The player can choose to either aid the Dawnguard or join the Volkihar, becoming a vampire lord themselves in the process. The Volkihar's leader, Lord Harkon, intends to use an Elder Scroll to permanently blot out the sun. The Dawnguard, an organisation dedicated to hunting vampires, are reformed to attempt to stop the return of a powerful clan of Vampires named the Volkihar, who possess the power to turn into monstrous 'vampire lords'. Due to performance issues, the PlayStation 3 release of Dawnguard was delayed until February 26, 2013.ĭawnguard revolves around an ancient prophecy predicted by an Elder Scroll. It was released on Microsoft Windows via Steam on August 2, 2012. 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 developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard is a downloadable content add-on for the action role-playing open world video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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