Skyrim-DLC (stadig) på vej

Ejer du en Playstation3? Spiller du The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim og er ked af, at Bethesda Softworks endnu mangler at udgive Hearthfire og Dawnguard? Så er der imidlertid godt nyt nu: Bethesda siger nemlig, at de for tiden arbejder på den seneste udvidelse, Dragonborn, men efter den vender de tilbage til de to første udvidelser, som de planlægger at udgive til både PC og PS3 tidligt næste år.

Bethesda siger: "On PS3 in particular, we turned our attention to Dragonborn, as we thought it was the best content to release first, and we didn’t want folks to wait longer. Once it’s ready to go for everyone, we’ll continue our previous work on Hearthfire and Dawnguard for PS3." Men dog vil de ikke udtale sig om hverken pris eller nærmere udgivelsestidspunkt, så alle PS3-ejere må (desværre) væbne sig med yderligere tålmodighed: "Each one takes a lot of time and attention to work well in all circumstances and all combinations of DLC. Once we have a better idea of release timing and pricing, we’ll let you know." Men et er helt sikkert: Bethesda arbejder hårdt på at få udgivet alle udvidelserne til PS3 og PC, og man må give dem ret i, at Dragonborn formentligt er den rette at fokusere på. Tålmodighed, mine kære dragefødte venner. Tålmodighed er en dyd.


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Do you own a Playstation 3? Are you playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim but are unhappy about Bethesda Softworks not having released both Hearthfire and Dawnguard yet? Well it seems you are in for some good news: Bethesda has stated that they are indeed working on the latest expansion, Dragonborn, but when they are done with that they will turn their attention back on the first two expansions, which they plan on releasing for both the PC and PS3 early next year.

Bethesda says, "On PS3 in particular, we turned our attention to Dragonborn, as we thought it was the best content to release first, and we didn’t want folks to wait longer. Once it’s ready to go for everyone, we’ll continue our previous work on Hearthfire and Dawnguard for PS3." However they are not too keen to talk about possible pricings and/or release dates so every PS3-owner need to be a little bit more patient: "Each one takes a lot of time and attention to work well in all circumstances and all combinations of DLC. Once we have a better idea of release timing and pricing, we’ll let you know." One thing is for sure, though: Bethesda is hard at work on getting every DLC released for the PC and PS3, and we must agree with them in Dragonborn being the most important expansion to focus on. Patience, my dragonborn friends. Patience is key.

135 timers Black Ops 2

Treyarch og Activisions monstershooter, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, bringer konkurrencesjælen frem i os alle med dens multiplayer, og denne mekanik kan være med til at forklare spillets enorme succes. Spillet vakte imidlertid en del vrede, da Gametrailers gav spillet en højere score (9.4) end Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, som "blot" fik 9.3. Hvad man enten mener om den debat, som prægede eller muligvis stadig præger Gametrailers' mange kommentarer, så kan man ikke diskutere, at Call of Duty er en populær spilserie.

Og man skal ikke lede længe efter dens popularitet end at tage et smut forbi Australien, hvor en gamer ved navn Okan Kaya har smidt ikke mindre end 135 timer i Black Ops 2. Du tænker sikkert, at det kan du også sagtens gøre, men du skal tænke på, at dette er 135 timers kontinuerlig gaming. Dét er en bedrift! Selvfølgelig har der været pauser og andet involveret.

Guinness Rekordbog siger, at man må holde 10 minutters pause for hver time, man spiller. Disse 10 minutter kan man spare op og bruge samlet på enten søvn, spise eller andet. Men dette til trods så er 135 timer stadig en monumental indsats, og nogle vil måske sige, at det er ekstremt at bruge så meget tid og så mange ressourcer på gaming, men jeg tager hatten af for det. Godt klaret, Okan Kaya!


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Treyarch and Activision's giant, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, brings the competitive mindset in all of us through its multiplayer, and this very thing can greatly contribute in understanding the immense success of the series in general. The game, however, did receive some amount of controversy when the gaming site, Gametrailers, decided to give the game a score of 9.4 when Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim "merely" got a score of 9.3. Whatever one's feelings are regarding this debate which influenced the many comments on Gametrailers, one cannot argue against that Call of Duty is very popular.

And one doesn't have to look for proof of that any further than to our friendly neighbourhood island: Australia. Here, a gamer by the name of Okan Kaya has managed to play Black Ops 2 for no less than 135 hours. Now you're propably thinking that you could do the same but the thing is that this was 135 hours continous gaming. That is remarkable! Now, of course, he did have several breaks and what-not.

