Bethesda Game Studios News Articles
Tuesday1st Oct 2024
News Xbox Drops New Starfield Dynamic Background For The Arrival Of Shattered Space
Free for all players!
Bethesda's new Starfield: Shattered Space expansion is out now, and to coincide with the launch of the game's first major DLC pack, Team Xbox has dropped a brand-new dynamic background for Series X and S users to enjoy. Just like any other Xbox Series X|S dynamic background, this is free for all players, and available now via...
Friday23rd Aug 2024
News Shattered Space Will Bring 'Narrative-Driven Horror' To The World Of Starfield This September
Shattering expectations
Ahead of its release next month, Bethesda is bringing Starfield: Shattered Space to Gamescom 2024 in a big way - we're starting to see lots of details and impressions trickle out of the event. It sounds like folks are quite excited about the first big expansion for Starfield coming this September
Monday17th Jun 2024
News Bethesda's Todd Howard Says The Team Doesn't 'Need To Rush' Future Fallout Games
"I don't think it's bad for people to miss things"
Fallout hype is at fever pitch right now, with Amazon's fantastic TV series and the recent Fallout 4 next-gen update helping fuel interest in Bethesda's post-apocalyptic series. Despite some synergy with the show and existing games in the franchise, fans are wondering why this didn't happen...
Tuesday21st May 2024
News Starfield's 60FPS Update Results In Huge Player Boost On Xbox
Jetting off
Starfield's huge May update was a big one, bringing loads of new performance modes and other fixes and tweaks to Bethesda's 2023 RPG. Shortly after last week's release the update was getting very good feedback from fans, and n
Tuesday14th May 2024
News Fallout 4's New Next-Gen Update Is Getting Much Better Feedback On Xbox
Update 2 is now live
Bethesda's big next-gen update for Fallout 4 initially launched on Xbox with a bit of a whimper, but the team has just issued a brand-new patch for the upgrade - and it seems to be going down much better with players so far. We're seeing reports that all of the different visual and performance modes are now working as intended...
Friday19th Apr 2024
News Bethesda's Todd Howard Says 'Really Good Updates' Are Coming For Starfield
"That are going to get announced soon"
It might be Fallout hype season over at Bethesda HQ thanks to the Amazon Prime TV show, but plenty of focus is still on the company's other games and IP at the moment. The Elder Scrolls 6 is the next biggie in the pipeline, but Starfield is still being worked on
Thursday11th Apr 2024
News Fallout 4's Next-Gen Update Is Coming To Xbox Series X|S Later This Month
Finally!
As announced all the way back in October 2022, Fallout 4 Next-Gen is finally coming. Today, Bethesda has revealed that the upgraded version of its 2015 RPG will launch for Xbox Series X|S on April 25th, 2024. The update will add new 'Performance' and 'Quality' mode options for current-gen players, while stability improvements and bug fixes...
Monday25th Mar 2024
News Bethesda Provides Tiny Update On The Elder Scrolls 6 To Celebrate Series Anniversary
"Yes, we are in development on the next chapter"
Earlier today we celebrated the 30th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls series, and as it turns out, so has Bethesda - dropping a small update on The Elder Scrolls 6 in the meantime. Taking to social media earlier today, Bethesda Game Studios talked about all things Elder Scrolls, including how things...
Friday5th Jan 2024
News Starfield Mods Seem Super Popular Already, Even Before Official Support From Bethesda
Download dump
Mods are always big with Bethesda Game Studios releases - they've helped extend the life of titles like Skyrim and Fallout 4 for years beyond their initial launches. And, if the early signs are anything to go by, it could be a similar story for Starfield - the team's latest RPG. As spotted by Rebs Gaming over on Twitter, the '
Wednesday13th Dec 2023
News Bethesda Delays Fallout 4's Xbox Series X|S Upgrade Into 2024
"We need a bit more time"
Bethesda revealed that it was working on bringing a native version of Fallout 4 to Xbox Series X and S over a year ago - and the team still needs more time to make it happen. The developer has today announced that Fallout 4's 'next-gen' update is delayed into 2024. Simply put, Bethesda "needs more time" to fully upgrade...
