Tag: bethesda

  • Quake 1’s Re-Release on Modern Platforms

    At QuakeCon 2021, Bethesda and id software re-released Quake 1 for Windows, and put it out for the first time on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One & Series S/X. The Windows version is free to anyone who already owned it on Bethesda’s launcher or Steam. The re-release embeds the original game…

  • Bethesda Softworks E3 Event 2019 Notes

    Bethesda held their E3 event last night, here’s everything they announced. Pete Hines’ Soapbox Pete Hines opened the event after a short video about the people making their games. Todd Howard Todd Howard followed Hines by talking about the “well-deserved criticism” Bethesda received for the not-so-great Fallout 76. He went on to praise the players…

  • Bethesda’s Excuse

    Eurogamer’s Robert Purchase spoke with Pete Hines about their decision to pursue legal action against people reselling games. Go read Purchase’s article and come back. While I agree that it’s difficult to tell if a “sealed” copy of anything actually contains what it says, or is something that just weighs the same, I found this…

  • Bethesda’s Crack Legal Team Is at It Again

    Apparently Bethesda is threatening to sue people who resell their games. Polygon’s Colin Campbell has the story: Philadelphia-based Ryan Hupp recently contacted Polygon to explain how he’d been forced by Bethesda to stop selling his copy of The Evil Within 2. He bought the game but never unwrapped it, he told us. He’d been expecting…

  • Bethesda E3 2018 Showcase Press Event Notes

    We’re onto our third event at E3 2018, Bethesda’s E3 Showcase. Here are my notes from their press event.