Skyrim is out, and members of every gaming group around are in a race to see who can finish it first or at least find the coolest item to show off to their friends.

The Skyrim Wiki has many articles still in need of major construction so, if you’re looking to get a leg up on your buddies, your best bet is to consider the following advice from a veteran traveler of many Bethesda games on the PC…

Today I went to the Bethesda booth at E3 2011 and saw their upcoming games. As usual, they’re covered with awesomesauce with a liberal splash of epic sprinkles.

Mount & Blade is a bit of a paradox with the way it is set up. It’s not a hardcore gamer’s game and it isn’t a casual gamer’s game. Halting somewhere in the middle, it’s a bit of an acquired taste with a simple story that mixes Elder Scrolls character building and the Medieval II: Total War game play.

Let’s face it, gaming is expensive. With the economy currently in its poor state, gamers have quite a bit to worry about.

There are, however, are some ways to appease the habit and get more bang for your buck. You can take everything that you’ll read to heart as advice from a fellow poor gamer along with some of the advice given to us by MSNBC. These tips should help ease some of your monetary burdens when it comes to gaming…

Bethesda Softworks is announcing this morning (July 9, 2007) that it will be releasing a “Game of the Year” edition of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The GOTY version will include the full game plus the “Shivering Isles” and “Knights of the Nine” expansion packs.

The “Nights of Nine” expansion pack was originally available late March 2007 for the Xbox 360 and Windows releases, a year after the core game was released, and included in the PS3 version’s final release.

UPDATE: Click through to see the new box art for the game…