Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - new trailer plus avatar items on sale now

Trailer: Bethesda's new Skyrim trailer is a taste of behind the scenes epicness. Plus: new Xbox avatar items for diehard fans!

Okay, Bethesda is now officially fucking with me.

I'm trying to be good, you see. I have a copy of Skyrim - advance review copy - sitting at home, and I am not playing it. Why? It's on Xbox, and I really, really want to wait and play this on PC (and PC code won't be dropping until release day). On my shiny new 990X-powered, 6990-driven Voxcaster PC, which is now at home alongside a shiny new 27in Viewsonic monitor. I can practically taste how good it's all going to look.

Thing is, between the new live action TV spot that started running last night (which, honestly, was the only thing that made watching Lwaxanna Troi in a second season Next Gen episode close to bearable), and the trailer below... I WANT TO PLAY IT Noooooooow!

And this new trailer isn't even for the game, per se - it's for a behind the scenes vid on the Collector's Edition! But man... this is temptation on a near biblical level. Be strong, Hawkeye! Don't give in to fear, hate, the dark side and Xbox!

Speaking of Xbox, though, if you're a real Skyrim tragic and have Microsoft Points to burn, then perhaps you want to kit out your Avatar to show you're allegiance to the new game. Here's some gear that might interest you..

• Dragonborn Armor – 400 MSFT points
•  Dragon Bone Armor – 400 MSFT points
• Mage Robe – 320 MSFT points
• Dark Brotherhood Armor – 400 MSFT points
• Dragon Bone Helm – 240 MSFT points
• Dragon Prop – 240 MSFT points
• Elder Scroll Prop – 240 MSFT points
• Magelight Prop – 240 MSFT points
• Stormcloak Helm – 240 MSFT points
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Premium Theme – 240 MSFT points