Tag: Skyrim
Random Skyrim Player Ascends the 7,000 Steps to High Hrothgar on Inclined Treadmill
Fus-Ro-Don't try this at home
Taking realism and immersion to exciting new levels, one dedicated Skyrim player has used step-tracking tech and an inclined treadmill to simulate the Dragonborn's ascent up the Throat of the World, climbing the 7,000 steps to High Hrothgar. Previously, the fitness addict walked from Riften to Solitude, which took about...
News Bethesda Rolls the Dice on Paid Mods in Skyrim Again
Get back up on the horse
If you play video games, chances are you've dabbled in Skyrim, Bethesda's benchmark-setting open world RPG that's now over a decade old. It's been released and re-released ad infinitum, so much so that it has become an established meme. Now, the company wants to have another crack at hawking paid, player-created mods,...
Random Scary Skyrim Mod Uses AI Tool ChatGPT to Give NPCs Minds of Their Own
Behold, the future!
Skyrim has shown itself to be fertile ground for experimentation once again, with modders utilising the AI tool ChatGPT (that latest of technical bugaboos) to generate endless reams of dialogue and audio in a spooky peek at our impending AI-ruled future. As reported by PC Gamer, modder Ar
Guide Skyrim Anniversary Edition: All New Content, All Creation Club DLC Listed
Every Creation included in Anniversary Edition
What's new in Skyrim Anniversary Edition? Skyrim Anniversary Edition includes the base Skyrim game complete with its three expansions: Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn. But it also includes every Creation Club DLC that has been released up until this point, as well as new Creations that have been...
News New Skyrim Patch Fixes Black Screen Bug and Other Tech Issues on PS5, PS4
Out now
Update: The new Skyrim patch is available to download now on PS5 and PS4, weighing in at around 700MB. Hopefully it corrects the various technical problems that have popped up following the release of Anniversary Edition, and the free update for Special Edition. Original Story: Bethesda has confirmed that it's working on a new update for...
Poll Did You Buy Skyrim Anniversary Edition?
Good to see you, traveller
Look, you're probably sick of reading about Skyrim Anniversary Edition, and frankly, we're a bit sick of writing about it. But come on, we do these 'did you buy' polls for every big release — and it doesn't get much bigger than a new version of Skyrim! Anniversary Edition arrives ten whole years after Skyrim's original...
Video Why Skyrim Is Still the Ultimate Open World Fantasy RPG, 10 Years Later
House of the Dragon
Some games come and go, but rarely does one come along and have such a cultural impact that players are still talking about it a decade on. Originally released for the PlayStation 3 on 11th November, 2011, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is absolutely one of those games. A fact that’s being celebrated by Bethesda today with the...
Poll 10 Years Later, What Are Your Thoughts on Skyrim?
Dragonborn for this
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is officially ten years old. How time flies, eh? The open world role-playing game first released for the PlayStation 3 on the 11th November, 2011 — and boy was it a mess. Skyrim ran extremely poorly on Sony's old console — even after it had received a boatload of updates — but its poor technical...
News Skyrim Special Edition Free PS5 Upgrade Out Now
Four Creation Club DLCs also free
If you own The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition on PlayStation 4, you can now take advantage of the free PlayStation 5 upgrade. Head to the game's product page and you should see the option over on the right of the screen. The PS5 version of the open world adventure is around 16GB in size. It runs at 60...
News Skyrim Anniversary Edition's Launch Trailer Showcases Ten Whole Years of... Skyrim
The one they fear
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim turns ten years old on the 11th November. And if you haven't already heard, Bethesda is releasing the game again. Skyrim: Anniversary Edition arrives on PlayStation 5, packaging the massive open world adventure and its expansions alongside a whole load of Creation Club content. New quests, player homes,...
News Skyrim Tabletop Game Is Yet Another Way to Play Bethesda's RPG
Arrow to the knee, lose a turn
Not content with publishing Skyrim on basically modern video game format, Bethesda wants to dominate your dining room table, too. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Adventure Game is a fully fledged tabletop RPG that brings the snowy region of Tamriel into the realm of board games. The game is being created by...
Shout, let it all out
Bethesda has shared more details on what we can expect from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition. Due out next month on the tenth anniversary of Skyrim (it's been ten years?!), the Anniversary Edition is not a free upgrade if you already own Skyrim or Skyrim - Special Edition. So why should you buy it? Well, it...
