#7 Skyrim
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Last year saw the release of the latest in the Elder Scrolls series. Skyrim, no doubt, is fresh on our minds, and we would be amiss not to include the game in our round-up of 2011's hottest game engines.
Skyrim is streets ahead of Oblivion, and Morrowind before it. Its landscapes span for miles and its cities are memorable for their architecture. Gone is the stutter and the washed out colors, as Bethesda's done all they can to present a believable Scandinavian-inspired setting with Skyrim.