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Now that The Elder Scrolls 6 is playable, Bethesda's RPG nightmare of its own making is nearly over

But that 8-year wait is far from over yet

As Bethesda pushes ahead with The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, "professional lurker" Todd Howard returns to Reddit to say "you'd be surprised how many great ideas I get" here

As Bethesda pushes ahead with The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, "professional lurker" Todd Howard returns to Reddit to say "you'd be surprised how many great ideas I get" here

Todd Howard is "constantly listening"

Todd Howard seemed "a bit of a fanboy" for Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann, former Last of Us and Starfield artist says

Todd Howard seemed "a bit of a fanboy" for Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann, former Last of Us and Starfield artist says

Howard wanted to know about Naughty Dog's MO

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Todd Howard agrees Starfield is "creatively different" than Bethesda's usual RPGs – but says The Elder Scrolls and Fallout were also divisive early on

"And then, you find an audience that loves that"

Skyrim lead says Bethesda is "going to feel it" when Todd Howard leaves because he's always touched everything during the development process

"He's struggled throughout his entire career in this letting go process"

Todd Howard was "really, really sorry" to see former Xbox chief Phil Spencer retire, but says new CEO Asha Sharma "is great"

Spencer is "a good friend" of Howard

As Todd Howard distances The Elder Scrolls 6's "classic style" from Starfield and Fallout 76, it seems Bethesda has learned all the right lessons

Opinion | The Elder Scrolls 6 returning to Bethesda's roots is music to my ears – assuming it isn't just lip service

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Todd Howard knows there's "anxiety" about Fallout 5, admits "we do like to wait" but reassures fans "we never stopped developing Fallout"

Todd Howard knows there's "anxiety" about Fallout 5, admits "we do like to wait" but reassures fans "we never stopped developing Fallout"

The good news is it's just around the corner, the bad news is that corner is on the moon

Todd Howard was trying to pitch Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for years, but even the devs don't know if he ever wanted to direct it himself at Bethesda: "I don't know if he had actually thought about it"

Todd Howard was trying to pitch Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for years, but even the devs don't know if he ever wanted to direct it himself at Bethesda: "I don't know if he had actually thought about it"

"I don't think he felt that the studio was the right studio for it"

"If the reception was negative, we'd just blame it on [Todd Howard]": Fallout executive producer jokes Bethesda boss was the perfect meat shield, showrunner says season 2's trip to New Vegas will see "some of our favorite locations from the game"

"If the reception was negative, we'd just blame it on [Todd Howard]": Fallout executive producer jokes Bethesda boss was the perfect meat shield, showrunner says season 2's trip to New Vegas will see "some of our favorite locations from the game"

The reception was, fortunately, not negative

You're alright, Todd Howard: Skyblivion dev says the Bethesda director "genuinely" wanted to talk to "every single person" working on the mod, despite "being in a position" to just not

You're alright, Todd Howard: Skyblivion dev says the Bethesda director "genuinely" wanted to talk to "every single person" working on the mod, despite "being in a position" to just not

"He could have stopped by for 10 minutes, shook some hands and then walked off"

Todd Howard reflects on Starfield development: "How do we generate these planets? Is that even a good idea? OK, maybe at the time, no, but we made it work"

Todd Howard reflects on Starfield development: "How do we generate these planets? Is that even a good idea? OK, maybe at the time, no, but we made it work"

Starfield was a uniquely challenging RPG for Bethesda

Former Elder Scrolls dev says Todd Howard would sometimes work on "two dozen" projects at once and is the face of Bethesda partly because he's "incredibly photogenic"

Former Elder Scrolls dev says Todd Howard would sometimes work on "two dozen" projects at once and is the face of Bethesda partly because he's "incredibly photogenic"

Bruce Nesmith expects it'll be "many, many more years" before Todd Howard retires

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