QuakeCon 2012 Announced For August

QuakeCon is the ultimate video game festival and party. QuakeCon is open to the public and attendance is FREE thanks to the support of id Software and Bethesda Softworks, the QuakeCon volunteer staff, and the 2012 event sponsors and exhibitors. WHEN: QuakeCon will take place August 2 – 5, 2012. WHERE: The Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. You can make reservations at the hotel by calling: 1-800- Hiltons or 1-800-445-8667. Special room rate of $154 per night when you reference QuakeCon 2012! WHY: QuakeCon will once again host North America’s largest BYOC (Bring-Your-Own-Computer) LAN party, with thousands of gamers … Continue reading QuakeCon 2012 Announced For August

Singer Malukah Covers Dragonborn Minstrel Songs From Skyrim

This is the song you get to hear in taverns across Skyrim once you get a little bit famous in the game. It brings chills to me when I hear it in the game because they are singing about me, the hero. And Malukah sings it better than the minstrels in the game, for sure. Anyone will get chills listening to this. I want a mod to add her version of the songs in there. Publishers: Bethesda Softworks Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Skyrim Ships 10 Million Copies

ZeniMax Media Inc. today announced that 10 million units of Bethesda Softworks’ The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have been shipped for the Xbox 360 video game entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, and PC, representing approximately $650 million in retail sales since its release on November 11. The PC version of Skyrim in North America outsold all other PC games by a factor of over three to one in the month of its release. Large retail reorders across all platforms and record-breaking digital sales reflect the ongoing global demand by consumers excited to explore this extraordinary fantasy … Continue reading Skyrim Ships 10 Million Copies

Skyrim Is Perfect In Japan

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has received quite a few perfect review scores, including one right here from GiN. But the snowy Nords have also conquered an area no Western game ever has: getting a perfect 40 out of 40 from Japanese games magazine Famitsu. How that publication works is that there are four reviewers, each one contributing ten points to the score. While 17 games from Asia have previously gotten perfect 40s, no game created by Western developers has achieved that honor before Skyrim. A few Western titles have earned 39 out of 40 points, including Grand Theft Auto … Continue reading Skyrim Is Perfect In Japan

Skyrim Sets Steam Record With 280,000 Concurrent Players

ZeniMax Media Inc. today announced that Bethesda Softworks’ award-winning title, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has enjoyed an enthusiastic reception by gamers across the globe. After shipping seven million units of Skyrim for the Xbox 360 video game entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, and PC, Skyrim’s launch units are expected to generate more than $450 million in global retail sales. With tens of thousands of fans lining up at retail outlets at midnight on 11/11/11 to purchase the game, Skyrim continued to record strong sales following its release. More than 50% of launch units were sold … Continue reading Skyrim Sets Steam Record With 280,000 Concurrent Players