Skyrim Creation Kit Available Around Launch

According to Bethesda's leading man Todd Howard, the Creation Kit for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be released sometime close to the game's launch. The tools will allow owners of the game to modify the game to their heart's desire.

The tools may not necessarily be available upon the game's release, but Howard promised that they would be released "very close" to the game's launch date.

"We put a big premium on our editor, which we then ship with the games," said Howard in an interview with GamaSutra.

"It's going to come out again with Skyrim, the Creation Kit. So when it comes to content creation, we just have so much of it that we have to put a lot of development time into the tools, because the game is so big.

"We're hoping it will be available as a download on launch day," he added. "I don't know if I can promise day-one, but it will be very close."

Skyrim will be available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on November 11. Don't forget to call in sick for at least a week.