As Oblivion remaster leaks continue to surface, with an apparent release date now out in the wild, fans and developers alike are looking back at the history of the Bethesda Game Studios icon – including its controversial horse armor DLC.
Picture this: it's a sunny spring day in April 2006, and you're excited to hop back into Oblivion as it only released a couple of weeks ago or so – but then Bethesda makes a decision that rewrites the video game industry's reputation forever by releasing a set of horse armor as extra paid DLC for 200 Marketplace points, or around $2.50. This infamous DLC's launch is often credited as the start of the microtransaction era, and there's no denying its significance.
