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 The Elder Scrolls told of their return. Skyrim is the fifth entry into The Elder Scrolls main series, released on November 11, 2011 across multiple platforms.It takes place 200 years after the events of the fourth game in the northernmost part of the continent, home to the Nords, as the province of Skyrim faces the return of Alduin the World Eater and his army of dragons. Alduin's return exacerbates the carnage of a bitter civil war between those who support the Empire of Tamriel, whose military presence in the snowbound province is overseen by General Tullius, and those who wish for independence, united under the leadership of Ulfric Stormcloak.Into this enters what may be the last Dragonborn, a person born with the soul of a dragon, who has the ability to kill the dragons and absorb their souls. Under the guidance of Esbern, one of the last Blades, and the monastic Greybeards of High Hrothgar, the Dragonborn must oppose Alduin and defeat him, lest he destroy the world.The game runs on a heavily modified Gamebryo engine called the Creation engine, complete with all the Good Bad Bugs that Bethesda fans have come to know and love. The soundtrack is once again provided by Jeremy Soule. The PC version is also the debut title for the Steam Workshop, an integrated way to browse and upload mods, which are subscribed to and downloaded automatically via the Steam client. This has never been attempted on such a large scale before.The first DLC for Skyrim, Dawnguard, was released in June 26, 2012 for Xbox 360, and then on the PC on August 3, 2012 after a slight delay (a deal meant that the DLC remained an exclusive for at least a month). PS3 users will see it released on February 26 after Dragonborn and Hearthfire. The add-on puts the Dragonborn in the midst of a fight between a group of ancient vampires and a newly formed crew of vampire hunters.The second DLC for Skyrim, Hearthfire, was released for the Xbox 360 on September 4, 2012 and then on the PC on October 4, 2012, and is slated for release on the PS3 on February 19, 2013 after Dragonborn. Within it you can adopt children and create your own dream house.The third DLC for Skyrim, Dragonborn, was released for the Xbox 360 on December 4th, 2012, and then on the PC on February 5, 2013 while the PS3 version was released on February 12, 2013. Dragonborn takes place on Solstheim (the island setting of the Morrowind expansion Bloodmoon), and involves the spirit of the first Dragonborn.On April 15, 2013, Bethesda announced that there would be no further contentTheir defeat was merely a delay 'til the time after Oblivion opened, when the sons of Skyrim would spill their own blood. But no one wanted to believe... Believe they even existed. And when the truth finally dawns... It dawns in fire! But there is one they fear. In their tongue, he is "Dovahkiin": Dragonborn! — Esbern, Narration of the teaser trailer.  for Skyrim, citing that they were moving forward with their next project, but that the game would continue to receive technical support.
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