The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Xbox 360

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RPG

Bethesda Game Studios' 2002 open-world RPG, the third Elder Scrolls and Bethesda's first major console title. Set on Vvardenfell, the player is the Nerevarine as Red Mountain's blight spreads.

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The Elder Scrolls

Collector note

Original Xbox discs only — no native 360 SKU. Standard Xbox (2002) plus Game of the Year (31 October 2003): Tribunal and Bloodmoon on one disc (Xbox never got those expansions standalone). Plays on 360 via original-Xbox backwards compatibility after a dashboard/BC update. Xbox GOTY omitted the improved journal from later PC patches.

Facts

PC North America released 1 May 2002; the Xbox disc followed later (Bethesda said it was headed to stores on 4 June 2002).
Game of the Year Edition compiled Tribunal and Bloodmoon for Xbox on 31 October 2003.
Sold nearly 1 million units on original Xbox by February 2006.
Sold over 4 million copies worldwide by 2005.

Related games

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion · Xbox 360Sequel

Sources

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind · Wikipedia
Morrowind, PGR2 headline 360 BC update · GameSpot

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