Interview with modder and voice actor Ibsen

The Nexus series of sites presents a brief question and answer series with Ibsen3, a modder and voice actor for the Elder Scrolls series of games. Ibsen3 also goes by the name Ibsen's Ghost. Ibsen3 focuses upon providing voice acting and modding for Oblivion. He provided voice acting for one of this news poster's Oblivion mods thanks to an uncanny ability to mimic the sounds of the original Oblivion male voice actors. This Q&A was originally conducted in November 2011 but due to mutual ...

Dawnguard - first Skyrim new content

Bethesda has announced the name of its first Skyrim new content 'Dawnguard'. Little detail is available at the moment, Bethesda has said it will release more information at the next E3, which is on 5-7 June. Bethesda said it would be available for the northern hemisphere Summer, which is June-August. Dawnguard will be only sold for Xbox 360 for the first month or whatever....

The Siege of Markarth video

Tyrannicon, creator of the "Great Battles of Skyrim - Part 1" video has released another impressive battle video under the Youtube Machinima channel. The video shows a Forsworn attack upon the city of Markarth, while a sinister figure looks on. The video also features 25 different mods from Skyrim Nexus. Try to guess which ones (because it doesn't say in the video description...). 1uYsnoUvv8Q...

Skyrim DLC evidence found? Snow elves, crossbows, and more?

Update: Bethesda has announced that the first DLC is in fact named Dawnguard ("known" for some time) and that more information will be revealed at E3. Dawnguard and the second DLC will be exclusive to the Xbox 360 for 30 days. Bethesda forum user Raestloz seems to have found evidence of the upcoming first Skyrim DLC. While looking through the 1.5.26 patch files, he found a number of additions explicitly named with "DLC01." Another user, Karellan, has listed out the individual files: Snow e...

Interview with Brumbek, winner of the March FOTM contest

For the month of March, Brumbek took home the File of the Month championship with his mod, the Static Mesh Improvement Mod, or SMIM. I had the opportunity to conduct an interview with Brumbek, which you can read below. Be sure to vote this month to see your favorite mod featured here on the site news. Q: So, Brumbek, tell us a bit about yourself. How did you get into modding? A: I'm just a guy who likes to play really immersive games, games I can live, not just play. To paraphrase Sir Fran...

Kinect Support Coming to Skyrim

Earlier today, the Bethesda Blog announced that a FREE update to Skyrim on Xbox 360 will give support for Kinect! It is supposed to be released this month, and will feature more than 200 Voice Commands, including Dragon Shouts! So, now we can cross out another feature on the list from the Game Jam. ;) In addition to Dragon Shouts, Kinect offers voice commands for Hotkey Equipping, Follower Commands, all Menus (Items, Magic, Map, Barter, Container, Favorites, and Skills) and even saving and...

Wasteland 2 on Kickstarter

A couple of days ago, you might have seen here on the news that the original Fallout was free for a limited time on GOG. In that article, I stated that the first Fallout was the game that started it all-- when in actuality the game that the Fallout series can first be traced back to was called "Wasteland." Wasteland was created by founder of Interplay Brian Fargo, who is also known for games like Baldur's Gate, The Bard's Tale, and yes, the original Fallout. Wasteland was published in 1988 and ...

Wasteland 2 on Kickstarter

A couple of days ago, you might have seen here on the news that the original Fallout was free for a limited time on GOG. In that article, I stated that the first Fallout was the game that started it all-- when in actuality the game that the Fallout series can first be traced back to was called "Wasteland." Wasteland was created by founder of Interplay Brian Fargo, who is also known for games like Baldur's Gate, The Bard's Tale, and yes, the original Fallout. Wasteland was published in 1988 and ...

Original Fallout free on GOG

For 48 hours only, the original Fallout game is free on GOG. If you're a newcomer to the Fallout series and have only played Fallout 3 or New Vegas, this is your chance to see how the series got its start. You can download the game here. If you're expecting a game that is similar to Fallout 3, you're looking in the wrong place, however. The original Fallout was developed by Interplay, whereas Fallout 3 and New Vegas were made by Bethesda Game Studios, a different company entirely. The original...

Original Fallout free on GOG

For 48 hours only, the original Fallout game is free on GOG. If you're a newcomer to the Fallout series and have only played Fallout 3 or New Vegas, this is your chance to see how the series got its start. You can download the game here. If you're expecting a game that is similar to Fallout 3, you're looking in the wrong place, however. The original Fallout was developed by Interplay, whereas Fallout 3 and New Vegas were made by Bethesda Game Studios, a different company entirely. The original...

