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For a list of interviews conducted on The Elder Scrolls Wiki, see TES:Interviews.

A list of formal or informal interviews about The Elder Scrolls conducted with former or current employees of a ZeniMax Media company, or similar out-of-game publications by such a company. This includes publications labeled as an interview, Q&A, AMA, formal developer diary, or related format. Text, audio, and video interviews are all documented.

This archive does not contain every statement ever made by a ZeniMax Media company employee. Small, obscure comments are too minor to document here. They may largely be found on The Imperial Library or the Wayback Machine. However, links to forum comments and press releases may be found on some of the sites linked in the "References" section.

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1994[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Arena Conversation 1994-06[1] m0use.net: UESP Vijay Lakshman
Julian LeFay

1997[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Battlespire Interview with Julian LeFay, Ken Rolston, and Todd Howard of Bethesda Softworks[note 1] 1997-10-30[2] Gamepen[note 2] Julian LeFay
Todd Howard
Ken Rolston

1998[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Redguard Behind the Scenes[note 3] 1998[3] AdrenalineVault Ashley Cheng
Todd Howard
Redguard Interview[note 4] 1998[4] AdrenalineVault Todd Howard


1999[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Interview with a Dunmer[note 5] 1999-04-24[5] m0use.net: UESP Bethesda Softworks
People of Morrowind[note 6] 1999-02-19[6] The Hall of Adventurers Bethesda Softworks
Todd Howard[7] 1999-07-15[6] The Hall of Adventurers Todd Howard
An interview with Hugh Riley 1999-08-28 The Shores of Stros M'Kai Hugh Riley

2000[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
ad personam GT Noonan (Morrowind / Bethesda Softworks) 2000-01-25[8] Blinkingdot[note 7] Gary Noonan
GT Noonan - Morrowind 2000-01-21[9] Blinkingdot[note 8] Gary Noonan
Morrowind: The Elder Scrolls III Interview 2000-03-30[10] AdrenalineVault Todd Howard
Interview of Morrowind's Project Leader, Todd Howard 2000-05-30?[11] CoryFro Todd Howard
Morrowind Editor Q&A; 2000-06-08 GameSpot Todd Howard
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Interview 2000-06-08 RPG Vault Todd Howard
Ken Rolston
Morrowind Construction Editor 2000-06-21 TES Gurus Gary Noonan
VE's interview with Pete Hines and Ken Rolston 2000-06-23 Voodoo Extreme Pete Hines
Ken Rolston
Morrowind Q&A; with Project Leader[note 9] 2000-07-15[12] GA-RPG Todd Howard
Edited 07/19/00 Chat Log 2000-07-19 Morrowind Summit[note 10]
Pete Hines
Todd Howard
Christiane Meister
Gary Noonan
Ken Rolston
Morrowind 2000-08-02[12] GameSpy Todd Howard
Morrowind 2000-08-12 GA-RPG Todd Howard
Morrowind Developer Diary 2000-08-15 Voodoo Extreme Gary Noonan
GT Noonan (Lead Level Designer) on Morrowind 2000-09-19[13] RPG Dot Gary Noonan
The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind 2000-09-29 RPG Planet Todd Howard
Morrowind Design Diary II 2000-10-26 Voodoo Extreme Erik Parker
Edited 11/30/00 Chat Log 2000-11-30 Morrowind Summit[note 11]
Noah Berry
Matthew Carofano
Royal Connell
Todd Howard
Christiane Meister
Gary Noonan
Ted Peterson
Ken Rolston

