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'''''The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles''''' is the title for an upcoming [[expansion pack]] to ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]''. It is currently set to be released only for [[Microsoft Windows]] and the [[Xbox 360]] in Spring [[2007]]<ref name="Official FAQ">{{cite web
|title =Shivering Isles FAQ|date =2007-01-18 |url=http://www.elderscrolls.com/games/shiveringisles_faq.htm | accessdate =2007-01-18}}</ref>. ''Shivering Isles'' was first previewed in the February 2007 issue of ''[[PC Gamer]]''. The game was also previewed in the February 2007 issue of ''[[Official Xbox Magazine]]'' (OXM), along with a lengthy article about the creation of the Shivering Isles. The expansion will be available in a retail version for the PC and downloadable on the [[Xbox Live Marketplace]]. Bethesda has expressed intent to make Shivering Isles available for the [[Playstation 3]], but no release date has been set.<ref name="Official FAQ"/>
The expansion pack is set to take place in "The Realm of Madness", also known as the Shivering Isles, a realm ruled by the [[Daedra|daedric]] prince [[Sheogorath]].<ref name="bethesda">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bethsoft.com/games/games_obliv_shivisles.html |title=Bethesda Softworks |publisher=|date=2007-1-18 |accessdate=2007-01-18}}</ref>The realm is divided into two sections, each being completely different from each other, and each having their own capitol city. In the February edition of OXM, it is stated that The Realm of Madness is considerably different in both look and feel than anything in the land of Cyrodiil. In the issue, lead designer of the expansion, Mark Nelson, stated that the reason for the drastic change in theme was because "People want to explore a new realm. Besides if you've played Oblivion for 200 hours, you've gotta be sick of gray stone castles." To get into the realm a guardian must be defeated. The new expansion pack has been estimated to have an additional 30-40 hours of gameplay available to players, and The Realm of Madness is said to be 25% of the size of Cyrodiil in OXM. Also in OXM it is stated that there are 32 unique ingredients to the expansion, 10 new creatures, 9,500 new lines of dialogue, and 4,266 butterflies seen in the first 10 minutes of the expansion. A new feature will be the availability for players to modify their weapons and armor and boost their stats.
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