The wait is over for Skyrim enthusiasts everywhere, today Bethesda has released the previously revealed Creation Kit for the latest Elder Scrolls title as well as the surprise High-Resolution Texture Pack.

Both items are available for free right now via Steam.

With the Creation Kit’s release, fans can now upload, download, and install custom content through the Skyrim Workshop on Steam making sharing mods easier than ever before. You can access the Skyrim Workshop via mods.elderscrolls.com.

What are you waiting for? Tired of filling your mansion with cheese wheels? Well, now you can fill it with anything you want, babies, grandma's china or anything else you'd like.

Bethesda revealed recently that it will release a Skyrim Creation Kit onto PC this coming Tuesday. The kit will be available on Steam for the price of 'Free'.

Bethesda Marketing VP Pete Hines also teased that the kit will come with a bit of a surprise when it hits next week.

The headline says it all folks, Bethesda's Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a blockbuster hit around the world. Today Bethesda revealed that the game has shipped 10 Million copies for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC grossing 650 Million Dollars in Revenue. Just last month the game had reached 7 Million.

Those are Call of Duty and Battlefield figures!

The publisher is expecting large numbers or orders to restock the empty and spiderweb filled retail and digital shelves due to the high demand for Spike TV's Video Game of The Year.

What are you waiting for, get your copy and cast some spells!

I love when deserving games and their respective studios win awards, especially when it comes to the Game of the Year honors. Last night's Spike TV Video Game Awards honors Bethesda and its stellar Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as the studio and game of the year 2011.

Check out the full list of winners below, and check if your favorite game won some honors last night.

GAME OF THE YEAR
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Bethesda Game Studios

CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
The Joker – Batman: Arkham City

VIDEO GAME HALL OF FAME AWARD
"The Legend of Zelda"

GAMER GOD AWARD
Blizzard Entertainment

BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Batman: Arkham City

BEST PS3 GAME
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

BEST Wii GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

BEST PC GAME
Portal 2

BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME
Super Mario 3D Land

BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Batman: Arkham City

BEST RPG
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

BEST MULTI-PLAYER
Portal 2

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Fight Night Champion

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NBA 2K12

BEST DRIVING GAME
Forza Motorsport 4

BEST FIGHTING GAME
Mortal Kombat

BEST MOTION GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Minecraft

BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME
Batman: Arkham City

BEST SONG IN A GAME
"Build that Wall (Zia's Theme)" by Darren Korb – Bastion

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Bastion

BEST GRAPHICS
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Bastion

BEST DLC
Portal 2 Peer Review

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Mass Effect 3

GAMETRAILERS.COM TRAILER OF THE YEAR
Assassin's Creed: Revelations – E3 2011 Trailer

Pretty sure everyone expected that Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 or even Black Ops would be the games we played the most this year. According to Raptr Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim had players log more hours than any other title this year.

Some other bits from the press release show that FIFA 12 was the most played sports game, Modern Warfare 3 the most played shooter and LA Noire the most played New-IP'.

Check out the full press release below:

RAPTR REVEALS MOST PLAYED GAMES IN FIRST ANNUAL PLAYTIME AWARDS

Raptr Recognizes the Most Popular Games of 2011 Based On Actual Gameplay Data,
Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Leads with Two Wins for "Most Played RPG" and
"Overall Most Played Game" Categories

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Dec. 8, 2011 – Leading gamer network Raptr today revealed their inaugural "Most Played" Awards, recognizing the year's blockbuster videogame releases. The awards reveal exactly how gamers are spending their time with the biggest releases of 2011 based on gamer behavior and activities, including average individual playtime, average session length and total playtime share.

The recipients of Raptr's "Most Played Awards of 2011" are as follows:
· Most Played Game – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)
· Most Played Shooter – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
· Most Played RPG – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)
· Most Played Open-World Game – Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
· Most Played Sports Game – FIFA Soccer 12 (EA Sports)
· Most Played Social Game – The Sims Social (EA Play)
· Most Played New IP – L.A. Noire (Rockstar)
· Most Successful Paid to Free-to-Play Game – DC Universe Online (Sony Online Entertainment)

Highlights from the report include:
· Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 earned double the amount of playtime in its opening month than Battlefield 3 did in its opening month.
· The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim dominated the RPG category with six times more total playtime than the closest competitor, Dragon Age 2.
· DC Universe Online experienced a 2500% increase in total playtime per day after switching from a subscription business model to free-to-play.
· The Sims Social accumulated more total playtime in its opening month than all other social games released in 2011 in their respective opening months.

"2011 is turning out to be a boon for gamers, and our awards highlight how gamers are investing the most amount of their precious time playing every day," said Dennis Fong, CEO of Raptr. "We want to congratulate all the people involved in creating the hit games that won in their respective categories."

To view the full Raptr Report on the "Most Played Games of 2011," please visit: http://blog.raptr.com/2011/12/08/raptrs-most-played-games-of-2011/.

By now you probably know that Skyrim is a good game because you played it, or because everyone on your friends list is playing it.

Today Bethesda reveals that it shipped 7 Million copies across the globe which is an impressive amount considering the single player nature of the game. Bethesda expects Skyrim to generate 450 Million Dollars in retail revenue from the launch between PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Those are Call of Duty numbers folks!

For those of you who will buy the epic Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collectors Edition we have something to increase your appetite.

Bethesda released a teaser for the full documentary which will be included in the CE.

This morning Bethesda has released a brand spanking new and epic live action trailer for the upcoming RPG blockbuster, Elder Scrolls Skyrim.

This is the fifth installment of the mini series and certainly raised my blood pressure a bit. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will release on November 11th this year.

Bethesda has published ten brand new screenshots for their upcoming RPG; The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. These new images show off some of the spells you will be casting, and enemies you will be fighting when Skyrim releases November 11th.

Check all the images out below.

Get ready to lick your fingers RPG lovers!

Today Bethesda revealed that the Skyrim Collector's Edition will release alongside the game on November 11th, 2011 and include some pretty sweet goodies.

The CE will cost $149.99 in the US, €149.99 in Europe and £129.99 in the UK as well as A$199.99 in Australia.

- 12" dragon statue
- 200 page art book
- Making of Skyrim DVD
- Cloth map
- A copy of the Game

For Comic Con this year Bethesda released two whole minutes of new Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim footage. This new gameplay shows off the fighting mechanics, some of the world all of us players will be playing in, and a few different enemy types. Check it out below.

Bethesda has released ten brand new after E3 screenshots of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. These new images take a look at the world and characters you will be seeing during the game. Check them all out below.

              

Thanks to the awesome people at Bethesda we now have seven amazing new screenshots for Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. These new screens show off some fighting action against new enemies, city life and some beautiful scenery. Check them out below.

Bethesda has just sent over a bunch of awesome new screenshots for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Make sure you check these screens out, they are pretty bad a**!

I can congratulate you for getting up early this morning and clicking on this post, you have just won a million dollars. Well, maybe not really. What you did accomplish though, is checking out the very first gameplay trailer for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. No introduction needed. Click play!

All the images that were featured in the Skyrim edition of Game Informer have hit the web today. You can check all the higher resolution awesomeness out below!








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