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Skyrim is one of the most consequential games ever made. It has stayed overwhelmingly popular since it's release, and I often find myself wondering...why? Skyrim has no shortage of flaws, yet it cemented a place as an all time great that people are still playing to this day. So, I've spent a good chunk of the last few months trying to find out what all has led Skyrim to become Skyrim.
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Sources:
The 10 Best-Selling Video Games of All Time (Jordan Sirani, 2024): https://www.ign.com/articles/best-selling-video-games-of-all-time-grand-theft-auto-minecraft-tetris
Bethesda: Why we turned down A Game of Thrones (Jessica Citizen, 2011): https://www.vg247.com/bethesda-why-we-turned-down-a-game-of-thrones
‘Euphoria’ Is Now HBO’s Second-Most Watched Show Behind ‘Game of Thrones’ (Jennifer Maas, 2022): https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/euphoria-season-2-finale-ratings-1235192015/
Behind the scenes of how Bethesda marketed giant fantasy hit Skyrim (Dean Takahashi, 2012): https://venturebeat.com/games/behind-the-scenes-of-how-bethesda-marketed-the-giant-fantasy-hit-skyrim/
On Skyrim’s launch day, two parents named their newborn son Dovahkiin and won a lifetime supply of Bethesda games: Here’s where they are now (Alex Avard, 2018): https://www.gamesradar.com/on-skyrims-launch-day-two-parents-named-their-newborn-son-dovahkiin-and-won-a-lifetime-supply-of-bethesda-games-heres-where-they-are-now/
Skyrim Already Approaching Lifetime Sales of Oblivion (James Brightman, 2011): https://web.archive.org/web/20120402003042/http://www.industrygamers.com/news/skyrim-already-approaching-lifetime-sales-of-oblivion/
One More Run: The Making of 'Spelunky 2' (GDC talk by Derek Yu): https://youtu.be/sL7v9ct6Gis?si=yXb7GZYy4pNNP4Hn
You're Finally Awake: Nine Developers Recount the Making of Skyrim (Jonah Lobe, 2021): https://youtu.be/WhS31EVS3_4?si=BLPiZXYaVsF6F9Vj