The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Announced for November 2011 231
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from the ugly-things-biting-me dept.
from the ugly-things-biting-me dept.
Bethesda took advantage of the Video Game Awards this weekend to announce the fifth installment of the Elder Scrolls series, titled Skyrim. The game is planned for November 2011, and a teaser trailer has been posted on the Elder Scrolls website. Details are sparse, though the game will apparently run on an "all-new" engine.
Re:What kind of name is Skyrim? (Score:5, Informative)
Also, this is the same game series that thought "Elsweyr" was a good name for a province. You get used to it.
Re:Windows-only game? (Score:5, Informative)
And, unlike you, I will back this up with citations. The current survey (of gaming rigs running Steam) is:
That's a terrible percentage. Every version of Mac OS is being beaten by Vista alone in a landslide. There's honestly no need for them to release a Mac version. And, actually, Sony at least does allow keyboards/mice to be used in games. However, very few games are programmed to actually use them.
Re:The new engine is ID Tech 5, AKA the RAGE engin (Score:4, Informative)
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/32009/All_New_Game_Engine_For_Next_Elder_Scrolls.php [gamasutra.com]