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One of the most absurd yet brilliant mods for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has just landed — instead of battling dragons the old-fashioned way, players are now invited to debate them.
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April 16, 2026

Today, Bethesda Softworks is an industry giant — but back when The Elder Scrolls: Arena launched, the studio was much closer to an indie team. Quite literally: the developers didn’t just make the game — they also handled packaging and shipping it to stores themselves.
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April 10, 2026

Dennis Mejillones, a former senior artist at Bethesda Game Studios who worked on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and the Fallout series, shared insights in an interview with Kiwi Talkz about the studio’s approach to bugs — and the phrase Todd Howard would repeat to developers again and again.
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April 9, 2026

With Crimson Desert not everything is so clear after the first hundred hours. In any case, gamers who completed the story campaign complained about the lack of enemies.
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April 7, 2026

The developers of Ghost Master: Resurrection, a remake of the 2003 game, have announced the release of the project. An updated version of the iconic strategy is already available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.
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March 23, 2026

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is in a sense a sequel to Fallout 3. This was stated in a recent interview by the head of Bethesda, Todd Howard.
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March 18, 2026

Apparently, the release of Starfield on PlayStation 5 is getting closer. Journalists and content authors will test a version of the game for a new platform this week, Instant Gaming reports.
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March 10, 2026

Many Steam games are back at discounted prices. Right now, gamers can snag deals on titles from NIS America, Inc., Kepler Interactive, Koei Tecmo, Bethesda Softworks, Square Enix, and more.
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March 3, 2026

YouTuber Leo Torres has released a new video in which he recreates the Forgotten Vale of the Falmer from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim using Unreal Engine 5.7.2, with Lumen and Nanite showcasing how Bethesda Game Studios’ iconic RPG could look on a modern engine.
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March 1, 2026

It seems that the first scandal broke out around Crimson Desert. Moreover, the reason was the developers disputes about the genre of the game just a month before its release.
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February 20, 2026

Crimson Desert has every chance of becoming the game of the year, and if Grand Theft Auto 6 suddenly fails, then this issue will be resolved by itself. This was stated by former Rockstar Games animator Mike York.
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February 18, 2026

Starfield may be released on PlayStation 5 as early as April this year. This is reported by the PPE publication with reference to the internal documents of the game distributor.
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February 5, 2026

Virtuos, the studio best known for its work on Oblivion Remastered, has unexpectedly turned out to be involved with the Fallout TV series as well. Ahead of the Season 2 finale, the company confirmed that it was responsible for environmental work — its team created the photorealistic landscapes seen on screen.
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February 4, 2026

The bizarre NPC behavior when opening doors in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has long been a fan meme. Characters crack the door open just a few centimeters — revealing empty void — then suddenly vanish. This quirk has persisted for about 15 years, dating back to the 2011 launch, tied to how the game handles loading screens.
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February 1, 2026

An artist and devoted The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim fan known as cormeals has “fulfilled a childhood dream” by reimagining Whiterun as it might look in reality — complete with an aerial perspective that captures the fantasy city in stunning detail.
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January 22, 2026

3D artist Leo Torres has unveiled a new video showcasing the village of Rorikstead from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5.7 using Lumen and Nanite technologies. The footage offers a glimpse of what Skyrim could look like on a modern game engine.
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January 20, 2026

Dean Carter, head of the large-scale mod project Fallout: London, has expressed concern that Bethesda may continue using its proprietary Creation Engine in the development of Fallout 5. According to him, the engine needs at least a major overhaul, as it no longer consistently meets modern technical demands.
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January 20, 2026

Former co-lead designer of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Kurt Kuhlmann revealed that before leaving Bethesda he had considered ending the story of The Elder Scrolls VI on a cliffhanger that would directly set up the seventh entry in the series. He later concluded that such an approach would not work for The Elder Scrolls.
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January 16, 2026

