News Highlights: Thursday May 3rd

The News

Bethesda announced The Elder Scrolls Online, the MMO take on its fantasy universe. It's out next year for PC and Mac.

Black Ops 2 has set the record on Amazon for pre-orders, blowing past the original with three times as many pre-orders in the first 24 hours alone.

Elsewhere Skyrim's mods are proving a hit with fans with nearly fourteen million downloads clocked by Bethesda.

Despite messages to contrary, EA's stated that the plug isn't being pulled on its Rock Band iOS title, which will continue to rock on for some time to come.

There's a new XCOM trailer showcasing the art of the game.

GRTV

We launched our new Download Roundup Show, reviewing the most recent digital titles, talked to Codemasters about its new Racenet feature, got mystified by puzzle title Starvoid.

And that's Thursday. We're off to perfect our Trials times and watch David Fincher talk about Daniel Craig's chiseled cheeks. See you tomorrow.