The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Empire of Tamriel is on the edge. The High King of Skyrim has been murdered.

Alliances form as claims to the throne are made. In the midst of this conflict, a far more dangerous, ancient evil is awakened. Dragons, long lost to the passages of the Elder Scrolls, have returned to Tamriel.

The future of Skyrim, even the Empire itself, hangs in the balance as they wait for the prophesized Dragonborn to come; a hero born with the power of The Voice, and the only one who can stand amongst the dragons.

Source: The Elder Scrolls Official Site, "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim"

Skyrim is a fantasy role-playing game by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Skyrim is the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls series, and is a sequel to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
The game takes place in the Nordic land of Skyrim, on the fictional continent of Tamriel, about 200 years after the events of Oblivion. At the time of the game, the King of Skyrim has died, provoking civil war amongst the native Nord race. The war is the last in a sequence of events (depicted in each of the previous games in the series) that fulfill a prophecy foretold by the Elder Scrolls; the Nordic god Alduin arises to destroy the world.

Skyrim uses a new, internally developed engine, rather than the Gamebryo engine used for the previous two installments in the series.

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"What is better? To be born good or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?" -Paarthurnax

"I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow to the knee." - Guard

"If I Had A Sister, I'd Sell Her In A Second." - Belethor

"The Gods blessed you with two hands, and you use both of them for your weapon, I can respect that." - Guard

"Solitude... hm. Cicero could tell you a thing or two about solitude." - Cicero

"Now, I know what you're thinking - that's not a spoon, it's a fork! No one can eat soup with a fork. Well, my friend, you did not know Ysgramor." - Calixto Corrium

"ZU'U UNSLAAD, ZU'U NIS OBLAAN" / "I am eternal! I cannot end!" -Alduin

Premium Edition Contents (Europe Only):

- The game
- T-shirt with the logo of the Empire
- Six concept art postcards
- An official copy of the Elder Scrolls novel "The Infernal City" (book 1 of 2)
- Disc containing trailers, gameplay walkthrough, TV spots, developer documentaries, official strategy guide, and five in-game musical tracks. (Disc only plays on PC)
- Soundtrack (PC release only)
- 600 page eBook (PC release only)

Trivia:

• During its first week of release Skyrim sold 7,000,000 copies grossing $450,000,000. (Link)
• 86% of Skyrim sales were on consoles. (Link)

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