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| 12.21.01 - RPG VAULT Q&A #14 |
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RPG Vault asks the devs what their favorite combination of skills
are when playing the game. Read
their responses. |
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| 12.14.01 - NEW FICTION BOOK, MAGIC SKILLS |
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There is a new book this week, The
Cake and The Diamond, that has been added to the fiction section.
Reading this book in the game improves your Alchemy skill. We have
also added the final group of skills, Magic
Arts, to the Codex. |
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| 12.07.01 - COLLECTOR'S EDITION, STEALTH SKILLS,
NEW BOOK |
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We've released details on what you'll find in the Collector's Edition
of Morrowind. Read all
about it in the latest addition to the Team section of the Codex.
We have also added the second
set of skills to the Codex. This time we take a look at Stealth
skills. Finally, we've added a new
book to the Fiction Section, entitled Lord Jornibrets
Last Dance. |
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| 12.06.01 - RPG VAULT Q&A #13 |
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This weeks RPG Vault asks the devs what surprised or exceeded their
expectations during the development of Morrowind. Read
all about it here. |
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| 12.05.01 - GAMESPY PROFILES, MGON PREVIEW |
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GameSpy has posted two
more developer profiles. Stop by to see what Christiane Meister
and GT Noonan have to say about working on Morrowind, playing Morrowind,
and more. Also, Media Games & Online Network has put up a short
preview on Morrowind. |
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| 11.30.01 - THIRD VIDEO TUTORIAL MOVIE |
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We've released the third and final Video Tutorial on the TES Construction
Set. This movie covers building dungeons and is available in BINK
and WMV formats in the Downloads
section. |
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| 11.29.01 - NEW DEVELOPER Q&A #12 |
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This week, RPG Vault wants to know what monster or opponent is
particularly interesting or noteworthy. See what the devs had to
say in this
week's Q&A. |
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| 11.28.01 - MAGE & THIEF SKILLS |
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In preparation for the January issue of their magazine, which features
a cover story on Morrowind, Computer Games Online has posted the
mage and thief skills you'll find in Morrowind. You
can see the full list here. Be looking for the January issue
to hit streets sometime the week of Dec. 10. |
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| 11.26.01 - TES CONSTRUCTION SET ARTICLES |
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For those of you that can't wait to get your hands on the TES Construction
Set, you'll be glad to know that there are a couple of articles
out by folks who tell you about their hands-on experiences. PC Gamer
Editor-in-Chief, Rob Smith, has a column in the Holiday Issue of
their magazine. Also, the current issue of Dragon Magazine (#290)
features a two page article by Johnny Wilson, who shares his thoughts
after playing with the TES Construction Set as well. Look for both
mags on newsstands now. |
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| 11.23.01 - NEW FAN SITE AND Q&A |
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We're happy to welcome Euro-Morrowind to the ever growing family of Morrowind fan sites. The good people
at Euro-Morrowind have posted a Q&A with Todd Howard in celebration
of their launch. |
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| 11.16.01 - VIDEO TOUR MOVIE AND FAN SITE Q&A |
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The fourth installment of the Video Tour is now
available. This newest movie gives a brief glimpse at the world
that you will be exploring in the game. Also, The German fan site,
Morrowind Guide, has posted
a Q&A that covers a variety of topics. If you don't speak (or
read) German, you can find the English
version on Morrowind Summit: |
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| 11.15.01 - NEW FAN SITE LAUNCHES |
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A new fan site has been launched, called Morrowind
After Dark, that plans to focus on the portion of Morrowind
related to vampires. As part of their launch, they've posted a Q&A
session with designer Mark Nelson that discusses, what else, vampires. |
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| 11.12.01 - MORROWIND MUSIC COMPOSER ANNOUNCED |
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Jeremy Soule, the award-winning composer who has been called gamings
greatest musician, will create the soundtrack for The Elder
Scrolls III: Morrowind. Read full
press release here. |
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| 11.09.01 - CHARACTER BUILDING MOVIE RELEASED |
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We've released the second video tutorial on the TES Construction
