New Skyrim "Dragonborn" DLC

So Dawn Guard and Hearthfire have been out for a few months now with both adding several hours more Skyrim goodness to my spare time. However, due to my excessive playing and no Elder Scrolls game for at least another four years (which I will hate waiting for) DLC is a very good idea for fans. I, as a fan, would pay any amount of money to play more of Skyrim or have more varieties and differences from each of my characters. Enter Dragonborn DLC...

The main idea for this DLC is a hint from Bethesda's file names that you might be able to MOUNT DRAGONS. That's right; mount dragons. Some have said that this would kill the game as the story would not make much sense anymore but just imagine firing spells/arrows off your massive dragon as you torpedo towards an enemy. It might not make much sense anymore but it does sound pretty awesome.

Excitement for past Elder Scrolls' fans comes the idea that there are quest markers put in place that feature places in Morrowind, so a tour back to places like Solstheim, Telvanni, Castle Karstaag, Raven Rock and Miraak Temple could be on the cards. Personally, I'd like to visit Morrowind due to my lack of experience in the region which I would like to reconcile by spending several real-time days there. There's also Morrowind armour being available which would spice up dressing up characters a bit more and bring back some nostalgia for those that remember such things.

I'm certainly looking forward to the Dragonborn DLC and looking at the hints, it could be the best DLC for Skyrim yet. The price tag is still unconfirmed but I wouldn't be surprised if it was 1200-1600 MSP which can be seen as quite steep by a lot of people including me. Time will tell whether it will be worth buying but, as always, I'll be giving this blog updates on how the DLC will eventually pan out. Here's hoping it will be as good as it looks!

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Skyrim: new Hearthfire DLC

More DLC for the second best game of all time? Yes please! Skyrim Hearthfire looks a lot like Bethesda has looked at The Sims or Minecraft and gone "Yes. We need some of that in Skyrim. Make it done." This 400 MSP pack comes with the ability to buy a plot of land, get materials and then build your own home which you then maintain and add with furnishings and more and more rooms... Wow.

When I first saw rumours of this a few weeks back, I thought it was going to be a rip off and that I wouldn't need it. Then I saw the trailer... Yeah, it looks awesome with making your own rooms, being able to use fallen foes as trophies... And there's mounted mud-crabs obviously.

I hope the way it's laid out onto the controller makes it easy to make majestic houses and I do yearn for something in Skyrim to be glitch-free... Hopefully, this can deliver and rival The Sims in house making.

And if not? It's only 400 MSP.

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Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vb9NiZohcw

Wow...

Yep, it's been quite a while. No excuses for it either... I just didn't feel like writing as it turns out. Lots has happened in that that time too; I've mined diamonds in Minecraft, been shredding guitar on Guitar Hero III etc. but the most exciting thing has been the introduction of Skyrim's new expansion pack/DLC... Dawnguard. Set in the normal world but with a whole host of new things to do/fight/collect/use, it really has added several 10s of hours to the game. At the moment my character has levelled up on the Vampire Perk tree and has several of the perks available that allow it to use daemonic powers that can suck the very soul out of enemies... NICE. It's just added something new and fresh and it was well worth the 1600 MSP.

If you have Skyrim, have played it to the brink of exhaustion and thought that it was time to put it away for a few weeks/months/years... well, you'd be wrong. :P

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Crossbows for Skyrim!!!

The Skyrim DLC rumours come thick and fast every day with new ones sounding more awesome and outrageous than their forefathers. The new word on the Internet with considerably reliable evidence comes the rumours that there will be crossbows, Snow Elves and new vampire animations! *girlish scream*

The evidence is a folder found in the PC update which contains these kind of ideas. The Snow Elves are essentially the Falmer who were thought to be extinct but have little back story... so Bethesda could do so much with it!

My favourite idea is crossbows as my character at the moment is an assassin/thief/archer and that would add a whole new dimension to an already packed-full inventory I possess.

I am looking really forward to this...

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RPGs

Skyrim was undoubtedly my favourite game of last year and one of my favourite of all time, too. After putting in over 350 hours on Skyrim, I have decided that I need a new RPG for this year. And so far they have been coming thick and fast. So far there has been The Witcher 2 and Kingdoms of Amular which look alright but the one I have been anticipating as this year's RPG is Dragon's Dogma.

Set in a world quite a bit smaller than Skyrim but with a whole lot of charm, it oozes reasons to buy it. The Pawn system looks great (basically Skyrim followers but with a lot more customisation) and the combat looks cool with new ideas that look fun to play.

Come May 25th, it will be the game I'll be playing and I'll put a review on here, too. I look forward to it.

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Kinect for Skyrim?!

Kinect as an add-on to the Xbox 360 is controversial and there's no way around it. I have Kinect to the point where I play fitness games after Christmas and when guests come to stay... but why should it stop there. Many developers have seen this new technology as a stepping stone for extra profit with poorly made games that shouldn't really be called video games as is their annoyance.

So when I heard that Skyrim was to incorporate Kinect in a new update, I was sceptical to say the least. I thought Bethesda had given in to the mass market and were strangers to core players. Then I realised how awesome it could be. The new update won't only allow you to FUS RO DAH your enemies using your own voice but it allows you to equip items without moving your thumbs and even lets you sort your items by worth or damage.

I look forward to the update and I hope it lives up to my expectations.

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Skyrim Demographics

According to Bethesda, it is rare for people to spend less than 80 hours playing Skyrim. I've been playing Skyrim since the day after it came out and I have 350+ hours playing such a great game. It's not really suprising that this is the case as it takes 80 hours just to complete the main story and a few side quests... Then there's wanting to finish everything, making different types of characters and getting all the achievements/trophies.

There's also Skyrim DLC on the horizon to try and further that game time even further. Personally, I would like to see different types of dungeons (rather than just the generic daedric dungeon that's great the first 100 times but gets annoying after that) and more weapons too; different types of arrows would be good and there's even talk to spears! Make it happen, Bethesda.

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Introductions

Hi. First post and what a one it is. Introductions are generic for blogs so here's mine: I'm 16, living in England and I love to play video games... so much so that a blog is appropriate. Xbox games are the main staple of my gaming diet (so to speak) but I do like to play a free online game now and again and the DS and PSP are good for travelling.

What I'll be writing about will be my thoughts on the latest news in gaming, the games I look forward to get and ideas I have come up with. Feel free to comment if that is your wish.

Enjoy,

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