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Conquest Music Download
"You can now download the Main Title Theme and Menu Music from Star Trek Conquest on composer Michael Gordon Shapiro's website."

Fallout 3 Receives More 2008 Most Anticipated Games Nods
"The Times of India has listed Fallout 3 as one of its top eight to play in 2008 saying, ""... we expect it to scoop up awards by the sackful."" CVG has also listed Fallout 3 as one of 2008's Essential PS3 Games and Essential Xbox 360 Games."

Oblivion GotY Receives Game of the Year Award
"Arbiter's Judgement has named Oblivion GotY the Xbox 360 Game of the Year for 2007 stating, ""There is simply so much to do, to see, and to experience in Cyrodiil, that every play-through truly is so different, so unique, so varied, that I can not find the words to describe, to truly express, what playing through this game is like."""

Oblivion Award
"Oblivion PS3 won Best RPG at PS Fanboy's Best of 2007 Awards."

Game Infomer's Ten for 2008
"Fallout 3 is number three on Game Infomer's Ten for 2008 list."

Star Trek Games Reviews Conquest
"Star Trek Games has posted an 83% score and a review of Conquest saying, ""Conquest is a fun game that provides a nice dose of strategy and action at a good price."""

Fallout #3 on TGR's Most Anticipated List
"Fallout comes in 3rd on TGR's Most Anticipated Xbox 360 Titles of 2008 list."

Inside the Vault
"This week?s Inside the Vault is about Gavin Carter, our lead producer on Fallout 3."

Inside The Vault with Gavin Carter
Esta semana en Dentro del Vault, Gavin Carter.

GameZone Posts Shivering Isles Review
"GameZone has posted an 8.5 out of 10 score and a review for Shivering Isles stating, ""If you own The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, you really can’t go wrong with this expansion."""

Shivering Isles Named Best Expansion
"Primotech has named Shivering Isles this years Best Expansion. Additionally, About.com has named Oblivion for the PLAYSTATION 3 as one of the top 10 games of 2007."

Conquest Review
"Nintendo World Report has posted an 8 out of 10 score and a review for Star Trek Conquest saying, ""It?s a good game overall, especially for people who like strategy games but aren?t very fond of the frantic pace that something like Starcraft brings to the table."""

Fallout Makes Most Anticipated List
"Fallout has made Team Xbox's Most Anticipated RPGs of 2008 list. Check out the full list here."

PS3 Center Reviews Conquest
"PS3 Center has posted a review of Conquest saying, ""... this is definitely an enjoyable game for Star Trek fans who like their share of strategy."""

Fallout 3 on GamePro's Best Games of 2008
"Fallout 3 came in 3rd on GamePro's 48 Best Games of 2008 list. Check out the list here."

Inside The Vault with Kurt Kuhlmann
"This week's Inside the Vault features senior designer, Kurt Kuhlmann."

Shivering Isles Nominated for 2007 Awards
"1Up has nominated Shivering Isles for Best RPG. Shivering Isles was also nominated for Best Downloadable Content by Xplay."

Conquest Wins IGN's Game of the Month
"IGN named Star Trek Conquest Novembers's Game of the Month saying, ""A simple space strategy game that rocks, and was the best PS2 game we played this month."""

IGN Reviews Star Trek: Conquest
"IGN has posted a review and an 8 out of 10 score for Conquest saying, ""... the game ends up being awesome."""

Shivering Isles PLAYSTATION 3 Disc Now Shipping
"Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax Media company, announced today that The Elder Scrolls® IV: Shivering Isles™ for PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system from SCEA is now shipping to North American retail stores. Read the full press release here."

Star Trek Conquest Interview
"Star Trek Games sat down with Conquest Producer/Director Frank Aarnot to talk about gameplay, design goals, and more."

Fallout 10th Anniversary
"10 years ago the original Fallout was released and forever changed role-playing games. Now it's time for us to finally reveal the winners of our 10th Anniversary Fallout Contest. Thanks to all 17,000 of you that entered. Click here to check out the Grand Prize Winner and Runners Up."

Star Trek Conquest Now Shipping
"Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced that STAR TREK®: Conquest for the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo and PlayStation®2 system is shipping to North American retail stores. Read the full press release here."

Inside the Vault
This weeks edition of Inside the Vault features programmer Orin Tresnjak. Read past Inside the Vaults on bethblog.com.

Oblivion GotY Review
"HardGamers has posted a review and an 88% score for Oblivion Game of the Year Edition."

Fallout 3 Preview
"MSN has posted a preview of Fallout 3 saying, ""The character driven story seems well rounded, the action scenes looked exciting and the karma system should bring a real sense of consequence to the gaming arena; roll on Autumn 2008."" Play has also posted a preview."

New Conquest Screenshots
"We've added six new Conquest screenshots to the Star Trek website."

