August 19, 2024

239. Career at Bethesda, Skyrim and Fallout Stories, State of the Industry, and Wyrdsong with Something Wicked Games Jeff Gardiner

2 hours 24 minutes

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This week on The Boss Rush Podcast, Corey and LeRon are joined by Tower Casuals co-host Josh Finney and legendary Bethesda producer and CEO of Something Wicked Games Jeff Gardiner to discuss his work on Bethesda's biggest games, his journey with Fallout 76, the Fallout TV show, his new game Wyrdsong, and more, including your listener questions!

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Facebook: ⁠https://facebook.com/somethingwickedgames⁠

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Boss Rush Pre-Show (Free For All This Week)

4:37 - Lack of Game of the Year Contenders

31:33 - Welcome to the Boss Rush Podcast

35:58 - Introduction to Jeff Gardiner

36:54 - Working on Elder Scrolls and Fallout

41:15 - Building a New Experience in Wyrdsong

46:15 - Fallout TV Show

52:14 - Crunch and The Change in Culture

1:02:43 - Favorite Stories Jeff Worked On

1:06:18 - Live Service and Fallout 76

1:08:43 - Critical vs. Commercial Success

1:17:11 - Handing Off Fallout 76

1:21:39 - Advice for Those Getting Into the Industry

1:32:58 - ⁠PATREON PRODUCERS⁠!

1:33:26 - What We've Been Playing

1:45:43 - The Games That Got Us Where We Are

2:04:30 - Community Write-ins

2:05:00 - RPG Systems in Wyrdsong

2:07:07 - Monsters in Fallout

2:08:01 - Strengths of the Worlds in Fallout and Elder Scrolls

2:11:04 - Challenging Experiences in Development

2:11:54 - Nuka Cola Caps as Currency

2:15:08 - The Next Look at Wyrdsong

2:16:52 - Thanks for Listening

2:19:35 - Bonus Pre-Recording Banter

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