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Explore new territory in the Oblivion expansion : Shivering Isles - Xbox 360 & PC

by Steven Williamson on 19 January 2007, 11:22

Tags: The Elder Scrolls IV, Vivendi Universal Interactive (NYSE:VIV), PC, Xbox 360, PS3, RPG

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Bethesda Softworks have confirmed the upcoming release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles, the official expansion for the award-winning The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Shivering Isles will be released for Xbox 360 and Windows this Spring.

Shivering Isles features more than 30 hours of new gameplay and allows you to explore an entirely new plane of Oblivion – the realm of Sheogorath, the Daedric Prince of Madness. Shivering Isles adds to the existing world of Oblivion so you can continue playing with your existing save game/character, or create an all new character just to explore the new content.

“We’re thrilled with the response that Oblivion has received to date and feel that Shivering Isles will offer a whole new and different experience to anyone who played and enjoyed Oblivion,” said Todd Howard, executive producer for The Elder Scrolls.

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Within the Realm of Sheogorath, players can explore the two extreme sides of the god’s madness – the sublimely creative and the completely psychotic. Something is happening to the Shivering Isles and Sheogorath himself looks to you to be his champion and defend his realm and its inhabitants from destruction. Do you have the strength to survive his trials, tame a realm fraught with paranoia and despair, and wear the mantle of a God?

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The Shivering Isles features a bizarre landscape split between the two sides – Mania and Dementia –filled with vast, twisting dungeons mirroring the roots of the trees they are buried within. You’ll encounter more than a dozen new creatures including hideous insects, Flesh Atronachs, skeletal Shambles, amphibious Grummites. Throughout your adventure, you will discover all new items, ingredients, spells, and more, and have the talented craftsmen of Crucible and Bliss forge new armor and weapons just for you.

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“The enthusiastic response we’ve received to our downloadable content has been overwhelming, and we’re excited to bring Oblivion fans a full expansion,” said Vlatko Andonov, president of Bethesda Softworks. “The world we’ve created for Shivering Isles is unlike anything you’ve seen or played in Oblivion and we can’t wait for folks to play it.”

Released in March 2006 for Xbox 360t and Windows, Oblivion sold more than three million units in 2006. .


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Posted by Whiternoise - Fri 19 Jan 2007 17:18
So is this going to be downloadble content (like Knights of the Nine) or a full blown release (Bloodmoon/Tribunal style)?
Posted by Steven W - Fri 19 Jan 2007 19:19
Whiternoise
So is this going to be downloadble content (like Knights of the Nine) or a full blown release (Bloodmoon/Tribunal style)?

Good question. I think it's a full blown release. I'll double check though.
Posted by Elessar_VPR - Fri 19 Jan 2007 20:35
For the Xbox it's going to be via LIVE only, at least until (if?) they release a GOTY edition. As for the PC, it's available via retail channels only. Release will be simultaneous across both platforms. It's intended for PS3 release at some stage but no idea when yet.

As for the actual expansion, I think it looks great. Looks to have a bit more of that more alien environment atmosphere that Morrowind had and Oblivion was sadly lacking.