Set. In this video, Todd demonstrates how easy it is to add and
modify characters and creatures. The video is available in Bink
and WMV formats from our Downloads
section. If you get an error message, the server is probably
overloaded with requests. Try one of the mirrored sites listed as
an alternative. |
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| 11.08.01 - NEW RPG VAULT Q&A (#11) |
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This week, RPG Vault wanted to know what development team members
have found special or noteworthy about working on Morrowind. Read
their answers in this week's Q&A. |
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| 11.05.01 - NEW FAN SITE LAUNCHED |
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We're happy to announce the latest addition to our expanding list of fan sites. Morrowind
Chronicles is now online, so stop by to say hi and find out
more about their Seer Council. Also, if you're interested in getting
involved with a fan site, they have a number of staff positions
available for various duties (e.g., gathering news and downloads). |
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| 11.02.01 - NEW VIDEO TOUR |
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We've released the third video from our Video Tour series. You
can grab the Bink or WMV version of "Live Another Life" from our downloads section. This
video focuses on the character side of the game, showing off a glimpse
of the character creation, and a variety of characters with different
weapons, armor, and clothing. |
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| 10.26.01 - TES CONSTRUCTION SET MOVIE |
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We've released a new movie for the TES Construction Set. This movie, narrated by Todd Howard,
focuses on World Building. |
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| 10.25.01 - RPG VAULT #10 AND MORROWIND PREVIEWS |
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The latest RPG
Vault Q&A has been posted. This Q&A asks team members
about their favorite locations in the game. Prophecy has posted
a preview
of Morrowind, and AustralianIT has posted a short
preview. |
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| 10.22.01 - DEVELOPER PROFILE ARTICLE |
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Gamespy has just released a Developer
Profile article on several of the Morrowind team members. |
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| 10.19.01 - NEW VIDEO, FAN SITE RELAUNCH |
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We have just released the second
Morrowind movie. This movie focuses on some of the detail and
interactivity in the game. And, we're happy to announce the return
of one of our fan sites, Destination:
Morrowind. Stop by to check out the new screenshot Kathode has
up at his new
URL. |
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| 10.12.01 - RELEASE DATE, NEW MOVIE, AND WALLPAPER |
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We've put out an official announcement on the Morrowind
release date for both the PC and Xbox versions. In addition,
we have added the first of our Video
Tour movies to the Media section. Narrated by Todd Howard, this
first video gives you a brief glimpse at some of the technology
used in Morrowind. Finally, a Dreugh
wallpaper has also been added to the Downloads section. |
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| 10.11.01 - RPG VAULT Q&A #9 AND PLANET XBOX
PREVIEW |
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The latest
Q&A (#9) with RPG Vault has been posted. In a change of format,
this Q&A asks developer team members what characters they'll
be playing when they play Morrowind for the first time. There is
also a new Morrowind
preview on Planet Xbox. |
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| 10.05.01 - NEW PC SCREENSHOTS AND WALLPAPER |
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We've added three new screenshots to our PC Screenshots gallery. In addition, there's a new
wallpaper for the Kwama Warrior in our Downloads section. Be
sure to check the Links
section, or the news items below, for some of the interviews
and articles that have come out recently. |
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| 10.04.01 - INTERVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT DIARY |
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There is a new interview with Todd Howard on HomeLAN. Read Douglas
Goodall's Two-part Development
Diary at GameSpy. Also, read the latest Q&A
with RPG Vault. |
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| 09.28.01 - XGR INTERVIEW WITH TODD HOWARD |
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There was an interview with project leader, Todd Howard on www.xgr.com.
It's about 45 minutes long and covers a variety of topics. |
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| 09.28.01 - NEW WALLPAPER, XBOX PREVIEW, RPG VAULT
Q&A |
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We've added a new creature
wallpaper in our Downloads section for the Silt Strider. A new
preview of Morrowind was posted over at XboxWeb.com, calling
Morrowind "one RPG that genre fans must add to their collection."
