDark Souls: RemasteredPanic ButtonIO InteractiveWarner Bros. GamesThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimStrategy: Real-Time Strategy

It's been an eventful decade for PC games, and it would be hard for you to summarise everything that's happened in the medium across the past ten years. Hard for you, but a day's work for us. Below you'll find our picks for the 50 greatest games released on PC across the past decade.

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The Elder Scrolls: Total War brings some much-needed spectacle to Tamriel's scuffleshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-total-war-brings-some-much-needed-spectacle-to-tamriels-scufflesNatalie ClaytonTue, 12 Nov 2019 13:42:10 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-elder-scrolls-total-war-brings-some-much-needed-spectacle-to-tamriels-scufflesThe Creative AssemblyModsMedieval II: Total War KingdomsMedieval II: Total WarStrategyThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Like any big daft fantasy blockbuster, The Elder Scrolls needs war. Unfortunately, Bethesda's open-world games have never been too great at the whole mass battle thing. Even Skyrim's nation-rending civil war never amounted to much more than a gathering of drunk LARPers waving sharp sticks at each other in the snow. The Elder Scrolls: Total War - a complete overhaul to Medieval 2: Total War - launched this week, bringing some proper bombast to battlefields across Tamriel.

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Skyrim composer Jeremy Soule and Night In The Woods co-creator Alec Holowka accused of sexual assaulthttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-composer-jeremy-soule-and-night-in-the-woods-co-creator-alec-holowka-accused-of-sexual-assaultGraham SmithTue, 27 Aug 2019 21:38:42 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-composer-jeremy-soule-and-night-in-the-woods-co-creator-alec-holowka-accused-of-sexual-assaultNeverwinter NightsAlec HolowkaInfinite FallThe Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimGuild Wars 2Splash DamageNight in the Woods

Allegations of abuse have been made against multiple games industry figures in the past 24 hours. On Monday afternoon Nathalie Lawhead, developer of the IGF-winning Tetrageddon Games, wrote a post on her website alleging that Jeremy Soule, the composer of Skyrim, raped her while she was working for an unnamed Vancouver-based games studio. Seven hours later, comics writer and indie developer Zoë Quinn posted tweets alleging that Alec Holowka, co-creator of Aquaria and Night In The Woods, sexually assaulted them. Later that same night, Adelaide Gardner posted a series of tweets alleging that Splash Damage tools programmer Luc Shelton sexually assaulted and gaslit her.

(CW: rape, sexual assault, gaslighting, emotional abuse)

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Oblivion-in-Skyrim mod Skyblivion shows off new trailer as it creeps closer to releasehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/oblivion-in-skyrim-mod-skyblivion-shows-off-new-trailer-as-it-creeps-closer-to-releaseJay CastelloSun, 18 Aug 2019 12:00:27 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/oblivion-in-skyrim-mod-skyblivion-shows-off-new-trailer-as-it-creeps-closer-to-releaseSkyblivionModsRPGThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Fan project Skyblivion has been rumbling along under the radar for a while, and now it's resurfaced with a new trailer to show off its voice acting and a slew of other changes. The ambitious mod that aims to recreate Oblivion entirely within its successor Skyrim is “finally shaping up to what we can call a proper video game,” say its creators. You can see it for yourself below.

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These videogame cats are good catshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-cats-in-videogamesBrendan CaldwellThu, 08 Aug 2019 14:00:25 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-cats-in-videogamesThe Fullbright CompanyAction AdventureAlien: IsolationTacomaHorrorCatsFromSoftwareBae TeamDark SoulsYakuza Kiwami 2Bethesda Game StudiosStory RichThe Creative AssemblySegaCapcomShooterRyu Ga GotakuPurrfect DateFeatureMonster Hunter: WorldIndieThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

It’s International Cat Day! You know, one of those days reportedly invented by a charity, spread by the internet without question, and propagated by the scoundrel media because quite simply we are desperate to post pictures of cats, big cats, fluffy cats, kitten cats, any cat, any excuse for any cat, please, just let me have this day, please, I don't care if it's a fake day, please, I need this.

Here are some good videogame cats for International Cat Day.

