Episode 20: Malukah LIVE!
This week, we are given the distinct pleasure to be joined by the one and only “Bard of Skyrim” Malukah! Joe, Evarwyn and Dave sit down with the mega internet singing sensation and discuss her music,...
View ArticleThe Elder Scrolls Online Announcement Trailer
JUST RELEASED! The Elder Scrolls Online Announcement Trailer is now live for viewing! Take a look at it and start to droll in anticipation! More to come later on Skyrim: Off the Record Episode 22.5,...
View ArticleMassive Leak of The Elder Scrolls Online Game Informer Article
Earlier today, Game Informer Digital encountered a massive leak, as the entire cover story has been made available online. The cover story for The Elder Scrolls Online is not slated for public release...
View ArticleTES Online Interview with Paul Sage – Highlights
Yesterday, Game Informer posted a video interview with Creative Director of The Elder Scrolls Online detailing some points that were discussed in the Game Informer article. Here are a few highlights:...
View ArticleDawnguard Trailer – First Impression
Now that we’ve all had plenty of time to digest the trailer for the upcoming The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard, we can start to speculate as to story details and additions the DLC will make to the...
View ArticleThe Elder Scrolls Online – E3 Reaction
Earlier this morning, Paul Sage showed off the upcoming title The Elder Scrolls Online live on Game Trailers TV Coverage of the E3 Conference in Los Angeles. While there was no gameplay shown on...
View ArticlePS3 Players Continue to Take an Arrow to the Knee
Column from our new writer Brian Armstrong: From Whiterun to Riften, from Winterhold to Falkreath, and everywhere in between, if you’ve been waiting for the housing market to dip just enough for the...
View ArticleMaking the Case for a F2P Elder Scrolls Online
With the release of The Elder Scrolls Online slowly approaching, one of the big questions regarding the game still remains: will the game be Free to Play, or follow the standard subscription-based...
View ArticleQuesting in TESO
You’re standing in Cheydinhal, looking over the streets looming in front of you as you revel in the splendor of Dark Elf architecture. As you walk down the street in front of you two Nords pass by...
View ArticleWhy Elder Scrolls Online Will Not Be WoW…and That’s a Good Thing
For years now every new MMO launch has had the same question asked over and over again: “Is this game another WoW clone?” If the answer to that question is an unsure “no,” the usual follow up is...
View ArticleFun in Skyrim – User Creations in Nirn
The internet is a great tool for expressing creativity. From awesome web-based shows to cats playing keyboards, users flock to the their computers to express themselves in ways that humans had never...
View ArticleRumor: Skyrim’s “Dragonborn” DLC To Include Dragon-Mounts
This isn’t the first time a fan has dug up some files from a recent update only to have them point to an upcoming DLC’s content. Before Dawnguard many rumors were setting the internet ablaze with the...
View ArticleCreating a “Social” Elder Scrolls
Since the announcement last May that The Elder Scrolls Online was in fact being developed, one of the major issues gamers have had with the game is the “social” aspect. How can you make a series which...
View Article“Introduction” Video for Elder Scrolls Online Released
Zenimax Online Studios has released a video as an introduction to the upcoming MMO “The Elder Scrolls Online.” This video, put out by the game’s Development team, showcases the different gameplay...
View ArticleThe Music of the Elder Scrolls
Rich lore, open character development and massively detailed open world environments: these are the mainstays of any Elder Scrolls game. Whether you are fighting Daedra in a plane of Oblivion,...
View Article“Paladin, They Call Me” A Poem by Evarwyn
Tamriel requries me, therefore this man will answer These knees bend to Meridia, for she is my Goddess Honor binds me, therefore my will must be of iron Service charges me. Therefore, service is done....
View ArticleMiddas Madness: Talos
(Source: WallChan) So we’re going to do things a little differently starting this week. Given the immense popularity and response we’ve received from Lou’s excellent lore feature on the show, aka...
View ArticleMiddas Madness: The King of Worms
Source: Elder Scrolls Wikia.ru Today, we’re going to discuss one of my favorite individuals from lore – Mannimarco. He’s one of the few people that consistently shows up throughout The Elder Scrolls...