Finally, the latest Q&A with RPG Vault is now
available. |
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| 09.21.01 - COMBAT SKILLS ADDED, NEW NETCH WALLPAPER |
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We've updated our Codex by adding the first group of skills to
the Skills section. Find out more about the nine
combat skills in Morrowind. In addition, there is a new creature
wallpaper in our Downloads section that showcases the Netch. |
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| 09.14.01 - NEW WALLPAPER AND THREE XBOX SCREENS |
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We've updated our Downloads section with a new creature
wallpaper. This one features the terrifying Daedroth. In addition,
there are three new Xbox screenshots in our Xbox Screenshots section. |
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| 09.14.01 - TWO NEW DEVELOPER Q&As |
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Two new developer Q&As have been posted. A Q&A at Morrowind
Summit features answers to questions submitted by fans through
our forums. Plus, he latest Q&A
with RPG Vault is up and features information from Todd Howard
about combat. |
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| 09.07.01 - NEW XBOX SCREENS AND CREATURE WALLPAPER |
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| We've added three new
Xbox screenshots to Xbox Screenshots section. Plus, you can grab
the latest creature wallpaper from our Downloads section. This latest one is of the fairly gruesome
Lesser Bonewalker. |
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| 09.05.01 - NEW DEVELOPER DIARY AT VOODOO EXTREME |
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| The latest in our series of developer diaries at Voodoo Extreme as been posted. This
one is from Mark Nelson, who talks about the challenges of writing
quests for Morrowind. |
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| 09.01.01 - ARMOR INFO AND SKELETON WALLPAPER |
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| We've added a new info on
Armor to the Items section of our Codex. Check out some of the
fantastic armor you'll be seeing and wearing in Morrowind. There's
also a new creature wallpaper for the skeleton in our Downloads section. |
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| 08.30.01 - RPG VAULT Q&A #6 AND NEW INTERVIEW |
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| The latest
Q&A (#6) with RPG Vault has been posted on their site. This latest
installment is with Todd Howard and discusses the use of armor and
weapons in the game. In addition, Armchair Empire has posted an
interview with Todd Howard that covers a variety of topics. |
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| 08.24.01 - NEW TEAM DIARY, WALLPAPER, AND FICTION |
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| We've added a new team
diary from Todd Howard, who discusses putting Morrowind on Xbox.
There's a new creature
wallpaper of the Clannfear in our Downloads section. Finally,
we've added another book to our Codex section, called Chance's
Folly. |
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| 08.23.01 - RPG VAULT Q&A #5 |
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| The latest
Q&A (#5) with RPG Vault has been posted on their site. This one
is with Todd Howard and two of the programmers working on the magic
system, Steve Meister and Victor Bruggemann. Find out more about magic
in Morrowind and what it takes to make it work right. |
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| 08.20.01 - NEW FICTION, WALLPAPER |
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| We've added some
new fiction to the Codex -- the second sermon from The Thirty-Six
Lessons of Vivec. In addition, we've added a new wallpaper to the Downloads section for the fearsome Bone Lord.
Also, a recent
article on Microsoft Xbox listed Morrowind as a "must-play game"
for the Xbox. |
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| 08.10.01 - NEW FICTION, WALLPAPER, XBOX SCREENS |
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| We've added some new fiction to the Codex -- the
first sermon from The Thirty-Six Lessons of Vivec. In addition, we've
added a new wallpaper to the Downloads section for the Orgim. And finally, we've added more Xbox screenshots to our Screenshot
section. |
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| 08.02.01 - RPG VAULT Q&A |
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| The latest
Q&A (#4) with RPG Vault has been posted on their site. This one
is with lead designer, Ken Rolston, and covers classes, factions,
and guilds. |
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| 07.27.01 - NEW CREATURE WALLPAPER, XBOX SCREENS |
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| We've added anothercreature
wallpaper to the Downloads section. Come visit the nightmare that
is the Hunger. We've also put up four previously released Xbox
screenshots in the new addition to our Screenshot section. Morrowind
was featured yesterday on the USA Today Web site. The article is the same one that recently
appeared on the Happy Puppy Web site. |
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| 07.20.01 - NEW SCREENSHOTS, FIRST CREATURE WALLPAPER |
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| We've added three new
screenshots in the Screenshot section and the first of the creature
wallpapers, starting with Dremora. Elsewhere, a the latest RPG
Vault Q&A -- this one covering skills and attributes -- is up
at RPG Vault, and a new developer
diary by GT Noonan has been posted at Voodoo Extreme. |
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| 07.13.01 - NEW DIARY, BOOK, AND SCREENSHOTS |
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| We've added another
team diary, this one from Mark Bullock on how he created the Telvanni
Architecture. Also, there are three new
screenshots in the Screenshot section (two are from Mark's diary).
