| Todd Howard | |
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| Role(s) | Game director, producer, designer |
| Softworks tenure | 1994-Present |
Todd Howard is currently the executive producer of Bethesda Softworks, a position he has been credited with since the release of Bloodmoon. His work on The Elder Scrolls series started with the CD-ROM release of Arena; testing this version of the game was his first assignment at the company.[1][2] Since then, he has worked his way up the ladder at Bethesda from designer to Project Leader, and finally to Executive Producer. Howard is also the executive producer of the Fallout series.
Howard plays a key role in Bethesda's E3 presentations, behind-the-scenes videos, and interviews for upcoming games. His impact on development is further confirmed if one looks below the surface. Howard was heavily involved in preliminary game testing, as is apparent in the cells named after him (e.g. "ToddTest") in both Morrowind and Oblivion. He also voiced Clavicus Vile in Redguard and Oblivion, and provided additional voice acting for testing purposes in Oblivion.
Credits
- The Elder Scrolls: Arena Deluxe Edition — Producer (uncredited)
- The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall — Additional Design
- An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire — Special thanks to
- The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard — Project Leader / Design And Writing / World Art / Packaging Layout
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind — Project Leader / Original Concept
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Tribunal — Project Leader
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Bloodmoon — TES Executive Producer
- The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey — TES Executive Producer
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — Executive Producer
- The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion — TES Executive Producer
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles — TES Executive Producer
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Game Director
- The Elder Scrolls Online — Special Thanks
- The Elder Scrolls: Blades — Executive Producer
Relevant Interviews
- 1998: AdrenalineVault: Redguard Todd Howard Interview
- 1998: AdrenalineVault: Redguard Behind the Scenes Interview
- Sep 1998: Next Generation: Redguard Preview
- Nov 1998: PC Accelerator: Redguard Preview
- Dec 1998: Para PC Juegos Y Jugadores: Redguard Preview
- Jul 1999: Hall of Adventurers: Interview with Todd Howard
- Feb 2000: Gameboyz Insider Monthly: Bethesda Chats with Da GameBoyz
- Mar 2000: GA-RPG: Project Leader on Morrowind
- Apr 2000: AdrenalineVault: Morrowind Interview
- Jun 2000: Game.EXE: Bethesda Softworks делает очередную правильную игру из классической серии The Elder Scrolls
- Jun 2000: Game.EXE: Morrowind Developer Interview
- Jun 2000: Gamespot: Morrowind Editor Q&A
- Jun 2000: IGN: Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Interview
- Aug 2000: GameSpy: Morrowind with Todd Howard
- Oct 2000: IGN: Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Interview 2
- Dec 2000: Computer Games: A New Elder Scrolls
- Feb 2001: Computer Gaming World: Morrowind Preview
- Jun 2001: MorrowindSummit: TES Editor interview with Todd Howard
- Jul 2001: GameSpy: Todd Howard interview, project leader on Bethesda's upcoming RPG Morrowind
- Aug 2001: ArmchairEmpire: Todd Howard (Morrowind) Interview
- Sep 2001: XGR: The Todd Howard Interview
- Sep 2001: PC Powerplay: Morrowind Preview
- Jan 2002: Computer Games: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Going for Broke
- Feb 2002: Electronic Gaming Monthly: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Preview
- Jun 2002: GameSpy: Todd Howard on Morrowind
- Sep 2002: GameSpy: Morrowind Tribunal Interview
- Sep 2002: JSOnline: 'The Elderscrolls III: Tribunal' to continue the adventure
- Sep 2002: AdrenalineVault: The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal Interview
- Oct 2002: HomelanFed.com: The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal Interview
- Oct 2002: Gamespot: The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal Q&A
- Oct 2002: RPGDot Morrowind: Tribunal Interview
- Nov 2002: ComputerAndVideogames.com: INTERVIEW: BROUGHT BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL
