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When we think of Bethesda and past Bethesda game launches, two names immediately spring to mind, Todd Howard and Pete Hines. Just six weeks on from the launch of the studio's latest game, Starfield, Hines has now announced that he is retiring. Pete Hines joined Bethesda back in 1999, working …

Starfield has been out for a little over a month now. Bethesda has already released a couple of patches to target bugs. Now, we have our first of several promised game improvements, with the latest patch adding a FOV slider.  You could always adjust the Field of View in Starfield …

A few months ago following the launch of Redfall, Arkane promised to bring improvements to the game, including a 60FPS performance mode for Xbox consoles. Now seemingly out of nowhere, that update has dropped.  This week, a new Redfall patch began rolling out, bringing a 60FPS performance mode to both …

When the first Starfield leaks dropped and we got a look at the in-development version of the HUD, we figured that Starfield would ship with some survival elements. Those elements are still in place with some planets offering different hazardous effects. However, as Todd Howard confirms, these effects were dialled …

Bethesda had a surprise mobile hit on its hands when it launched Fallout Shelter back in 2015. The game still proves popular to this day and now, the publisher is applying that same formula to a new Elder Scrolls game.  The Elder Scrolls: Castles randomly appeared on the Google Play …

As much as I do love Starfield, the game has room for improvement and in the weeks since launch, Bethesda has begun working away on patches. We already know that some bigger feature updates are planned, including proper city maps and the inclusion of Nvidia DLSS. Those updates are still …

As part of the massive Xbox document leak last week, we got a good look at Bethesda's roadmap of upcoming games. We already know that Machine Games is working on an Indiana Jones game, but Bethesda has another licensed IP in the works and it is rumoured to be based …

Over 10 million people have played Starfield. This milestone was achieved within two weeks of the game's release (three weeks if early access is included), making Starfield the largest launch in Bethesda history and one of the biggest launches of 2023 so far...

The Microsoft FTC hearings have been a huge source of news for the video games industry, with many internal memos and plans being exposed for all to see. One new tidbit of information seems to suggest that The Elder Scrolls VI will be coming only to Xbox and PC upon …

Ghostwire: Tokyo was one of the more forgotten games of 2022. Originally pitched as a PlayStation exclusive, the game’s developers (Tango Gameworks) ended up being acquired by Microsoft midway through development. Following a year’s long exclusivity period, the game finally released on Xbox and Game Pass – with the game …

The UK video game sales chart last week was dominated by Starfield, with Bethesda's new RPG entering the chart in the number one spot, beating out the likes of Call of Duty, NBA 2K24, FIFA and others. The game's success has also had an impact on the sales of Xbox …

We have a rare difference of opinion at KitGuru this week. While Matt has loved Starfield from start to finish, Mustafa is less impressed. In today's KitGuru Games, Mustafa offers his critique of Starfield and its space-exploration offering. 

Modders have gotten to a swift start with Starfield, with hundreds of mods already available on Nexus accruing millions of downloads. For now, mod makers are a little limited by older Creation Engine tools. However, that is set to change in 2024, Todd Howard confirms.  Starfield director, Todd Howard, touched …

Back in 2021, it was announced that Wolfenstein studio, MachineGames, was now working on an original Indiana Jones game. It has been a few years since then with no update, but that should change soon. In a recent interview focusing on the upcoming Starfield launch and Bethesda's various projects, Todd …

Starfield is officially Bethesda's most successful launch. The game already had decent review scores and we'd seen decent player counts on PC while the game was still in early access. Now, we have more official figures, with the game garnering over six million players at launch, with one million people …

Starfield is Bethesda Game Studios’ first brand-new IP in over two decades. Microsoft even went as far as to call it one of the ‘most important’ RPGs ever made at its summer showcase this year. Microsoft may need to chill a little there, but overall, Starfield is nothing short of fantastic.

As of yesterday, Starfield is now officially available to all across PC and Xbox. With the game being available through Game Pass, we were expecting some big launch-day player numbers and now the results are in, pointing to millions of players at launch.  According to the analysts at Play Tracker, …

We haven't really heard anything about Redfall since the game's launch back in May. Since then, most talk has shifted towards Bethesda's new game, Starfield. However, Pete Hines says they have not left the game behind and there are still updates to come.  In an interview with GI.biz, Hines touched …

The review embargo has lifted and the Starfield reviews have begun flooding in. At this point, there are 26 reviews recorded on Metacritic, with the game earning an 89 overall score.  While some outlets have offered glowing praise for Starfield, others have been more measured. IGN for instance gave it …

The Elder Scrolls 6 was originally announced all the way back in 2018 but we've had no updates on the game since then. The Elder Scrolls 6 has been in pre-production while the bulk of Bethesda focuses on Starfield. Now with the company's space RPG just days away from release, …

Starfield isn't out yet and we're still a few days away from the game's early access release date. However, reviewers have had the game for weeks and we have seen a number of leaks. In the latest, a comprehensive set of Starfield details were published, alongside gameplay clips and the …

If you've pre-ordered Starfield's standard edition, then you'll be waiting until September 6th to get your hands on Starfield. However, those with the Premium Edition can get access later this week. For those looking to dive in the moment the game becomes available, Bethesda has shared digital unlock times. There …

While a number of reviewers under NDA do have access to Starfield already, the game isn't supposed to end up in the hands of the public until at least the 1st of September. It would seem that someone was able to get hold of a physical copy of the game …

If you've made the wise decision to get off of Twitter in recent months then you may have missed the latest drama around Starfield. The game's status as an Xbox and PC exclusive has already ruffled plenty of feathers. In the latest attempt to criticise the unreleased game, a former …

It’s been almost 5 years since Bethesda Game Studios released their last major project (Fallout 76), and even longer since their most recent single player experience (2015’s Fallout 4). Finally, we are set to get a brand new RPG from Todd Howard and the team in the form of their …

Last week, the team at Bethesda Game Studios announced that they would be hosting a Q&A session on Discord for the much-anticipated RPG Starfield, ahead of the game’s 6th of September launch. The fan Q&A has since concluded, with more than a dozen questions being addressed. Those who signed up …

As video games get more and more ambitious, we have seen files balloon in size, with some of the biggest games now taking up almost 250GB. Fortunately, thanks to the SSDs built into current consoles, many current-gen titles have remained relatively modest in size. Despite this, Bethesda Game Studios’ Starfield …

Back in 2021, Bethesda surprised us all with the release of Quake Remastered at QuakeCon, including a few new maps created by the team at Machine Games. At this year's QuakeCon, Bethesda ran it back, launching Quake 2 Remastered for all platforms.  As of yesterday, Quake 2 Remastered is now …

At QuakeCon this evening, not only has Bethesda dropped a remaster for Quake II, but the publisher has also revealed the next step in its partnership with AMD for Starfield. AMD is the ‘official PC partner' for Starfield, which means support for features like FSR 2 at launch, as well …

While we have gotten a decent chunk of information on Bethesda Game Studios’ upcoming Sci-Fi RPG Starfield, many lingering questions still remain ahead of the game’s launch on the 6th of September. As such, the team at BGS will be offering “a Constellation exclusive Dev Q&A” directly addressing fan questions. …