Fallout 3 Interview
"IGN sat down with Pete Hines to talk about inspirations for the game, melee combat, and more."

Inside the Vault
"This weeks edition of Inside the Vault features Community Manager Matt Grandstaff. Read past Inside the Vaults on bethblog.com."

Oblivion GotY Review
"DailyGame has posted a review and a 9.5 score for Oblivion GotY saying, ""Aside from being the best multimedia experience ever created for a home audience, Oblivion: Game of the Year proves without a doubt that videogames can be art, and a very fine art at that."""

Inside the Vault
"This week's Inside the Vault features senior artist Robert Wisnewski. Read previous Inside the Vaults here."

Fallout 10th Anniversary
10 years ago the original Fallout was released and forever changed role-playing games. Now it's time for us to review the thousands of entries we've received. Winners will be announced soon.

Star Trek: Conquest Interview
"Star Trek Games.cz sat down with Conquest Game Director/Producer Frank Arnot to talk about the soundtrack, AI, and more."

Fallout 3 Preview and Podcast
"TVG has posted a preview of Fallout 3 saying, ""Roll-on autumn 2008. We literally can't wait to get our hands on more Bethesda related fun, particularly when it revolves around one of our favourite post-nuclear war game worlds, the Fallout universe."" 1Up has released a new 1Up Yours Podcast featuring impressions of the Fallout 3 demo."

Oblivion GotY Review
"The Cleveland Plain Dealer has posted a preview and an A- grade for Oblivion GotY stating, ""A world of challenging possibilities in a small box."""

Oblivion GotY Review
"PSU has posted their review and a 9.0 out of 10 score for Oblivion GotY stating, ""The GOTY edition is an awesome game to Bethesda's fourth entry in The Elder Scrolls series."""

Fallout Diary and Localized Sites
"We've added a new diary to the Vault, by lead artist Istvan Pely, titled ""Design and Development of the Pip-Boy 3000."" In addition the Fallout site is now available in French, Italian, German, and Spanish."

ZeniMax Media Receives $300 Million Investment from Providence Equity Partners
"ZeniMax Media Inc. today announced the closing of a $300 million investment by Providence Equity Partners Inc. for convertible preferred stock of the Company. Read the full press release here."

Shivering Isles PS3 Retail Disc
"Bethesda Softworks?, a ZeniMax Media company, announced today that it will release The Elder Scrolls? IV: Shivering Isles? for PLAYSTATION?3 computer entertainment system from SCEA at retail. Read the full press release here."

Inside the Vault on BethBlog
"At Bethesda Blog, check out the Inside the Vault interview with Fallout 3 senior producer, Craig Lafferty. You can also check out previous ""Inside the Vault"" posts here."

Oblivion GOTY & Shivering Isles Now Shipping
"We're happy to announce that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition for PLAYSTATION 3 and The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles Xbox 360 retail disc are now shipping to retail stores throughout North America. Read the full press release here."

New Conquest Screenshots
"We've added two new Conquest Wii screenshots and three new Conquest PlayStation 2 screenshots to the Star Trek website."

Fighter's Stronghold Free Download
"We're happy to announce that Fighter's Stronghold is free to download this week, October 15th through October 21st. For more information on Fighter's Stronghold click here."

Fallout 3 Preview
"Gameplayer has posted a preview of Fallout 3 saying, ""...Fallout 3?s been the biggest blip on our radar for about two years..."""

Star Trek: Conquest Interview
"Star Trek Gamers sat down with Conquest developer 4J Studios to discuss game controls, gameplay, and more."

Star Trek: Conquest Interview
"Armchair General sat down with Conquest Game Director/Producer Frank Arnot to talk about gameplay, release date, and more."

New Fallout 3 Interview
"Pete Hines chats with PlayStation Universe, giving them an inside look at the game's combat, art direction, music, and more."

Conquest Interview
"Gaming Nexus sat down with Conquest's Game Director/Producer Frank Arnot to talk about races, the story, and more."

Fallout 10th Anniversary
"10 years ago the original Fallout was released and forever changed role-playing games. Now is your chance to be a part of Fallout history. We're giving you, the fans, a chance to design one of the perks for Fallout 3!
Enter today for your chance to win."

New Conquest Wii Screenshots
"We've added four new Star Trek: Conquest Wii screenshots to the Star Trek website."

Fallout Fan Q&A
"BethBlog has posted the Fallout Fan Q&A. Head over to the blog to get the answers to the questions YOU wanted to know about."

Fallout 3 Interview
"Gamereactor has posted a video interview with Emil Pagliarulo. Emil talks about the Fallout setting, story, and more."

FALLOUT 3 INTERVIEW
"ActionTrip sat down with Fallout 3 Lead Producer Gavin Carter to discuss V.A.T.S., quests, and more."

