After Oblivion Remastered and Hi-Fi Rush, Bethesda Game Studios director wants more shadowdrops because "we all have short attention spans now"

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"Todd Howard, the boss man, he's wanted to shadowdrop things for a long time"

A screenshot of the Adoring Fan seen in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered.
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Bethesda's been more gung ho about releasing its games out of nowhere, with no prior warning, than most big publishers, and it's a trend that Bethesda Game Studios director Tom Mustaine wants to see continue.

In case you're unfamiliar, 'shadowdrops' are when publishers and developers launch a game without having announced a release date in advance. Sometimes they won't even bother revealing the game beforehand - Apex Legends was famously revealed and released to the masses at the same time.

Kaan Serin
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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