In which US state is the video game publisher that is known for publishing the open world action role-playing video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim located?
Maryland
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an open world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.
 It is the fifth main installment in "The Elder Scrolls" series, following "", and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 11, 2011.
Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks LLC is an American video game publisher based in Rockville, Maryland.
 The company was founded by Christopher Weaver in 1986 as a division of Media Technology Limited, and in 1999 became a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media.
 In its first fifteen years, it was a video game developer and self-published its titles.
 In 2001, Bethesda spun off its own in-house development team into Bethesda Game Studios, and Bethesda Softworks became a publisher only.
 It currently also publishes games by ZeniMax Online Studios, id Software, Arkane Studios, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks and BattleCry Studios.
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire is an action role-playing open world survival horror video game developed and published by Bethesda Softworks, set in the world of "The Elder Scrolls". The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard is a downloadable content add-on for the action role-playing open world video game "".
 It was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.
 The Xbox 360 version of "Dawnguard" launched in English-speaking territories on June 26, 2012, and in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain in mid-July 2012.
 It was released on Microsoft Windows via Steam on August 2, 2012.
 Due to performance issues, the PlayStation 3 release of "Dawnguard" was delayed until February 26, 2013. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn is the third add-on for the action role-playing open world video game "".
 It was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and released by Bethesda Softworks on the Xbox Live Marketplace on December 4, 2012.
 The Microsoft Windows version was released on February 5, 2013, and the PlayStation 3 version was released on February 12, 2013. The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall is a fantasy open world action role-playing video game developed and published by Bethesda Softworks and released in 1996 for MS-DOS.
 It is a sequel to "" and the second installment in "The Elder Scrolls" series.
 On July 9, 2009, Bethesda made "Daggerfall" available as a free, legal download on their website, commemorating the 15th anniversary of "The Elder Scrolls" franchise. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire is the second downloadable content add-on for the action role-playing open world video game "".
 The game was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.
 The Xbox 360 version of "Hearthfire" launched on September 4, 2012.
 It was released on Microsoft Windows via Steam on October 5, 2012.
 It was released for the PlayStation 3 on February 19, 2013 in North America and February 20, 2013 in Europe. The Elder Scrolls: Arena
The Elder Scrolls: Arena is an epic fantasy open world action role-playing video game developed and published by Bethesda Softworks and released in 1994 for MS-DOS.
 It is the first game in "The Elder Scrolls" series.
 In 2004, a downloadable version of the game was made available free of charge as part of the 10th anniversary of "The Elder Scrolls" series. List of The Elder Scrolls video games
"The Elder Scrolls" is an action role-playing open world video game series developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.
 "The Elder Scrolls" games take place in the fictional world of Nirn, on the continent of Tamriel.
 The first game, "", was released in 1994.
 It was intended for players to assume the role of an arena combatant, but development shifted the game into a role-playing game (RPG), beginning a tradition that persists throughout the series' history. ""
 was published in 1996, and it featured one of the first true 3D worlds on a large scale, with a game world claimed to be the size of Great Britain. ""
, released in 2002, saw a return to the old-style expansive and non-linear gameplay, and a shift towards individually detailed landscapes, with a smaller game world than past titles.
 The game sold over four million units by mid-2005.
 Two expansions were released between 2002 and 2003: "" and "". The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is an action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks and the Take-Two Interactive division 2K Games.
 It is the fourth installment in "The Elder Scrolls" action fantasy series, following "" and preceding "".
 The game was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in March 2006, and on PlayStation 3 in March 2007, with a mobile version of the game released on May 2, 2006.
 Taking place within the fictional province of Cyrodiil, "Oblivion"' s main story revolves around the player character's efforts to thwart a fanatical cult known as the "Mythic Dawn" that plans to open portal gates to a demonic realm known as "Oblivion".
 The game continues the open world tradition of its predecessors by allowing the player to travel anywhere in the game world at any time and to ignore or postpone the main storyline indefinitely.
 A perpetual objective for players is to improve their character's skills, which are numerical representations of certain abilities.
 Early in the game, seven skills are selected by the player as major skills for their character, with those remaining termed as minor skills.