
Bethesda's been more gung ho about releasing its games out of nowhere, with no prior warning, than most big publishers, and it's a trend that Bethesda Game Studios director Tom Mustaine wants to see continue.
In case you're unfamiliar, 'shadowdrops' are when publishers and developers launch a game without having announced a release date in advance. Sometimes they won't even bother revealing the game beforehand - Apex Legends was famously revealed and released to the masses at the same time.