Oblivion ends at Shivering Isles

Xboxic: "The fantastic world of Oblivion was unleashed on the Xbox 360 nearly a year ago, and developer Bethesda has shown great dedication to their product by releasing a seemingly endless stream of downloadable content. Upcoming expansion Shivering Isles will however not only be the first, but also the last true expansion to the epic.

OXM caught an interview with Bethesda’s Peter Hines in 360 Gamer Magazine, in which he is quoted as saying:

Work pretty much started on Shivering Isles once Oblivion was done. We started looking at what we wanted to do, where we wanted to set it, all that stuff. It pretty much started last March. Shivering Isles is our last big thing: it’s our first and last expansion for Oblivion.

For those aching for more content in the saga this spells bad news, but Hines refuses to elaborate on the fate of smaller DLC. It should however be clear that we’re not going to get 10+ hours of new gameplay for Oblivion on the Marketplace again after Shivering Isles hits the download area.

Good news is of course that Bethesda did show a year of good dedication to their product, gracefully forgetting the Horse Armor fiasco, and that they can now dedicate themselves fully to other upcoming projects such as Fallout 3 and the inevitable Elder Scrolls V."