Guinness rules state that anyone attempting to do a world record can have a 10 minute break for every hour of gaming. These several 10 minutes can then be accumulated and be spent at once to get some sleep, food etc. Despite this 135 hours of gaming is a monumental performance and I for one congratulates this iron willed gamer. Nice job, Okan Kaya!

Bethesda arbejder på DLC til PS3

Bethesda Softworks arbejder for tiden hårdt på, at både PC og PS3-ejere kan komme til at nyde de officielle udvidelser, Hearthfire og Dawnguard, til Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, som har været tilgængelige på Xbox360 ganske længe. Studiets officielle Twitterkonto bød forleden på følgende budskab: "We’re also close on new Skyrim content for PS3 and PC." Noget godt er på vej!

Men udvidelserne på især PS3 har dog været præget af tekniske problemer, og studiet sagde således tilbage i august, at "This is not a problem we’re positive we can solve, but we are working together with Sony to try to bring you this content." PS3-ejere må altså vente lidt endnu på udvidelserne, men Xbox360-ejere kan imidlertid se frem til at nyde den seneste DLC, Dragonborn, allerede d. 4. december.


English version:

Bethesda Softworks is hard at work as of late to make sure that both the PC and PS3 owners will be able to enjoy the official expansions for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Hearthfire and Dawnguard has been available on Xbox360 for quite some time, but the official Twitter account has finally stated that "We’re also close on new Skyrim content for PS3 and PC." Something huge is coming!

Work on the expansions on especially PS3 has, however, been marred by technical issues and Bethesda Softworks said back in August that "This is not a problem we’re positive we can solve, but we are working together with Sony to try to bring you this content." PS3 owners need to wait a little bit longer to get the expansions but Xbox360 owners can look forward to be playing the latest DLC, Dragonborn, on December 4th.

Dragonborn DLC kommer til Skyrim

Så er Bethesda Softworks klar til at udgive den seneste udvidelse til det kritikerroste rollespil: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Udvidelsen går under navnet Dragonborn og fortæller historien om den første dragefødte kriger. Udvidelsen kommer til at foregå på øen Solstheim, som nogle gamere vil kunne genkende fra Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. I spillet tager man kampen op med den første dragefødte, en ond Dragon Priest som er ude på skræmmer, og ydermere kan det afsløres, at man omsider får muligheden for at flyve på drager. Tjek traileren nedenfor og se det hele i aktion!

English version:

Bethesda Softworks is finally ready to release the latest expansion for their critically acclaimed roleplaying game: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The DLC is named Dragonborn and tells the story about the very first dragonborn. It will be set on the island of Solstheim which some players will remember from Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Gamers will be combating the first dragonborn, an evil Dragon Priest up to no good, and yes: dragon mounts will also be available with this DLC. Check out the trailer below and see it all in action!

Hearthfire: Bør man købe?

Som I alle muligvis ved på dette tidspunkt, er det nu muligt at købe den seneste udvidelse til Bethesda Softwork's episke eventyr, men bør man anskaffe sig den? Det er det spørgsmål, som spilsiden gameinformer.com har taklet, og jeg tænkte, at jeg også ville dele mine tanker omkring Hearthfire.

Jeg skal skynde mig at være ærlig og sige, at jeg faktisk ikke har udvidelsen selv, og før I afskriver mig som en uvidende tosse, så lad mig fortælle hvofor. Hearthfire virker, for mig i al fald, lidt ligesom Horse Armour udvidelsen til Oblivion: Det var en billig og trist udvidelse. Javist, det så da pænt ud, når man kom ridende igennem Cyrodiil som en anden konge, men var det i virkeligheden pengene værd? JA! På det tidspunkt var det helt klart. Jeg kunne ikke få nok af Oblivion, men efter en række år kan jeg nu også se, at man skal være mere selektiv vedrørende sine valg af DLC.

