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id Software Bought By Bethesda Parent Company, ZeniMax
Doom, Fallout, Oblivion, Wolfenstein, Carmack, Howard... all in one company. More »
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Bethesda Softworks Goes Full Steam Ahead
Steam users can now enjoy more of the fruits of Bethesda Softworks labor, as The Elder Scrolls series and Call of Cthulhu join Valve's digital distribution service. Hardly shocking news, but news nonetheless. More » -
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Steam Getting Oblivion, Morrowind
Looks like Bethesda will soon be bringing a lot more than just Fallout 3 to Steam, with users spotting some advertisements on the service advertising games like Oblivion and Morrowind. More »
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Comment by dirtface: My next computer won't even have a DVD drive. 22 Responses | Other threads
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Bethesda Teams With Del Rey For Elder Scroll Novels
Elder Scroll Fans don't worry, Bethesda hasn't forgotten about you. More »
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Comment by Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: Theirs no way that the books will be able to match the epic stories,fascinating characters and amazing dialogue that was... 15 Responses | Other threads
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Bethesda Rightsizes its DLC
Fallout 3's "The Pitt" and "Operation: Anchorage" - in terms of size and complexity - are where Bethesda wants to be with its DLC strategy, according to Bethesda's marketing and PR vice president. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by coolguyface: "We don't give up on our stuff, ever" Thats why your games are so well patched and unbuggy? 26 Responses | Other threads
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Top Oblivion DLC Revealed, Horse Armor Surprisingly Popular
Bethesda Softworks' campaign to incrementally squeeze money from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion players has been a huge success. So much so that offering up downloadable horse armor wasn't the flop it should have been. More »
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Comment by R0YB0T: I take it that list is console only minus real expansions. Only Console gamers would pay for these things. This crap just... 20 Responses | Other threads
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Peter Molyneux Compares Oblivion and Fable 2, Killing And Social Diseases
More Peter Molyneux talking. Here he goes, talk, talk, talk. And when he's not talking about his new game Fable 2, he's talking about other stuff. Today's other stuff is his opinion of RPG Oblivion and comparing it to Fable 2. According to Molyneux: More »
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Comment by NexusSIX: Eats Gods for breakfast: 13 hour rpgs are not worth it. 11 Responses | Other threads
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Patapon and Oblivion Get Budget Priced In Japan
Sony Computer Entertainment announced two new entries in its "the Best" series: Patapon for PSP the Best and Oblivion for PLAYSTATION 3 the Best. Patapon is out September 25th for ¥2,8000 (US$26) and Oblivion is out September 4th for ¥3,800 ($35). Wonder if you can get them cheaper used...
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Comment by em: @nemo: Yes, it would. ^_^ Price drops are nice...It'll make it easier on my wallet when I get a PS3, and who... more » | Other threads
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Fallout 3 Is So Better Than Oblivion, Say Bethesda
Having made both Oblivion and Fallout 3, when asked which of the two was the better game, you'd think Bethesda would remain a little impartial, no? Keep thigs civil, keep things amicable between the two franchises? Nope. Speaking in London last week, Bethesda's Peter Hines went on record saying Fallout 3 > Oblivion. More » -
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Fallout 3 Lead: "We're Console Players Now"
Worried that Fallout 3 may be a little too dumbed down for your tastes, PC fans? Course you are. The same allegations were levelled against Oblivion, if I remember correctly. Bethesda would have heard your cries, but the sound of millions of dollars in Oblivion sales kinda drowned you out. As for Fallout 3, no, they're not worried about dumbing down a PC game for console gamers at all. Well, they are, but they're equally worried about making a game too complex for console gamers! Classic rock/hard place scenario. Fallout 3 lead Emil Pagliarulo isn't worried about rocks or hard places, however, telling Next-Gen:People like myself and some people that work here actually grew up as hardcore PC guys, and now we're older, we have kids, we don't have that much time, so we've transitioned. We're console players now.
