We read about "infinite" dragons, and we think it's more than enough. But Bethesda says, "Let's go get one more dragon to promote our upcoming game, Skyrim! And let's make it a real one."
Cower in terror or stand tall against Skyrim's totally real dragon
by Ben Gilbert 
on Oct 24th 2011 11:20AM
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We read about "infinite" dragons, and we think it's more than enough. But Bethesda says, "Let's go get one more dragon to promote our upcoming game, Skyrim! And let's make it a real one."
Reader Comments (52)
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 11:24AM hlarge4 said
Sexy.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 11:24AM (Unverified) said
Do like.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 11:25AM LENSconcept said
i'd prefer to cower in terror thank you very MUCH!
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 11:34AM Lpcrispo said
Damn... Promo-budget is huuuuge!
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 11:39AM Vinegar Ninja said
who uses a sword to kill a dragon? a REAL man (or woman) would punch that thing in the jaw and call it a day.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 9:37PM ShadowXIII said
@Vinegar Ninja
I did that just recently in Dark Soul's.
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I did that just recently in Dark Soul's.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 11:40AM Faceless Troll said
Just remember, you don't have to outrun the dragon. Only the halfling.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 8:30PM Neovampyre said
@Faceless Troll Or Carl the Gnome from Special Unit 2!
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Posted: Oct 24th 2011 11:42AM Ebok007 said
I got that saucy, saucy weekend pre-order deal from Newegg and now I get a saucy, saucy live-action promo? Imma need something to dip in all this sauciness, I'm thinking deep-fried mudcrab.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 11:48AM Rokenroleg said
I'm Dwemer Schematic, and this is my favorite video on Joystiq.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 11:53AM RandomfragLOL said
awesome vid, can;t wait!
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 11:59AM sigma8 said
In Skyrim:
- horse armor is more expensive than people armor
- the more dragon's you killl, the more there are
- when you throw a bucket of water onto a fire, the fire gets bigger and/or explodes
- horse armor is more expensive than people armor
- the more dragon's you killl, the more there are
- when you throw a bucket of water onto a fire, the fire gets bigger and/or explodes
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 12:01PM Shadow Hog said
@sigma8
"when you throw a bucket of water onto a fire, the fire gets bigger and/or explodes"
So they perform fracking in Skyrim?
Funny, even in fictional medieval worlds, oil companies figure out ways to ruin the environment. :P
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"when you throw a bucket of water onto a fire, the fire gets bigger and/or explodes"
So they perform fracking in Skyrim?
Funny, even in fictional medieval worlds, oil companies figure out ways to ruin the environment. :P
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 12:13PM SisypheanLife said
@sigma8
Then just make your armor out of people. Problem sovled!
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Then just make your armor out of people. Problem sovled!
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 12:26PM sigma8 said
@Shadow Hog
I'd like to think that was oil. Maybe that was typical? Keep a bucket of oil besides a fire? It just seemed it would be far more logical to keep a bucket of water nearby, for when you needed to, you know, put it out. So I am calling it water.
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I'd like to think that was oil. Maybe that was typical? Keep a bucket of oil besides a fire? It just seemed it would be far more logical to keep a bucket of water nearby, for when you needed to, you know, put it out. So I am calling it water.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 5:46PM SKYRIM111111 said
@sigma8
Now what if its a fire fueled by sodium then if you poured water on it it would get hotter and burn brighter.
I'm not going to go into the specifics on how that happens either you know it or you don't.
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Now what if its a fire fueled by sodium then if you poured water on it it would get hotter and burn brighter.
I'm not going to go into the specifics on how that happens either you know it or you don't.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 12:24PM Red Deer said
Awesome. But now i want a live action Skyrim movie...
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 5:47PM SKYRIM111111 said
@Red Deer
bethesda already said that they aren't going to do that.
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bethesda already said that they aren't going to do that.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 11:25PM Charles Venarius has a swimming said
@Red Deer
That's what I was thinking.
This one minute of live action Skyrim was better than all of the big budget Hollywood live action video game films ever made, combined. About the only live action game promo or trailer that is equal to this would have to be the "We Are ODST" one for Halo 3: ODST.
