While Indiana Jones might not be at the top of his mind at the moment, the Game Director for Starfield at Bethesda Game Studios, Todd Howard, is still on a relentless roll. The interstellar masterpiece from Bethesda, Starfield is all set to finally release globally next week. While he’s on a tour answering questions about the biggest release from the studio in recent times, and promoting the game, Howard also spoke about a number of other projects. Howard was recently seen at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, opening the show by unveiling Starfield‘s trailer along with glimpses of the gameplay and talking about the game as much as possible.
Once Starfield is released, Howard will then be seen executive producing an Indiana Jones game and also directing another highly anticipated game from Bethesda, The Elder Scroll VI. Howard recently sat down for an interview where he revealed the progress made on the Indiana Jones game, and how it’s been a dream project for him.
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Todd Howard at Gamescom 2023 Opening Night Live, Unveiling More About Starfield
Todd Howard took the stage to start proceedings at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, where he spoke at length about Bethesda’s upcoming game, Starfield. Howard said how gamers have always dreamt of blasting into space and exploring the planets and though the studio has made the Fallout series and the Elder Scrolls series, Howard mentioned they always wanted to do something new. He went on to mention how the studio made Starfield where players can explore with complete freedom.
He went on to mention how the game starts off with an artifact and gamers will join a group of explorers that Howard called will look a lot like “NASA meets Indiana Jones” searching for more artifacts. He mentioned the story goes quite deep and there’s a lot left that’s not yet talked about which will surprise gamers. It was interesting of Howard to mention Indiana Jones, as he’s actually executive producing a game based on the iconic character.
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Howard Confirms Indiana Jones Game Is His Personal Bucket-List Project, Game Is Halfway Done
Speaking to GQ recently, Todd Howard was asked about his upcoming venture, executive producing a game based on Indiana Jones, and Howard was quite happy to give an update on the progress. Howard mentioned the game is based on his favorite movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and that the game is halfway through. Howard revealed that the game is being developed by MachineGames, the team behind the Wolfenstein series. Howard also mentioned how the studio behind the game has got the “whole Nazi killing thing down” and updated that they’re doing a really great job.
Apart from that, Todd Howard will also be seen Executive Producing the Elder Scrolls VI game from Bethesda. There’s no official word on it as yet, but it’s highly expected to generate as much buzz as Rockstar Games’ upcoming Grand Theft Auto game when an official announcement is finally made.
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Starfield Team Still Checking Under Every Rock, Hoping for a Perfect Release Next Week
As much as Todd Howard would love to speak about his future ventures, he mentioned his team back at Bethesda are currently fully involved in releasing Starfield, without any glitches. Howard says his mantra is that “great games are played, not made”. So, they have continued to play it, day in, and day out. Whether or not Starfield can push it forward in the role-playing genre, is a question for later, as Howard says he does not lose sleep over it. Howard mentioned how Starfield is still quite unique, and when it clicked, they realized they had missed a game like that for a long time.
Starfield releases globally on the 6th of September, which is edging ever so closer with each passing day.
Source: GQ
