Bethesda Softworks Newsletter
  Issue 12.21.07
Welcome

2007 was an exciting year for us - as we released Oblivion on PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, the Shivering Isles expansion for Oblivion, and lifted the curtain on Fallout 3. As the year comes to a close, we'd like to thank everyone for their support and interest in what we do and the games we make. Thanks for buying and playing our games.

So with the year coming to an end, we wish you a safe and happy holiday season, and look forward to sharing more exciting news with you in 2008!

In This Issue
Fallout® 3
Star Trek®: Conquest
New! Wallpapers
Reviews & Interviews
Awards & Interviews
 
The Elder Scrolls IV:
Oblivion®
The Elder Scrolls® IV:
Shivering Isles™
Oblivion News
Shivering Isles on PLAYSTATION®Store
Shivering Isles News
 
Bethesda Blog
 
Fallout 3
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Awards & Interviews
TGR TGR
Fallout 3 comes in 3rd on TGR's Top Ten Anticipated Xbox 360 Titles of 2008 List.
TeamXbox TeamXbox
Fallout 3 makes TeamXbox's Most Anticipated RPGs of 2008 List.
Gamepro Gamepro
Fallout 3 makes Gamepro's Best Games of 2008 List.
CVG CVG
Interview with Pete Hines.
Part 1
Part 2
PCGZine PCGZine
Interview with Pete Hines.
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Rating Pending
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Oblivion News
Yahoo! Games Yahoo! Games
Oblivion named the Best Game of 2007 in Yahoo! Games' Best Games of the Last Decade.
Gamespot Gamespot
Oblivion for PLAYSTATION®3 system a top pick in Gamespot's Holiday Gift Guide.
Gamespot Gamespot
Oblivion for PLAYSTATION®3 system the Dungeonmaster's pick in Gamespot's Holiday Gift Guide.
About.com About.com
Oblivion named one of the Top Ten PLAYSTATION ®3 system games of 2007.
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Rated Mature for Blood and Gore, Language, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol, and Violence
The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles
Shivering Isles on PSN
Shivering Isles on PSN We're happy to announce that The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles is available as downloadable content on PLAYSTATION®Store for $30. This is the English version for North America. For more information go here.
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Shivering Isles News
Primotech Primotech
Shivering Isles wins Best Expansion at Primotechs Game of the Year Awards 2007.
1Up 1Up
Shivering Isles for the Xbox 360 on 1Ups Holiday Buyer's Guide 2007.
GameZone GameZone
8.5 out of 10
"If you own The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, you really can't go wrong with this expansion."
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Rated Mature for Blood and Gore, Language, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol, and Violence
Bethesda Blog
Latest Posts

Show us some post-nuclear holiday spirit…win a Vault Boy shirt

Before heading out for our annual Holiday Party last Friday, folks around the office were surprised by a special gift…one of these new Vault Boy Fallout 3 T-shirts. Since we're already in the holiday spirit, we thought it might be nice to give you guys the opportunity to get one.

Matt on GamesRadar

Matt Grandstaff talks to GamesRadar about his role as Bethesda's Community Manager.

My Faves: Iain Banks

Bruce Nesmith, our studio's Design Director, talks about one of his favorite authors.

Mod Interview: TES Nexus' DarkOne

In a bit of a twist, this week's mod interview is with Robin Scott (aka DarkOne), the site administrator over at The Elder Scrolls Nexus.

Bethesda and Bioware Brawl

As mentioned before, many of our devs take Team Fortress II pretty seriously when playing against other studios. This past week was a big one, as the Vault 101 Dwellers took on the boys from Bioware. Check out our very own Nate Purkeypile's summary of the victory. It'll be remembered here at the office as “Mass Beatdown.”

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Star Trek: Conquest
Reviews & Interviews
Star Trek Games Star Trek Games
83%
"Conquest is a fun game that provides a nice dose of strategy and action at a good price."
Nintendo World Report Nintendo World Report
8 out of 10
"It's a good game overall, especially for people who like strategy games but aren't very fond of the frantic pace that something like Starcraft brings to the table."
PS3 Center PS3 Center
7 out of 10
"... this is definitely an enjoyable game for Star Trek fans who like their share of strategy."
IGN IGN
8.0 out of 10
"... the game instead just rests comfortably in providing a tried-and-true game of strategy with enough variety and differences in play style to make every race feel like they can tackle the game differently."
Star Trek Games Star Trek Games
Interview with Game Director/Producer Frank Arnot.
Star Trek Games.cz Star Trek Games.cz
Interview with Game Director/Producer Frank Arnot.
StarTrek Gamers StarTrek Gamers
Interview with developer 4J Studios.
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Rated Everyone for Fantasy Violence
Order Now!
Click here to order The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles for PLAYSTATION 3 today!
Order The Elder Scrolls® IV: Shivering Isles™ at the Bethsoft Store.
Click here to order Star Trek: Conquest today!
Order Star Trek®: Conquest at the Bethsoft Store.
Click here to order The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition system today!
Order The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition at www.Take2Store.com.
Click here to order The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system today!
Order The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® for the PLAYSTATION 3 system at the Bethsoft Store.
Click here to order Oblivion for the Xbox 360 or PC today!
Order Oblivion at www.Take2Store.com
Click here to order the Official Oblivion game guide at PrimaGames.com
Order the Official Oblivion Game Guide at www.PrimaGames.com
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Download Now!
Official Oblivion Plug-Ins: Download for the PC at OblivionDownloads.com and for the Xbox 360 on Xbox Live
Download Official Oblivion PC Plug-ins at OblivionDownloads.com
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