Although, maybe add the one for Resistance 3, where the people are on the train as it travels across the Chimera-scarred US heartland. That one was aces as well.
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That's what I was thinking.
This one minute of live action Skyrim was better than all of the big budget Hollywood live action video game films ever made, combined. About the only live action game promo or trailer that is equal to this would have to be the "We Are ODST" one for Halo 3: ODST.
Although, maybe add the one for Resistance 3, where the people are on the train as it travels across the Chimera-scarred US heartland. That one was aces as well.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 12:47PM Marco le Polo said
Gave me teh chillz.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 1:08PM CaptainProtonX said
I was expecting Bruce Lee.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 5:50PM SKYRIM111111 said
@CaptainProtonX
if I can (which i probably can) I'm going to make my avatar look Asian and name him Chairman Chang like I did in fallout 3
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if I can (which i probably can) I'm going to make my avatar look Asian and name him Chairman Chang like I did in fallout 3
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 1:14PM hlarge4 said
This is how I see myself in the real world.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 1:24PM MercShame said
MMMMM, YUM
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 1:47PM akeso said
Did that bucket of water just make the fire bigger?
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 1:50PM shard765 said
NICE!
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 2:37PM Skornogr4phy said
Trailer for season 2 of Game of Thrones.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 2:53PM OneKidney said
Let me explains again, in prafectly clear English. I wants...flies in... on a dragons, okay? How many times I got to tells this peoples?
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 3:24PM iceveiled said
whoa...that dragon shriek at the end literally gave me shivvers.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 4:09PM Duke said
I want to believe I could be that guy.
With that game, I will make believe I am!
With that game, I will make believe I am!
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 4:29PM TheUselessGod said
Man, I got a serious Game of Thrones vibe from that video.
That's a good thing, by the way. A really good thing.
That's a good thing, by the way. A really good thing.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 4:42PM kanonkula said
Is this that new game from the guys that make minecraft?
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 5:42PM Noir said
Maybe I'll go preorder that collector's edition.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 6:11PM Red Runner said
Hey, November? My impatience and anticipation called; they're demanding you GET HERE NOW.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 7:26PM kentuckyfried said
That was a beautiful live-action skyrim experience.
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 7:42PM arucious said
Mysterious horned dragon watches
..from a distance
Take a second to look frightening
Time to go fly in slow motionnnn
so you still look frightening
Dragonborn just saw you and he's gonna shoot you
but don't mind him his armor is lea-thurrr
that cliff fall will take care of himm....
..from a distance
Take a second to look frightening
Time to go fly in slow motionnnn
so you still look frightening
Dragonborn just saw you and he's gonna shoot you
but don't mind him his armor is lea-thurrr
that cliff fall will take care of himm....
Posted: Oct 24th 2011 11:29PM Charles Venarius has a swimming said
Damn.
I wasn't planning on picking up Skyrim until January after the holiday season is over with (not enough time until then for an epic game like this, plus colossal back log). Now after seeing that trailer, and getting a serious Game of Thrones vibe from it, I might have to get this sooner.
When does the Game of Thrones season one Blu-ray set come out? I think that plus Skyrim would be awesome to have in my possession for the coming winter.
I wasn't planning on picking up Skyrim until January after the holiday season is over with (not enough time until then for an epic game like this, plus colossal back log). Now after seeing that trailer, and getting a serious Game of Thrones vibe from it, I might have to get this sooner.
When does the Game of Thrones season one Blu-ray set come out? I think that plus Skyrim would be awesome to have in my possession for the coming winter.
Posted: Oct 25th 2011 12:35AM freelancer91 said
Live action trailers do not sell me on games. Bethesda has done this in the past. They put out a really good live action trailer and then when the game comes out, we find out that it is plagued with issues. I liked Fallout 3 and New Vegas, but only because the setting was great. It remains to be seen whether Bethesda can actually make a game engine that it worth something...
Posted: Oct 25th 2011 3:26AM samyelson said
I can has game now plox?
Posted: Oct 25th 2011 11:48AM cleopatrudo said
how come I don't see the video? I'm using Firefox BTW.
Posted: Oct 25th 2011 11:59AM isotrex said
*cowers in terror*
