"It was about getting the character system out of the players' way," says Nesmith. "You don't have your head buried in menus, stats and rules. Just enjoy the moment. It is a way to do that. In every ...

A "passive multiplayer" Skyrim mod lets you encounter the souls of other nearby players, and it's ideas like this I want to see in TES 6.

By now, most players have traveled with every follower in Skyrim. These mods offer up some fresh faces to fight at the Dragonborn's side.

In these days of shrinking attention spans, the success of a game is too often determined by its overture: you either capture the audience during those crucial early minutes, or you never get another ...

The Elder Scrolls Online has been around since 2014. And while the game remains incredibly popular and worth playing in 2026, it is starting to show its age a bit. Players have become frustrated with ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Elder Scrolls Online in 2026 will look quite different from previous years, as developer ZeniMax Online Studios goes all-in on the game's new ...

The way NPCs open doors in Skyrim has always been a bit silly. When they're crossing load screens they can't open them all ...