Hearthfire blends The Sims with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Skyrim's latest expansion, Hearthfire, lets you build a house, raise a family, and do general homeowner things like keep giants from stealing your cows. Basically, it's Skyrim meets the Sims.

Skyrim publisher files for ‘Hearthfire’ trademark, which could be follow-up to Dawnguard expansion

The folks responsible for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim filed for a new trademark, and it seems likely that it is the title of the next round of downloadable content.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dawnguard, Zynga Unleashed, and Sega’s ongoing decline

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Dawnguard finally brings a sense of urgency to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (review)

Dawnguard, the new downloadable content for the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim manages to do something the main game tiptoed around: instilling a sense of urgency to complete the main story missions.

Skyrim’s Dawnguard expansion drops for Xbox 360 tomorrow, June 26

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim expansion Dawnguard will be available on Xbox 360 beginning June 26, but the PC and PlayStation 3 versions are still unaccounted for.

First Skyrim expansion unleashes the vampires (Dawnguard trailer)

For those looking to walk a darker path, winged vampiric transformations and blood-sucking await. Also, a dragon dives into a frozen lake. It is unknown at this time if the dragon was high on skooma or flying backwards.

GamesBeat Review Vault

Below you’ll find a listing of every GamesBeat game review to date. They are listed in reverse chronological order with the latest review appearing at the top. Note that the dates listed are for when the review was posted, not …