Aside from RAM, quite soft min and recommended, Pete Hines (Marketing Director) indicates that "Recommended" will get you playing on "High" settings, but not "Ultra", which will make the most out of people who probably invest more in their PC's than their cars. (Not that there's anything wrong with that)
Personally, I don't think Bethesda's lawyers ever planned on actually winning the case against Notch, but because of U.S. patent laws, it's possible if a holder doesn't defend their claim at every possible moment, the trademark on their name can expire, opening the door to a lot of intentionally misleading titles, like the one above.
It's important to realize for both Notch and Bethesda, that there is no malice in the lawsuit, it's merely a dirty necessity of U.S. patent law. You should pledge support to neither party, and enjoy both games.
Personally, I don't think Bethesda's lawyers ever planned on actually winning the case against Notch, but because of U.S. patent laws, it's possible if a holder doesn't defend their claim at every possible moment, the trademark on their name can expire, opening the door to a lot of intentionally misleading titles, like the one above.
It's important to realize for both Notch and Bethesda, that there is no malice in the lawsuit, it's merely a dirty necessity of U.S. patent law. You should pledge support to neither party, and enjoy both games.
i thought it was stated somewhere that they didnt have a trademark on the work "scrolls" alone, just "The Elder Scrolls".
but either way, notch has no malice against them from it, he still talks about how excited he is to buy skyrim
Personally, I don't think Bethesda's lawyers ever planned on actually winning the case against Notch, but because of U.S. patent laws, it's possible if a holder doesn't defend their claim at every possible moment, the trademark on their name can expire, opening the door to a lot of intentionally misleading titles, like the one above.
It's important to realize for both Notch and Bethesda, that there is no malice in the lawsuit, it's merely a dirty necessity of U.S. patent law. You should pledge support to neither party, and enjoy both games.
What Zicdeh said. The way US patent law works, if someone uses your copyright or trademark, even unintentionally, and you don't sue them for it, you can be considered to have abandoned all rights to it from that point forward. Win or lose.
In many ways the system compels people to sue, just in case.
Bethesda Softworks just announced the fifth game in the Elder Scrolls series and the sequel to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will be called Skyrim. And it'll be out next year.
Bethesda's Todd Howard introduced the game with a brief teaser showing a stone dragon and a dramatic narration that sets up the story of the next big role-playing game in the Elder Scrolls series. That teaser also dates Skyrim for November 11, 2011.
I cannot bloody wait. I've always loved the Elder scrolls series since Daggerfall.