News Skyrim Anniversary Edition Coming This November for PS5, PS4
Free upgrade for Special Edition owners
Here's yet another system for you to buy The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on: PlayStation 5! Yes, Bethesda is re-releasing its behemoth RPG once more as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition for both PS5 and PS4 on 11th November 2021. If you already own the Special Edition on PS4, that particular edition...
Random Skyrim's Famous Intro Was Once Ravaged by a Bee During Development
There was no plan bee
"Hey, you. You're finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right? You walked right into that Imperial ambush; same as us and that thief over there." How many times are you willing to admit to hearing those introductory sentences of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? We're sure some of you are well into the double figures,...
News Skyrim Can Run at 60FPS on PS5 with One Simple Mod, Doesn't Disable Trophies
Also works on PS4
And just like that, someone's created a mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition that makes the game run at 60 frames-per-second on PS5 (and PS4, kind of). The mod's author, MrWright, has posted a brief rundown of how it works over on YouTube, and it's safe to say that Skyrim has never ran bett
Game of the Decade Skyrim's Impact on RPGs and Open World Gaming Can Still Be Felt Eight Years Later
The Dragonborn Legend
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that the...
News Skyrim VR Is PlayStation VR's Most Played Game
You can always depend on the Dragonborn
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim tends to clean up whatever appliance it’s released on, as cheekily acknowledged by the Amazon Echo edition. So popular is the sprawling RPG that director Todd Howard has hinted that if people want Bethesda to stop re-releasing it, they should bloody well stop buying it
E3 2018 Bethesda Goes All-In on Skyrim: Very Special Edition Joke
Fus-Ro-Dumb
Bethesda fully embraced internet snark during its E3 2018 press conference, with boss Todd Howard making daft references to a bunch of different jokes aimed at his company. However, the most notable gag of all came in the form of a full trailer for Skyrim: Very Special Edition, featuring American comedian, actor, and writer Michael Key...
Hands On Skyrim VR Looks and Plays Great with PlayStation VR
Is The Elder Scrolls any good in virtual reality?
We’re some four hours into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR and we’ve already got a quest list longer than our armspan, but we can say definitively that this is a great version of the game. Adapted for PlayStation VR, Bethesda’s behemoth open world looks exactly like you remember it – but also...
Hands On Skyrim VR Has Improved a Helluva Lot with PlayStation VR
The Elder Scrolls V's final build fares much better in virtual reality
Our early The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR impressions weren’t exactly enthusiastic. We tested the game in sub-optimal convention conditions with hellish teleportation enabled, and walked away from our demo like we’d just spent an afternoon in The Bannered Mare. The opportunity...
News Skyrim VR Loots a New PlayStation VR Bundle
Dragonborn again
One of the biggest criticisms pointed at PlayStation VR is that it lacks big games, and while there’s a discussion to be had about whether lengthy releases are the right fit for virtual reality, titles don’t come much bigger than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Thus, Sony has announced a new bundle for North America, which comes...
Hands On Is Skyrim Any Good with PlayStation VR?
Fus ro dang
PlayStation VR, in this author’s opinion, is at its best when it’s offering brief bursts of immersive gameplay like SUPERHOT VR and Batman: Arkham VR. Despite this personal preference, it’d take a very closeted editor to ignore the pent-up demand for meatier experiences from PlayStation’s very vocal fanbase – and games don’t...
Gamescom 2017 DOOM, Skyrim Dated for PlayStation VR
Bethesda brings the big guns
Bethesda’s bringing some of its biggest brands to PlayStation VR – and you won’t have to wait long to test them out. First up is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR, which will launch for Sony’s headset on 17th November. As previously reported, it’ll cost a pretty penny – but man, it’s bleedin’ Skyrim in...
E3 2017 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR Won't Be Cheap
But it is the entire game
Perhaps one of the biggest shocks during Sony’s E3 2017 press conference is that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is coming to PlayStation VR later this year. Considering that games don’t get much bigger than Bethesda’s bulky role-playing release, this should prove positive for those who’ve been waiting for some...
E3 2017 Surprise! Skyrim Announced For PlayStation VR
Coming this November
One of Bethesda's most beloved games, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, is heading to PlayStation VR. Take a look at the reveal trailer above. This is great news for those looking for bigger, more meaningful games on Sony's headset. What's more, it'll be available this November. Will you be dipping back into Skyrim for its VR...
