Needless to say, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has a special place in players’ hearts. It’s one of those games that has just transcended its franchise, to become a legend in its own right. Not to mention a meme. You can’t move around the fandom for all the took an arrow to the knee and you can play Skyrim on everything jokes.
Now, this all sounds like a bizarre April Fools. A self-deprecating joke by Bethesda. As though the company is gradually becoming self-aware, and will soon stage a machine uprising that only a pantless Arnold Schwarzenegger can beam in and save us from.
Alexa users will know what a fascinating little device this is. It’s an organisational tool, it’s a neat music system, and it’s far more capable games-wise than you might expect.
From simple experiences like Bingo, Tic Tack Toe and the infamous Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock from The Big Bang Theory to more complex experiences, Alexa’s got you covered (check out CNet’s roundup of some of the best games you can play with your Echo). But Skyrim? That’s a new one on us.
Interested Alexa-less parties can check out Polygon’s guide to getting the ‘game’ to run on any Android device or iPhone (if, again, you’re using the US store).
