Bethesda Softworks announced today that a free update coming to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim later this month will add support for over 200 voice commands for Xbox 360 players that have a Kinect hooked up.

What kind of voice commands? Well, players will be able to access their "entire menu of shouts" just by speaking the magic words, so screaming "Fus Roh Dah!" at the TV will actually do something other than making you look like a crazy person. You'll also be able to give commands like "follow" and "attack" to your allies simply by speaking them, and assign hotkeys for weapon and spell combinations without having to dive into a menu.

Kinect-equipped players will also be able to navigate menus more easily, by simply saying the names of on-screen options, or by asking the system to sort tradeable items by weight or value, for example. Quick-save and quick-load functions will also be mapped to your voice, saving a bit of time as you continue your quest.

The announcement continues what seems to be a growing trend of developers using Kinect to augment the controls of traditional games, rather than trying to replace them completely with motion and voice. Recently, Mass Effect 3 let Kinect-equipped players control their squad, special abilities and even dialogue choices using their voices, and Capcom's upcoming Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor uses quick, Kinect-sensed gestures on top of the primary dual-stick controls.

Skyrim's Kinect commands were first developed as part of Bethesda's internal "Skyrim Game Jam," where the game's developers experimented with hundreds of features that could potentially be added to the game. Game Jam experiments like ranged and magic kill cams have already been added through previous updates, and the company said it is also working on a new Xbox 360-exclusive update featuring new quests, locations and features, which it hopes to officially announce soon.