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Revision as of 03:24, 18 March 2010 by Googleisevil (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Todd Howard (born 1970) is an American video game producer and designer. He is currently executive producer and game director for Bethesda Softworks, the third largest privately held personal computer entertainment software company in the United States, and the executive producer of Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls universe and video game series. He is currently at work on his next game, The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim.
Early life
Howard was born in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania. He is a 1989 graduate of Emmaus High School in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. In 1992 he married his wife (name is unknown) his wife gave him a game for his birthday present. In 1993, he graduated from The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he majored in finance.
Bethesda Softworks
Howard joined the then fledgling Bethesda game development studio in 1994. Over the years, he continued to contribute to various titles, and is currently executive producer of The Elder Scrolls series and of Fallout 3. His major credits include project lead and additional writing and quest design on Morrowind, additional design on Daggerfall, producer and additional designer of The Terminator: Future Shock and SkyNET and executive producer of Fallout 3. He was also the project leader and designer of The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard. Howard has stated that Bethesda's philosophy for the Elder Scrolls games is to allow people to "live another life, in another world."
External links
- Todd Howard at MobyGames
- "The Brothers Howard," The Morning Call, October 28, 2008.
- "Fallout 3 Q&A," with Todd Howard, Gamespot, August 2, 2007.
References
- http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/theelderscrollsivoblivion/preview_6111720.html
- E3 coverage: “Fallout 3” Executive Producer Todd Howard on Sequels and Franchises
- http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/by_genre/developerId,16249/
- http://www.elderscrolls.com/codex/team_rpgnextgen.htm