2001[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Interview With Three Booksellers 2001 The Imperial Library Douglas Goodall
Todd Howard
Ken Rolston
Morrowind Design Diary III 2001-01-26 Voodoo Extreme Matthew Carofano
Morrowind Q&A; 2001-01-29 GameSpot Todd Howard
Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind 2001-02-15 GameSpy Todd Howard
Ken Rolston
Morrowind Italia: Interview 2001-03-29[14] Morrowind Italia Ken Rolston
Morrowind Design Diary IV 2001-03-30 Voodoo Extreme Christiane Meister
Morrowind Italia: Interview 2 2001-04-06[14] Morrowind Italia Ted Peterson
Interview With Matt Carofano 2001-04-08? Destination: Morrowind Matthew Carofano
Edited 04/04/01 Chat Log[note 12] 2001-04-04 Morrowind Summit[note 13]
Noah Berry
Victor Brueggemann
Matthew Carofano
Christine[note 14]
Royal Connell
Douglas Goodall
Pete Hines
Todd Howard
Chris Innanen
Christiane Meister
Mike[note 15]
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Ted Peterson
Ken Rolston
GT Noonan's Unofficial Dev Diary 2001-04-25[15] Destination: Morrowind Gary Noonan
GT Noonan's Thoughts on the Elder Scrolls 2001-04-25[15] Destination: Morrowind Gary Noonan
Morrowind Design Diary V 2001-04-26 Voodoo Extreme Mike Lipari
The Team 2001-05
[note 16]
Bethesda Softworks Todd Howard
Welcome: Welcome to the New elderscrolls.com 2002-05
[note 16]
Bethesda Softworks Pete Hines
RPG Developers At E3 2001-05-09 RPG Vault Pete Hines
Ken Rolston
Todd Vaughn
Sky and Stars 2001-05-09[16] Bethesda Softworks Noah Berry
Morrowind E3 Progress Report and New Screenshots 2001-05-17 AdrenalineVault Todd Howard
E3 Wrapup 2001-05-19+
[note 17]
Bethesda Softworks Pete Hines
Todd Howard 2001-06[17] GameSpy Todd Howard
Interview with Todd Howard. 2001-06-05 Gamesmania Todd Howard
Morrowind: Live the Fantasy 2001-06-06 GameSpy Todd Howard
Morrowind Diary VI 2001-06-08 Voodoo Extreme Todd Howard
Smart Guys 2001-06-08[16] Bethesda Softworks Kerry Sergent
One Man's Journey to Rockville 2001-06-19[18] Morrowind Summit
Vlatko Andonov
Matthew Carofano
Frank[note 18]
Hope[note 19]
Pete Hines
Todd Howard
Jason[note 20]
Tohan Kim
Christiane Meister
MrSmileyFaceDude
[note 21]
Mark Nelson
Nonsanity[note 22]
Gary Noonan
Ken Rolston[note 22]
Smudge[note 19]
Underdog[note 23]
Mr. X[note 18]
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #1 Introduction and Gameworld 2001-06-22 RPG Vault Ken Rolston
Interview With Morrowind's Developers 2001-07 Game.EXE Todd Howard
Michael Kirkbride
Ken Rolston
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #2 Races 2001-07-05 RPG Vault Todd Howard
Ted Peterson Interview - Part II 2001-07-09[18] Morrowind Summit Ted Peterson
Telvanni Architecture[note 24] 2001-07-13[16] Bethesda Softworks Mark Bullock
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #3 Attributes & Skills 2001-07-19 RPG Vault Todd Howard
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #4 2001-08-02 RPG Vault Ken Rolston
Pete Hines Interview 2001-08-08 Xbox Gamers Pete Hines
Pete Hines Interview PART 2 2001-08-21 Xbox Gamers Pete Hines
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #5 Magic 2001-08-23 RPG Vault Victor Breuggemann
Todd Howard
Steve Meister
Giant World, Four Buttons 2001-08-24[16] Bethesda Softworks Todd Howard
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #6 Weapons & Armor 2001-08-30 RPG Vault Todd Howard
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #7 Combat 2001-08-30 RPG Vault Todd Howard
Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind Dev Diary VII 2001-09-05 Voodoo Extreme Mark Nelson
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #8 Graphics Engine & Features 2001-09-27 RPG Vault Todd Howard
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #9 Characters & Playing Styles 2001-10-11 RPG Vault
Noah Berry
Matt Krohn
Mike Lipari
Steve Meister
Gary Noonan
Matt Picooccio
Ken Rolston
Jason Ruddy
Todd Vaughn
Morrowind Developer Profiles 2001-10-22[19] GameSpy Noah Berry
Mike Fridley
Douglas Goodall
Todd Howard
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #10 Special Places 2001-10-25 RPG Vault
Matt Krohn
Steve Meister
Christine Miller
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Ken Rolston
Jason Ruddy
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #11 Something Special 2001-11-08 RPG Vault
Brian Chapin
Mike Fridley
Todd Howard
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Matt Picioccio
Ken Rolston
Jason Ruddy
Das offizielle Morrowind-Guide Interview[note 25] 2001-11-16[20] Morrowind Guide Pete Hines
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #12 Interesting Opponents 2001-11-29 RPG Vault
Brian Chapin
Michael Fridley
Douglas Goodall
Mike Lipari
Christiane Meister
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Matt Picioccio
Ken Rolston
Morrowind Developer Profiles #2[note 26] 2001-12[17] GameSpy Christiane Meister
Gary Noonan
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #13 Surprise! 2001-12-06 RPG Vault
Noah Berry
Mark Bullock
Brian Chapin
Ashley Cheng
Douglas Goodall
Todd Howard
Steve Meister
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Ken Rolston
Mike Wagner
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #14 Favorite Skills 2001-12-21 RPG Vault
Brian Chapin
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Matt Picioccio
Ken Rolston
Juan Sanchez

