Skyrim improved combat with better physics, but its magic system fell short, lacking flexibility and variety. Oblivion and Morrowind's magic systems offered more freedom, allowing spellcasting with ...

Epic melees with titanic dragons was a main focus of Skyrim. The game's cinematic elements heavily relied on these huge creatures, and this feature certainly succeeded in selling the game. As these ...

According to Bruce Nesmith, the lead designer on Skyrim, who left Bethesda Game Studios before The Elder Scrolls 6 left pre-production, he was able to convince director and executive producer, Todd ...

If you've ever felt like traditional magic is a bit too safe and boring, a new Skryim mod introduces the dark art of blood magic to the Bethesda game. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the best ...

Who needs mythical swords and oversized warhammers when shooting fire from one's palms is just as satisfying? In The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, players have a lot of options when it comes to slaying ...

There are a lot of magic mods for Skyrim, but I've never seen one quite as ambitious as Arcanum. Instead of simply adding some flashy new spells with screen-melting visuals, Arcanum completely ...

Winterhold College agrees that Scary Spice is the most magically potent vocalist by far. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and Bethesda is re-releasing the game once again with an Anniversary Edition. A new ...

I have a love / hate relationship with the Elder Scrolls games. According to Steam I’ve sunk almost 1,000 hours into Skyrim, and I played about that much Morrowind. But one constant in the last three ...

Skyrim’s magic system is familiar – the five schools are present (Destruction, Conjuration, Alteration, Illusion and Restoration) - but now you can dual-wield spells. You can assign Heal to your left ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ever wanted to fry-lectrocute a Nord bandit in person? I'm afraid there's still no word on when ...

The Elder Scrolls games, including Skyrim, have primarily gained popularity through how interactive the in-game environments tend to be. Since the third installment, Morrowind, the way this ...