The development of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim originally included far more ambitious systems than what ultimately made it into the released version of the game. This was revealed by Kurt Kuhlmann — co-lead designer of Skyrim and former lore master of The Elder Scrolls series.
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January 16, 2026

Former Bethesda lead artist Nate Purkeypile said that he hopes The Elder Scrolls VI will avoid the kind of creative burnout that, in his opinion, the Assassin's Creed series has faced. In the interview, he noted that Ubisoft’s games, while still entertaining, have over time become too predictable and formulaic.
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January 14, 2026

Fans of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim can get ready for a major update: the large-scale mod Become High King of Skyrim: The Next Generation V2.0 is officially releasing on December 12, 2025.
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December 5, 2025

The open-world horror The Axis Unseen from the creator of Skyrim and Fallout 3 will be available on PlayStation 5 on December 4. This was announced by Dark Product publishing house and Just Purkey Games studio.
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December 2, 2025

A Reddit user under the nickname DeadgirlRot completed an ambitious build — she recreated the city of Riften from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in The Sims 4. The creation took almost a year, and now the location looks as if it was actually transferred from Tamriel to the world of Sims.
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November 25, 2025

Model Saint Hysteria has delighted fans of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim with a stunning cosplay of Nocturnal — the Daedric Princess, also known as the Empress of Shadows and the Mistress of Night.
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November 23, 2025

The editorial team at PC Gamer published a feature recalling the typical situations familiar to anyone who has ever truly immersed themselves in PC gaming. According to Andrea Shearon and her colleagues, these are the moments that turn an ordinary player into someone who’s really “seen it all.”
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November 12, 2025

Starfield systems designer Bruce Nesmith admitted that Bethesda’s space RPG failed to achieve the same acclaim as Fallout and The Elder Scrolls — and explained why. According to him, the main culprit was the overuse of procedural generation.
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October 22, 2025

In 2006, Bethesda amazed players with Radiant AI — an ambitious system that gave NPCs their own desires, routines, and goals. However, along with its innovation came chaos, gifting The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion dozens of legendary bugs and unintentionally hilarious moments.
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October 19, 2025

The editors of GameRant have revisited the most influential and beloved games of the decade — from puzzles and RPGs to adventures that defined entire genres.
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October 16, 2025

In just a few weeks, RPG classic The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim will celebrate its 14th anniversary, yet interest in the game shows no signs of fading. Despite dozens of new releases, thousands of players still roam the snowy expanses of Tamriel every day. On the FRVR podcast, lead designer Bruce Nesmith shared the secret behind Skyrim’s incredible staying power.
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October 14, 2025

Modders have finally released the long-awaited Lordbound expansion for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, a project that has been in development for 11 years. The mod introduces a massive new region — the Druadach Valley, larger than Solstheim — filled with fresh events, characters, and storylines.
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October 5, 2025

September 9 marked the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation’s US debut. To celebrate the milestone, Mat Piscatella of analytics firm Circana shared the top-selling and highest-grossing titles ever released on Sony consoles in the United States.
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September 10, 2025

Russian cosplayer Elizaveta "Liz Joestar" has shared a series of photos on social media showcasing her impressive cosplay of Aela the Huntress from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.
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August 7, 2025

Russian cosplayer Alisa "Mercurygin" Arkhangelskaya has unveiled a striking new photoshoot portraying Serana, the iconic vampire companion from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. The detailed cosplay captures the essence of the beloved character with remarkable accuracy.
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July 5, 2025

While The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim are often compared without much reason, the two games do share some common ground. As Wild Hunt's narrative director Philipp Weber recently revealed, Bethesda's project actually played a role in The Witcher 3's success.
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June 16, 2025

Skyblivion isn’t the only fan remake being developed on the Skyrim engine. A new 20-minute gameplay video has surfaced for Skywind, the ambitious fan-made reimagining of Morrowind. The footage showcases the quest "Rescue Joncis Dalomax," giving players a look at the updated combat system, visual effects, weather system, and lighting.
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May 26, 2025
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