Tuesday12th Dec 2023
News Bethesda Is Working On More Features For Starfield, Including 'All-New Ways Of Traveling'
"Stay tuned!"
Yesterday we brought news of a new bite-sized update for Starfield, and in a follow-up post on Reddit, Bethesda has confirmed that there's lots more to come - including some huge new features for the Xbox RPG. Basically, t
Wednesday6th Dec 2023
News Bethesda's New Update For Skyrim Reintroduces Paid Mods Under 'Creations' Banner
Players claim same update has broken existing mods
Bethesda appears to be pushing paid mods in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim again, with a new update for the Special Edition and Anniversary Edition on Xbox and multiple other platforms. In a post on its official website, the developer announced 'Bethesda Game Studios Creations' - a new str
Thursday16th Nov 2023
News Digital Foundry Thinks 60FPS Starfield Is Now 'More Viable' On Xbox Series X
"A performance mode on console could be much more viable now"
Around the launch of Starfield, there was a lot of talk about the game's performance on Xbox Series consoles. Of course, in the end the game released at 30FPS with no performance mode on either of Microsoft's current-gen systems, but outlet
Tuesday24th Oct 2023
News Starfield Dev Proud Of The Game's Launch Despite Being 'Stressed For 2 Years Straight'
"Goddamn am I proud of what we achieved"
Starfield was in the works for a long time over at Bethesda Game Studios — long before Xbox bought the company — and it seems the game's protracted development period wasn't always easy to deal with. In a recent Twitter thread, BGS Design Director Emil Pagliarulo reflected on Starfield's development, and...
Friday29th Sep 2023
News Bethesda 'Ready' To Support Starfield For At Least Five Years
"Let's be ready for it, make the most of it, and embrace it"
How long The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has stuck around for has become a meme at this point, and it's sounding like Bethesda is ready for a similar situation with Starfield. In a recent interview on the 'AIAS Game Maker's Notebook' Podcast (thanks,
Wednesday27th Sep 2023
News During Development, Bethesda 'Nerfed' How Much Damage Planets Could Cause In Starfield
"It was a complicated system for players to understand"
If you happen to enjoy some ponderous planetary exploration in Starfield, you'll be glad that the dev team made things much more friendly out there in the run up to launch. In a new discussion on the 'AIAS Game Maker's Notebook Podcast' (thanks, GamesRadar), Bethesda's Todd Howard talked about...
Monday25th Sep 2023
News Starfield Update 1.7.33 Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"Featuring improved performance and general gameplay fixes!"
Another Starfield title update has just dropped! Yep, version 1.7.33 of Bethesda's latest RPG is now live on Xbox & PC, and it contains a fairly brief list of changes and fixes for the Xbox and PC versions of the game. "This update addresses some issues with performance and stability...
Monday18th Sep 2023
News Well, It Looks Like The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Be Xbox Exclusive After All
New FTC docs point towards Xbox & PC exclusivity
Publicly, Microsoft has been quite coy on the future of The Elder Scrolls and what platforms any future releases will land on. Part of that is because the sixth entry is so far away at this stage, but also, the team is still saying it will look at upcoming Xbox exclusivity on a "c
Monday11th Sep 2023
News No Man's Sky's 'Biggest Month In Years' Coincides With The Launch Of Starfield
We wonder why it's doing so well...
No Man's Sky is having its "biggest month in the last few years", says Hello Games founder Sean Murray, and we can't help but think that a certain Xbox exclusive may have played a part in the game's newfound success. Yes, of course, we're talking about Starfield, which launched its own space odyssey into orbit...
