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Skyrim's Books: A Hidden Gem of Lore and Flavor | Bullet Points

Books tend to be a subject that is scholarly, or nerdy - but they play an important role in the real world. In Skyrim, players will find hundreds of different books to open, read, and explore deeper…

October 20, 2023 | 08:41 EDT

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Starfield Is This Year's Most Surprising Horror Game

The lead-in to Starfield's release date was filled with anticipation and excitement from those looking forward to see if Bethesda could pull off what they had been promising for so long: an engaging…

September 30, 2023 | 09:00 EDT

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The Elder Scrolls Online Interview: Director Discusses Necrom, PS4 & Xbox One Support, PvP, & More

With The Elder Scrolls VI still far away in the future, The Elder Scrolls Online is providing fans of the franchise with their Elder Scrolls fix.  The game has been out for almost ten years (the…

September 9, 2023 | 12:18 EDT

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Sets of Skills Mod Gives Skyrim Some Class

Ever since Skyrim was released (for the first time) back in 2011, the decision made by Bethesda Game Studios to remove classes from character creation has been a contentious one. Evidence of this can…

December 11, 2022 | 11:00 EST

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The Best Fallout 4 Mods

As janky as they may be, Bethesda's games manage to maintain a strong following throughout the years because of the legion of modders who leap at the opportunity to leave their mark on the game.…

August 5, 2022 | 11:00 EDT

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Top 10 PlayStation Plus Premium RPGs

PlayStation Plus Premium is finally upon North America, and with that comes a plentiful batch of PS4 and PS5 games to play. For those who love JRPGs, you're in for a treat. While it lacks recent…

June 15, 2022 | 12:00 EDT

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What is Skyrim Anniversary Edition and Will It Disrupt Mods?

On the Nov. 11, Bethesda will celebrate 10 years of its megahit The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by releasing Skyrim Anniversary Edition for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.  What's inside…

November 8, 2021 | 12:00 EST

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Building Characters in Skyrim's Ordinator Mod

Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim is the most-downloaded perk mod on the Nexus for Skyrim Special Edition. Approaching five million downloads, it’s certainly attracted the attention of the Skyrim player…

May 31, 2021 | 12:00 EDT

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How the Fallout Games Saved My Life

Since I was a child, I’ve struggled with chronic depression. I’ve seen many therapists over the years regularly and am currently seeing a great one, but for me, depression is a thing I seem to fall…

May 27, 2021 | 11:00 EDT

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Great Skyrim Mods for Special Edition

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has, in the near decade since its release, amassed a large amount of mods. Thanks to the Creation Kit, you can even do quite a bit yourself with ease. With its dedicated…

January 4, 2021 | 11:00 EST

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The Best Game Music of 2020 - Doom Eternal

To cap off our look back on some of the best game music in 2020, let’s rip and tear through the Doom Eternal soundtrack. Despite the soundtrack being mired in controversy around launch, it’s no…

December 31, 2020 | 12:00 EST

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Fallout 4: 5 Years Later - An Apocalyptic Sandbox Gone Horribly Right

When Todd Howard stepped onto the stage at Bethesda's E3 Press Conference in 2015, the crowd went wild. Everyone knew what was coming. The most open secret in video games, the legendary Fallout 4,…

November 13, 2020 | 11:00 EST

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Fallout: New Vegas At 10 - The Definitive Game Of War, Greed, and Loss

Fallout: New Vegas is the outlier of the modern Fallouts. While it shares the same alternate-history and wasteland of Fallout 3, 4, and even 76, thematically, it is a world apart.  While the other…

October 19, 2020 | 11:00 EDT

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Fallout 76 Wastelanders - Everything That's New Since Launch

It is a secret to no one that the launch of Fallout 76 in late 2018 was an unmitigated disaster, drawing the ire of both fans and critics alike. Technical problems plagued both the Bethesda.net…

April 18, 2020 | 11:00 EDT

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Doom Eternal Calls for Quicker Reflexes and Smarter Tactics

Doom Eternal isn’t a complete reimagining of the franchise, nor even a great departure from its 2016 predecessor. What it is, instead, is a tightening up of controls and mechanics, a broadening of…

March 29, 2020 | 11:00 EDT

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Doom Eternal: The Terrifying Silence of the Doom Slayer

One of the best things about Doom 2016 was the Doom Slayer himself. Within the first 30 minutes of the game, you could sense his unbridled fury, and when the game dared to throw some exposition at…

March 26, 2020 | 11:00 EDT

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Battlemode's Asymmetrical Gameplay Spells DOOM For Its Longevity

Picture the scene. You've just vanquished every demon Doom Eternal has to offer. You've grabbed all the cheat codes and mastered the Master Levels. Where does an all-conquering Slayer turn?…

March 25, 2020 | 01:00 EDT

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What is The Elder Scrolls: Legends? A Look at Bethesda's E3 Oddity

When someone mentions The Elder Scrolls series, what do you think of? Most people would probably say that it's an open world high fantasy RPG where you can wander around ye olde towns and castles,…

October 27, 2019 | 04:06 EDT

Bethesda Pulls Tabletop Adventure For The Elder Scrolls Online - Elsweyr Following Plagiarism Allegation
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Quakecon 2019: The Elder Scrolls Online Interview

The Elder Scrolls Online has successfully run for over five years now, with 12 DLC game packs and three additional chapters released for it. This past June, as part of its Season of the Dragon event…

August 1, 2019 | 12:00 EDT

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QuakeCon 2019: Doom, Dreamcast, Dragon Chocolate, and More

QuakeCon 2019, or the "Year of Doom,” was as fun and exciting a QuakeCon as any. You could feel in the air the hype for Doom Eternal and the official recognition of Doom’s 25th anniversary. It’s, of…

July 30, 2019 | 02:00 EDT

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Fallout 2 Turns 20

Say you’re hired by a gang boss to assassinate an important man. You’ve done something like this before in many games. Most of these scenarios take place in a level where you’ll have to bypass…

September 30, 2018 | 02:00 EDT

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Starfield: Speculation, Rumors, and a Galaxy of Mysteries

What, exactly, is Bethesda's Starfield all about? Following the reveal of Fallout 76, a number of questions about this other game that the Elder Scrolls and Fallout developer is working on still…

June 8, 2018 | 01:00 EDT

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DOOM (2016)'s Hell is the one of the best versions of the realm we have seen | Bullet Points

For most gamers, a trip to Hell is as new and exciting as a trip to the supermarket. Devil May Cry, Paper Mario, Diablo - you name it, video games just love using the inferno for a backdrop.  But…

June 2, 2016 | 11:00 EDT

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Wolfenstein: The New Order's Perk System Rewards You For Playing Your Way | Bullet Points

Progression is one of the most difficult topics when it comes to building a game. When you make a game, you want to make the player feel like what they are doing has an impact, give the perception…

May 5, 2016 | 11:00 EDT

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Fallout 4 Far Harbor Trailer Analysis: Dirty Synths, Monsters, and People

  Advertised as the largest piece of DLC that has ever been developed by Bethesda, Fallout 4's Far Harbor promises to bring you to the titular location in Maine. Needless to say, this means that…

May 4, 2016 | 01:55 EDT

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Fallout 3's Liberty Prime Is The Game's Best Character| Bullet Points

I don't like Fallout 3 all that much. It's ugly, it's unwieldy, and the roleplaying is skin-deep at best. It's not the worst game in the world, but it certainly is far from one of the best. I just…

April 7, 2016 | 11:00 EDT