After many years of hype, anticipation, and Todd Howard’s supple leather jackets, Starfield is ready to launch. The first new IP from Bethesda Game Studios, the all-star dev team responsible for gargantuan franchises Elder Scrolls and Fallout, Starfield is the studio’s first foray into the final frontier. Arguably the highest-profile game of the year, the stakes couldn’t be higher for Bethesda’s new parent company Microsoft after it shelled out $7.5 billion to acquire the Maryland-based publisher in 2021.