2002[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Letters to The Elder Scrolls Adventures 2002?
[source?]
Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Softworks
Morrowind Developer Profiles #3 2002-01[17] GameSpy Steve Meister
Mark Nelson
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #15 TES Construction Set 2002-01-03 RPG Vault
Ashley Cheng
Mike Fridley
Todd Howard
Matt Krohn
Christiane Meister
Steve Meister
Mark Nelson
Pete Hines Interview 2002-01-11 Xbox Gamers Pete Hines
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #16 Off The Beaten Path 2002-01-17 RPG Vault
Noah Berry
Mark Bullock
Todd Howard
Mark Nelson
Matt Picioccio
Ken Rolston
Mike Wagner
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #17 2002-01-31 RPG Vault
Matt Carofano
Brian Chapin
Douglas Goodall
Matt Krohn
Steve Meister
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Matt Picioccio
Developer Vampire Q&A;[note 27] 2002-02-11 RPG Planet: Morrowind After Dark Mark Nelson
[note 28]
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #18 2002-02-14 RPG Vault
Mark Bullock
Brian Chapin
Ashley Cheng
Todd Howard
Steve Meister
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Ken Rolston
Developer Vampire Q&A; #2[note 29] 2002-02-24 RPG Planet: Morrowind After Dark Mark Nelson
[note 30]
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #19 2002-03-07 RPG Vault
Noah Berry
Brian Chapin
Ashley Cheng
Mike Fridley
Steve Meister
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Matt Picioccio
Ken Rolston
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #20 2002-03-14 RPG Vault
Noah Berry
Brian Chapin
Ashley Cheng
Douglas Goodall
Matt Krohn
Mike Lipari
Steve Meister
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Ken Rolston
Jason Ruddy
The Elderscrolls III: Morrowind: Pete Hines 2002-03-17 XboxActive Pete Hines
Morrowind (Xbox) 2002-03-26[21] GameSpy Todd Howard
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #21 2002-03-28 RPG Vault
Ashley Cheng
Ahn Hopgood
Todd Howard
Mike Lipari
Steve Meister
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Matt Picioccio
Ken Rolston
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #22 2002-04-11 RPG Vault
Brian Chapin
Ashley Cheng
Mike Fridley
Todd Howard
Mathew Krohn
Steve Meister
Christine Miller
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Matt Piccoccio
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #23 2002-04-25 RPG Vault
Ashley Cheng
Douglass Goodall
Todd Howard
Matt Krohn
Mike Lipari
Christiane Meister
Steve Meister
Gary Noonan
Kerry Sergent
Morrowind Developer Q&A; #24 2002-05-09 RPG Vault Todd Howard
Morrowind Creator Tells All! 2002-06-03 Xbox Gamers Pete Hines
Q&A 2002-06-09 Shacknews Todd Howard
Todd Howard on Morrowind 2002-06-12 GameSpy Todd Howard
Interview with Morrowind-designer Todd Howard[note 31] 2002-06-30 Gamer.no Todd Howard
Morrowind Q&A; 2002-06-30[22] GameSpot Todd Howard
Morrowind Special Report 2002-07-18 RPG Vault Todd Howard
Morrowind Interview 2002-08-02 Gaming Target Todd Howard
Collector's Edition 2002-09
[note 32]
Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Softworks[note 33]
Industrial Magic & Light 2002-09
[note 32]
Bethesda Softworks Steve Meister
Morrowind Tribunal Interview 2002-09-06 GameSpy Todd Howard
'The Elderscrolls III: Tribunal' to continue the adventure 2002-09-13 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Todd Howard
The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal Interview 2002-09-20 AdrenalineVault Todd Howard
My Summer Vacation 2002-09-22[23] Bethesda Softworks Ashley Cheng
The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal Interview 2002-10-08 HomeLAN Fed Todd Howard
The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal 2002-10-11 GameSpot Todd Howard
Morrowind: Tribunal Interview 2002-10-23 RPGDot Todd Howard
Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal 2002-10-30 GamersPulse Ken Rolston
The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal Interview 2002-10-31 RPG Vault Mark Nelson
Interview: Brought Before the Tribunal 2002-11-06 Computer and Video Games Todd Howard
Morrowind: Tribunal 2002-11-06 Gaming Invasion Mark Nelson
Interview with Bethesda Software 2002-12-16[24] RPGRadar Todd Howard

