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Prepare for Skyrim Dragonborn DLC on PS3 with update 1.8 today

David Hinkle — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:30:00 EST

In preparation of tomorrow's descent of Dragonborn DLC onto PS3, a new Skyrim update is available for download today. Version 1.8 not only prepares the game for the DLC, but institutes a few general bug fixes, including a game crash when using the "vampiric grip" ability and instances where duplicate NPCs would show up in the game world.

Tomorrow kicks off a three-week release schedule for Skyrim DLC on PS3, catching up the platform first with Dragonborn, followed by Hearthfire on February 19 and Dawnguard on February 26. Since September, Sony and Bethesda have been working together to bring the tardy DLC packs to PS3.

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Skyrim's 'Hearthfire' now on PC, nothing new on PS3 DLC

Alexander Sliwinski — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:42:00 EST

Skyrim's Dovamestic "Hearthfire" add-on is available now on PC. The $5 piece of country kitchen downloadable content allows players to buy land, build a home, raise a family and live out a simulated Elder Scrolls adventuring housefrau life. The pack is available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish through Steam.

With the Dawnguard and Hearthfire expansions both available now on Xbox 360 and PC, PS3 owners have every right to ask, "What about us?" Well, there's still no answer to that.

"I don't have any info on Hearthfire, Dawnguard, or DLC in general for PS3," Bethesda VP of marketing and PR Pete Hines wrote on Twitter. "We're still on it. Will share update when I have one."

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PSA: Skyrim's 'Hearthfire' expansion available now

Alexander Sliwinski — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:10:00 EST

Skyrim's "Hearthfire" add-on is ready for Xbox 360's Dovamestics. Buy land, build a home, and then fill it with the respectful youths from around Skyrim you've come to know and love.

Beyond the blessing of parenthood, customize your house with an armory, alchemy lab and trade tools of whatever other crafting arts you're into. Make a hall to show off baubles and your expansive dragon bone collection.

Hearthfire costs 400 Microsoft Points ($5). There was no mention of when the expansion will make its way to PC or PS3.

Gallery: Skyrim (Hearthfire)

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Skyrim's 'Hearthfire' expansion tends the home September 4

Alexander Sliwinski — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:16:00 EST

Skyrim's "Hearthfire" expansion became official this morning - an add-on allowing adventurers who took one too many arrows to the knee to become domestics (Dovamestic?). Hearthfire enables players to build their own home, create additions to said home, and help raise children. Those rooms can be profession-specific - for instance, a room dedicated to herbalism. The joys of domestic life!

"From a simple one-room cottage to a sprawling compound complete with armory, alchemy laboratory, and more," Bethesda said of the DLC. "Choose your land, customize your house, guard it from unwanted visitors, and turn your house into a home by adopting children." Apparently, in the fantasy world of Skyrim, houses aren't homes without children.

Hearthfire will be available September 4 on Xbox 360 for 400 Microsoft Points ($5), no other platforms are mentioned at this time. Skyrim's previous DLC, Dawnguard, took around a month to make its way to PC, but the PS3 version experienced some hiccups.

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Bethesda trademarks 'Hearthfire,' which is totally a thing from Skryim

Ben Gilbert — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:00:00 EST

Update: Please excuse us, but we've written about this before. Like, back in May. Sorry about that, y'all! Nothing to see here! Move right along!

When Skyrim's "Dawnguard" DLC was first outed by a trademark filing back in March, we knew little aside from the name - references to the Dawnguard could be found in Skyrim, but only vague ones. It wasn't even clear that the filing was for DLC at the time - nor is it clear today that a recently unearthed trademark filing by Bethesda parent company Zenimax Media for "Hearthfire" is Skyrim's next DLC.

But it sure smells like it. The term "Hearthfire" (or "Heartfire") correlates to the ninth month in The Elder Scrolls' world of Tamriel, as well as a set of books in the 2920 series. Bethesda is staying mum for now, telling VentureBeat that the studio, "does not comment on trademark filings." The filing was made back in May, so it's always possible that the idea has since passed.

The filing is definitely game software, per the description: "Computer game software for use with computers and video game consoles; downloadable computer game software offered via the internet and wireless devices." There's also a wholly unremarkable image alongside the trademark filing, seen above.

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Skyrim reference 'Hearth Fire' being trademarked by Bethesda

Alexander Sliwinski — Tue, 29 May 2012 12:00:00 EST

Zenimax Media, parent company of Skyrim developer Bethesda Softworks, has filed a trademark for "Hearth Fire," the latest in a stream of applications related to the game. Fusible picked up on the trademark, which is a reference to a conjuration skill book and part of the "2920" book series found in the lands of Skyrim. Feel free to read the book on the Unofficial Elder Scrolls wiki.

Other trademarks recently filed by the company include last month's "Dragonborn" and April's "FUS RO DAH." The first... yes, the first... piece of Skyrim DLC, "Dawnguard," will be detailed next week at the industry's mega E3 trade show.

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