FALLOUT 3 INTERVIEW
"Eurogamer sat down with Pete Hines to talk about the Fallout franchise, player progression, and more."

OBLIVION IRON MAN CROWNED
"This week, the Bethesda Blog announced the winner of the ?Oblivion Iron Man? contest. With a single game save surpassing 700 hours, Kriszti?n Kov?cs is awarded the prestigious title along with a copy of Oblivion signed by renowned actors Terrence Stamp and Sean Bean."

FALLOUT 3 PREVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
"Ten Ton Hammer has posted a preview of Fallout 3 stating, ""Fallout 3 is Oblivion on steroids. With nukes."" gram.pl has also posted a preview. 1Up has posted an interview with Emil Pagliarulo, and Gamestar.de has posted a video interview with Pete Hines."

NEW FALLOUT 3 SCREENSHOTS
"We've added four new Fallout 3 screenshots to the Art section."

MISSION EDITOR UPDATE AND WIKI SITE
"We've update the Star Trek: Legacy Mission Editor. An explanation of the additions to the Mission Editor can be found on the blog, and you can find more information on how to use the mission editor on the Mission Editor wiki."

FALLOUT OPEN Q AND A
"If you have something you're dying to know, this is your chance. We're taking your questions, submitted via the forums or the blog, and handing them over to the Fallout 3 team. From your questions, we'll be pulling together a list of the things everyone wants to know."

FALLOUT RSS
"If you want to keep up with the latest news from the official Fallout web site, check out the new RSS function we've added that allows you to get the latest headlines from iGoogle, Yahoo, or your favorite RSS reader. Click here to sign up."

MISSION EDITOR NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
"We've released a Mission Editor for Star Trek: Legacy. This tool will allow technically skilled users to create their own missions Legacy. Go here to download the Mission Editor."

OBLIVION IRON MAN CONTEST
"The Bethesda Blog is running its first ever contest to see who has logged the most hours playing Oblivion. The winner will receive a PC copy of Oblivion signed by renowned actors Terrence Stamp and Sean Bean. Visit the Bethesda Blog for more details and to enter."

FALLOUT PREVIEW
"Electric Playground has posted their preview of Fallout 3 stating, ""And speaking as a long time fan of the series, I am psyched."""

CONQUEST INTERVIEW
"Bethesda Blog has posted an interview with Frank Arnot, lead designer for Star Trek: Conquest."

SHIVERING ISLES AWARDSHIVERING ISLES AWARD
"Shivering Isles won Best Downloadable Content at this year's G-Phoria Awards. Check out the "And the nominees are ..." video on G4's website."

FALLOUT AWARD
"AT&T blue room blue room has award Fallout 3 Best Game that won't come out until next year stating, ""Between the highly detailed levels, subtle sense of humor, and cool weapons the game looks amazing..."""

BETHESDA SOFTWORKS ANNOUNCES STAR TREK: CONQUEST
"Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced its next STAR TREK videogame, STAR TREK®: Conquest, a blend of strategy and intense action set in “The Next Generation” era. Conquest will be available for the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo and PlayStation®2. Read the full press release here."

OXM PODCAST FEATURES TODD HOWARD
"The latest Official Xbox Magazine podcast features an interview with Todd. During the podcast Todd discusses Fallout 3, Oblivion Game of the Year and more."

OXM PODCAST FEATURES TODD HOWARD
"The latest Official Xbox Magazine podcast features an interview with Todd. During the podcast Todd discusses Fallout 3, Oblivion Game of the Year and more."

FALLOUT WEBSITE LIVE
"The official Fallout website is now live. Head over to Fallout.Bethsoft.com to check out screenshots, concept art, wallpapers, Todd's First Diary, and more."

OBLIVION PS3 REVIEW
"Fragland.net has posted their review and a 91% score for Oblivion PS3 stating, "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is truly an RPG masterpiece and the PlayStation 3 version doesn't change that.""

FALLOUT 3 WINS GAME OF SHOW AWARDS
"Fallout 3 won Overall Game of Show, Best RPG, and Best Console Game from IGN. Additionally, Fallout 3 won Best of the Best award from UGO, Best RPG and Best PC Game from GameSpot, Best Overall RPG of E3 2007 from RPG Fan, Best Role Playing Game and Best Xbox 360 Game from Advanced Media Network, and more. See all the awards here."

MORE FALLOUT E3 PREVIEWS
"Grrl Gamer and Firing Squad have posted previews of Fallout 3, while Xbox Evolved has posted a video interview with Emil."

OBLIVION'S FIRST JAPANESE REVIEW
"In advance of the game's release on the Xbox 360 next week in Japan, Famitsu magazine scored Oblivion a 38/40 and awarded it their Platinum Medal."

