Speaking of generalization, I am going to do that a lot right here. Just because a company copyrights something doesnt mean they are going to produce it. It is always possible that they don't want other companies to use the names of things associated with their property for their own benefit. For an example of what I'm talking about, here is a (silly) hypothetical situation.

Pretend the term "Fishy Stick" had an even closer relationship to the Elder Scrolls Series, and fans were speculating that new content will be released with that term. Then some other company decides they can draw attention to their products by releasing something called "Fishy Stick." To prevent this, Bethesda or ZeniMax could copyright the term, which ALSO keeps their options open, even if they don't actually plan to release "Fishy Stick."


EDIT: some typing mistakes...

OH god i want fishy stick dlc!

but good point =)

Yeah, it should be just as good as the FPS they made...Brink...

No, the team making Skyrim isn't, but a studio named Zenimax Online has been working on an unnamed project for a long time now that is speculated to be a TES MMO. I remember hearning about long before Skyrim was even announced.


That wasn't Game Studios either, Softworks just published it (those being the two spearate entites of "Bethesda"). The only games Game Studios do are TES and Fallout.

Nothing has been confirmed, don't flip out yet.

I'm glad there's no new news with Skyrim, the game needs to be fixed 1st before we get DLC. Skyrim still has plenty on bugs including the memory size issue (Especially on Consoles), that one is probably the biggest issue with the game, good luck getting a file above 200 hours with that bug out there.

Ok, guess they should just go ahead and fire the artists / writers / level designers right? Since they have nothing to do with fixing bugs they would be getting free pay for a few months otherwise.

Sorry for being blunt about it but this statement is common on the forums and is beginning to aggravate me.

They dont work on one thing at a time. Because its not a studio of 100% programmers. The people who are good at fixing bugs fix bugs and those who are more efficient creating new stuff move on.

If they did not work on the dlc until all bugs were fixed we wouldn't hear word of it for years... By that time why not just make another game?

Efforts to create Dlc do not take time away from bug fixes. They provide the jobs for the developers not related to bug fixing.

I am not defending the huge amount of bugs in this game, just please consider others before making statements like this. The artists work hard too.

Like I said im not trying to start an arguement. I just feel that statements like this are unfair to bethesda game studios who know the problems that we have and are already showing an incredible amount of support compared to most game developers.

Sigh.....No, that was the Publisher, Bethesda Softworks. Bethesda Games Studios didn't make Brink.

The artists should be getting a raise and promotion in anything for the outstanding job they did with Skyrim. Besides that though, the game needs to be fixed and I'd rather it be fixed then have DLC come out and then finding out that some of the main issues that are affecting Skyrim are also affecting the DLC area.

There are 2 ways this could pan out: they stop all work on the dlc and run off the artists/designers.

Or continue to create the dlc, then when its finished shelve it until bugs are fixed and fix those bugs in the dlc as they go. This option would anger all those people who have experienced no bugs. What is in the way of them playing the dlc? Nothing but a few minor problems (from their view) others are experiencing.

They are already pursuing the best possible course of action. Fixing bugs AND creating new content for those who are ready for more.

Them making dlc is not going to stand in the way of bug fixes for a moment. They will get fixed at the same rate DLC or no DLC.

All putting off the DLC until after most of the bugs have been fixed (will never happen) will do is anger the majority of players who are not having any problems with the game at all.

What do you think the majority of players would want?
Bug fixes for a game they have already completed every quest and explored every area.
Or a completely new epic story to adventure in, which the majority will still not have any problems playing.

I am sympathetic to the bug issues too, they affect my game. But the number of players with problems is greatly exaggerated.

All holding back the DLC will do is anger their fans even more and make them lose sales.


Now I dont want to get this thread horribly off topic. If you want to discuss this further pm me. There are many people here who simply want to discuss th dlc. Your entitled to your opinion no matter what I say, I am just trying to help you see that bethesda is already putting a lot more effort into fixing bugs than you realise.

I'd honestly rather have them work on DLC, not bug fixes since I've encountered VERY few of them. But thats neither here nor there.

As far as this "surprise" goes I hope that Kinect was the tip of the iceberg, and that there's a substantial DLC coming sometime relatively soon. However, Skyrim has loads upon loads of content in it, enough to fill the nearly six months since release.






