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TheGame of Throneshas influenced various video games but Bethesda Game Studios almost had the chance to set their 2011 game,The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, in the GoT Universe. The books by George R. R. Martin have also inspired FromSoftware’s director Hidetaka Miyazaki while he was working on his Soulslike games.
As forSkyrim, it was almost made after Martin’s first novel inA Song of Ice and Fireseries,A Game of Thrones. Todd Howard, Bethesda boss, once explained how they had a conversation with Martin’s representatives. Unfortunately, the idea was scrapped because Bethesda was more focused on building its own world. To set the game in theGoTuniverse, the creators would have to work overtime to make sure they stay true to the source material.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimwas almost set in theGame of Thronesuniverse
Todd Howard, Bethesda boss, once revealed in an interview with Electronic Gaming Monthly that author George R.R. Martin’s people approached Bethesda to create a game based on Martin’sA Game of Thrones, the first novel inA Song of Ice and Fireseries. At the time, Bethesda was working onThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimand wanted to create their own world. Howard explained (viaReactorMag),
“We wanted to do our own world. That’s where we wanted to put out time into. Before we were even making Skyrim, there was a conversation with George R.R. Martin’s people. They thought it would be a good match – and so did we, actually – but then we thought about if that was where we wanted to spend our time. It was tempting, though.”
Creating a game in theGoTuniverse meant that Bethesda would have to limit their creativity to the source material.
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Naturally, they turned down the offer and continued to create the worldbuilding forSkyrimthe way they wanted it to be.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimhas sold over 60 million copies
As perIGN,The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimhas managed to sell more than 60 million copies since its release. Even without taking inspiration from Martin’s novels,Skyrimbecame one of the best-selling games of all time. Over the years, fans have got various updated versions of the game but even today,Skyrimcompetes with many modern action-adventure games.
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George R. R. Martin is equally influential in the gaming industry as he has alsoworked with Hidetaka Miyazaki to create the worldbuildingfor his 2022 game,Elden Ring. Martin became a prominent figure after hisA Song of Ice and Fireseries was adapted into the Emmy Award-winning HBO seriesGame of Thronesand its prequel seriesHouse of the Dragon.
Farhan Asif
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
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