The new issue of British PC gaming mag PC Zone, on stands today, reveals information about The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion's first full expansion pack. Unlike the paltry offerings we've received so far (not including the excellent horse armor, of course), the Shivering Isles expansion promises over 30 hours of new gameplay. New quests, new monsters, and a whole new land that changes based on your decisions as you play.

Setting the scene, it's explained that an ominous-looking gate has opened in Nibben Bay, the portal leading to a torn realm - the Shivering Isles - ruled by Sheogorath, the god of madness and dementia. Apparently, adventurers will meet the god and "plough through his trials", but it's additionally hinted that ultimately we may well be usurping the deity.

If you thought becoming a vampire in the game was cool, I can only imagine what becoming a god would be like. I'd really love to get the chance to strike down some of the more annoying villages in the land with some good old-fashioned unbridled wrath.

The magazine also has the first screenshots as well, so if any of our European friends with a scanner would be so kind, we'd surely appreciate it. Michael Fahey

Oblivion expansion: First concrete details [PC Zone Magazine via Voodoo Extreme]

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