The Empire of Tamriel is on the edge. The High King of Skyrim has been murdered. Alliances form as claims to the throne are made. In the midst of this conflict, a far more dangerous, ancient evil is awakened. Dragons, long lost to the passages of the Elder Scrolls, have returned to Tamriel. The future of Skyrim, even the Empire itself, hangs in the balance as they wait for the prophesized Dragonborn to come; a hero born with the power of The Voice, and the only one who can stand amongst the dragons.
Quests guide, character building tips and maps to get you through the world of Skyrim.
Everyone's been running off to Solstheim, but I haven't gotten around to playing the Dragonborn paid DLC yet, because I've been entirely enamoured with a massive free quest mod called Wrymstooth. It sounds like a finished-in-an-afternoon adventure (a dragon's been interfering with some supply lines, and you've been hired to deal with it), but it's kept me occupied with memorable, D&D-like party dungeon dives all week. Read More »
Up until today, Skyrim felt a little uneven. The Dragonborn, Hearthfire, and Dawnguard content packs were noticeably low resolution, while the rest of the world could take advantage of the official High Resolution Texture Pack that Bethesda had already put out. What's a guy with a high-end PC to do? Well, they've gone ahead and fixed that by updating the whole thing. Time to look at some pretty stuff. Read More »
If there's one thing that Skyrim and the Elder Scrolls series isn't short on, it's lore. I mean, that's kind of in the series' name, so it would be a bit of an oversight if there wasn't a healthy dollop of history slowly congealing over the snow-flecked cheeks of its northern wastes. But out of all of that history, from the Falmer to the mysteriously disappeared Snow Elves, there's none that seem quite as interesting as the Dwemer, the closest thing The Elder Scrolls has ever come to dwarves. Read More »
I travel to Whiterun for the Companions, Winterhold for the Mages, and Riften for the Thieves. Skyrim is loaded with things to do, but like all Elder Scrolls games, it's still largely defined by its factions. Oddly enough, it's the one area where mods have come up short... until now. Introducing Faction: Pit Fighter, a mod by Thirteenoranges that adds a new organization to Skyrim while bringing back the glory of Oblivion's arena. Read More »
I've often thought how much work it would take to fully voice every single NPC in a game as large as Skyrim. Obviously, it's something that is fairly out of the realm of possibility for most developers, even the mighty Bethesda. But a group of intrepid modders have gone ahead and done their best to fill in the gaps. As spotted by Kotaku, here's the Skyrim Interesting NPCs mod. Read More »
Also known as: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls V: Sky Rim, Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Expansion packs related to this game:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim -- Dragonborn (PC)
Also available on: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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