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Elder Scrolls Online will offer a single player story

20 minutes ago - 9:00 AM on 05.21.2012   |   Chris Carter


The Director of Elder Scrolls Online outed some juicy information recently via a video interview: the game will feature a single player only story carved inside of the massively multiplayer RPG. Director Matt Firor goes on to describe a situation typically found in most MMOs: "The last thing you want to do is have the final confrontation with Mehrunes Dagon as he's stomping across the Imperial City, and you see like 15 guys behind you waiting to kill him because they're on the same quest," Essentially, this is really close to what The Old Republic already offers.

While it's a nice option, I much prefer the Guild Wars 2 personal story method. GW2 basically allows you to experience your story solo or with a group of friends -- a mechanic which is of course conducive to the second "M" in MMO. In The Old Republic, the numerous solo instances would disjoint the game, and you'd hardly see anyone out in the open world because they were all busy phasing in different instances. Either way, it seems as if single player Elder Scrolls fans may have something to enjoy here, as long as they can get past that dreaded subscription fee.

Elder Scrolls Online main story will be solo [Gamesradar]


Aliens: Colonial Marines pushed to February 12, 2013

The perpetually delayed Aliens: Colonial Marines has found it in its heart to have one more push back, with SEGA today announcing that Gearbox's interactive Aliens sequel is missing 2012 entirely. The game will now arrived on... more


Review: Sorcery

Sorcery was announced before the PlayStation Move had even graced a store shelf, and it quickly became the most promising motion title out of Sony's small stable of software. Unfortunately, the spell-slinging adventure never ... more


The Weekend Hotness: This is what he does instead of work

Some of us have to pull down multiple sh*tastic jobs just to pay off the car insurance. Meanwhile, Mr. How-do-you-melon just decides to have a lightsaber duel. Jesus. P.S. I need those Mega Man cartoon figures he's got above... more


Hallelujah: Tebowing confirmed for Madden 13

Every year Madden just keeps getting better and better. Remember back in 2010 when they added that one thing? Yeah, dude! That was the best! Well, that was until last year when they tacked on something else and it got ev... more


Sword & Sworcery heading to Japan with new remix album

Just as the solar eclipse is peaking in Japan comes news that Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is set to be released in Japan! Superbrothers and Capybara Games will be releasing one my favorite iOS games of all time in... more


Super Guitar Bros. return with Final Fantasy unplugged

The Super Guitar Bros., for those who don't remember, are a dynamic duo who jam out to some rather mellow acoustic videogame medleys. They were last heard back in November with their contribution to the Castlevania fan album... more


Latest Pokemon B&W 2 trailer is totally extreme

You may have seen this video floating around the past couple of days, but I've only just now been able to share it with all of you. It's the latest ad for the upcoming Pokémon Black / White Version 2, and holy crap! W... more




GameStop has a whole series of goodies tied around Black Ops II, starting with the limited edition two-sided poster you can get for pre-ordering the game. Once you've received your poster, GameStop wants you to take a shot of yourself with it and share it on Twitter using the hashtag: #GSFIRSTWAVE. GameStop will then share the image with the fans on their Facebook page. 

The poster is just one of four extras pre-order customers will be given, with the additional extras to be revealed as we get closer to the launch of Black Ops II. Plus, pre-order customers will be given a Prestige Token for use in Modern Warfare 3.

On top of all these extras, GameStop has given us a 250GB Xbox 360 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II* to giveaway to one of you! In order to win the bundle, leave a comment below telling us what you would like to see Treyark do differently in Black Ops II. Our preview mentioned a lot of big changes happening to the series, what else would you like to see get changed? 

You have until May 31 at 11:59PM PST to enter and contest is open to anyone with a US based shipping address the prizes can be shipped to. We'll be picking the best comment to give the prizes to so make your entries count!

*Note that the winner will receive Black Ops II after it's released on November 13. 


Medal of Honor Warfighter trailer is about wars, fighting

The modern military shooter might be as hackneyed as one's set during World War II once were, but I've found myself oddly excited for the follow-up to Electronic Arts' 2010 series reboot. Something about Medal of Honor's aut... more


Sup Holmes: iPhone clones and more with Vlambeer

[Destructoid's Director of Communications Hamza Aziz asked Jonathan Holmes to make a show called 'Sup, Holmes?' so that Destructoid could later sell a t-shirt that says 'Sup, Holmes?' on it. This is that show. Download ... more


Persona 4 now getting a novel series

In the years since it hit the PS2, Persona 4 made quite the rounds. There's been a Persona 4 anime, a Persona 4 manga, a Persona 4 fighting game, and soon a Persona 4  portable remake. Now you can add "novel" to that lis... more


Far Cry 3 gameplay trailer burning at seams with tropes

A new video of Far Cry 3 surfaced on GameTrailers yesterday, complete with action-movie white knight antics. Of course, wouldn't you know it, with the building on fire and on the verge of collapse Jason B... more


VGHS episode 2 serves up more ham and cheese

Rocket Jump's ambitious movie / mini-series project Video Game High School kicked off last week, and now the second episode is up for your enjoyment. To bring everyone up to speed, VGHS is about BrianD, a promising competitiv... more


Ragnarok Odyssey English translation to Hong Kong in July

A couple weeks ago we found out that XSEED would be bringing Ragnarok Odyssey to North America sometime later this year. Considering how well it's been received in Japan, that's great news, but that release window...it's a bi... more


Sweet woodblock prints that feature VG stars as samurai

Jed Henry is just your typical web artist. He loves videogames and desires to express that love through his talents. So he does what any game-loving illustrator would naturally do: render his favorite heroes and heroines as o... more