Skyrim - Editorial @ Hardcore Gamer

Hardcore Gamer has a new article that takes a look at the success of Skyrim.

With Skyrim showing that mainstream success doesn’t have to come at the expense of freedom and depth, what does this mean for the future of the industry? Whether or not you like Skyrim, there’s really no arguing its success will have a positive effect on the greater gaming industry. Skyrim is a game with hundreds of hours of content, no microtransactions or payed cheats, DLC that is priced right and offers dozens of hours of content, and developer sanctioned modding tools that result in hundreds more hours of great community made content. A game that does all this and also happens to be one of the most successful games of all time can only ever be a positive influence on the industry.