The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition Deluxe (2009)

The gears are still grinding on Skyblivion , the massive mod that aims to recreate The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion in the newer, prettier technology of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition. A release date still hasn't been announced, but it's definitely g…

I’m supposed to be stealing keys from several merchants in Leyawiin, but things haven’t exactly gone to plan. I accidentally wore my Grey Fox mask, a piece of armour that immediately marks me as a wanted criminal to every guard I pass. Even after finally sorti…

Remember Oblivion's wheel system for grinding NPC disposition? You probably do, since a very popular remastered version of that game came out a single year ago. But if not then, well, you Skyrim kids don't know what you're missing. Where the most recent Elder …

I wondered, last week, if the new call for aid put forth by the Skyblivion development team was a sign that the long-awaited mega mod—the one recreating The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion in the newer tech of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition—might be del…

Skyblivion, the massive mod that aims to rebuild all of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion in the swanky new(er) tech of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition, is once again asking for help. A message posted on Nexus Mods (via RPS ) says the dev team is "on t…

The YouTuber known as Bacon is, as our own Ted Litchfield wrote in an article yesterday, the undisputed king of Oblivion meme videos . If you've ever cracked up at a viral video of Oblivion's unmatched comic timing, odds are good it was a Bacon video you watch…

Oblivion players of a certain vintage will recall that, after the original game's release, there were various community trends based around what you could do with the game's physics system: specifically, just how elaborate of a domino run could you make?.. Rea…

s well as the enormous visual glow-up, Oblivion Remastered went out of its way to tweak elements of the original game that were just a little annoying. So you don't have to grind minor skills anymore in order to level efficiently, and praise the Nine can now a…

I'll be honest, before the release of Oblivion Remastered, I thought it and Skyblivion—the fan mod that rebuilds Oblivion in Skyrim Special Edition—were diametrically opposed. This was zero-sum game territory, surely? If one gets mega-popular it can only be to…

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered comes with all of the DLC from the original game, and that includes the Shivering Isles expansion. While there's already a ton of stuff to do in Cyrodiil, Shivering Isles adds over 30 hours of additional quests and exp…

Oblivion's radiant AI system is mainly remembered for its impeccable, if entirely unintentional, comedic timing, producing non-sequiturs and bizarre NPC interactions all over Cyrodiil. Players are currently discovering this all over again in Bethesda's immense…

One of the very, very small changes in Oblivion Remastered is a switch in the character creator from "male" and "female" bodies, as it was in the original, to "body type 1" and "body type 2." It's the sort of thing that would likely go entirely unnoticed were …

The great circle has finally closed. Way back in 2016 I was given a task: find the ugliest NPC in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion . Today I'm setting out to do it again in Newblivion, or as it's bafflingly and officially called, Oblivion Remastered ... Read more…

Working out how to sell stolen items in Oblivion is one of your first steps as an enterprising thief or regular old RPG player. Honestly, even when I'm playing a good character I still steal like an absolute menace, and I'm certain I'm not alone in that. Being…

The quest to join the Thieves Guild in Oblivion is one of the funnest faction introductions in the series, as you follow rumours of the Gray Fox to a mysterious garden, and compete with fellow thieves to steal a diary before the night ends. "Why join the Thiev…

Deciding on the best birthsign for your character in Oblivion Remastered can be a little tricky. You've barely murdered a few rats and goblins, and yet you're already being asked to define what type of character you want to play in the game. Luckily, there are…

It's Oblivion time, folks. No, not March 20—Oblivion's original release date. No, not one of those weekends where I wake up and stare at the ceiling for three hours, either. It's finally time for the much-anticipated and maddening The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion…

Fan-made remakes of popular games are a risky thing. You never know when you're going to sink years of your life into a passion project, only to eat a cease and desist letter from an expensive lawyer representing a faceless corporate overlord that forces you t…

Lockpicking in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion can be a hassle since it's so different from the lockpicking minigame in later Bethesda RPGs. There's one item that can make your life a whole lot easier: the Skeleton Key. If you're fed up with breaking lockpicks …