Finally, we've added another
book from Morrowind, "Breathing Water," to the Fiction section. |
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| 07.06.01 - LANDSCAPE TUTORIAL, NEW SCREENS ADDED |
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| We've added a
tutorial on how to use The ES Construction Set to create interesting
new landscapes for Morrowind. Read the step-by-step "How To" in the Landscape section of TES
Construction Set. Also, there are also three new
screenshots in the Screenshots section. Finally, RPG Vault has
posted another Q&A with Todd Howard. These Q&As will appear on RPG Vault
every other Thursday and will cover a variety of topics with different
development team members. |
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| 07.02.01 - GAMESPY INTERVIEW, NEW PREVIEW |
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| GameSpy has posted a lengthy interview with Todd Howard that covers a wide range of topics,
including developing Morrowind for the Xbox, how Morrowind compares
to other RPGs, and more. The interview also includes two new screenshots.
In addition, Tucows Games has posted their preview of Morrowind. |
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| 06.29.01 - IMPERIAL WALLPAPER AND WEAPONS |
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| We've added an Imperial wallpaper to our Downloads
section, and info and in-game models for several weapon types
in the Items section of the
Codex. Also, RPG Vault has posted a Q&A with lead designer, Ken Rolston, and GameSpot has their Xbox
preview up. Finally, we've added an HTML navigation menu. Click
the link in the top righthand corner of the page to switch to HTML
navigation. |
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| 06.21.01 - NEW SCREENS, REDGUARD COMIC & WALLPAPER |
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| We've added three new screenshots to our Art
section, the Redguard comic to our Codex
section, and a new Redguard wallpaper is available from our Downloads
section. |
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| 06.20.01 - MORROWIND WINS BATTLE OF E3 RPGS |
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| In an
article called "Battle of the E3 RPGs," respected RPG guru, Stefan
"Desslock" Janicki, names Morrowind the best RPG of the show. The
article states, "Morrowind was a surprisingly easy pick for the RPG
of the 2001 E3." You can read the full article on his Web
site or in his column, which appears in the August issue of Computer
Gaming World. Also, a new preview also recently appeared in PC Zone and Dalin posted
a lengthy article on his visit to our offices. |
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| 06.15.01 - NEW SCREENS AND WALLPAPER |
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| We've added five new screenshots to our Art
section and a new Nord wallpaper is available from our Downloads
section. |
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| 06.13.01 - NEW PREVIEWS, INTERVIEW, AND DIARY |
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| IGN PC has posted a new
preview after seeing Morrowind at E3 and in their offices, and
Firing Squad has coverage in their most recent E3
article. Voodoo Extreme has posted a new developer
diary from Todd Howard, who gives you a glimpse at what a day
at the office is like for him. Finally, the Morrowind Summit fan site
has posted an interview with Todd Howard that answers fan's questions about
the ES Construction Set. |
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| 06.08.01 - 10TH RACE REVEALED, NEW TEAM DIARY |
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| The 10th playable race in Morrowind, the Orcs,
has been added to our Races section,
and a new Orc wallpaper is available from our Downloads
section. We've also updated our Team page with a new
diary from Kerry, who talks about using AI to create believable
NPC and creature behavior. |
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| 06.07.01 - WARGAMER BEST OF SHOW - RPG |
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| Wargamer tapped Morrowind in it's Best of Show awards for E3 in the category of RPGs. In addition,
RPG Vault has posted a short summary based on seeing Morrowind at E3. |
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| 06.05.01 - GAMESMANIA INTERVIEW W/ TODD HOWARD |
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| Gamesmania has posted an interview with Project Leader Todd Howard that covers a variety
of topics, including the role of objects in the game, skills and races,
and more. |
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| 06.04.01 - BEST OF E3 - RPG |
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| Morrowind has been named Best of E3 - RPG by Game
Revolution. There's also a short preview on RPGFan, based on the demo at E3. |
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| 06.01.01 - NEW FICTION AND WALLPAPER |
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| We've added another book from Morrowind to the Fiction section of our
Codex. In addition, there's a new wallpaper in our Downloads
section for the High Elf. |
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| 05.30.01 - MORE COVERAGE |
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| Morrowind has been nominated for Best Role Playing
Game by the E3
Game Critics Awards judges (these are the official awards of E3).
