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NewsStarfield exclusivity was the last straw for Microsoft, led to $7.5 billion ZeniMax buyout

June 24, 2023 | Having already bought timed exclusivity for two Bethesda games back-to-back, Microsoft bought ZeniMax for $7.5 billion to stave off Sony's '...

NewsStarfield has the 'fewest bugs' of any game Bethesda has ever shipped

June 13, 2023 | Microsoft Game Studios head Matt Booty has said that in its current state, Starfield has the least amount of bugs out of any game Bethesda has...

NewsStarfield 30FPS console perf confirmed, 4K 30FPS on Series X, 1440p 30FPS on Series S

June 11, 2023 | Bethesda Game Studios officially confirms the frame rate performance of Starfield on Xbox Series X and S consoles, with the game locked to 30FPS...

NewsStarfield will have a photo mode to capture over 1,000 planets and worlds

June 11, 2023 | Bethesda's latest space sim Starfield will have a photo mode so that you can capture all those breathtaking horizons and planet-wide atmospheric...

NewsStarfield confirmed for a 2023 release date

June 11, 2023 | Bethesda Game Studios officially re-confirms Starfield's 2023 release date with a dazzling new trailer showing off story beats, locations, and...

NewsSony cites Starfield, Redfall exclusivity as evidence of Microsoft's real plans

April 6, 2023 | Sony still believes Microsoft has an incentive to make Call of Duty exclusive, cites exclusivity conduct with Starfield, Elder Scrolls VI, and...

NewsStarfield release date officially confirmed alongside Starfield Direct showcase

March 8, 2023 | Bethesda Softworks finally reveals Starfield's planned 2023 release date and hypes up the sheer enormity and interactivity of the new sci-fi...

NewsStarfield has classic Bethesda style dialog system with speech checks

October 12, 2022 | Todd Howard says that Starfield will have a 'classic Bethesda-style dialog system' complete with persuasion skill checks and 250,000 lines of...

NewsStarfield makes humorous reference to Morrowind and Oblivion

June 17, 2022 | Starfield's opening classes make a humorous reference to The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, one of Bethesda's most popular RPGs.

NewsStarfield will be a 'dream' for modding community, Bethesda says

June 15, 2022 | Starfield will support mods on Xbox Series X/S consoles and PC, may give modders more freedom than ever before, Bethesda says.

NewsStarfield will let you become a culinary connoisseur of the cosmos

June 15, 2022 | Bethesda's new Starfield RPG has some interesting quirks...including a Chef starting class that can cook crispy critters.

NewsStarfield may let you steal ships from other NPCs

June 14, 2022 | Bethesda's Pete Hines teases that Starfield players will be able to steal entire ships from NPCs and enemies throughout the game.

NewsStarfield won't make one of Fallout 4's biggest mistakes

June 14, 2022 | Bethesda has confirmed that its new sci-fi space odyssey Starfield will not repeat one of Fallout 4's most-hated features.

NewsStarfield will mimic Cyberpunk 2077's character faction starts

March 17, 2022 | Bethesda makes lots of promises for Starfield while mostly showing off concept art and just a small glimpse of in-game footage.

NewsLeaked Starfield screenshot hearkens back to NASA's golden age

December 31, 2021 | A newly discovered Starfield asset screenshot from a 2018 build shows a golden dome, hearkens back to NASA's golden space age.

NewsStarfield PC coming to Steam, Microsoft Store, Bethesda.net launcher

December 9, 2021 | Great news for PC gamers: Starfield is coming to Steam, which means the game will be much easier to mod when it releases in 2022.

NewsStarfield, The Elder Scrolls 6 may support Creation Club mods

November 9, 2021 | Bethesda's controversial and oft-lamented Creation Club 'paid mods' program is apparently here to stay and won't go anywhere.

NewsStarfield set in year 2330 in systems 50 light-years from Solar System

October 20, 2021 | Bethesda reveals new Starfield info: Takes place in 2330 during height of space exploration, set in systems 50 light-years away.

NewsStarfield may require more storage space than any other Bethesda game

October 8, 2021 | Starfield might literally be Bethesda's biggest game yet and could dwarf Fallout 4's and Skyrim's storage install requirements.

NewsStarfield has a pleasure city where you can get high on LSD fish

September 1, 2021 | With more than a year away from launch, Bethesda is drip-feeding new info about its ambitious Xbox-exclusive space RPG Starfield.

NewsNew Starfield trailer confirms space pirates, New Atlantis city

June 15, 2021 | Starfiel's latest video reveals space pirates, a multitude of factions, six star systems, and a futuristic sci-fi New Atlantis.