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Bethesda Talks Fallout 3's Advancements
Gamasutra currently has an in-depth interview with Bethesda marketing VP Pete Hines all about Fallout 3 and just how the team plans to meet sky-high expectations for the game. Hines says that while you can't please 'em all, they try to think of the fans as much as they can: More »
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Comment by L_K_M: @stryker1800: Don't see how them happening a lot makes it better for the poor sobs affected by this. more » | Other threads
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What If Oblivion Ran On The Crysis Engine?
Your computer would explode. That's what. So let's just play hypotheticals, then, and check out this clip showing what the Imperial City and surrounding countryside look like running on Crytek's CryEngine. The city assets are dropped straight in from Oblivion, but the natural stuff and lighting, that's all new. And gorgeous. More » -
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Fallout 3 Is 50%-80% The Size Of Oblivion
The virtual worlds within RPGs are getting bigger by the day, but as an ex-girlfriend once asked us, how big is too big? Fallout 3 is reportedly building a world that, off the cuff, is about 50%-80% the size of Bethesda's last opus, Oblivion. While I enjoy exploring as much as the next guy, given the size of Oblivion, that 50%-80% sounds plenty big to me. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by GoddardFazoons: true that but now with fallout 3 actually out id rather run around in post apocalyptic d.c while actually... more » | Other threads
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GDC08: Rock Band Post Postmortem, Pardo Talks
GDC's Jamil Moledina has updated his "Director's Cut" blog with details on four new sessions that will be taking place at next year's conference. Here's the summary, for those not into the whole reading thing: More » -
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Bethesda's AAA Playlist
It's always interesting when designers disclose what they are playing, and Bethesda recently listed a boatload of games their team was playing, broken down by occupation. Overall AAA trends include exactly what you would probably predict: Mass Effect, Rock Band, Orange Box, Super Mario Galaxy, Assassin's Creed, etc. You can also spot a dead Xbox 360, boardgames and plenty of popular (and even some older) RPGs sure to be influencing these good Samaritans who are making what will hopefully be my next favorite infatuation for a while (Fallout 3). Also of note: nobody's playing Fallout 2...at least not during weekend hours...though Oblivion is in at least one rotation. More » -
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Bethesda Mum On Oblivion PSP Cancellation
When we caught wind of retailer Gamestop calling those who had pre-ordered The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion, informing them of its cancellation, it sounded rather grim for the PSP release. Normally, Gamestop isn't in the business of wiping products from its database and phoning customers when there's a chance a product still has some life in it. More »
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Comment by Gjerven: I wonder how the game would have looked liked on the PSP. It would probably not be so far away... more » | Other threads
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Oblivion PSP Finally Officially Canceled?
We've received a few tips from readers today who have been contacted by their local Gamestop drones bringing them bad news—The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion has been canceled for the PSP. Rumors about the game's cancellation have been swirling since... well, since it didn't ship in the Spring of 2007 as previously planned. However, strong rumors indicating that the game was finally kaput were hinted at this summer. More »
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Comment by ~pandafresh~: Did everyone forget that they said the game was gunna be LINEAR and more of a Dungeon Hack-n-Slash instead of... more » | Other threads
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Ken Rolston Talks Story, Kinda Scares (Excites?) Us
"I'm spraying you guys hard in the mouth, knocking you down," said Ken Rolston, his brow glistening. And other than that awkward innuendo, no, including that innuendo, Rolsten's creamy white beard and stoic to animated dynamics remind me of my junior year high school English teacher. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by ColbyCheese: /cast GiantWallofText(Rank 6) I think that, historically, designers haven't made a big enough distinction between "telling" the story and letting the... more » | Other threads
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Oblivion PSP Canned
Rumor has it that Bethesda has mothballed, or perhaps even permanently canned the Oblivion destined for the Playstation Portable. According to rumblings, Climax's Portsmouth team, which was working on the game, has been recently plagued with major production problems and was running increasingly late.
