Skyrim Team Moving To Next Project

Alas, the adventures of the Dovahkiin are officially over…at least in the form of DLCs. GameInformer has confirmed that Bethesda will not be producing anymore content for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The team started designing the game in 2006 and now it is time to start something new.

“For the last year and a half we’ve been working on new content for Skyrim; from the game updates, Creation Kit, Steam Workshop, Kinect support, to DLCs. Parts of our team have also been in pre-production on our next major project, and that game is at the point where it requires the studio’s full attention to make it our biggest and best work yet,” read the post on the Bethesda Blog.

I suppose that the game’s 1.9 patch, which was released on PC in March and last week on consoles, was probably the last substantial content add-on players will be seeing. No need to be sad, though. This means we’ll hopefully be expecting some awesome new games in the future! Stay tuned, gamers!

Awesome Kickstarters I Think You Should Know About! :D

1. Assassin’s Creed: Ezio’s Journey Inspired photographic works

I’m always super interested and sympathetic when I see projects being done by art students. It is A LOT of hard work doing what they do, but when they’ve got their inspiration something beautiful gets made. I’m a huge fan of Assassin’s Creed, and Ezio will always be my favorite character.  So if you want a really awesome AC 2 inspired photograph, check out this Kickstarter!

2. GTFO: A Film About Women in Gaming

GTFO is a film exposing the harassment of women in video games. While I have personally never experienced anything so bad, a lot of women have. It features gamers, bloggers, scholars, developers, and other experts. A bunch of the gamers they speak to participate in tournaments and they feel a lot of pressure, and I found listening to them in the trailer to be very interesting. They need a lot of money to get this funded, so lend some support if you’d like to see this documentary get made!

3. From the Composer of Skyrim - Soule Symphony No. 1

The composer of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim continues his personal musical journey by creating Soule Symphony No. 1, “The Northerner”. I personally enjoyed the music of Skyrim a lot and I am gladly supporting this project. The tune playing in the trailer sounds so beautiful. If you choose to back this soundtrack, do it soon - it ends in 28 hours!

Bioshock Infinite Revelations

This is how I feel right now as I play, and I’m nowhere near finished yet! See more comics at Dorkly.

Update: People, relax. The comic is simply a joke, no need to get so worked up. I believe the artist is trying to make a jab at COD’s multiplayer community, not the campaigns.

Honoring My Commander Shepard (in honor of Mass Effect Week!)

Check out the inspiration for this post at Kotaku.

Name: Danielle Shepard.

Backstory: She was a spacer - both of her parents were in the Alliance military. Her childhood was spent on ships and stations, until she finally enlisted at eighteen. She was also a war hero after single-handedly repelling an attack by batarian slavers on Elysium, saving her crew. Her class was a vanguard. She was tough commander, but she cared about her crew like they were her family and kept them all alive. She never made a choice without considering who it effected first. She had her bad quirks: she loved to over-shop at the Citadel, slap annoying reporters, and could never quite keep her pet fish alive. She had a relationship with Kaiden and stayed faithful throughout the trilogy. Best friends were definitely Garrus and Liara.

Paragon/Renegade 90% Paragon with a little Renegade thrown in there (come on, I HAD to pwn Kai Lang in honor of Thane!).

Favorite Memory: All of Mass Effect 2. Every single thing. Even the DLC.

Which ending you chose: Synthesis. It made the most sense for my Shepard to choose it, since she would want the best for everyone even if it meant sacrificing herself.

What were your Shepards like?