PlayStation 3 owners should be getting their hands on the epic fantasy RPG Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivious any minute now. Bethesda Softworks has announced that the game has begun shipping to stores and should be available for retail purchase in a few days.

Oblivion has been out for several months on the Xbox 360 and the PC. The game has won several awards for gameplay and its intense graphics, which is know for grinding even the best equipped computers to a sputtering single-digit frame rate.

NPC artificial intelligence is another interesting feature of Oblivion. Rather than using pre-scripted actions like most games, Oblivion’s computer-controlled characters can make realistic decisions based on their occupation, time of day and the player’s reputation.