Bethesda Softworks Newsletter
  Issue 04.25.06
Welcome
The verdict is in on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and the Bethesda Softworks Newsletter is the perfect way to find out what people are saying. As a subscriber, you're also the first to check out the new website for the upcoming titles, Star Trek: Legacy and Star Trek: Tactical Assault. First to read. First to see. First to hear. First to know. Enjoy your exclusive status. 
In This Issue
The Elder Scrolls IV:
Oblivion
Star Trek: Legacy &
Star Trek: Tactical Assault
Awards
Exclusive! Official Site Now Live!
New! Featured Developer Interview
New! Screenshots
Exclusive! Wizards' Tower Plug-in
New! Interviews & Previews
Exclusive! Orrery Download Contest
 
 
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
PC Version to Ship This Week
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Awards
Official Xbox Magazine - Editors' Choice Award
Official Xbox Magazine - April 2006
Editors' Choice Award
Score: 9.5 out of 10

"Oblivion raises the bar so high that most RPGs would be (and have been) satisfied with a fraction of what's here."
PC Gamer - Editors' Choice Award
PC Gamer - April 2006
Editors' Choice Award
Score: 95%

"The best compliment I can pay Oblivion is that it achieves far more than I'd even thought possible. It's a superlative RPG."
PC Gamer (UK) - Must Buy Award
PC Gamer (UK) - April 2006
Must Buy Award
"A liberating masterpiece. Live the most vivid fantasy life you've ever led in a breathtakingly beautiful land."
IGN - Editors' Choice Award
IGN
Editors' Choice Award
Score: 9.3 out of 10

"... the best single-player role-playing experience to come along in years."
Gamespot - Editors' Choice Award
GameSpot - Xbox 360
Editors' Choice Award
Score: 9.6 out of 10

"This is a rare and remarkable achievement--a huge, open-ended, complex, detailed role-playing game that's fun to play and a pleasure to behold."
Gamespot - Editors' Choice Award
GameSpot - PC
Editors' Choice Award
Score: 9.3 out of 10

"This may be a role-playing game, but you could play it like a pure action game, or like a stealth game, or like an adventure game, and it'd still be at least as good, if not better, than games that are specialized in these regards."
Worthplaying - Editors' Choice Award
Worthplaying
Editors' Choice Award
Score: 9.8 out of 10

"Oblivion not only raises the bar in the visual and audio modules but also in the gameplay and presentation department, making it easily one of the most recommendable titles..."
Team Xbox - Editors' Choice Award
Team Xbox
Editors' Choice Award
Score: 9.5 out of 10

"...as the biggest release of 2006 thus far, is it a potential game of the year candidate? Absolutely."
RPGFan - Editors' Choice Award
RPGFan
Editors' Choice Award
Score: 90%

"Oblivion is a game people will still be calling a classic a decade from now - and in the fickle world of gaming, that's high praise indeed."
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Featured Developer Interview
IGN RPG Vault on IGN.com
The RPG Vault has posted a series of interview questions answered by multiple people from Oblivion's development team. Be sure to check out the week-long feature here.
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Orrery Download Contest
GamingTrend Gaming Trend
As a part of their Pre-E3 Contest Month, Gaming Trend is giving away the Oblivion Orrery Plug-in to six random winners. To enter to win, go here.
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Mature Rating
Star Trek: Tactical Assault & Star Trek: Legacy
Official Site Now Live!
The official website for Bethesda's highly-anticipated Star Trek games is now live at StarTrek.BethSoft.com. Here you'll find the latest screenshots and news on Star Trek: Legacy, in development for the Xbox 360 and the PC. Also featured on this site is the most up-to-date information on Star Trek: Tactical Assault, currently in development for the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS.
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New Screenshots
Legacy Xbox 360 Screenshot New screenshots for Star Trek: Legacy and Star Trek: Tactical Assault are available on StarTrek.BethSoft.com.
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Interviews and Previews
Devoted Gamers Devoted Gamers
"I think fans are really going to love what we're doing here."
Skewed and Reviewed Skewed and Reviewed
"Legacy spans the entire Trek universe with a solid story pulling it together, and it's gonna be a fun ride!"
The Armchair Empire The Armchair Empire
"... the key feature of Legacy is that it follows the Star Trek universe right from the time of Jonathan Archer up to the era in which Star Trek: The Next Generation takes place."
Star Trek Gamers StarTrekGamers
"... Star Trek: Legacy is the Star Trek game I've always wanted to make: the best possible gaming representation of Trek fleet combat."
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Rating Pending
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu PC Ship Date
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth for the PC ships to North American retailers this week and will be available in stores Friday, April 28. The game is currently available in European territories.
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Rated Mature for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language and Use of Drugs and Alcohol
Order Now!
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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The Oblivion Store
The Oblivion Store: Your only source for official Oblivion Merchandise! www.OblivionStore.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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Other Recent News
NEW OFFICIAL OBLIVION PLUG-IN
Dowload the latest official plug-in. The Wizards' Tower is now available on Xbox Live and at OblivionDownloads.com.
ABOUT.COM GAME GUIDE CONTEST
About.com is offering a free Oblivion Game Guide to the 10 best cheats, tips, or other information about Oblivion. To read more about the contest go to About.com.
PLAY! LAUNCHES WORLD TOUR
PLAY!, a Video Game Symphony concert series, launches its worldwide tour in Spring 2006. PLAY! will feature the music from The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Visit the PLAY! website for tour dates and tickets.
RECORD BREAKING SALES AND REVIEWS
Oblivion achieves record breaking sales, with having shipped over 1.7 million units for the PC and Xbox 360 since the game's launch. Read the full press release here.
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