Dishonored was one of the more intriguing titles in 2012, a rare breed that sold well and met with good critical acclaim. For those who missed out, Bethesda has just released a Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition, which is now available in stores for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition includes the full original game, plus all DLC released to date. For those taking notes at home, that means that Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition includes Dunwall City Trials, The Knife of Dunwall, The … [Read more...]
Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition Release Date Unveiled
The Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition was announced today, with a release date that's coming up sooner than one might have expected. Bethesda Softworks today announced that the compendium will be available in North America on Oct. 8 and throughout Europe on Oct. 11. The Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition will ship for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It will cost $39.99 -- a fantastic deal. Dishonored was one of the more intriguing titles in 2012, a rare breed that sold well and met with good critical acclaim. The … [Read more...]
Elder Scrolls Online Gameplay at QuakeCon: PS4 or Xbox One?
Fans of The Elder Scrolls series have been clamoring for details about the PS4 and Xbox One versions of The Elder Scrolls Online, shown at E3 in PC form only. Today, Bethesda Softworks announced that The Elder Scrolls Online gameplay will be shown live on stage at QuakeCon 2013. Although QuakeCon is traditionally a PC-focused event, Bethesda has in the past used the venue to show and discuss console games. Does that mean we may finally learn more about The Elder Scrolls Online for PS4 and Xbox One? The possibility is … [Read more...]
Best of E3 2013: Six Weeks Later Awards
E3 2013 provided some phenomenal sights, sounds and experiences thanks to the upcoming launch of the PS4 and Xbox One. Yet identifying the best games of E3 can’t really be done on the last day of the show or the following week. With all the big screens and bigger marketing campaigns, it’s too tempting to blindly follow the pretty blinking thing. That’s why, for the second year in a row, we’ve purposefully held our Best of E3 awards for six weeks – long enough to be immune to the multimedia blitz, and far enough away … [Read more...]
Dishonored The Brigmore Witches Release Date Announced
The final round of DLC for Dishonored, called Dishonored The Brigmore Witches, will ship in mid-August for all three platforms on which Bethesda released the game: Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The Dishonored The Brigmore Witches add-on pack will be available worldwide on August 13 and retail for $9.99 or 800 Microsoft Points. The only exception to the release date is for PS3 owners in Europe, who will have to wait until August 14. In The Brigmore Witches, players can continue their first-person journey as the legendary … [Read more...]
Bethesda Unveils Wolfenstein: The New Order for Current and Next-Gen Consoles
With next-gen fever now hitting its stride as we near the May 21 "Xbox 720" unveiling and continue to receive PS4 news from Sony, Bethesda Softworks today unveiled a new Wolfenstein game, Wolfenstein: The New Order, for both the PlayStation 4 and "Xbox 720 / Durango." The game will also release for the current-gen PS3 and Xbox 360. Wolfenstein: The New Order, an action-adventure shooter as you'd expect from the series, is slated to release in Q4 -- presumably as a launch title for both next-gen consoles. The game is … [Read more...]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition Coming to Xbox 360, PS3 in June
No stranger to compilation titles with their Elder Scrolls series, Bethesda Softworks today announced that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition will be available on June 4 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PC. Similar to the "Game of the Year" editions of previous Elder Scrolls games, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition will include all the downloadable content (DLC) that's released for the game so far. That makes this new iteration truly the definitive version of the masterful game. All … [Read more...]
Bethesda Unveils The Evil Within, a PS4 & ‘Xbox 720’ Survival-Horror Game
Bethesda Softworks today took the wraps off The Evil Within, a new survival-horror game from Shinji Mikami, but the biggest news may not be the studio's partnership with "the father of the survival horror genre," but the fact that The Evil Within is being developed for the PS4 and the next-generation Xbox, aka "Durango" or the "Xbox 720." According to Bethesda's announcement, the game is also in development for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Mikami is best known as the creator of the Resident Evil series, so hearing of a new … [Read more...]
Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall DLC Now Available
Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall, the second batch of DLC pack for Bethesda's first-person action game, is now available worldwide via Xbox Live (800 Microsoft Points) and Steam ($9.99). The DLC will be available later today on the PlayStation Store for $9.99. In The Knife of Dunwall, gamers take on the role of Daud, the legendary assassin who killed the Empress, and have access to his weapons, gadgets, allies and supernatural abilities. After assassinating the Empress, and forever changing the fate of Dunwall, you … [Read more...]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn Review
In light of our previous praise of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and the accolades from dozens of other outlets, it goes without saying that Skyrim is an outstanding game. With such a hit on their hands, some game developers might call it a day and move on to their next project. Bethesda -- thank the Nord gods -- is not one of those developers. Bethesda keeps adding to the already-expansive and mesmerizing world of Skyrim, first with Dawnguard DLC (review), then a little more with the Hearthfire DLC (review) and now with … [Read more...]
