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  Skyrim: Legendary Edition confirmed

  Game and all the DLC for £40. 38

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  Is Ebony Warrior Skyrim's toughest baddie?

  "Took me four attempts. He's like 15 Legendary Dragons in one." 64

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  Next Skyrim DLC is Dragonborn, has dragon mounts, Solstheim - report

  UPDATE: Spears! 57

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  Skyrim's Hearthfire DLC weighs just 75MB, out now

  You pay about five pence per megabyte. 99

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  Skyrim: Hearthfire DLC allows you to build a house, adopt a child

  Second major expansion due next week on Xbox 360. 118

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  Bethesda on Skyrim's viewable Morrowind, Cyrodiil: "maybe we'll use it one day"

  "The reason they are there..." 28

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  Skyrim patch 1.4 now live for Xbox 360

  UPDATE: Now available for PS3. 69

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  Skyrim is UK Christmas 2011 number one

  Ends EA/Activision's 8-year dominance. 102

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  Skyrim: the first western game to receive a 40/40 Famitsu review

  Plaudits keep coming. 146

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  Players report Skyrim PlayStation 3 patch out now

  92MB. 51

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  Accessible Morrowind, Cyrodiil part of Skyrim DLC?

  One player crosses the line. 68

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  Skyrim PC patch disables RAM-boosting LAA mode

  Game runs only through Steam. 64

April 2012

• Skyrim patch files suggest Snow Elves, crossbows for DLC

  Plus, new vampire feeding animations. 30

• The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Kinect support announced, first video released

  Free update adds over 200 voice commands. 82

• Skyrim developer applies for Fus Ro Dah trademark

  "Just protecting our brand," says Bethesda. 43

• Skyrim 1.5 update up on Xbox Live

  Should go live on PS3 later today. 25

March 2012

• Free-to-play equivalent of Skyrim in "next few years" - Ngmoco

  Games capable of returning on $1 billion investments. 40

• Skyrim update 1.5 PC beta announced

  Kill cam added, more bugs fixed. 26

February 2012

• Skyrim PC patch 1.4.26 beta available, details

  Bug fixes, mod-handling improvements. 17

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  Bethesda knew Skyrim could run into "a bad memory situation" on PS3

  UPDATE: Bethesda clarifies Howard's comments. Team "coded solutions they felt would work". 109

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  Bethesda on Skyrim's viewable Morrowind, Cyrodiil: "maybe we'll use it one day"

  "The reason they are there..." 28

• Only Modern Warfare 3 made more money than Skyrim in 2011

  Skyrim trumped platform exclusives on PS3, Xbox 360. 36

• Skyrim makers create dragon riding, Kinect shouts, new skill trees

  "Could it be in a future DLC? We don't know." 80

• Skyrim patch 1.4 now live for Xbox 360

  UPDATE: Now available for PS3. 69

• Batman, Battlefield, Skyrim make BAFTA GAME Award shortlist

  Voting opens. 44

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  Valve makes Portal 2 Space Core mod for Skyrim

  Voiced, it seems, by Nolan North. 47

• Bethesda: Skyrim update 1.4 should hit Xbox 360 tomorrow

  PlayStation 3 patch "looking good too". 35

• Skyrim update 1.4 now live on Steam

  Console versions being submitted this week. 42

January 2012

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  Reckoning dev's biggest concern is you're still playing Skyrim

  "I'm not going to pretend that Skyrim doesn't exist." 118

• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has "best" combat of any RPG - Rolston

  Sorry Dark Souls, Skyrim, Zelda. 95

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  AIAS 2011 nominees for 'video game Oscars' revealed

  Uncharted 3 most nominated. 44

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  UK 2011 Modern Warfare 3 sales lower than 2010 Black Ops sales

  Adele heads list of last year's most popular entertainment. 49

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  Steam shoots over 5 million concurrent users mark

  Christmas sale and Skyrim push forward. 25

December 2011

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  Skyrim PC update 1.3.10 released

  Adds support for 4GB of RAM. 42

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  Skyrim is UK Christmas 2011 number one

  Ends EA/Activision's 8-year dominance. 102

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  Valve: Skyrim fastest-selling game in Steam history

  PC version outsold all other PC games by over 3-1. 84

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  Skyrim patch 1.3 on Xbox Live now

