The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Steam news

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• Release dateNov 10, 2011
• DeveloperBethesda Game Studios
• PublisherBethesda Softworks

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Steam news

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• "It wasn't a planned thing": Breaking Benjamin singer on his mid-gig Fallout 4 mod promo being down to a broken drum and his love of VR - 21 September 2026

  Remember when, a couple of weeks ago, the singer of American band Breaking Benjamin was filmed promoting a Fallout 4 first person he'd made via a mid-gig speech about modding community drama? Well, according to Benjamin Burnley, that wasn't some planned tirade, but rather an instance of ad-libbing to fill the dead air caused by a snare drum giving up the ghost. As for why it exists, the answer's largely just that the bloke loves him some VR wandering around Tamriel and The Commonwealth. Read more

• Skyblivion's release is "getting closer" as the massive Skyrim mod's makers start recruiting for a big final marketing push - 15 September 2026

  Skyblivion , that massive Oblivion remake mod which was originally set to release last year , finally seems to be on the verge of arrival. While they've still yet to put a full release date on it, the mod's creators have announced that they're looking for voluteers to join their comms team and contribute to a final push to get the word out about their creation. Read more

• Ikea made a Skyrim mod starring Matt Berry as a sentient shelf named Kallax Storageborn - 9 September 2026

  The brands are at it again but this time I'm inclined to let it slide, because it's so nonsensical (which is a nice way of saying dumb ) that I can't help but be charmed. Ikea, the Swedish furniture-and-stuff giant, has released a mod for Skyrim called Kallax Storageborn: A new companion who is also a shelf, who is also voiced by Matt Berry... Read more.

• Skyrim now has a new IKEA Kallax companion voiced by Matt Berry, because why not? - 9 September 2026

  If you've ever wanted an IKEA Kallax storage unit in Skyrim, you can now have one as a companion. Did I mention it's voiced by Matt Berry? Read the full story on PCGamesN: Skyrim now has a new IKEA Kallax companion voiced by Matt Berry, because why not?

• It's still very much possible to make good Skyrim mods "without any use of AI" in 2026, declares the maker of a new DLC-sized Black Marsh expansion - 8 September 2026

  The latest beefy expansion mod to hit Skyrim is an adventure to the Argonian homeland of Black Marsh, complete with hist trees and humid swamps. Though, its creator seems to be hoping the trip to the southern tip of the mysterious province will do more that just entertain, serving as a reminder that it's still possible for solo modders to make ambitious works happen for free without resorting to using generative AI. Read more

• "You can’t just throw new people at that problem": Bethesda devs doubt future Elder Scrolls and Fallout games will have the same "quality level", after losing seasoned staff to Xbox cuts - 2 September 2026

  Unionised Bethesda Games Studios staff embroiled in Microsoft's latest round of mass layoffs have expressed further doubts about the company's ability to create games at the "quality level" of the very bestest Elder Scrolls and Fallout projects, as they continue to haggle with Microsoft over severance terms. Read more

• Skyblivion "will not be shadow dropping after over a decade of hard work", say modders still planning a regular release date reveal despite delays - 1 September 2026

  Skyblivion won't be following the lead of Bethesda's Oblivion Remastered with a sudden shadow drop of its own, the folks behind the massive Oblivion remake mod have confirmed. Instead, they've plans to reveal a new release date for the mod, which was previously being aimed to arrive late last year , when they're ready. Read more

• I'm not saying Bethesda are trolling me specifically, but Fallout 4 and Skyrim updates are imminent just as I've modded up the latter for the first time in ages - 17 August 2026

  Right, just a couple more location overhauls and there we go. A fresh Skyrim load order created for my first modded toe-dip into Tamriel for quite a while, outside of grabbing the odd article image. Phew, now to relax and sink another 50 hou-wait. Fallout 4 and Skyrim updates are inbound, say Bethesda? Well, that would be my luck, wouldn't it? Read more

• Bethesda layoffs include the artist responsible for designing Skyrim's khajiit and argonians, who had been at the company for 27 years - 8 July 2026

  If you've played a new Elder Scrolls game anytime since 2002, you've seen Christiane Meister's work: The senior character artist spent 27 years at Bethesda, contributing to games from Morrowind to Skyrim. As of this week's round of Xbox layoffs , however, her tenure is over... Read more.

• "The world is built": Skyblivion devs call for extra quest-making hands to help overcome the massive mod's "final roadblocks" to release - 17 June 2026

  A couple of months on from pushing to make some vital veteran additions to their team in order to get their massive Oblivion remake mod over the line, Skyblivion 's developers are once again appealing for volunteers to aid in overcoming some "final roadblocks" standing the way of its release. Meanwhile, it sounds like the chances of another statistical breakdown from the modders running down exactly what's left to be done are low, with Skyblivion's implementation lead asserting that the mod's so close to the finish line such data's no longer "a super relevant way of displaying our remaining work". Read more

• Even a fantasy game like Skyrim won't let me be a trillionaire - 12 June 2026

  The news that Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire, which seems like something the world definitely doesn't need, got me thinking: have I ever even played a videogame that let me be a trillionaire? I've definitely racked up millions of dollars or coins or other make-believe currency in a few games… but trillions?.. Read more.

