GI cover story over Uncharted, so yeah. I think it's because Uncharted showed actual gameplay, ME3 actual story+ the fact that it's a direct sequel so more people are invested in that storyline. Interested to see if Bethesda improves, from what i've read they've already got rid of the static dialogue thing, so people'll move around, they've done some smart things like make bows slower but more powerful, streamlined magic, etc. Hope that it's more focused, fallout style, cause for Oblivion I found myself wandering aimlessly and never really getting into it.

The problem for Skyrim might be that most people associate TES with "Oblivion". No one knows what Elder Scrolls are. Also High fantasy is gay and no one likes it. 

There are no guns in TESV, thus it is not as popular, and rightly so. I don't see why you care anyways. Different strokes for different folks.

I don't care if other people are looking forward to ME3, Uncharted 3 and B:AC more, because I couldn't care less about those games. ES:V is my most anticipated game by far.

Skyrim for life! 
Seriously if you're thinking of which one to choose, do you want to play 25 hours of Mass Effect, 10 hours of Uncharted, of 6 years of Skyrim?

Skyrim will get all the coverage it more than needs to. Your worries should be at ease, Bethesda has a killer cracking PR/marketing team, led by none other than Todd Howard, ready to converge onto that cosmetically momentous date 11/11/11 for all it is worth. It will be at a such fevered pitch that no other significant releases would be positioned during that entire week. Bethesda is hell bent on making this date publicity scheme to work for their advantage to the fullest degree. People may be a bit amiss as to what part this Skyrim fits into this grand TES chronicle, due to Oblivion being released a few years back, whereas all these other newfangled games are in fact just direct sequels from which gamers can relate to characters, scenarios, gameplay, etc. thereby increasing their appreciation up a notch for yet another sequel. People! What to do with their unsated desire for sequels and more sequels! Maybe prequels? Get some new IP, stat!

What's B:AC?

Well I dunno why, because quite frankly I'm pre-ordering this game day 1.
 
But seriously, I think it's because people don't really know what to expect from TES V, you simply can't get excited by the plot, it's an awesome one, but never an 'exciting' plot, and they haven't shown the tech in action. I think excitement will grow when they start showing off that radiant AI.

" High fantasy is gay and no one likes it.  "

If I had to choose right now whether to play ME3 or Skyrim, it would be ME3. It's not because I don't want to play Skyrim, it's just that I know so much more about what is going to happen in ME3 (and there's been two games to build up anticipation), that I am more excited about it. On the other hand, Skyrim remains a bit of an unknown quantity. We know it's a continuation of Oblivion in some ways, but as Oblivion's story was wrapped up neatly, there's simply less to get me excited right away. Not to mention the fact that Oblivion was released nearly five years ago, so it's not exactly fresh on the mind. The last time an Elder Scrolls game was released, Mass Effect was a gleam in some Microsoft executive's eye.
 
Batman: Arkham City, on the other hand, doesn't interest me much. Overall anticipation depends on gamers, and high fantasy isn't quite as popular as it was five years ago. I think there's a bit of fatigue with the genre that isn't there with the other games.

" The problem for Skyrim might be that most people associate TES with "Oblivion". No one knows what Elder Scrolls are.  "

To be honest I'm a bit surprised Oblivion was as successful as it was. I'm a huge fan of the series, but their games are pretty esoteric. Not many casual gamers can stomach a high fantasy epic that just drops you in the middle of a sprawling world and leaves you to your own devices. Its being a first person RPG alienated a few fans of the genre; some of my friends who enjoyed D&D licensed games didn't much care for it.
 
But to answer the question.. I guess yeah, TES is just a franchise that has no real identifiable characters, landmarks or heroes so it would take people a long time to register that "Oh, this is the next game after Oblivion".

I just noticed that depending on when ME3 is released, all three Mass Effect games could be released between Oblivion and Skyrim.

There hasn't been much hype because they just barely started showing anything. The GI article was the first time we even saw screenshots - Uncharted 3 has already had a playable demo. When more information is released it'll get more coverage.

Skyrim will be huge when it comes out.  Don't worry, the press will fall in line when the hype train starts rolling.

"I guess yeah, TES is just a franchise that has no real identifiable characters, landmarks or heroes so it would take people a long time to register that "Oh, this is the next game after Oblivion". "

" Skyrim for life! Seriously if you're thinking of which one to choose, do you want to play 25 hours of Mass Effect, 10 hours of Uncharted, of 6 years of Skyrim? "

You have to also keep in mind that Skyrim has kind of been a known/suspected factor for some people for a while now.  TES V being in the works and being set in Skyrim was leaked way back in late 2008, so its announcement wasn't as much of an "Oh, TES V, what a cool surprise," thing as it might have been.

It's common courtesy to define your initialisms before you use them.

Don't be silly ESV will sell more than Uncharted or Mass effect.

" Skyrim for life! Seriously if you're thinking of which one to choose, do you want to play 25 hours of Mass Effect, 10 hours of Uncharted, of 6 years of Skyrim? "

Also High fantasy is gay and no one likes it.  "

Trust me, Skyrim is on a lot of peoples list of games to buy. When it comes out around the same time as Uncharted, it will get purchases because it falls into a different category as Uncharted. I like Uncharted, but I'm a long time Elder Scrolls fan. Sorry Naughty Dog, but I rather be playing a game a lot longer than 10-12 hours.

It is currently my most anticipated game of next year.

" It is currently my most anticipated game of next year. "

I'm Looking forward to Skyrim for two reasons. 
1. It's another Elder Scrolls game where you can get lost in for hours on end, and supposedly will have a new engine that will not be as laggy as Oblivion. 
2. I'm really hoping it has some epic dragon fights in it. 
Fallout 3 flowed so much more smoothly than oblivion so the whole engine thing seems to be positive. 
Though the whole thing of, "We're using a new engine" and later hearing "We're updating the old one" has me a tid bit worried. 
Anywho, it has to be better than Oblivion right?  Right?

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You have to also keep in mind that Skyrim has kind of been a known/suspected factor for some people for a while now.  TES V being in the works and being set in Skyrim was leaked way back in late 2008, so its announcement wasn't as much of an "Oh, TES V, what a cool surprise," thing as it might have been.

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@Matfei90:
Yes, but I assume they actually had things revealed about them that weren't previously known (I haven't followed the specifics of the coverage on them from the event), or footage shown that hadn't been seen before, etc.  Skyrim's reveal, ultimately, told us little to nothing about the game that wasn't already put in front of the public.  All it did was confirm that the leak from way back when was legit.

Oblivion sold about twice as much as the preceding games of all of the series you mentioned (or more). Don't worry, Skyrim will do fine when it comes out.

" The problem for Skyrim might be that most people associate TES with "Oblivion". No one knows what Elder Scrolls are. Also High fantasy is gay and no one likes it.  "

I would stab you right now for a copy of Skyrim.

It's my most anticipated game. Loved Oblivion and I hope TES drops you into the world again and leaves you to your own devices. The best parts of Oblivion, to me anyway, was journeying to a checkpoint and discovering some new landmarks along the way