Skyrim Gets Dragonborn DLC in December by Steve R Gibson
November 5, 2012
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Dragonborn DLC Coming to Xbox in December Bethesda has announced the next installment of Skyrim DLC. The add-on, titled Dragonborn, will add a new story line focused on the resurrection of a dragon priest gone mad with power. The DLC also adds the ability to ride dragons, a long overdue [...]

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nJoystic Uncovers Skyrim’s Real ‘Hearthfire’ Expansion Dev Diary by Steve R Gibson
August 31, 2012
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Digging deeper to find the truth behind Bethesda’s second DLC pack slated for Skyrim Bethesda has released the sixth installment in their Skyrim developer’s diary series, this time focusing on the creating of the Hearthfire expansion plans. While their version of the events are entertaining, they’re not the true story. [...]

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Bethesda Gives Status Update on Skyrim PS3 DLC by Steve R Gibson
August 30, 2012
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Owners of the Playstation 3 epic are about to get . . . the same amount of epic. No new epic. Microsoft’s deal with Bethesda to bring The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim DLC to the Xbox platform one month earlier than rival platforms has already drawn the ire of the [...]

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Bethesda Announces First Skyrim DLC . . . Sort Of by Steve R Gibson
May 1, 2012
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First Skyrim DLC to be named ‘Dawnguard’ Re-posting a press release verbatim is a pet-peeve of mine, but when the entire announcement is a single picture, that leaves little choice. So here it is. And there you have it; the first DLC for Skyrim will be titled ‘Dawnguard.’ Bethesda promises [...]

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Ben’s Top 10 of 2011 by Ben Matlock
December 31, 2011

Game of the Year awards are actually some of my favorite things to work on, and that’s not just because they’re easy to write. I love to reflect on the experiences I’ve had throughout a year, and since joining nJoystic, it has only become more fun for me. Working with/against [...]

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2011 nJoystic Game of the Year by Steve R Gibson
December 30, 2011

Heading into 2011, I knew we’d be in for a big year. As much as I’d love to think it’s because I’m a genius, I certainly wasn’t the only one who could see the wealth of monumental releases on the horizon. Surprise gems like NetherRealm’s Mortal Kombat 9 only added [...]

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nJoystic’s Best RPG of 2011 by Steve R Gibson
December 29, 2011

Because there are so many different types of role-playing games, it’s often hard to compare them all. A genre that once was defined by first-person dungeon crawlers and top-down adventures, traditional RPG mechanics can now be found in almost every other genre of games. That makes it a difficult category [...]

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Skyrim 1.2 update issues getting patched next week. by Ben Matlock
December 1, 2011

After just releasing the 1.2 update for Skyrim this week, it seems like the game will be getting an incremental patch next week to fix some of the new issues caused by the update. The big problem (or “miracle,” depending on who you ask) of dragons flying backwards, as well [...]

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Skyrim 1.2 update available on PS3. PC/360 versions coming November 30. by Ben Matlock
November 28, 2011

Skyrim, to me, is  one of those amazing games that is so good that any areas where it feels broken seem almost irrelevant to the overall experience. In fact, I can say I’ve only had one glitch that actually broke the game for me and forced me to reload some [...]

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Review – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360) by Ben Matlock
November 18, 2011

It can’t be that good, right? The Elder Scrolls is a series that I hold in very high regard. Morrowind, despite its flaws, stands as one of my favorite games ever and Oblivion, while it may not have especially aged well, was a revolutionary title for its time. So when [...]

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Could Skyrim see a Wii U release? by Ben Matlock
September 26, 2011

With the limitations of the Wii, it makes sense that Bethesda games haven’t made any appearances on Nintendo’s current system. But could this all change with the Wii U? Could we even see Skyrim on Nintendo’s next console? Bethesda’s Vice President of PR Pete Hines says, “It’s definitely a possibility.” [...]

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Watch the Skyrim E3 Demo in its Entirety. by Ben Matlock
September 13, 2011

Bethesda has released Skyrim’s E3 demo (also shown at QuakeCon and PAX Prime) in 3 parts, possibly to remind us that The Elder Scrolls V should still be very high on your “Most Anticipated” List for the year. Here they are for your viewing pleasure. Seriously, get watching if you [...]

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E3 Eyecandy Review: Skyrim by Steve R Gibson
June 15, 2011
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There’s still nearly five months before the launch of the next Elder Scrolls title, Skyrim. As a wise man once said, the wa-a-ait is the hardest part. Fortunately, Bethesda decided to give us a batch of new screens for E3. And they look absolutely beautiful. Check ‘em out: The Elder [...]

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Skyrim Seeks to Capture Morrowind Vibe by Steve R Gibson
March 11, 2011

Speaking with OXM, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim‘s creative director Todd Howard speaks on getting back to some of that ‘Morrowind’ feel. He explains that part of what he felt made Morrowind such a great game was a sense of discovery in a strange world. Conversely, Oblivion‘s world was more structured [...]

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First Look at Skyrim Gameplay in New Trailer by Steve R Gibson
February 24, 2011

Bioware has posted a new video that offers us our first look at Skyrim in action. I think it’s fair to say that it looks nothing short of being one of the most amazing games we have ever seen. I don’t know anything now that I didn’t already know, but [...]

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Skyrim Screen Shots, Concept Art Updated by Steve R Gibson
February 11, 2011

Bethesda has updated their flickr page with new (to the web) screen shots, as well as some concept art from their upcoming Elder Scrolls installment, Skyrim. Find them all on Bethesda’s Flickr page here.

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