• Are these real posts from the r/skyrimmods subreddit, or did I make them up? Take our newest and rudest quiz! - 10 June 2026

  Skyrim is one of the most modded games of all time, and the r/skyrimmods subreddit is one of the best follows on the internet. Sure, most of the forum posts are people discussing various Skyrim mods, requesting a mod they'd like to see made, or troubleshooting mods they're having problems with... Read more.

• Skyblivion's gorgeously revamped Ayleid ruins are all done and dusted, the folks behind the Oblivion Remake mod have announced - 26 May 2026

  One of the bits of Oblivion remake mod Skyblivion I'm most keen to explore is all sorted and ready to go. The modders have announced that they've finished making and QA testing their revamped versions of The Elder Scrolls 4's Ayleid ruins, marking another key step forward in their journey , even if the mod's still without a final release date following its delay last year . Read more

• 14 years ago we published our Elder Scrolls 6 wishlist, and honestly? It still holds up - 23 May 2026

  We've been going back through the PC Gamer vault looking for stories to revisit, reassess, or just have an honest "weren't we naive?" chuckle about, and few have ticked all three boxes as much as our February 2012 "Armchair Designer" column, "Ten things we want to see in Elder Scrolls 6.".. Read more.

• Skyrim now runs on Fallout 4's Pip-Boy and computer terminals, as modder delivers the one port Bethesda haven't thought of yet - 18 May 2026

  It had to happen. After getting the original Fallout and Morrowind running as a holotape on Fallout 4 's Pip-Boy and terminals, the same modder has now made Skyrim playable within the game about a frozen snack finding their son and being nagged about settlements. I can only assume Fallout 4 becoming playable in Fallout 4 is mere days away. Read more

• Rebuilding Morrowind inside Skyrim, huge fan project Skywind now looks like the best way to play - 8 May 2026

  There's still no end date yet, but I'm really starting to believe. A new Skywind video just gave us a fresh look at the fan project rebuilding the entirety of The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind inside the modern Skyrim engine. Inspired by the "creative risks" of the Bethesda original, which was made as a last-ditch effort but won enough acclaim to springboard the series into Oblivion and Skyrim, it imagines how the groundbreaking RPG might have looked if it was built using the technology of the latest installment. As the first full progress check-in since its 2024 reveals, it's come a very long way. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Rebuilding Morrowind inside Skyrim, huge fan project Skywind now looks like the best way to play RELATED LINKS: Morrowind helped Bethesda to "stay in business" but Skyrim was the "holy sh*t" moment, says former boss This Skyrim mod turns it into a "multiverse" of…

• Hero modder gives all of Skyrim's jarls unique sitting poses on their fancy thrones - 17 April 2026

  Every time I think Skyrim modders can't show me any more, they deliver something new. Take a bow daubuoi, whose Unique Jarl Throne Sitting Animation mod fixes a problem I'd honestly never even noticed: in vanilla Skyrim, you see, there is one throne-sitting animation that is used for all jarls... Read more.

• Morrowind helped Bethesda to "stay in business" but Skyrim was the "holy sh*t" moment, says former boss - 13 April 2026

  When you think about Bethesda games, Skyrim is probably one of the first that comes to mind. Perhaps you've been playing the new Starfield update, or fondly recall your childhood favorite, but Skyrim was something else. The sprawling open-world game defined the genre for a decade after release, and probably spawned more mods than any other game. But, according to Bethesda's former head of publishing, Pete Hines, it was the developer's first "holy shit" moment, and allowed it complete freedom going forward. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This Skyrim mod turns it into a "multiverse" of Dragonborns, and now I'm praying for something similar in Elder Scrolls 6 The best Skyrim mods in 2026 All Skyrim console commands and cheats

• Bethesda's ex-marketing VP says Skyrim was its first game to make other studios scared of it: 'You have to be concerned about us if you think you're going to win game of the year' - 13 April 2026

  When did Bethesda become, you know, Bethesda ? That is, when did it become one of those game companies whose every release becomes a ginormous public event? Morrowind ? Oblivion ? Fallout 3 ?.. Read more.

• Skyblivion isn't "dead in the water", the Oblivion remake mod's lead says, a recent call for extra hands is about maintaining "good momentum" - 2 April 2026

  Earlier this week the team behind Oblivion remake mod Skyblivion put out a call for some "final" and "vital" veteran help to get their work over the line in 2026. Given the mod's delay late last year and the fairly lengthy list of roles the post on Nexus Mods cited the Skyblivion crew as looking to fill, you'd be forgiven for wondering what this recruiting push might mean in terms of how work on the mod's going. However, Skyblivion's project lead Kyle 'Rebelzize' Rebel says it's not a sign that the project's "dead in the water", but instead a team who have been "stretched thin" for a long time trying to take advantage of "good momentum" they currently have as they work to tie up remaining loose ends. Read more

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