News Bethesda Is Looking Into 'Issues' With HDR Support In Starfield
"Our team is still investigating"
The technical makeup of Bethesda's Starfield has mostly been praised so far, well, aside from the lack of any sort of 60FPS option on console. However, users across Xbox and various different PC set
News Starfield Hits New Peak Player Count On Steam During Opening Weekend
Almost 100k more than our last check-in!
During early access, Starfield hit an impressive peak player count on Steam, especially considering that users had to shell out around $100 to play early on the platform. Since then, the game has of course arrived in its standard edition form, and it's now smashed that early access player count number...
Friday8th Sep 2023
News Starfield Players Are Loving Xbox Quick Resume, But Some Users Are Reporting Issues
"Fixed this by turning off quick resume I think"
Quick Resume was heavily touted as one of the top Xbox Series X|S features as we headed into this generation, and on the whole it's worked pretty well so far. The option — which allows users to suspend games and resume them right where they left off — seems a great fit for single-player adventures...
News Oh Look, Starfield Is Getting Review Bombed On Metacritic
Surprised, anyone?
Masses of user reviews for Starfield are starting to roll in on aggregate platform Metacritic, and as you probably guessed, the overall user rating is significantly lower than the average critic score. This is becoming a bit of a formality when it comes to huge, particularly hyped AAA video games - and Starfield hasn't escaped...
Thursday7th Sep 2023
News It Looks Like Hideo Kojima Is Spending His Spare Time On Starfield
Can you blame him?
Now that Starfield is available to all it's safe to assume lots of Xbox fans are playing it, and well, it turns out that famous game designer Hideo Kojima is no different! The Metal Gear Solid creator has taken to Twitter to let us all know that his adventure amongst the stars has begun. Kojima is playing on Xbox Series X, as you...
News Todd Howard Explains Why There Aren't Any Land Vehicles In Starfield
"It's something we considered"
Getting around in the world of Starfield has been a hot topic since the game first arrived in early access, and in a new interview with Bloomberg, Bethesda's Todd Howard has touched on the topic of Space travel in Starfield. Responding to a fan question asking why there aren't any land vehicles in the game, Todd said...
News Xbox Boss Says Starfield 'Exceeded' 1 Million Concurrent Players On Launch Day
All of them exploring the stars
Starfield is now officially out in the wild for all players, including those on Xbox Game Pass, and the title's monumental launch has led to a very impressive concurrent player count across all platforms. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has taken to Twitter to inform us all that more than one million players booted up...
Wednesday6th Sep 2023
News Original God Of War Director Puts Starfield In Their 'Top 3 Games Of All Time' List
"You owe it to yourself to get Gamepass for a month and try out Starfield"
Starfield may have only just arrived on Xbox Game Pass, but as you've probably seen, it's been playable for a number of days in early access. That's given eager-to-play folks plenty of time to try the game out already, and well, one industry figure from the PlayStation side...
News Phil Spencer Congratulates Bethesda On The 'Incredible Achievement' Of Launching Starfield
"They poured themselves into Starfield"
Starfield has finally arrived on Xbox Game Pass after what's felt like an eternity of waiting, and the Xbox boss is well aware of what Bethesda has had to go through to get this game out the door. In a post on Twitter, Phil Spencer congratulated Bethesda Game Studios on the launch of Starfield. The Xbox Boss...
Tuesday5th Sep 2023
News Starfield Fan's Potato-Filled Spaceship Shows Off Impressive Physics System
Maris tie fighter
There's lot of serious business to be done and dusted while playing Starfield - after all, we are exploring multiple galaxies trying to figure out some of the mysteries of the universe. However, there's also time for some silly stuff, like collecting as many potatoes as can feasibly fit into your spaceship cabin. Yep, following...
Monday4th Sep 2023
Video Digital Foundry Review Dives Deep Into The Tech Behind Starfield
"I was genuinely surprised by the leap in fidelity"
As you'd expect, the folks over at Digital Foundry have already spent lots of time poring over every little detail in Starfield, resulting in a huge deep dive tech review. We've included the video version of this up above — which almost feels like a documentary on all-things Starfield tech — so...
