The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has received a mod revamp on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X and S, and PC, as Bethesda doubles down on paid mod content in the Special Edition.
A blog post from the developer revealed a new feature called Bethesda Game Studios Creations, which will replace Creation Club in Skyrim: Special Edition. Players with mods installed already shouldn't notice too much of a difference, though the upgrade encourages users to create more paid content.
Mod creators can release mods as before, or apply to the Bethesda Game Studios Verified Creator Program to set prices for their creations.
"In continuing to evolve with the Skyrim community, we are excited to announce Bethesda Game Studios Creations, an updated way for players to discover, download and play community-made content," Bethesda said. "An evolution of the Creation Club programme, Creations enhances how Creators develop and showcase their works to Skyrim fans on a variety of platforms."
As for what's actually changing, Skyrim: Special Edition is now updated with the Creations menu, the Creation Kit tool has been updated to include a Resource Pack of art and scripting assets, the Creations website has been overhauled, and Creation Club Credits have been rebranded as Creation Credits (going into place December 12).
With The Elder Scrolls 6 still five years away at least, fans have had to find their own ways, like mods, to keep the ageing Skyrim entertaining. One player recently accrued a 267,000 gold bounty murdering 5,000 NPCs in a quest to kill "everything that was killable", while another fan recreated the game in Age of Empires 2. A wave of players even booted up their old consoles recently to retire their original Skyrim characters.
In our 9/10 review of the beloved RPG, IGN said: "Skyrim is a rare kind of intensely personal, deeply rewarding experience, and one of the best role-playing games yet produced."
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
