Skyrim update 1.7 beta available now on Steam

Bethesda has rolled out the beta version of its Skyrim 1.7 patch on Steam for PC. An announcement on the arrival of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions will arrive "as soon as possible," and details on the patch can be found on the BethBlog.

For Xbox 360 users, Update 1.7 will also feature Kinect-specific fixes. Beyond improved recognition of Kinect voice commands, there will be properly working, Kinect-enabled dragon language shouts in Skyrim and the Dawnguard expansion for "French, German, Italian and Spanish" speakers. El FUS RO DAH! Le FUS RO DAH! Das FUS RO DAH!