MORE FALLOUT E3 COVERAGE
"GamingTrend and Silicon Era have posted previews of Fallout. GameTactics and Strategy Core have posted interviews with Emil."

MORE FALLOUT E3 PREVIEWS
"BBPS, GameZone, Game Shark, The Armchair Empire, Twitch Guru, and Gamer Node posted previews of Fallout 3."

OBLIVION PS3 REVIEW
"PALGN has posted their review for Oblivion PS3 saying, "... Oblivion is still an excellent experience that should be played by everyone.""

FALLOUT E3 INTERVIEWS AND PREVIEWS
"RPG Gamer, Gaming Nexus, Team Xbox, Slashdot, and The Escapist have posted previews of Fallout 3. IGN Insider interviews Lead Designer, Emil Pagliarulo."

MORROWIND BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE ON XBOX 360
"With a new update on Xbox Live, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is now playable on the Xbox 360 equipped with a hard drive. Backwards compatibility works on all versions of the Xbox version of the game, including The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition, as well as the Platinum Hits version of the game. Gamers without access to Xbox Live can follow these steps to make the game playable on their Xbox 360."

FALLOUT E3 COVERAGE BEGINS...
"GamersInfo, ActionTrip, IGN, and RPG Fan have posted their impressions of Fallout 3 from E3."

FALLOUT FIRST-LOOK COVERAGE CONTINUES
"TotalPlaystation, Gamehelper, and the Washington Examiner share their first impressions of Fallout 3."

OBLIVION GAME OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED
"Bethesda Softworks?, a ZeniMax Media company, announced today that it will release The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion? Game of the Year Edition (GotY) for Xbox 360? video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION?3 computer entertainment system from Sony, and Windows this September. Read the full press release here."

FALLOUT PREVIEW AND EVENT COVERAGE
"Kotaku?s Mike Fahey shares his event impressions along with posting his preview of Fallout 3."

MORE FALLOUT IMPRESSIONS
"The coverage continues with first-look articles posted by Team Xbox, Yahoo, and Worthplaying."

ADDITIONAL FALLOUT FIRST-LOOK COVERAGE
"Gamespot, GamesRadar, and UGO posted their Fallout 3 impressions with GameSpot saying Fallout 3 is, ??an incredibly promising and beautiful RPG.?"

FALLOUT COVERAGE CONTINUES
"GamePro, 1up, Next-Gen, and Voodoo Extreme have all posted their impressions of Fallout 3."

INITIAL FALLOUT IMPRESSIONS CONTINUE
"ShackNews and IGN have posted their Fallout 3 impressions. IGN states, ?Bethesda finally shows us what we've been wanting to see. And it's well worth the wait?."

MORE FIRST-LOOKS AT FALLOUT
"Joystiq and GameDaily have posted their initial impressions with GameDaily stating, ??this could be Bethesda?s greatest achievement.?"

FALLOUT IMPRESSIONS AND INTERVIEW
"Game Industry News and Global Gaming League post their Fallout 3 impressions and Game Trailers released an interview with Senior Producer, Gavin Carter."

FALLOUT FIRST-LOOKS IN
"GameSpy, Game Revolution, and Destructoid post their thoughts after their first look at Fallout 3 with Destructoid saying, ?Fallout 3 from Bethesda Softworks looks like it's definitely going to be worth the wait.?"

SHIVERING ISLES REVIEW
"The Jerusalem Post has posted their review and a 4 out of 5 score for Shivering Isles stating, "Aside from the storyline, which is quite impressive, the game's graphics are spellbinding.""

OBLIVION EQUIPMENT AND SPELLS DATABASE
"Gamebanshee has released an extensive equipment and spells database for Oblivion and Shivering Isles. Go here to check out the equipment database and here to check out the spells database."

OBLIVION PS3 REVIEW
"WorthPlaying has posted their review, a 9.5 score, and an Editors' Choice Award for Oblivion PS3 saying, "... The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is the best RPG experience currently available on the PS3 ...""

UPDATED OBLIVION SPANISH PATCH
"We've added an updated Oblivion patch for the Spanish language version of Oblivion. Read the patch notes and download the patch here."

LEGACY REVIEW
"The Washington Post has posted a review of Legacy stating, "Legacy should win them over with its authentic look and feel...""

LEGACY AUDIO REVIEW
"The Binary Boys have posted a review of Legacy saying, "The space battles are fun and its a pleasure to be in control of such accurate renders from the TV.""

LEGACY PC PATCH 1.2 RELEASED
"We’ve released a new patch for Star Trek: Legacy for PC in the Downloads section. It addresses problems with internet multiplayer and major gameplay issues. You can read the patch notes here."

LEGACY REVIEW
"Metro has posted a review of Legacy stating, ""Legacy will blow the socks off any Trek fan with a generation-spanning story and scores of inside stuff."""

   
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