View ArticleMiddas Madness: Amulet of Kings
Source: Elder Scrolls Wiki This tiny little amulet caused me great pain while I was playing Oblivion. In fact, in my first play-through, I hadn’t even given the amulet to Jauffre in Weynon Priory...
View ArticleMiddas Madness: Altmer
Illustration courtesy of the talented Monahven It’s no secret that everyone here at the office has ESO fever. Just this morning, my buddy Brian reported on true first-person perspective for the hotly...
View ArticlePVP in ESO – Controlling Cyrodiil
Cyrodiil, the cosmopolitan heartland of the Empire is in disarray. The inter regnum has thrown the once powerful province into a state of all out war as the three factions vie for their chance to shape...
View ArticleMiddas Madness: Bosmer
Like I mentioned last week, there’s a LOT of ESO excitement going on not only at Elder Scrolls off the Record, but in the Elder Scrolls community in general. In keeping with the hype and excitement,...
View ArticleThe Elder Scrolls Online: Hands On
The day after ESO was announced to be releasing on the consoles, the buzz has not died down. The Elder Scrolls Online sure didn’t disappoint on it’s presentation. Armor, weapons, and of course an Elder...
View ArticleInterview with Nick Konkle – Elder Scrolls Online
Today I made another stop at the Bethesda booth in order to interview another developer from The Elder Scrolls Online. Lead Gameplay Designer Nick Konkle was gracious enough to sit down for a few...
View ArticleAnnouncing: The ESO Alliance!
The brand new show, for producers of Elder Scrolls podcasts and fansites ONLY, will star QGN’s Elder Scrolls Off The Record, ShoddyCast and Tamriel Foundry. Each month, we will feature a member of the...
View ArticlePVP In ESO – Alliance Warfare on a Grand Scale?
As my Templar stood watching the flag in Fort Aleswell turn to the Daggerfall Covenant, I couldn’t help but feel a bit excited and proud knowing that I had survived the assault on the pivotal keep...
View Article100 Episodes of Elder Scrolls/Skyrim Off the Record – A Fan’s View
Back on December 7th, 2011 the Internet was introduced to a humble little show that would eventually launch a network that spans not only from the show itself, but to all of gaming in general. Skyrim...
View ArticleInterview with Malukah – The Elder Scrolls Online and Beyond
Recently, Zenimax Online Studios announced information regarding the soundtrack for The Elder Scrolls Online. We were ecstatic to see that our good friend Malukah had the opportunity to lend her...
View ArticleThe Elder Scrolls Online Review In Progress Part 1 – The Beginning and Combat...
The Elder Scrolls Online Review In Progress Part 1 ZeniMax Online Studios Released: PC/Mac 4/4/14; PS4 & Xbox One June 2014 Reviewed on PC By Joseph Bradford As I sit to start this review my mind...
View ArticleThe Elder Scrolls Online Review In Progress Part 2: Lag And Some Dungeons
Bugs and lag are no new thing at the launch of a new MMO. The Elder Scrolls Online has proven to be no different. The first few weeks of a new game of this nature tend to be rough, and for anyone to...
View ArticleThe Elder Scrolls Online Review In Progress Part 3 – Character Progression Rules
As any seasoned fan of the Elder Scrolls series will attest, the long-standing RPG game has always been about choice. Play the way you want to play. Want to be an Argonian using nothing but Destruction...
View ArticleThe Elder Scrolls Online – Highlights from Matt Firor’s May Update
May is here, and with May comes one month of The Elder Scrolls Online. Matt Firor, Game Director for ZeniMax Online Studios posted another letter to the ESO website. As with last month’s letter, Matt...
View ArticleThe Elder Scrolls Online Delayed for Xbox One and PS4
UPDATE - ZeniMax confirmed that The Elder Scrolls Online is in fact delayed on the Xbox One and Playstation 4. We continue to work on the console versions of ESO, and game development has been...
View ArticleCraglorn Officially Coming to The Elder Scrolls Online 5/22/14
ZeniMax Online Studios announced today that their first major update to The Elder Scrolls Online, the Adventure Zone Craglorn, will be patched to the live server on May 22nd, 2014. This update adds a...
View ArticleESO At E3 2014 – Arena PvP?
I swung by the Bethesda booth earlier today to check out some of their offerings, but also because Zenimax Online Studios had a section of the booth set aside for themselves. Brian Wheeler, Matt Firor...
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