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Comment by Gagamus: I'm not really sure that the PSP is the kind of platform you'd want to bring a game like Oblivion... more » | Other threads
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Oblivion's Dead People Nookie
Comment by Witzbold: @pandafresh: Oh yeah totally, I think a lot of J devs back then were fans of american games, and which... more » | Other threads
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Ukrainian Restaurant is Straight Out of Oblivion
Is it me, or does this shot of a "Secret Underground Ukrainian Restaurant" look like it came straight out of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, from when you forget to remove your Ring of Light and stuff up close is all overexposed with bloom lighting? The picture is real, and the photographer took advantage of the same HDR (High Dynamic Range) principles we see in the videogame world. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by dasmoment: I don't think anyone's pointed it out yet: it's not the hdr that's really weirding this image up, tho hdr... more » | Other threads
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ESRB Needs New User Generated Content Rating
Is the ESRB going far enough to protect game developers from the people who modify their games? Should the ratings board be more clear about the "modability" of an ESRB-rated game? Cathode Tan and Curmudgeon Gamer recently touched on the subject of a Forza Motorsport 2 user's offensive paintjobs wondering why normally inaccessible content in games like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas warranted re-ratings from the board, but offensive hate speech in a user created car don't see similar scrutiny. More » -
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Oblivion Game of the Year Edition
As was done with Morrowind before it, Bethesda Softwork's award-winning free-roaming RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is getting the Game of the Year treatment. Available in September for the Xbox 360, PC, and PS3, the GOTY edition will include the game and both the Knights of the Nine download pack and the expansion, Shivering Isles. This marks the first time Shivering Isles will be made available to PlayStation 3 owners...and pretty much means that they'll have to buy the game over again at a hopefully reduced price in order to experience all the expansion has to offer. The PS3 version came prepackaged with Knights of the Nine. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Jonathan Janaway: ok i had the normal oblivion elder scrolls iv then i got the goty edition and i dont know weater... more » | Other threads
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Mass Effect, BioShock Turning Japanese
Earlier this year, a petition from Japanese gamers popped up online. They were eager to play a localized version of the then unlocalized RPG Oblivion. Those gamers got their wish, and the game has been brought to The Land of the Rising Sun in Japanese. This week's Famitsu brings word that Xbox 360 games Mass Effect and BioShock will be getting full localization. This news should make 3,000 Japanese people buying Xbox 360s every week very, very happy! More »
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Comment by HobbaHobba: @bobtheduck: Very well said. Stuffing our stuff down their throat wouldn't magically make them like our games. We like... more » | Other threads
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Russia Goes Cross-Platform This Gen
The Wall is the first cross-platform current gen title from Russia. The PS3/Xbox 360 game combines genre elements from FPS, RTS and RPG games. Slated for a second quarter 2008 release, it's being developed by pc game maker Play Ten Interactive and will incorporate Emergent's Gamebryo dev tech, which was employed in Oblivion and Civilization IV. Says Dmitri Kruglov, CEO of Play Ten: More »
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Comment by NoMoreTrolls: *Liking the Yakov Smirnov. This game has potential. more » | Other threads
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Localized Oblivion 360 Dated For Japan
Japanese RPG fans rejoice! Well, Japanese fans of RPGs, not fans of Japanese RPGs. You guys can rejoice too if you want. Anyway, Oblivion is being released in Japan all over again, only this time in Japanese! When the game was released in English last year, a petition immediately went up calling for the game to be translated into the native tongue. Understandable really - it was the equivalent of the next Final Fantasy game being released in the states without being translated from Japanese. Trying to play a story driven game while struggling to understand the story sucks. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by AlKusanagi: One of the strangest things, however, was the fact that the Knights of the Nine expansion was actually released on... more » | Other threads
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By Mike FaheyComment by Clur: No matter how bad your think a retailer is, the fact that they managed to stuff up a supply order... more » | Other threads
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Oblivion Expansion Hits Xbox Live
The expansion for the Xbox 360 version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has hit Xbox Live and is ready to sap your social life's energy. With a promised thirty hours of gameplay in the realm of Sheogorath, the Daedric Prince of Madness and tons of new items, quests, creatures and other time-sucking additions you'll probably forget within mere days that you dropped 2400 Microsoft points on the thing. More »
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Comment by justhesh: @aelfin: Right. I've always been one of those "Check every barrel, read every bookcase" type of RPG gamers (I don't... more » | Other threads
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Greatest PS3 Contest On Earth Reminder!