  Fixes resistance-breaking bug. 78

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  Bethesda refutes Skyrim PS3 lag claims by Fallout NV dev

  "He brings up issues we solved long ago." 69

• Nvidia's in-depth guide to improving Skyrim PC performance

  Don't suffer in Solitude. 13

November 2011

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  Skyrim: the first western game to receive a 40/40 Famitsu review

  Plaudits keep coming. 146

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  Players report Skyrim PlayStation 3 patch out now

  92MB. 51

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  Skyrim PC patch disables RAM-boosting LAA mode

  Game runs only through Steam. 64

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  Accessible Morrowind, Cyrodiil part of Skyrim DLC?

  One player crosses the line. 68

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  Skyrim patch due week beginning 28th November

  Will address PlayStation 3 performance bug. 68

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  Bethesda's Skyrim challenge accepted: parents name baby Dovahkiin

  He's got a "normal" middle name. 73

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  Skyrim players call for PS3 save file bug fix

  Big save files causing lag. 104

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  Skyrim sells over 3.5 million in 48 hours

  Launch units expected to make over $450m. 59

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  Bethesda working on a Skyrim update for all platforms

  "We will fix as much as we can." 79

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  UK top 40: Modern Warfare 3 sells fewer than Black Ops

  Skyrim, second, is fifth biggest of 2011. 34

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  Minecraft Easter egg spotted in Skyrim

  Bethesda hides cheeky nod to trademark adversary. 29

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  The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim UK price roundup

  Updated with today's confirmed prices. 76

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  Skyrim Xbox 360: cleared cache may increase save game load times

  Plus: install to hard-drive if you can. 64

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  Bethesda: developing for PC is "a headache"

  Hines talks drivers, hardware, piracy. 83

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  Skyrim promises players infinite quests

  Howard: "You can play forever." 62

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  Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim patch 1.1 at launch

  Game ready to Rolof the shelves. 72

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  Out This Week - 11/11/11

  Modern Warfare 3! Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim! 23

October 2011

• Skyrim PC system requirements announced

  Start freeing up some hard drive space. 63

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  Bethesda QA beats Skyrim in 2hrs 16 mins

  It might take you a bit longer. 39

• Leaked Skyrim manual confirms hirelings

  Plus, cooking, brawling, prison! 30

• The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Achievements

  How to slay your dragon. 41

September 2011

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  Bethesda vs. Scrolls case going to court

  "Weee!" 82

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  TESV: Skyrim voice cast revealed

  Minority Report! Bourne! Babylon 5! 42

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  Elder Scrolls: Skyrim perk tree revealed

  Stem your excitement. 34

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  Skyrim gets Mature rating in the US

  References rape, includes drinking game. 63

• Bethesda discusses squashing bugs

  "We have and continue to get better at it." 35

August 2011

• Why there's no Elder Scrolls MMO

  Howard: "I like this kind of game better." 61

• Skyrim fits on one Xbox 360 disc

  No disc swapping for Elder Scrolls V. 66

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  Skyrim DLC timed Xbox 360 exclusive

  PC, PS3 owners have to wait 30 days. 112

• Same sex marriage in Skyrim

  Fancy that. 63

• Skyrim playable at Eurogamer Expo

  Get the first hands-on in Europe. 16

• PC Skyrim uses Steamworks

  Bethesda evidently a fan. 32

• Notch challenges Bethesda to Quake 3

  Wants to settle lawsuit this way. 58

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  Marvel at Eurogamer's Skyrim character

  Friday afternoon self-indulgence. 28

• Skyrim Collector's Edition detailed

  UPDATE: Game, Gamestation exclusive. 136

• id announces huge Steam discounts

  id/Beth games bundle for as little as $40. 22

• Hines: Someone will lose out in November

  But the crush is "healthy for the industry". 39

July 2011

• No Elder Scrolls V Skyrim demo

  The downside of being so big. 35

• Skyrim: NPCs the "number one focus"

  Bug complaints "fair", Howard says. 36

• Skyrim: more quests, fewer branches

  Quest structure more Oblivion than Fallout. 40

June 2011

• Skyrim DLC rarer but "more substantial"

  Exceptional Horse Armour? 46

• Skyrim pre-orders come with a world map

  Is "premium quality". 63