Bethesda says farewell to Skyrim, hints at next big game

Bethesda is officially finished with Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. There will be no more “major” downloadable contents like Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn. “Skyrim has been a labor of love for us since we started designing it in 2006,” wrote Bethesda Game Studios. “We never imagined it would become the phenomenon it has. And that is because of you, the fans. It was all of you who made it a success. We can’t thank you enough for embracing the game, spreading the word, and making it your own.” “For those asking, yes, today's thanks/farewell Skyrim post does mean there is no more DLC coming,” said Bethesda’s head of marketing, Pete Hines. According to gaming websites Eurogamer and Rock, Paper, Shotgun, though patches and minor updates will still continue to enhance the Skyrim experience every once in a while, Bethesda Game Studios is now moving on from their mega-successful badass pseudo-Viking simulator to focus on their next major project. “For the last year and a half we've been working on new content for Skyrim, from the game updates, Creation Kit, Steam Workshop, Kinect support, to DLCs. Parts of our team have also been in pre-production on our next major project, and that game is at the point where it requires the studio's full attention to make it our biggest and best work yet.” There is no official word yet from Bethesda on what that “next major project” is. However, rumors have been circulating around the net. Fallout 3 is another triple A title that effortlessly wormed its way into our collective pockets and relieved millions of its fans of their hard-earned cash. It is therefore no stretch of the imagination that Bethesda is probably now working on Fallout 4. Fanning the flames of fan enthusiasm and speculation was a tweet in January from the voice actor who played the character “Three Dog” in Fallout 3.

To all my #Fallout3 and #ThreeDog fans: There may be more of the Dog coming! Fingers crossed!

— Erik Todd Dellums (@ETDellums) January 8, 2013

In addition, he said: “How was that for a tease! I was given permission to release that tease, so fingers crossed.” It remains to be seen when Fallout 4 will be launched to the gaming public. — DVM, GMA News