Hey reader people, don't forget about our super amazing totally bitchin' PLAYSTATION 3 contest! We are giving away a one-of-a-kind customized PS3, copies of Fight Night, Madden, Call of Duty, Ridge Race and developer autographed copies of both Resistance and Oblivion. To bring everyone up to speed: More »
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Comment by drejan: This is a awesome contest, I am just hoping for the games, the ps3 is just a bonus. great games,... more » | Other threads
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PS3 Giveaway Spectacular Gets Cooler(er)
So the folks over at Insomniac Games couldn't help but notice that our spiffy Playstation 3 giveaway, while now featuring a copy of Oblivion signed by some of the Bethesda devs, was still very much lacking in any Resistance Fall of Man-nary...Um, yeah.
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Comment by beeporama (brian.j.parker): I found all the missions/questions pretty easily, but answering them is going to be another story. The last one... more » | Other threads
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PS3 Contest Just Got Sexier
Bethesda Softworks Veep and Kotaku reader Pete Hines noticed that our Playstation 3 contest had plenty of sexy console in it but that the games were a tad dated. So he emailed to ask if we'd like a copy of Oblivion to throw into the mix. More »
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Comment by punkasscrab: @ Gloominati: I would think why bother with a PS3 or 360 on 10" TV. You would not believe how amazing... more » | Other threads
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Shivering Isles Is The Last Oblivion Expansion
Sorry, gamers hoping to get to the thousand hour mark on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, your chance to log more hours post-Shivering Isles expansion will have to be done with familiar content. In a quote from 360 Gamer Magazine, Bethesda Softwork's Peter Hines reveals that the Shivering Isles expansion will be the first, and last, expansion for the time-swallowing RPG. More »
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Comment by LORDofDANCE: "Why would anyone own this on anything but PC?" People don't have $700 to spend on a decent PC. more » | Other threads
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PS3 Oblivion - No DLC At Launch
First Bethesda disses Sony's PS3 controller, and now their online capabilities come into question as news surfaces indicating that there will be no downloadable content for the game available when the game launches next month. When will the content become available? More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by hezz: Wow, we actually want DLC? WTF has happened to gaming, I hate purchasing additional bullshit. more » | Other threads
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Oblivion Lead Jumps Ship To Big Huge Games
Elder Scrolls designer, beret fetishist, and dude responsible for contributing to dozens of pen-and-paper RPGs Ken Rolston has joined the team over at Big Huge Games, ready to work on the developer's next role-playing title. More » -
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Bethesda Poo-poos SIXAXIS Control, Wants Rumble
In a recent interview with Bethesda Softworks' vice prez of PR and marketing, Pete Hines talks about the potential of SIXAXIS motion control for their upcoming PLAYSTATION 3 port of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Suffice it to say, Bethesda's not on board with the compelling new control scheme. More »
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Comment by sketch: Uhm, the PC doesn't have a mouse that can rumble, and Bethesda didn't seem to have any problems with that. Why... more » | Other threads
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Pickup Lines of Tamriel
For those single kotakuites out there, you have a little less than two days to either find a valentine or pick up a copy of Chulip and a box of tissues (for tears!) to spend the lovers' holiday with. In order to help you in your hunt for somebody to love, Busy Gamer News has compiled a reference video of pickup lines from Oblivion's land of Tamriel.More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Zuffox: "Jump on my sword while you can!" has for whatever embarassing reasons been omitted. >_> more » | Other threads
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Comment by Scazza: I loved it when he calls out "Yeah, bring it on sucker... this my kinda shit!".... very memorable... the... more » | Other threads
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