NewsStarfield is built on hope, nods to golden age of space exploration

June 14, 2021 | Starfield is a game Bethesda has always wanted to make, and thanks to the Xbox Series X's power and flexibility, they finally can.

NewsStarfield built on next-gen Creation Engine 2 tech for Series X, PC

June 13, 2021 | Starfield is being built on a next-gen Xbox Series X/S optimized version of its internal games engine, Creation Engine 2.0.

NewsStarfield releases 11/11/22, is Xbox Series X/S and PC exclusive

June 13, 2021 | Bethesda's new Starfield exploration RPG isn't coming to Xbox One, developed exclusively for next-gen Series X/S and PC hardware.

NewsStarfield is 'nowhere near done,' team was small until 2019

May 20, 2021 | Starfield's dev team was small until 2019, the bulk of Bethesda Game Studios' main Maryland branch was helping with Fallout 76.

NewsNew Starfield leak shows progress from early 2019 build

May 17, 2021 | A newly leaked screenshot shows how much difference a year's worth of progress makes, shows an early 2019 Starfield build.

NewsReport: Starfield release date may be 2/22/22 exclusively on Xbox, PC

May 17, 2021 | Bethesda's new singleplayer space epic Starfield may release in Q1 2022 on Xbox and PC, possibly during the iconic 2/22/22.

NewsStarfield is Xbox, PC exclusive, will skip PS4 and PS5, report says

May 15, 2021 | Starfield is likely to skip PlayStation consoles and exclusively release on Xbox consoles, Windows 10 PCs and Game Pass sub.

NewsStarfield leaked screenshots show third-person, first-person action

May 15, 2021 | New Starfield screenshots leak from an older 2018 build, show rendered interiors, exteriors and third/first-person views.

NewsLeaked Starfield image borrows John Berkey's exotic sci-fi style

May 8, 2021 | Bethesda may have accidentally published concept art for Starfield that mirrors the striking visual style of a sci-fi visionary.

NewsFallout 5 possibly in development alongside Starfield, Elder Scrolls 6

January 3, 2021 | Bethesda is currently working on a few unannounced projects alongside Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI...could it be Fallout 5?

NewsHuge engine overhaul to blame for Elder Scrolls 6, Starfield delay

November 4, 2020 | Bethesda is performing its largest engine overhaul in the history of the company for next-gen hardware to power Starfield, TESVI.

NewsNew leaks give us a first look at Bethesda's new Starfield game

September 27, 2020 | Starfield's first screenshots may have been leaked out, showing a familiar third-person view set amidst high-tech space adventure.

NewsBethesda on Starfield reveal: 'It'll be a while till we get there'

August 28, 2020 | Starfield won't be revealed until 2021 at the earliest, but Bethesda still isn't sure when the game will be ready to show off.

NewsNo Starfield or Wolfenstein 3 in June, Bethesda skips digital stream

April 1, 2020 | Even with E3 2020 cancelled, Bethesda won't hold a digital stream to show off its new games in June.

NewsStarfield gameplay trailers may debut at E3 2020

December 28, 2019 | Bethesda could be ready to show off its new sci-fi IP soon.

NewsBethesda consults Elon Musk on Starfield, its new space game

June 20, 2019 | Bethesda talked to Elon Musk to help craft Starfield, the studio's big new space epic.

NewsStarfield won't be at E3 2019, Elder Scrolls VI takes awhile

March 30, 2019 | Neither Starfield nor Elder Scrolls VI will be at Bethesda's E3 2019 presentation.

NewsStarfield could be the star of Bethesda's E3 2019

March 18, 2019 | Bethesda is coming to E3 2019 with a bunch of games, and Starfield could be one of them.

NewsStarfield, Elder Scrolls 6: same crappy engine as Fallout 76

November 10, 2018 | Bethesda all but confirms its next-gen games will use the Creation Engine, one of the biggest problems plaguing Fallout 76.

NewsElder Scrolls VI still on track to release after Starfield

September 11, 2018 | The Elder Scrolls VI is happening, but not for a long time.

NewsBethesda's new Dallas studio helping with Starfield

August 10, 2018 | Bethesda buys a long-time collaborator to help build its massive new IP Starfield.

NewsBethesda is building Starfield to handle next-gen hardware

July 2, 2018 | Starfield is next-gen in everything: single-player RPG, graphics, and more.

NewsStarfield is playable, in production

June 12, 2018 | Starfield is in a playable state but it's still probably a ways of.

NewsStarfield is Bethesda's new space epic IP

June 10, 2018 | The rumors were true: Starfield is happening, and it's going to be big.

NewsBethesda rumored to announce next-gen Starfield game at E3

April 16, 2018 | Bethesda's next-gen sci-fi themed Starfield could be unveiled at E3 2018 on June 10.