News In Case You Missed It, Skyrim's Glorious Soundtrack Is Now on Spotify
Shout it louder
Apparently this happened back in March, but it totally passed us by - and as such, it seems like the perfect news story for an especially slow Sunday. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's soundtrack is now available on Spotify - the streaming music service that you can download on PlayStation 4. If you're not sure how to steam Spotify on...
News Skyrim Special Edition Patch 1.05 Out Now on PS4
Time marches on
Bethesda actually revealed this patch before the holidays, but it's only just now made its way to the PlayStation 4 version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition. Most notably, update 1.05 supposedly fixes the broken slow motion effects that come with certain perks and the Slow Time shout. Normally, you'd move at around...
News Bethesda May Not Be Interested in More Remasters Like Skyrim on PS4
Fallout 4 is the reason Skyrim got a Special Edition
Following the release and subsequent success of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition on PlayStation 4, we've seen a lot of people ponder whether Bethesda would be interested in bringing its other last-gen titles forward to Sony's console - namely Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. However,...
News Incoming Skyrim Special Edition PS4 Patch Should Fix Slow Motion Glitches
Slow mo d'oh
So, you know that last The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition update? The one that was supposed to fix some crashing issues? Well, we found out over the weekend that it actually introduced a rather nasty bug that impacts the game's slow motion mechanic. Perks like quick reflexes - which slows time when you block with a shield...
News Skyrim Special Edition Patch 1.2 Supposedly Fixes Crashes on PS4
Dragon it on
The supposed crash-fixing Skyrim - Special Edition update that Bethesda released on PC last week made its way to PlayStation 4 earlier today, promising "general stability and performance improvements". Patch 1.2 should clean up the mess that the developer made with the previous update, which, for some players, introduced regular...
News Skyrim Special Edition Runs in Native 4K on PS4 Pro, But Has More Frame Rate Drops
It's never easy, is it?
Got your nice, shiny new PS4 Pro, have you? Looking to play a cheeky bit of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition in native 4K resolution, are you? Well good for you, but our tech-headed friends over at Digital Foundry report that the remastered role-playing release actually suffers from more frame rate dips on Sony's...
News Incoming Skyrim Special Edition PS4 Patch Should Fix Crashing Issues
Thank the Nine
Good news if you're suffering from the crashing issue that was introduced through The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition's latest PlayStation 4 patch, as Bethesda has a fix in the works. Currently available on PC, an entirely new update reportedly fixes whatever it was that was causing the crashing. It's only a matter of time...
News Great, Skyrim Special Edition's New PS4 Patch Makes the Game Crash
BETHESDAAAAA
Bloody typical. Just days after you publish a review saying that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition actually runs pretty well on PlayStation 4, Bethesda goes and releases a relatively small update that causes the game to crash on a regular basis. There are currently complaints all over the web stating that the title's latest...
Soapbox Skyrim Still Has Plenty to Offer Five Years On
Jacob Hull still loves Tamriel's Northern realm
Along with many, I'm of the opinion that CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is one of the best – if not the best – open world role-playing game ever made. I mean, we gave it a rare 10/10 here on Push Square, after all. It improved the open world template in so many ways that make the genre...
News Skyrim Scores Second-Best UK Debut in Series History on PS4
Behind only, well, Skyrim
While it's not been a great day for Titanfall 2, Bethesda must be delighted with the sales of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. The remaster – which entered in second position on the UK sales charts – secured the second-best British debut in The Elder Scrolls series' storied history, only losing out to the,...
Guide How to Download and Install Mods for Skyrim on PS4
Modfather
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition is out now on PlayStation 4, and if you're looking to add something a little extra to the vanilla role-playing experience, you'll be happy to know that the remaster features mod support. In other words, you can download and install user-created content for your game. At the time of writing,...
Guide Which Race Should You Pick in Skyrim on PS4?
The adventure begins
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition is a massive role-playing game that you can sink hundreds of hours into. As such, you need to carefully consider what kind of character you want to play as, lest you find yourself wanting to start over 50 hours down the line. In Skyrim, there are ten different races to choose from...