By the way, if the DLC is just horse armor then I'll be content with that. Shadowmere has done more than enough to earn it.

this.

i love the way people are complaining when its obvious they havent read the blog.
yes kinect is being released, yes its not a big deal to the majority of fans BUT; " we’ve got more Skyrim news coming. Bethesda Game Studios has been hard at work on creating the first set of game add-ons that will be exclusive to the Xbox 360. This additional content will add new quests, locations, features, and much more to the world of Skyrim. Stay tuned for more details."

now am not the most interlectual people goin (i dnt even know if i spelt interlectual right) but i am pretty sure weve go some more news heading are way to do with skyrim very soon.

if bethesda want to release something to do with kinect thats there choice surely it can only be a good thing that there willing to try something new. or even better that more content from the gamejam video is heading our way...

and befor people say "aww thats content xclusive to the 360" its not...
someone commented below the blog saying that and GStaff corrected them saying xbox has xclusive rights to the downloadable content for the first 30 days then it will be released on all platforms...

High Rock.

Would explain the trail that leads towards High Rock but is cut off by an invisible wall~ Same goes for Hammerfell, as well as other locations~

If that video made long ago about the extensive lands past the borders of Skyrim is true, i will pee myself, i just hope they dont go for a quantity > quality approach... There is already too much of that with Skyrim alone.

I`m an xbox 360 user and couldn`t be more delighted at receiving Skyrim DLC first before PC to be honest.As PC users have already been well looked after by Bethesda in the form of both the creation and mod kits,which is something us console users will never get to see or experience,even though we have put just as much money into Bethesda`s bank account as PC users have.So taking that into account - are PC users that selfish and arrogant that they grudge console users getting a little bit of a head start?? I agree there is better ways of raising money,but give console users a break,after all,we have been left behind while all you PC users have been enjoying your mods.

Am I the only one excited for the mmo?

I can wait for DLC, but I cannot and will not wait for a DLC announcement. I need it today! Now! 5 seconds ago! I don't care if it comes out in 2017, just say something! The silence is....maddening!!!

/endrantslashskyrimreference

Gstaff just posted in the DLC speculation thread that they are thinking about a DLC announcement next week:

"As Pete said, we might have information to share next week. I'd keep to this thread until there's more for you guys to chew on."

Not to get you guys off topic, but since this Could possibly be in april and the DLC be surprising... well

I find it awful how the moderators have put down threads like that, reasoning the DLC/announcements are being discussed on other threads... we're not talking about that(not at all) but the way Beth marketing is making expectations out of nothing. They don't give us clear information, keep with the strict info releasing policy(11-11-11, January/April), now have a deal with Microsoft to release anything 1 month early for Xbox(not that I have anything against it, its quite fair since consoles don't have mods, people are still playing the vanilla game) I know Skyrim is a phenomenon and they don't want to screw things on it but, its rather disrespectful with the community, were waiting so much for anything... whats the deal with releasing any information on what is going on, were anxious just give us something to dream about, I too have watched the game jam and found it amazingly prosperous but yet, we have no info if they are working on improving these to release... or maybe some landmass on nearby provinces, nothing... they just create expectations and keep it hanging around for a month... not sure why.

This fellow is spot on. And handsome.

Reminds me of EA's 2/1/11

Guys,give Bethesda a break,they are working hard on the game and are trying to make the DLC great and worth the wait,just have patience

If a well known, respected, triple A company tells it's customers to expect whatever within a specific time period it does not make us greedy ungrateful children to call them on it when they don't come through. If anything we have an obligation to (politely) call them on it so that they know not to do it again unless completely certain they can come through.

You guys will love whats in store scream your hearts out, or wait patiently all the same the wait will be worth it trust meh (when they come lol)

Oh I know I'll love it.

Apart from Horse armor all of bethesda's DLC's have been absolutely amazing.

I really don't get this. Didn't the PC players just recently get a bunch of texture updates that the console players would love to have? I'm sure Bethesda aren't done feeding the PC players graphic updates either.
As for PS3, cannot really be helped. BUt you can't expect them to not try something for the sake of not trying something (Kinect) just because two other platforms do not have them. If that's the case, then the PC shouldn't have got their graphic upgrades. Have to keep things even, right?

It's an Xbox360 feature, much as the PC has power over the consoles. It is what it is. As for the PS3? Maybe they have some Move features or something in thought, I don't know. Can you think of something for the PS3 that the two of the platforms can't benefit from?

I'm fully aware that the PC can do Kinect like stuff, but it's not fully supported. That's probably why it's not on the PC.