![]() That's less than the type of crowd that hits like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Valve's esports heavyweight Dota 2, and whatever this week's hot triple-A title tends to be. More than half a decade after Skyrim's debut, the two versions available on Steam (the digital distribution platform offers both the original version and a more remastered special edition) still average about 25,000 concurrent players at a time combined. In other words, Skyrim is remarkably popular, and it's no surprise that it's still one of the most-played games around. With the two secret games, Fallout 4, and a bunch of smaller side projects, there just haven't been enough resources available to make something like the Elder Scrolls over the past few years. ![]() Bethesda reportedly only has about 180 employees, and many of them don't work in development. ![]() In fact, Bethesda didn't stop producing new content for Fallout 4 until February 2017, when the company released the official High Resolution Texture Pack for players with HD monitors (and a bunch of spare hard drive space). A series of patches cleared up technical issues while introducing new gameplay elements like a hardcore survival mode and the Creation Kit, which makes modding easy. Six separate expansion packs fleshed out Fallout 4's post-apocalyptic world by adding locations like the Nuka World amusement park and new options for the game's creatively oriented build mode. ![]() Throughout 2016, Bethesda continued to produce content for the game. But the game's big debut was only the beginning. Fallout 4 launched in November 2015 after a surprise (well, sort of) announcement at E3, North America's biggest video game trade show, earlier that year. ![]()
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