Hearthfire giver dig mulighed for at købe et hus i Skyrim, og skønt dette kunne være en underholdende tilføjelse og muligvis skænke nogle flere timer til et spil, som i forvejen kræver en investering på over 200 timer, kan jeg ikke se bort fra, at det virker lidt hult. Hvad får man egentlig ud af at købe sit eget hjem? Man kan jo ikke gå online og vise huset til sine venner, og man har kun begrænsede muligheder for at tilpasse og personliggøre huset. Jeg kommer næppe til at købe Hearthfire, idet jeg ikke fornemmer nogen konkret værdi i forhold til historien eller gameplay komme til udtryk. Bethesda Softworks har forhåbentligt noget bedre gemt oppe i ærmet i forhold til DLC, efterhånden som vi nærmer os Skyrim's etårsdag.

English version:

As you all know at this point it is indeed possible to purchase the latest add-on for Bethesda Softwork's epic adventure but should you get it? That is the question that the gaming site gameinformer.com is wrestling with and I thought I'd share my thoughts regarding Hearthfire as well.

I must be honest and say that I haven't got Hearthfire, and before you go ahead and think of me as a ranting ignorant, at least let me explain. Hearthfire feels a bit like the Horse Armour DLC for Oblivion. It was a cheap and kind of a sad add-on, if you ask me. Sure it looked awesome riding through Cyrodiil on horseback but was it worth the money? YES! At least at the time. I couldn't get enough of Oblivion. But years later I have come to realize that one must be more selective regarding available DLC.

Hearthfire gives you the opportunity to create your own home and though this could be entertaining and maybe provide several more hours to a game that already demands 200+ hours to truly appreciate, I have to admit that Hearthfire feels shallow. What is it exactly about this house that makes it worth a purchase? You can't go online and invite your friends over for a party, and the customization options are limited. It is highly unlikely that I'll be getting Hearthfire because I can't see the actual value in terms of story or gameplay. Hopefully Bethesda Softworks will have something better in store for us as we're approaching the one year anniversary for Skyrim.

Dishonored's varighed

Bethesda Softworks og Arkane Studios løslader snart Dishonored, men inden spillet bliver udgivet, får man altid nogle informationer om det, og dette er ingen undtagelse. Arkane Studios har netop offentliggjort deres vurdering af spillets varighed, som de har sat til henholdsvis 12-14 timer for de direkte spillere, men for dem, der kan lide at udforske, kan man få op til 28 timers sjov og ballade.

28 timer virker muligvis ikke som meget i forhold til Skyrim, men 28 timer er faktisk ganske betragteligt i forhold til andre spil, der kun med nød og næppe passerer 3-4 timer. En kampagne på minimum 12 timer er heller ikke den værste nyhed, men nu er spørgsmålet bare: Bliver de 12 timer en positiv oplevelse? Det vil tiden vise, når spillet senere i år bliver udgivet!


English version:

Bethesda Softworks and Arkane Studios will soon release Dishonored but before that we, the gamers, are always given tidbits of information about it and this is no exception. Arkane Studios has just announced their estimation of the time it will take to complete the game, and they said that it will take 12-14 hours for very direct players but the explorative player can expect up to 28 hours of fun.

28 hours may not seem like much when compared to games like Skyrim but 28 hours is actually quite good when compared to games that just barely pass the duration of 3-4 hours. A campaign lasting a minimum of 12 hours is something noteworthy but now's the question: will those 12 hours represent a positive experience? Only time will tell when the game will be released sometime this year!

Mød Skyrims' første DLC: Dawnguard

Så faldt nyheden omsider! The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim får omsider sin første udvidelse under navnet Dawnguard, og vi er flere, som klapper i vores små hænder lige nu! Udvidelsen kommer til sommer og lander på Xbox360 før de andre platforme, og vi kan forvente mere nyt omkring udvidelsen til E3.

Todd Howard og resten af holdet hos Bethesda Softworks har imidlertid lovet, at udvidelserne til Skyrim ikke kommer til at minde om Horse Armor-udvidelsen til Oblivion, og allerede her scorer de heftige point i min bog. Ligeledes har de sagt, at spillet får færre og større udvidelser fremover, og igen scorer studiet bonuspoint i min bog. Hvad vil Dawnguard indeholde? Er det Snow Elf Prince? Hvem ved?! Jeg ved bare, at jeg er spændt på at se det!

English version:

The day has finally come! The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will soon be receiving its very first DLC named Dawnguard, and we are many who finds joy in all of this! The expansion will hit the Xbox360 first this summer before landing on the other platforms, and we can expect more juicy news at this year's E3.