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Skyrim satirical mod adds the login frustration of Doom's new console releaseshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-satire-mod-requires-bethesda-loginAlice O'ConnorTue, 30 Jul 2019 12:10:27 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrim-satire-mod-requires-bethesda-loginBethesda SoftworksModsRPGsatireThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game Studios

When Bethesda released the first three Doom games on modern consoles last week, they added (by accident?) a requirement for players to register and sign into into their Bethesda.net doodad before playing these decades-old games. What does that have to do with PC? Well! Continuing the fine PC gaming tradition of pulling the pisser of modern big-budget games with their modern ways, a new Skyrim mod has added the thrilling experience of failing to connect to login servers and being kicked to the main menu. PC gaming: making daffy jokes playable since 1873.

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Steam Charts: Summery Summary Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-summery-summary-editionJohn WalkerMon, 29 Jul 2019 13:28:45 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-summery-summary-editionSteamDoomAction AdventureFallout 4Wolfenstein: YoungbloodFeatureGrand Theft Auto VNieR: AutomataPUBG: BattlegroundsThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimVR

It's never a good sign when Skyrim's back in the Charts. It means mischief is afoot. And not the good kind. In this case, it's Bethesda's Quakecon sale, meaning a whole bunch of the dreariest of usual suspects return to droop our eyelids and weary our souls. And Nier and Flibble Glibble Pants are both on sale yet again. In fact, this week's top 10 features precisely one game released in the last TWO YEARS.

So this week I think I shall describe to you the feelings I feel when I see these games appearing once more.

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Skywind mod shows off Morrowind's levitation and spears remade in Skyrimhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skywind-mod-shows-off-morrowinds-levitation-and-spears-remade-in-skyrimAlice O'ConnorTue, 02 Jul 2019 14:08:51 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skywind-mod-shows-off-morrowinds-levitation-and-spears-remade-in-skyrimSkywindRPGThe Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindThe Elder Scrolls Renewal ProjectThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimMod

Continuing to impress with a commitment to fanciness and authenticity in remaking The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind as a Skyrim mod, a new Skywind trailer has drafted an actual Skyrim voice actor to natter while we see how it's shaping up. Spears are in, levitation is go, and oh god go away cliff racers. Azura there is played by Lani Minella, whose voice spilled forth from the digifaces of Skyrim characters including The Night Mother and several Dunmer folks. Fancy! Authentic! The devs also send word that they're now making it for the fancier Skyrim Special Edition, so it won't hit ye olde originale Skryime.

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Summer Games Done Quick raises over $3 million for charityhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/summer-games-done-quick-raises-over-3-million-for-charityJay CastelloSun, 30 Jun 2019 09:30:46 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/summer-games-done-quick-raises-over-3-million-for-charitySGDQ 2019CharityBlockbusterResident Evil 2Summer Games Done QuickIndieThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimGames Done Quick

The organisers of speedrunning marathon Games Done Quick have breezed past their previous charity fundraising record, gathering $3,003,889 (£2.4m) across the week-long event. They’d already set their own speed record by hitting $1 million on Thursday – the biggest rush of donations always comes at the end – so it’s a multi-record setting event and all in order to give people medical care. Everyone bask in the feel-good glow for a minute.

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Will It Harvest Moon? - a beginner’s field guide to rehabilitating inferior gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/turning-all-other-games-into-harvest-moonKim ArmstrongThu, 23 May 2019 18:00:22 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/turning-all-other-games-into-harvest-moonThe Long DarkFallout 4RPGSid Meier's Civilization VFeatureProject ZomboidHarvest MoonStarboundThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimRimWorldSimulation

To this day, the jaunty static of the opening jingle to Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town brings me back to a simpler time. Summer evenings spent hunched over my Game Boy SP, a pane of glass between me and nature’s suburban bounty as I tilled my little squares of land, pet my happy little chickens, and bribed a town’s worth of reticent heartthrobs into falling for my little blonde avatar, Pepper, with an onslaught of ores, animal products, and various culinary delights (but never cucumbers, ya’ gummy-mouthed fish-man).

Harvest Moon was about as wholesome as wholesome gets, my first videogame love, but as the days turned to years, we grew apart. Since then, I’ve filled the hole in my heart with the usual suspects, (Stardew Valley, Rune Factory, and so on) until there was only one thing left to do: make my own Harvest Moon. And so began my ongoing personal quest to turn every game I own that is unfortunate enough to not be Harvest Moon into the farming simulation game they were always meant to be. Here, in true naturalist fashion, I present my field notes in the hope that we may go on to tame this new frontier together.

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