Tag: Bethesda

TES IV: Oblivion — Guess Who’s Back…Back Again…

I will readily admit that I am an imperfect human being. I sometimes choose form over function, I tend to bite off more than I can chew, and I’m terribly prone to distraction. While these (and many other flaws) do manifest in real life, they are more than painfully obvious in my video game life,…

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Bethesda’s Time in the Sun Might Be Over

With Bethesda now going about crowing over its latest re-release, this time the PS5 port of Starfield, I found myself thinking about just how different this company and its games are compared to its Oblivion, Fallout 3 and Skyrim era. In pure dollars and cents, Bethesda is bigger and enjoying more success than ever before,…

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YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #422

Up this week: Happy holidays from all of us here at Virtual Bastion! YouTube Highlights is taking a small vacation over the next two weeks and will return in the new year on January 9, 2026. Join us then for lots more gaming goodness! Connect: wegameunited@gmail.comWatch: YouTube ~ Video BastionShop: Spreadshirt

The Secret Lives of Teddy Bears in Fallout 76

Individual mileage varies greatly when it comes to Bethesda’s landmark series Fallout and The Elder Scrolls. Though I’d never claim to be a “veteran” of said ranks, I’ve grown quite fond of both universes. If I had to pick one over the other, though, I’d have to go with Fallout. And right now, the largest…

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Fallout 76’s Ghoulish Prospects

The Appalachia of Fallout 76 today is quite different from the one players saw back in 2018. While things were very rocky, literally and figuratively, at the start, the game is now teeming with life in all sorts of forms, and Bethesda recently added a new but familiar face to the roster – that of…

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What is the Lesson of the Oblivion Remaster?

Despite being shadow-dropped, the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster is enjoying tremendous success, supposedly selling over 2 million copies and topping 4 million players in its first week. Naturally, many are seeking to hold it up as some sort of lesson for the AAA gaming business, but what exactly that lesson is seems to depend…

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