Spike bringing Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to Japan
Sharing space with Bethesda in the cover for the Japan-localized version of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will be Tokyo-based Spike, which has agreed to handle co-publishing and distribution of the game in the Land of the Rising Sun, according to their PR. The PR also lists the dates and prices with which Oblivion will hit Japanese shelves:
- July 26, 2007
- ¥ 7,800.00
There’s nothing in the PR about the Shivering Isles expansion pack, which does leave a couple of questions open:
- Given that Microsoft has clamped down the region-locks on Xbox Live downloadable content, when will Bethesda make available The Shivering Isles for the Japan Marketplace?
- Will this Oblivion localization also include Japanese voice casts, or just subtitling? The answer to this would have an impact on localizing The Shivering Isles.
Sharing space with Bethesda in the cover for the Japan-localized version of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will be Tokyo-based Spike, which has agreed to handle co-publishing and distribution of the game in the Land of the Rising Sun, according to their PR. The PR also lists the dates and prices with which Oblivion will hit Japanese shelves:
- July 26, 2007
- ¥ 7,800.00
There’s nothing in the PR about the Shivering Isles expansion pack, which does leave a couple of questions open:
- Given that Microsoft has clamped down the region-locks on Xbox Live downloadable content, when will Bethesda make available The Shivering Isles for the Japan Marketplace?
- Will this Oblivion localization also include Japanese voice casts, or just subtitling? The answer to this would have an impact on localizing The Shivering Isles.