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Bethesda is marking the 20th Anniversary of id Software's classic firstperson shooter Wolfenstein 3D, with a free-to-play browser version of the game. More >

Zenmiax Online Studios has released an announcement trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online, it's upcoming MMORPG set in the same universe as Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim. More >

Bethesda has announced that the first expansion pack for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, titled Dawnguard, will launch on Xbox 360 this summer. More >

Announced last month, the update allows players to use Kinect's voice recognition for Dragon Shouts, but the support for the Xbox 360 motion sensor isn't solely designed as a source of mild front-room embarrassment: there are over 200 commands, used to navigate the game's menus and map, and give commands to followers. More >

As we reported yesterday, Mikami's first project since 2010 Platinum Games shooter Vanquish was unveiled in Japanese magazine Famitsu. Mikami is executive director on the project, but insists he is taking an active role in development. More >

An anonymous source told Shacknews that the Wisconsin-based studio was not happy with the terms of its original contract with ZeniMax, parent company of publisher Bethesda, and ceased development late last year to strengthen its position in negotiating a better deal. More >

"We are determined only to release the triple-A game that fans rightfully expect, and are unwilling to compromise our quality standards to meet a release schedule." More >

Bethesda Softworks has launched the debut cinematic trailer for Arkane Studios’ visually arresting firstperson stealth action game Dishonored. More >

Due in a patch later this month, the Kinect support will mean players can use voice commands for dragon shouts, hotkey equipping, giving instructions to followers, and navigate all of the game's menus. More >

ZeniMax has submitted six different trademark filings, covering everything from games and strategy guides to glasses cases, bags, clothing, bobble-head dolls and trading cards. More >

Bethesda is rumoured to have pulled the plug on Human Head-developed sci-fi shooter Prey 2. More >

Bethesda will announce an MMOG set in the Elder Scrolls Universe in May, according to reports. Multiple sources have confirmed to Tom's Guide that the game, logically titled Elder Scrolls Online, will be set in the Second Era, several hundred years before any other games in the series and a full millennium before the events of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. More >

Shinji Mikami's Tango Gameworks studio's current project will not see release until next year at the earliest. Speaking in an interview with 4Gamer, translated by Andriasang, Toru Takahashi - general manager of ZeniMax's Asia division, which acquired Tango in 2010 - said fans should not expect to see Mikami's game until 2013 or beyond. More >

Mojang is forbidden from making any further games using the Scrolls name under the terms of the legal settlement reached with Bethesda last week. Gamasutra reports that, while the settlement left the Minecraft studio free to release Scrolls, announced at GDC last year, with no change to its name, the developer relinquished all rights to the trademark to Bethesda parent company Zenimax Media. More >

Mojang and Bethesda parent company Zenimax have settled a lawsuit over the use of the name Scrolls for the Minecraft developer’s upcoming card-based game. More >

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim won game of the year at last nights Game Developers Choice Awards at GDC in San Francisco last night. While Bethesda's sprawling RPG took home the most coveted award, the big winner of the night was Portal 2, the Valve title winning Best Audio, Best Narrative, and Best Game Design. More >