If you’re an RPG fan you’ve undoutedbly heard of (and most likely put countless hours into) the Elder Scrolls series. Starting with Morrowind the game took a turn for the better and introduced (for the time) amazing graphics wrapped around the same gameplay we’ve come to know and love from titles like Daggerfall. However, now that Oblivion is on the streets and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is just around the corner, Morrowind is looking quite dated.
Luckily, a dedicated developer by the name of Warwon have taken the time to produce the Morrowind 2011 mod. What does this mod do, you ask? Well, as you can see from the above video it replaces the various textures and other environmental objects making for a truly incredible scene. It will be interesting to see how this updated version of Morrowind competes with Skyrim.
Unfortunately, the mod is not yet available for download but you can follow along with its development at the official site here.
Add this announcement to the horribly kept secrets bin — Recently made official by a product listing put up by Steam is the fact that Bethesda games such as Oblivion, Morrowind and Call of Cthulhu have made their way onto the service.
If you haven’t already played through both Elder Scrolls games now is a perfect chance as Steam is offering a Deluxe Edition of Oblivion which includes pretty much all DLC currently out for the game for just $19.99. Additionally, Morrowind will be offered for just $11.19; hell, why not by both together for $28.19.
This isn’t just Bethesda’s back catalog however, as Rogue Warrior (one of the studio’s newer titles) seems to have also made the cut with the product listing announcing its September 2009 availability.
If the above image is anything to go by the guys over at Steam seem to have uploaded said image clearly displaying Bethesda’s Morrowind and Oblivion before they were announced to hit the service.
The ad was displayed on the homepage for a brief period of time before it was taken down. However, you can still view the ad to verify its legitimacy here, which is clearly located on the Steam’s servers.
I think its safe to say that both of these games will in fact be hitting the service at some point in the very near future. I mean, Bethesda’s Fallout 3 is available from Steam, why not some of their back catalog too?