The winners will be announced June 18. We've also added a link to UGO's
impressions of Morrowind at E3. In addition, the July issue of
PC Gamer features a three-page article on Morrowind, which contains
new information and lots of new screenshots. The issue is now out
and should be on newsstands and in mailboxes soon. |
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| 05.29.01 - SITE UPDATE |
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| We've added more links to E3 coverage in the Articles
Section of Links, including articles from Voodoo
Extreme, GameSpy,
and GameSpot.
You can also read about our presence at E3 in Pete's
team diary. We've also added a book from Morrowind to the Fiction section of our Codex. Finally, we've added the Breton wallpaper to our Downloads
section. |
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| 05.23.01 - SITE UPDATE |
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| We've added a number of links to E3 coverage in
the Articles Section of
Links. Stop by to read the early coverage on Morrowind at E3, including
our selection as the top Xbox game of E3. Check back regularly for updates as the
articles roll in. |
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| 05.11.01 - SITE UPDATE |
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| We've added a new Khajiit wallpaper in our Downloads section. |
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| 05.09.01 - SITE UPDATE |
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| We've added a team diary from Noah,
including two new screenshots. We've also added two additional screenshots
to the screenshot gallery.
If you haven't seen the Argonian Wallpaper we added last Friday, stop
by the Downloads section
and check it out. |
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| 05.04.01 - MORROWIND ANNOUNCED FOR XBOX |
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| Already in development for the PC, Morrowind is
also being developed for the Xbox video game system. Read the release here. |
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| 04.27.01 - WELCOME TO THE NEW ELDERSCROLLS.COM |
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| Welcome to the redesigned Elder Scrolls Web site.
This site is best viewed at resolutions of 1024x768 and higher. Check
the Codex for new stuff in the Team, Games, and TES Construction sections.
We've also added the first two wallpapers in our Downloads section.
Take a look around and check back for regular updates. |
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| 04.26.01 - NEW DEVELOPER DIARY |
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| Voodoo Exteme has posted the latest in its series of Morrowind
developer diaries. This
one is from Mike Lipari, one of the programmers for Morrowind
who talks about the process of creating Morrowind's massive landscapes. |
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| 03.02.01 - MORROWIND SUMMIT LAUNCHES |
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| We are pleased to announce the arrival of Morrowind
Summit , a new fan site for Morrowind and part of the GameSpy
community. To help celebrate the launch, project lead Todd Howard
took a few minutes to talk with Morrowind Summit about the progress
of the game and even passed along an a new piece of concept art. Be
sure to stop by and check it out. |
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| 02.13.01 - MORROWIND HOTLY ANTICIPATED |
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| In a recent poll of gamers at RPGPlanet, Morrowind
was ranked the second most anticipated RPG of the year among non-massively
multiplayer RPGs, and is the top-ranked first-person RPG on the list.
To see the results and read what some voters had to say about Morrowind, click
here. |
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| 02.13.01 - GAMESPY PREVIEWS MORROWIND |
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| GameSpy has posted an early preview of Morrowind
based on a firsthand look they got recently. "Showcasing some unbelievable
graphics, exquisitely tuned gameplay and, of course, Bethesda's signature
storytelling and depth, Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind is an epic RPG
that will surely exceed all of your expectations." Read the full preview here. |
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