- Jun 2003: GameBanshee: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Bloodmoon Interview
- Jun 2003: RPGCodex: RPG Roundtable #1, Part 1
- Sep 2003: TeamXbox.com: Morrowind (GotY) Interview: Todd Howard
- Apr 2004: ElderScrolls.com: Most Memorable Elder Scrolls Moments
- Oct 2004: GameInformer: The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion: Past, Present, and Future
- Dec 2004: PC Action: Topic of the Month Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
- Dec 2004: PC Games: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Preview
- Feb 2005: Bethsoft: Oblivion Fan Interview
- Apr 2005: Atomic: Daedric By Design
- Apr 2005: Play Magazine: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Preview
- Jul 2005: PC Zone: Games That Changed the World: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- Aug 2005: Bethsoft: Oblivion Fan Interview II
- Oct 2005: PC Games: Interview mit Todd Howard
- Jan 2006: Bethsoft: Oblivion Fan Interview III
- Mar 2006: Bethsoft: The Making of Oblivion
- Jun 2006: GameInformer: The Elder Scrolls: A Brief History of Tamriel
- Jun 2006: Computer Gaming World: An Oblivion Postmortem Interview with Executive Producer Todd Howard
- Aug 2006: PC Zone: Tales from the Edge of Oblivion
- Feb 2007: The Escapist: Bethesda: The Right Direction
- Mar 2007: Bethsoft: Oblivion Fan Interview IV
- Mar 2007: PlanetElderScrolls: Todd Howard Shivering Isles Interview
- Oct 2009: Todd Howard at George Mason University
- Dec 2010: GameInformer: Decrypting the Elder Scrolls
- Dec 2010: Todd Howard Unveils The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at the 2010 VGAs
- Dec 2010: Bethesda Podcast Episode #6: Enter the Dragon
- Feb 2011: Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Overview
- Mar 2011: Xbox 360 Official Magazine: Inside the Elder Scrolls
- Apr 2011: Bethesda Podcast Episode #8: Oblivion 5th Anniversary Special
- Apr 2011: Nowgamer: Todd Howard Talks Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Apr 2011: IGN: Skyrim's Dragons Are Serious Business
- Apr 2011: vg247: Dragonborn again: Bethesda shows Skyrim in Utah
- May 2011: PC Games: Interview mit Todd Howard
- Jun 2011: GameInformer: Tour Skyrim's Bethesda Game Studios With Todd Howard
- Jul 2011: Bethsoft: Skyrim Fan Interview
- Jul 2011: Edge Gaming: Skyrim, Here Be Dragons
- Jul 2011: Gamedeveloper.com: Interview: Todd Howard On The Scope, Vision Of Skyrim
- Aug 2011: GameSpy: Doing Whatever the Hell You Want in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Nov 2011: Bethsoft: Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim
- Nov 2011: PC Gamer: The man in charge of Skyrim, Todd Howard tells us about marriage and chicken snitches.
- Nov 2011: Official Xbox Magazine: Touching the Sky
- Nov 2011: GameInformer: Bethesda's Todd Howard on the Evolution of The Elder Scrolls Series
- Nov 2011: GameInformer: How Skyrim's Director Todd Howard Got Into The Industry
- Nov 2011: GameInformer: Bethesda's Todd Howard on the State of the Industry
- Feb 2012: DICE 2012: (Skyrim) Todd Howard Keynote
- Jun 2012: Joystiq: Interview: Todd Howard - Skyrim: Dawnguard
- Jun 2012: GameFront: Todd Howard Interview: "The Next Wave of RPGs Is About Characters"
- Aug 2012: QuakeCon 2012: The Game of Making Games
- Mar 2018: The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook: Todd Howard of Bethesda Game Studios
- Jun 2018: Noclip: The History of Bethesda Game Studios
- Mar 2019: UESP: Todd Howard PAX East 2019 Interview
- Mar 2019: Polygon: Morrowind: An oral history
- Jun 2019: IGN Unfiltered: Todd Howard Talks Starfield, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 76, Terminator, and More!
- Nov 2021: Reddit: Todd Howard AMA
- Nov 2021: IGN Unfiltered: Todd Howard on Skyrim's Legacy, Elder Scrolls 6, Starfield, and More!
- Nov 2022: Lex Fridman Podcast: Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield
- Nov 2023: WIRED: Todd Howard Breaks Down His Video Game Career
Gallery
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Howard in 2008 or earlier
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Todd Howard in 2021
References
- ^ "Celebrate 25 Years of The Elder Scrolls". March 29, 2019. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ Bethesda: The Right Direction — Joe Blancato, The Escapist