Skyrim player accidentally drives hawks to extinction and can't bring them back
One of the defining features of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the almost complete absence of lasting consequences for player actions. You can kill, steal, and destroy entire factions, yet the world continues as...
Skyrim player reopens The Elder Scrolls fans' oldest wound – why do female Argonians have breasts?
The Elder Scrolls is a series where you can become a vampire-werewolf, devour a dragon's soul, and sign contracts with daedric princes. But sometimes fans notice things impossible to unsee or forget – like the...
Fan-made Oblivion remake on Skyrim engine showcased in new screenshots following release delay
TES Renewal Project – a team of volunteers creating an unofficial fan remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion called Skyblivion – has resurfaced several weeks after announcing a release delay. The developers published new...
Bethesda veteran believes Fallout TV show revenue means nothing to the company after billions from Skyrim
Former Bethesda lead designer Bruce Nesmith stated that the company's revenue from licensing the Fallout series to Amazon is negligible compared to profits from games. According to him, when the studio earns billions of dollars...
Skyrim players share stories about the strangest guests at their virtual weddings
Weddings in Skyrim sometimes turn into surrealist events thanks to the game's unpredictable guest selection system. The game automatically invites NPCs that the character has previously interacted with to the ceremony, without considering the nature...
Former Skyrim designer explains why removing attributes went almost unnoticed by players
Bruce Nesmith, former design lead on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, revealed how he "led the charge" on streamlining the game's systemic elements, including the attribute system from Oblivion. The developer aimed to create an...
Artist brings childhood dream to life with realistically scaled Whiterun from Skyrim
Artist Cormac Gunsirt, also known as cormeals, presented a detailed painting of Whiterun from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in "lore-accurate scale" – the size matching canonical descriptions from the universe rather than the condensed...
3D artist recreated a Skyrim village in Unreal Engine 5.7 with 16 times more detail than the original
3D artist Leo Torres released a new video showcasing Rorikstead from Skyrim in Unreal Engine 5.7 using Lumen and Nanite. The footage shows what Bethesda's iconic RPG could look like running on a modern engine....
Magic: The Gathering fan recreates Lorwyn in Skyrim ahead of new set release
The release of the new Magic: The Gathering set Lorwyn Eclipsed is just weeks away. Lorwyn first appeared in the two-set block of the same name in 2007, followed by the connected Shadowmoor block in...
Skyrim was set to feature dynamic civil war and real-time cart travel, but they didn't make the final cut
Kurt Kuhlmann, co-director of Skyrim and former keeper of The Elder Scrolls lore, revealed cut mechanics that would have significantly changed how players experienced the civil war. The system reached late-stage development but didn't survive...
New mod transforms Skyrim trading into full economy with supply and demand system
If you've always felt that the economy in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim lacks complexity, the new Gilded Road mod was created specifically for you. Developer Vuszu introduced a dynamic trading system where item prices...
Skyrim fan turns Alduin statue into Christmas tree topper
The holiday season brings out creative decorating impulses in gamers, both in virtual worlds and real life. One Skyrim enthusiast discovered the perfect use for their collectible statue by placing Alduin, the World-Eater, atop their...