News Don't Expect Reviews of Skyrim and Dishonored 2 Before Launch on PS4
Bethesda issues statement
Bethesda's released a statement regarding its policy on review copies, and we imagine that quite a few games media writers - including ourselves - are currently sitting shaking their heads. The publisher says it won't be sending out pre-release code for any of its upcoming titles until the day before launch. "With the...
News How Much Better Does Skyrim Look on PS4?
Let's find out
PlayStation Access has put together a rather good comparison video to show off the visual differences between The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition on PlayStation 4, and the original PlayStation 3 release. At over ten minutes long, it's a pretty comprehensive analysis as the team visit various locales in the game and place...
News Here's 30 Minutes of Skyrim - Special Edition Gameplay on PS4
By the rays of God
PlayStation Access is at it again, pumping out another lengthy gameplay vid in which the team trek from one side of a game's map to another. This time around, they're taking at look at The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition running on PlayStation 4, so if you've been eager to see some uncut footage of the upcoming remaster,...
News This Is How Not to Demo Skyrim - Special Edition on PS4
Kill it with fire
Dear oh dear, what a sh*tshow this is. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition got its first ever live gameplay demo on Geoff Keighley's YouTube Gaming show last night, and it's just about the crappiest thing that you'll see today. The game itself is, well, looking very much like the Skyrim that we all know and (maybe) love,...
News The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition Goes Gold on PS4
Enhanced re-release is out later this month
October is well and truly packed with new PlayStation 4 releases, but we reckon that there's still just enough room for notable remasters - especially when one of the most successful role-playing games of all time is being brought forward to the current generation. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special...
News Bethesda Gives 'Big Thanks' to Sony for Allowing Fallout 4, Skyrim Mods on PS4
"Doesn't happen without them"
As many of you will no doubt already know, Bethesda and Sony have recently come to some sort of an agreement regarding user created mods for Fallout 4 and yet-to-be-released The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition. Indeed, mod support is now officially confirmed for both titles on PlayStation 4, which is good news...
News Skyrim, Fallout 4 Will Get Mod Support on PS4 After All
Bethesda's also backing PS4 Pro in a big way
It seems like that barbed blog post from Bethesda did the trick, as mod support will be coming to Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition on the PlayStation 4 after all. Previously, the publis
News Skyrim's Superb Soundtrack Will Bellow in Concert This November
Music from the frozen North
Coinciding with the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition on the 28th October, Bethesda has revealed that the game's superb soundtrack will be adapted into a one-off live concert in London. Titled Skyrim in Concert, Jeremy Soule's score will be performed by the Winterhold Philharmonic Orchestra and...
News Bethesda Speaks Out: Sony Will Not Allow Fallout 4 or Skyrim Mods on PS4
Dropped like a bomb
After months of waiting for mod support for Fallout 4 on PlayStation 4, Bethesda has finally issued a statement that provides some clarity on the matter. We've know for a while that Bethesda has been trying to get mods up and running on the current-gen console, but for whatever reason, discussions with Sony have never quite...
News No, Skyrim Special Edition Doesn't Include Extra Story Content
Don't believe the lies
Where did this story even come from? Over the last couple of weeks, we've seen numerous sites - sites which won't be named - reporting on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition's "expanded story content", even though developer Bethesda has never mentioned, nor even hinted that such content will feature within the...
E3 2016 Skyrim: Special Edition Is No Simple Remaster on PS4
It's a bit of an overhaul
Our pals over at Digital Foundry have cast their gaze towards the freshly announced The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition, and they've really put the remaster through the ringer. According to the publication, the Special Edition, coming to PlayStation 4 this October, is no simple re-release - it is, in fact,...
E3 2016 This Is How The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Looks on PS4
Dovah-sheen
The Elder Scrolls V: Skryim is being remastered for the PlayStation 4, with the best-selling role-playing release launching on 28th October for Sony's new-gen system. But how good does the game look on more modern hardware? Bethesda's released some screenshots which show off the upgrade's denser foliage and improved lighting. Is it an...
E3 2016 Skyrim: Special Edition Brings Way Better Graphics to PS4 This Year
Fus Ro Dayum
As the leaks foretold, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is bringing its brand of open world fantasy to PlayStation 4 later this year. The remastered edition was confirmed by Bethesda during its E3 2016 press conference. Dubbed The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition, it'll boast enhanced graphics thanks to a number of visual tweaks,...
