April 20 2011 review by gamespot

The Elder Scrolls series has come a long way since its humble beginnings on the PC back in the early '90s.

At Bethesda Softworks BFG 2011 press event, located deep in the mountains of Utah, the previewers got their first peek at what's to come for this venerable role-playing series. The hands-off demonstration, hosted by Bethesda Softworks executive producer Todd Howard, took them through a short adventure centered on the theft of a golden dragon's claw.

Howard took this opportunity to break down some of the changes the developers are making to the combat in Skyrim. In brief, you character's left and right arms are mapped to two separate buttons; in this case, the left and right triggers on the Xbox 360 controller because the demo was on an Xbox 360