Just announced at the Spike TV Video Game Awards, The Elder Scrolls series continues with the long awaited fifth chapter in the franchise — The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

The game is reportedly a direct sequel to the highly acclaimed Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

The trailer looked fantastic and the game launches on November 11 of next year.

We’ll have videos and pictures ASAP.

Bethesda Softworks and 2k Games today announced a partnership to bring two of the Xbox 360′s finest games, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Bioshock to retail next month on Xbox 360 and PC.

Beginning July 7 the two games will hit retail as one mega-awesome-must-have bundle priced at $39.99 for Xbox 360, and $29.99 for PC gamers.

Together, over 80 game of the year awards have gone out to both titles, and in case you haven’t played either, in July you can’t go wrong with this new M rated bundle.

Oblivion and Bioshock currently retail for $29.99 and $19.99 respectively on Xbox 360, so you won’t be saving a ton, but every little bit counts if you’re like me.

While we’re on the subject of great bundled gaming, you might want to consider The Orange Box from Valve. Games included are Half Life 2, Half Life 2: Episode 1 and 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal. That’s five games for $19.99 brand new. Wow.

Fans of Bethesda’s work are a dedicated group.‚  Completing any of the famed studios’ games is a thorny endeavor, with hours upon hours of time and effort spent towards meeting that end.‚  But what’s a fan to do in between games or for pure enjoyment?

Bethesda Softworks, creators of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion today announced a partnership with Del Ray Books to publish and release two novels based on the fantasy worlds of The Elder Scrolls.

Greg Keyes, author of the New York Times bestselling Star Wars novels will handle the writing responsibilities for the original stories based on the video game.

“We’ve been big fans of Greg’s work for a long time, and we’re thrilled he agreed to bring his talents to The Elder Scrolls,” said Pete Hines, vice president of public relations and marketing for Bethesda Softworks. “We see these books as a natural extension of the franchise and think fans will love the stories and characters Greg has created.”

The first of the series to be released, “The Infernal City” is set after the events of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and places the citizens of Tamriel again in the center of an doubtful future.‚  Looming high above the land is a massive city that casts a shadow which in turn kills those it touches and turns them into the living dead.‚  The improbable duo of a seventeen year old girl named Annaig and the Emperor’s juvenile son Prince Attrebus are tasked with saving the kingdom from certain doom.‚  Along the lengthy and precarious quest, Attrebus and Annaig encounter elements from The Elder Scrolls universe and add to the already rich storytelling experience garnered in the video game.

No word on a release date for “The Infernal City” but Blast will keep you in the loop.