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Brendan Lowry

Ex-Bethesda dev on Fallout and Skyrim says Todd Howard has too many yes men around him — "A lot of people were afraid to say no to Todd, and I think that hurt him"

Todd Howard attends the "Fallout" Season Two London Screening at Picturehouse Central on December 02, 2025 in London, England.

Few individual developers in the gaming industry are as well-known by both players as well as other game devs as well ass Todd Howard is. He's been at The Elder Scrolls and Fallout studio Bethesda for over 30 years, and as its game director and executive producer, has led development on legendary titles like Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3, and Fallout 4, among others.

To say that his influence on the industry is massive is an understatement — but that hardly means he's infallible. It's a point that former Bethesda senior artist Dennis Mejillones, known for his work on Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Xbox's Starfield, made in a recently dug up interview with Kiwi Talkz.

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