Skyrim update 1.5.26 now live!

Incremental update 1.5.26 is now live for all Steam users. (Latest SKSE Release), (Latest ScriptDragon Release) Bug Fixes (Same as the beta...) Fixed issue with frequency of first person kill cameras Underwater effects now display properly Fixed crash when loading certain plugins (PC Only) Fixed issue where sun would not appear properly after fast travel Can't launch the game after updating? Try these steps: Delete the SkyrimPrefs.ini and Skyrim.ini in your "Documents\My Games\S...

Skyrim beta update 1.5.26

A new beta update is available for Skyrim now. This beta updates your game to 1.5.26.0.5. (SKSE for 1.5.26) BUG FIXES Fixed issue with frequency of first person kill cameras Underwater effects now display properly Fixed crash when loading certain plugins Fixed issue where sun would not appear properly after fast travel Note: As we recently said in the latest Bethesda Podcast, the latest Creation Kit update resolves reported issues with navmeshing. Recently we’ve discovered a change m...

Skyrim update 1.5 now live!

Update 1.5 is now live for all Steam Users! All you have to do get it, is to log onto Steam. Release Notes: NEW FEATURES New cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spells New kill moves and animations for melee weapons Shadows on grass available (PC) Smithing skill increases now factor in the created item’s value Improved visual transition when going underwater Improved distance LOD transition for snowy landscapes BUG FIXES General crash fixes and memory optimization...

Bethesda Podcast - about modding, Steam Workshop and the Nexus

A new podcast was released today, where Valve's Dave Sawyer and Bethesda's Joel Burgess talk about modding, Steam Workshop and the Nexus. 30 minutes of talking about the history of modding, the future of modding, how the Nexus have affected Elder Scrolls modding and even how Steam Workshop will affect the Nexus and vice versa, as well as new features coming to Steam Workshop. Listen to the Podcast here. At about 24 minutes in, they talk about addressing Creation Kit issues, including th...

An Elder Scrolls MMO and you

It's being widely reported across the internet that Zenimax will be announcing their work on an Elder Scrolls MMO next month. First of all if you weren't expecting an MMO announcement, where have you been the past four years? Most had expected a Fallout MMO, but some of us had our heads to the ground and heard the whispers about an Elder Scrolls MMO yonks ago! Now I know your initial reaction to the news will more than likely be "awww pish!", but I just wanted to make one thing clear. T...

Skyrim beta update 1.5

10 days ago I posted about the 1.5 beta update for Skyrim, which was posted, then deleted on BethBlog. Well, now it is really here! (SKSE is also updated for 1.5 now) Watch the new kill cameras! 6A7ZJq9GclI RELEASE NOTES NEW FEATURES New cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spells New kill moves and animations for melee weapons Shadows on grass available (PC) Smithing skill increases now factor in the created item’s value Improved visual transition when going un...

World of Tanks Nexus Launched

You might have noticed I've been a bit busy recently releasing some new Nexus sites in to the fold. These aren't really part of any plans of massive expansion, but have merely coincided with one another out of coincidence! I'm thinking that this will be the last one for a little while at least as we focus on rolling out the new site code and features, but don't hold me to that! But anyway, on with the announcement... Following on the heels of the newly released Mount & Blade Nexus and Neverwi...

Interview with Tytanis

Tytanis is one of the more prominent members of the modding community here at the Nexus family of sites. He has recently won our File of the Month contest and has one of the most endorsed files on Skyrim Nexus. "Tytanis - The Ultimate Mod" has been around since the very beginning of Skyrim modding, and continues to be one of the most popular mods. So without further ado, I give you an interview with Tytanis himself. 01. So, tell us bit about yourself. What are some of your other interests a...

Nexus site beta ready - help us help you

Over the past 10 months we have been working behind the scenes on a completely new Nexus site code. Because my code was not up to professional standards the premise was really simple, I've hired on 2 great programmers, and in order for us to make the most of the quality of these coders we needed to rebuild the site code so we had a strong base to push off from. We haven't added any new functionality or major changes, in fact, by the time we're happy with the code we want the site to look and beh...

Skyrim beta update 1.5

Today, BethBlog posted some information about update 1.5, which will include new features, like new killcams, specifically killcams for ranged combat and spellcasting! They also say that they are planning to add new features in upcoming updates... Skyrim is starting to look like the never-ending Elder Scrolls game at the rate they are spewing out updates and features! Update: It seems that BethBlog have removed this article from the blog for some reason, most likely because the beta does not ...