Behind the scenes at Bethesda!

Game » consists of 11 releases. First released on Nov 11, 2011

The fifth installment in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls franchise is set in the eponymous province of Skyrim, where the ancient threat of dragons, led by the sinister Alduin, is rising again to threaten all mortal races. Only the player, as the prophesied hero the Dovahkiin, can save the world from destruction.

Behind the scenes at Bethesda!

#1 Posted by yoshimitz707 (2386 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/01/10/video-behind-the-scenes-of-skyrim.aspx

That looks like a really cool place to work at. Also there's a map!

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/6131/picture1tb.png

#2 Posted by Claude (15850 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

I don't click around enough to notice stuff like this. Thanks for posting. The video in the article was cool as hell.

#3 Posted by ShadowKnight508 (656 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Thanks for posting this, Yoshimitz707. The video was great and the massive map is epic win xD

#4 Posted by Gabriel (4035 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

That's a pretty neat office.

#5 Posted by AhmadMetallic (18957 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

yay

#6 Posted by Conker (744 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

That was awesome. I would love to work there!

#7 Posted by MadeinFinland (839 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Watching it now, and this is so cool! Thanks for the find.

#8 Posted by defaulttag (890 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

good stuff, man! thanks for the link.

#9 Posted by ColinRyan (295 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Thanks! We don't get to see what goes on in the studios that much. Actually looks like a nice place to work.

#10 Posted by Malakhii (1443 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

It's always places that have a cool environment like this that seem to do the best work.

My favorite part was learning the combat animator is actually a fighter.

#11 Posted by ArbitraryWater (8995 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

That seems like a really rad office. Wouldn't mind working there...

#12 Posted by Dany (7877 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

they have a fitness center?

#13 Posted by AhmadMetallic (18957 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@Malakhii said:

" It's always places that have a cool environment like this that seem to do the best work. "

the people who worked on Red Dead Redemption would disagree, i think!

#14 Posted by Hailinel (18150 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@Dany said:

" they have a fitness center? "

A lot of large office buildings do these days.

#15 Posted by Dany (7877 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@Hailinel said:

" @Dany said:
" they have a fitness center? "
A lot of large office buildings do these days. "

That is pretty damn awesome

#16 Posted by Stahlbrand (828 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@Dany:
And an in-house chef. Crunch time means you will stay in the office - but at least you can stretch out and get fed.

#17 Posted by Jimbo (8911 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@Conker said:

" That was awesome. I would love to work there! "

You're saying you want a Skyrim job?

#18 Posted by ProfessorEss (6373 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Very cool.

#19 Posted by Conker (744 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@Jimbo said:

" @Conker said:
" That was awesome. I would love to work there! "
You're saying you want a Skyrim job? "

Yes. As a dragon.

#20 Posted by RichardLOlson (1854 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

I'm even more pumped for this game now. That video was cool, I would love to work there. The cover for the new game informer looks good too.

#21 Posted by Hobbies (976 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@Jimbo said:

" @Conker said:
" That was awesome. I would love to work there! "
You're saying you want a Skyrim job? "

I lol'd. :D

Anyway, that's a nice office! Looks like a great work environment. Thanks for posting this!

#22 Posted by TheFreeMan (2687 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

a fitness center, a lounge, and their own chef and cafeteria. this place looks amazing.

#23 Posted by Lucifer (263 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Todd Howard:" I was watching Indiana Jones and the crystal skull, which I am not planning to watch again...." Hahaha.

#24 Posted by Malakhii (1443 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

" @Malakhii said:
" It's always places that have a cool environment like this that seem to do the best work. "
the people who worked on Red Dead Redemption would disagree, i think! "

Wasn't there only one letter to come out of that? could have been from one angry employee, doesn't mean it's a bad place to work.

#25 Posted by Ulquiorra (59 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Game Informer put this up provides a bit of back drop history for the game

http://media1.gameinformer.com/images/site/pages/esv/index.html

#26 Posted by JeanLuc (3317 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

I always enjoy seeing the work space for a video game company.

#27 Posted by K9 (517 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@yoshimitz707 said:

" http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/01/10/video-behind-the-scenes-of-skyrim.aspx

That looks like a really cool place to work at. Also there's a map!

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/6131/picture1tb.png "

The video game me chills. I would never work at a place where the company would have a gym and/or other luxury amenities. The presence of such facilities for me means that they have you trapped. Why go home when you have everything you need to enjoy yourself at work? I am filled with abhorrence with just the thought of such a concept. There is a difference between enjoying one's work and living for one's work.

All those glass windows with the view of vast empty space; an illusion. An illusion of freedom.

#28 Edited by JustKamToo (594 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Having gym at work saves me a lot of time, time I use to play games! Can’t wait for Skyrim!!

#29 Posted by Eric_Buck (1291 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Holy balls. I wanna go work with those guys!

#30 Posted by Grilledcheez (3733 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Now you know why I wanted to work there before changing majors!

#31 Posted by velucyraptor (358 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

I love you for exposing me to that video

#32 Posted by KillyDarko (1886 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Thanks for this :)

#33 Posted by pweidman (1960 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

That was too cool. What a great place to work. LOL at the most popular guy in the building: The Bethesda dedicated chef.

#34 Posted by Alphiehyr (1083 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@yoshimitz707 said:

" http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/01/10/video-behind-the-scenes-of-skyrim.aspx

That looks like a really cool place to work at. Also there's a map!

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/6131/picture1tb.png "

Some effin description would be nice.

#35 Posted by afrofools (1130 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Nice video. Looks like Bethesda is a cool game studio.

#36 Posted by emem (1923 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

Great post. It really is an impressive looking building and seeing how their working space looks like is quite interesting.

#37 Posted by cryptic_code (87 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

Hmm... they never showed where the QA guys worked. I wonder why.

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