Bethesda Game Studios (w/Chance Duffy)

Published: April 7, 2021, noon

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"It just works." With those words, Todd Howard made us Gamers a sacred promise: that the game would work. Not that sacred, I guess. Kind of what you would expect from a full price AAA game, I guess.

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But still! Did he deliver? Do Bethesda games work?

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Kind of! Sometimes! Depends!

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Chance Duffy joins Roman and Mike to figure it out.

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Articles:

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Bethesda\\u2019s litigation history:

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https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/28/17511658/bethesda-lawsuits-fallout-elder-scrolls-prey

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More info on Gridiron:

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https://kotaku.com/before-elder-scrolls-bethesda-helped-create-madden-5816920

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https://www.reddit.com/r/fo76/comments/ff5g3v/in_an_interview_bethesda_vp_pete_hines_resented/

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Crunch:

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https://www.gamespot.com/articles/top-bethesda-devs-on-why-video-game-crunch-is-bad/1100-6462838/

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https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/05/todd-howard-reflects-on-crunch-at-bethesda-and-across-industry-a-ign-unfiltered

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Bethesda Indeed reviews:

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https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Bethesda-Softworks/reviews?fcountry=ALL

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