Just a quick heads up readers, we did a quick look and there is now a Star Trek Legacy demo avilable on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo is a whopping 1.03 gigs though, so start now.

According to OXM, the Shivering Isles expansion is going to be the last Oblivion add on for a while. The expansion marks the end of the long term plans for the title, says Bethesda. It is a shame, for sure.

Good news for Bethesda RPG fans, the company said today it has no plans to diversify from its current RPG-only lineup. Fallout an the Oblivion expansion are both on the hoirzon, and we eagerly await them both.

Shacknews spoke with Pete Hines of Bethesda about Fallout 3 and other titles that teh company is working on. On top of that, they also speak about the upcoming Oblivion expansion. Check it out.

There is a new Shivering Isles preview posted over at 1UP, checking out the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion expansion pack. The preview is pretty thorough, it even includes some new screenshots.

According to Gamedrift, in the most recent issue of the UK OXM, Todd Howard, Executive Producer of Oblivion, Morrowind, & Fallout, stated that Fallout 3 would eventually be released for Microsoft's next-gen machine. Well, he says it is not just wishful thinking to believe that it will, actually. Rumor tag for now, but it sounds very plausible.

"With regard to Bethesda's plans for 2007 and beyond, he told us; "We started work (on Fallout 3) in late 2004 with a few people. We only had about 10 people on it until Oblivion wrapped, but most of our staff is on it now." Is it wishful thinking that Fallout 3 will eventually be released on Microsoft's next-gen machine? With the game itself utilising the same Gamebryo engine as Oblivion, perhaps not. And promised to be as huge and open-ended as their multi-award winning 2006 effort, demand for Fallout 3 on the Xbox 360 would be huge.
"We have pretty long preproduction phases on our stuff," continues Howard "doing concepts, design, building prototypes, and such. We should be ready soon to show it off, but we'll see."

The expansion fo TES IV has been officially announced. THe name of the add-on is The SHivering Isles, and Bethesda will include more than 30 hours of gameplay. That is almost another whole 1/3rd of the game! Players must take on Sheogorath, in an entirely new plane of Oblivion, sounds exciting! Expect the expansion in early Spring, click read more for the full details.

PRESS RELEASE

January 18, 2007 (Rockville, MD) — Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax Media company, today confirmed the upcoming release of The Elder Scrolls IV®: Shivering Isles™, the official expansion for the award-winning The Elder Scrolls IV®: Oblivion™. Shivering Isles will be released for Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows this Spring. Details are presented in the exclusive cover story for Official Xbox Magazine’s (US) February issue, which hits newsstands this week.

Here are five new screenshots from the upcoming PS3 edition of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. We will reserve judgment on the PS3 verison graphics until we see some more video, but it does look different in our opinion. Better or worse is for you to decide.

The first solid details from the upcoming Oblivion full expansion hit the newsstands today in the latest issue of PC Zone Magazine. The add-on will offer over 30 hours of new adventures, with new quests, monsters, a new land, and new quoest paths that branch more than before. The storyline begins when an ominous looking gate opens in Nibben Bay, a new doorway that leads to a "Torn Realm," called the Shivering Isles. The land is ruled by Sheogorath, the god of madness and dementia. When players meet this god they must go through his trials, and it is even said players may end up replacing the diety. You can expect this expansion in the second quarter of 2007, no word on how Bethesda plans to work the Xbox360/PS3 versions of the expansion.

Bethesda is working with Xbox Live to bring Xbox360 gamers a treat for this Holiday season. The popular Mehrunes Razor download add-on for Oblivion will be avilable free of charge starting on Dec. 22. The offer expires on Dec. 31, so hurry up and grab the content starting tomorrow. Oh, and of course, Happy Hoidays from Bethesda!