The Elder Scrolls Online QuakeCon Gameplay
Zenimax revealed some new gameplay at Quakecon today. The video shows character creation, some locations in Morrowind, details about the game mechanics, story, and much more. Check out some gameplay footage from IGN:
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There is a new Q&A on Ask Us Anything: QuakeCon Live Gameplay. Some questions in the live gameplay trailer are answered.
E3 Elder Scrolls Online Roundup
There has been alot of talk about Elder Scrolls Online at E3 this year, and many new details have been revealed. The Elder Scrolls Online website has made an E3 coverage roundup with a collection of interviews and videos.
Key Points
- Coming to PS4 and Xbox One
- Marry other players
- Become Vampire/Werewolf
- First person view
- Same experience for all platforms
- Guilds can claim and control keeps
- Players can become Emperor
- Releases on all platforms Spring 2014
- Real time day/night cycles
- Skill line for each race
- Player can have followers
- Mount can get upgraded
- Alliance points for PVP
- Dungeons feature dynamic loot for the individual player
- Any class can use any weapon and any armor
Dawnguard encounters issues with Playstation
Bethesda have encountered a serious problem with the development of for PS3, which may result in Playstation never getting Dawnguard.
"We have tried a number of things, but none of them solve the issue enough to make Dawnguard good for everyone. The PS3 is a powerful system, and we're working hard to deliver the content you guys want."
In a forum post, an administrator said that the dev team was "not positive" the problem could be solved. This, omniously backed up by the statement; "Dawnguard is not the only thing we have been working on, so the issues of adding content get even more complicated." Perhaps, after the PS3's multitude of bugs in vanilla Skyrim, that could be it for the system's relationship with TESV?
So, it seems that Bethesda hav…
TES and Fallout Toys?
Symbiote Studios LLC reports that they will start to release toys for properties such as Doom, The Elder Scrolls, Dishonored, Fallout and Quake.
Bethesda Softworks signed an agreement with collectible toy manufacturer Symbiote Studios to create vinyl figures based on the publisher's franchises.
Symbiote is creating a Dragonborn™ figure, inspired by The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim®. The Dragonborn figure, which will retail for $9.99, will be available in August 2012. Pre-orders for the figurine can be made in-person at Symbiote’s booth at QuakeCon, or online via Symbiote’s official website, here.
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The Elder Scrolls at E3 2012
In game footage from The Elder Scrolls Online has been shown off for the first time at E3. While not showing actual gameplay, the footage shows the new art style for the game, which is a more stylised departure from previous games. Creative Director Paul Sage, said that the reason for the change in art style was so that it “spans all the cultures” rather than focusing on one as in previous games.
In terms of gameplay, Sage said that one of the team’s goals was to "take away a lot of the interface from the game" which makes gameplay more "active and reactive" meaning that players are “doing more than just pressing buttons over and over again” leading to more tactical combat than is usual for an MMO. Another feature of the game, are quests th…