The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a prime candidate for game of the year, a massive follow-up to Bethesda's like-heralded RPG Oblivion, only this time built on an all-new game engine and featuring dragons. Yes, dragons. You can't have a great fantasy RPG without them, right? The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has already flexed its retail muscle, selling an estimated 7 million units and setting a record on Steam, with more than 280,000 concurrent players in the first 24 hours of its release. Naturally, those results mean that … [Read more...]
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Sales Reach 7 Million Units, Generate $450 Million Globally
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has flexed some dragon-powered muscle in its first week of availability, selling through an estimated 7 million units on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and generating more than $450 million in global sales. Skyrim actually set a record on Steam, with more than 280,000 concurrent players in the first 24 hours of its release, far outdistancing all other titles. More than 50 percent of launch units across all platforms were sold in the first 48 hours. Skyrim has earned serious praise from media … [Read more...]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Arrives; Xbox 360 DLC to be Exclusive for 30 Days
The day RPG fans have been looking forward to for 18 months has finally arrived: The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim has arrived at retail for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Amid the Skyrim fever, one little tidbit of news may have gotten lost: the Xbox 360 will have Skyrim DLC exclusive for 30 days. One month before you will find it anywhere else, the first two DLC expansions for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be available exclusively on Xbox Live. Here's the info, straight as we received it from Microsoft's PR … [Read more...]
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Avatar Launch Collection Hits Xbox Live
A new clothing collection for your Xbox 360 Avatar has just hit Xbox Live to fuel your fire for the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Yes, that was a cheap dragon/fire reference. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Avatar Launch Collection is now available for your downloading pleasure. The goodies, all outlined below, are also available for the PS3 via the PlayStation Network. In addition to avatar clothing, there's also a Skyrim dashboard theme. All told, the Skyrim Launch Collection includes the … [Read more...]
Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition Unveiled for Xbox 360
We may all be obsessed with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which ships Nov. 11, but Bethesda's got other games in the hopper as well, including the just-announced Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition, which will ship for Xbox 360 in February 2012. Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition will be available in North America on Feb. 7 and in Europe on Feb 10. Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition will include the core game and all the DLC and add-on content that's released so far: Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, … [Read more...]
Watch Now: New Skyrim Live-Action Video Trailer
It's no secret that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is my most-anticipated game of the year. I'm not ashamed to admit it, nor have I been for the past 12 months. Today we've got something new for Skyrim, though: a live-action trailer for Bethesda's epic RPG. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is slated for release worldwide on November 11. I have no doubt it will rock, and millions of other gamers feel the same way. You can pre-order the game using any of the following Amazon.com links: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for Xbox … [Read more...]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim DLC to be Xbox 360 Exclusive — for 30 Days
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is our editor's most anticipated game of the year, and it looks like if he -- and anyone else -- wants to get the DLC for it ASAP, he (and you) will have to own the Xbox 360 version first. Bethesda has announced that the Elder Scrolls V Skyrim DLC will be a timed exclusive for Xbox 360. The Skyrim DLC will come to the PS3 and Windows PC, but not until 30 days later. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be available for all platforms on November 11. Xbox Live will be the first avenue by … [Read more...]
Brink: Agents of Change DLC Now on Xbox 360, PS3, Steam — Free for Two Weeks
Bethesda today released a DLC package for its shooter Brink, with the content slated to be completely free for the first two weeks. Brink: Agents of Change, which is now available on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and Steam, will cost 800 Microsoft Points or $9.99 after the two-week period. So get it now, if you're interested or think you might be. In Brink: Agents of Change, the name of the game is secrets, lies and double agents. No one and nothing is at it seems, as the arrival of a mysterious ship from the … [Read more...]
Prey 2 E3 Trailer: Watch it Here
The official E3 trailer for Prey 2 has just hit the wild, and we've got it here for your viewing pleasure. Prey 2 is an open world sci-fi shooter about Killian Samuels, a Federal Marshall who is abducted by a cruel race of aliens. Playing as Killian, gamers will find themselves marooned on an alien planet called Exodus. While working as a bounty hunter, players will uncover a plot that threatens their homeworld, and it's up to Killian to take action. You know, that whole "save the world" … [Read more...]
Hunted: The Demon’s Forge Now Available for Xbox 360, PS3
If you were disappointed in the latest D&D game on Xbox 360, you should take a peek at Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, a new co-op fantasy action game that's just begun shipping for Microsoft's console, as well as the PS3 and Windows PC. Hunted: The Demon’s Forge is a fresh take on the classic dungeon crawl experience that delivers the intensity and action of a modern-day shooter. Set in a dark fantasy world, Hunted: The Demon's Forge is an intense cooperative action game that pits you and your partner against waves of … [Read more...]