Todd Howard and the rest of the crew at Bethesda Softworks promised us that the expansions to Skyrim would not be in the form of the Horse Armor DLC for Oblivion and for saying this Bethesda Softworks gets some serious points. Likewise they also stated that the game would receive fewer and more substantial expansions, and this just counts as bonus points! What Dawnguard will contain is still unknown. Is it the Snow Elf Prince? Who knows? But I am very excited about it!

"Snow Elves"-DLC til Skyrim

Jeg skrev forleden om DLC til Bethesda Softworks' episke spil, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, og at vi formentligt inden længe vil få flere nyheder om dette. Nu er rygter om indholdet begyndt at flyde op til overfladen, og en aktiv spiller har såmænd gransket lidt i spillets seneste patch og fundet noget ganske interessant.

Vedkommende har nemlig fundet referencer til "Snow Elves" og en såkaldt "Snow Elf Prince", som skulle have dialoger tilknyttet. Ydermere er der filer, der henviser til Crossbows, og der skulle ligeledes være en mappe ved navn "DLC01" at finde i denne patch. Om dette betyder, at vi inden længe skal møde en Sneprins blandt Skyrims snefyldte bjerge vides ikke, men det bliver interessant at se! Vi blev lovet DLC til spillet allerede før dets udgivelse, og det er blot på tide, at vi får noget. Jeg håber bare, at det bliver i stil med Shivering Isles og ikke ligesom Horse Armor-DLC, som vi fik til Oblivion.


English version:

I recently wrote about DLC for Bethesda Softworks' massive game, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and that we might hear something official in the coming days. Rumors have begun to sweep the Internet regarding the content, but one active gamer has looked around in the latest patch and found something quite interesting.

The gamer found references to "Snow Elves" and a so-called "Snow Elf Prince" who seems to have some dialogues, and the patch also contained files referencing crossbows and a folder named "DLC01". It is still unknown what the DLC will be but it seems that we're off to meet a Prince among the Snow Elves somewhere in either Skyrim or elsewhere. Could it be Elswyr? Who knows! We were promised DLC even before the game launched last year so it's about time that we'll be getting something. I just hope that it will be more like the Shivering Isles than the Horse Armor DLC we got for Oblivion.

Skyrim DLC på vej

Vi er mange, der har spenderet utallige timer i Bethesda Softworks episke eventyr, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, og har nydt hvert et sekund. Skønt spillet har sine skønhedsfejl, så kommer man ikke udenom, at det er et af de største singleplayer-spil til dato, og det fik såmænd også prisen som Årets Spil sidste år. Der er altså noget om snakken, når gamingmiljøet hæver spillet til skyerne, og det er ikke kun det alvorlige: Humor er der såmænd også plads til. YouTube er spækket med videoer af sære glitches og andre fejl, både store og små, som man støder på i Skyrim, og for nogle er det blevet lidt af en sport at finde disse.

For os andre, derimod, er vi blot begejstret for at have spillet et spil, der lever op til forgængeren, Oblivion. Jeg er personligt i tvivl om, hvilket spil er det bedre, men jeg er ikke et sekund i tvivl om, at jeg vil modtage DLC til Skyrim med åbne arme, og det får vi muligvis snart lov til! Pete Heines, fra Bethesda Softworks, har netop i dag skrevet følgende inde på Twitter: "2) I am working on getting a little more info out on Skyrim/DLC. Maybe next week? We'll see. Also trying to confirm Kinect release date." Det lader altså til, at vi snart skal på gensyn med Skyrims åbne og snefyldte landskab: DLC er i vente!

English version:

Many of us has spended countless hours in Bethesda Softworks' epic adventure, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and loved every second of it. Though the game has its fair share of flaws it cannot be denied that it's one of the greatest singleplayer games ever created, and it was even awarded last year with the title, Game of the Year. It's not just for fun and giggles that players around the world shout out their praises for this game, but they also love the game for its unintentional humor. YouTube is filled with hillarious videos depicting the game's numerous flaws, bugs and glitches, and for some it has even become a sport to spot these.

The rest of us are just happy to have played a game worthy of being the successor to Oblivion, and though I'm not sure about which of the two is actually the better game, I am sure that I'll be receiving DLC for Skyrim with open arms, and I may just be given the chance soon! Pete Heines, from Bethesda Softworks, wrote the following on Twitter today: "2) I am working on getting a little more info out on Skyrim/DLC. Maybe next week? We'll see. Also trying to confirm Kinect release date." It seems that we'll be headed to the open and snowy fields of Skyrim once again: DLC is coming!