2003[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Stri'ker's Interview with Divayth Fyr 2003 Aldrien's Chalice Gary Noonan
Q&A;: 'The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon' 2003-02-26[24] JSOnline Todd Howard
Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon Interview 2003-03-11 HomeLAN Fed Ashley Cheng
Ad Personam: Todd Howard 2003-03-14 RPG Dot Todd Howard
The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon Interview 2003-03-24 RPG Vault Ashley Cheng
Bloodmoon In-Character Interview, Part I: The Legion Soldier[note 34] 2003-03-28 Withershyn in Morrowind Mark Nelson
Dunces with Wolves 2003-04-01 Bethesda Softworks Mark Nelson
The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon Interview: Emil Pagliarulo 2003-04-13 GameGossip Emil Pagliarulo
The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon 2003-05-02 GameSpot Ashley Cheng
The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon - Developer Interview 2003-05-03 Gamers Depot Ashley Cheng
Todd Howard: The State of The Elder Scrolls 2003 2003-06-02 Shacknews Todd Howard
Map Making 2003-06-04[25] Bethesda Softworks Todd Howard
Feature 2003-06-18[26] eToyChest Pete Hines
Todd Howard Interview 2003-06-26 GameBanshee Todd Howard
Testing 1, 2, 3 2003-08-26[27] Bethesda Softworks Alan Nanes
Morrowind (GotY) Interview: Todd Howard 2003-09-09 Team Xbox Todd Howard
Morrowind: Game of the Year Edition interview 2003-09-17 Xbox Central Ashley Cheng
Xbox Love 2003-11-06[28] Bethesda Softworks Ashley Cheng
Team Profile: Mike Lipari 2003-12-15[28] Bethesda Softworks Mike Lipari

2004[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Team Profile: Gary Noonan 2004-01-22[28] Bethesda Softworks Gary Noonan
Most Memorable Elder Scrolls Moments 2004-04-26[29] Bethesda Softworks
Gavin Carter
Ashley Cheng
Pete Hines
Todd Howard
Mike Lipari
Steve Meister
Mark Nelson
Gary Noonan
Emil Pagliarulo
Matt Picioccio
Hugh Riley
Ken Rolston
The RPG for the Next Generation 2004-10-22[30] Bethesda Softworks Todd Howard
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Preview 2004-10-28[31] GameSpot Todd Howard
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2004-11-22 IGN Todd Howard
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion interjú 2004-11-30[32] HC Gamer Pete Hines
Oblivion fan interview December 2004 2004-12-09[33] Morrowind Summit Todd Howard
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Interview 2004-12-08 GameBanshee Gavin Carter
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Interviewing Pete Hines 2004-12-16 Oblivion Source Pete Hines
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Interview 2004-12-17 HomeLAN Fed Ashley Cheng
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Interview Part 1 2004-12-17 GameBanshee Gavin Carter
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Interview Part 2 2004-12-17 GameBanshee Gavin Carter
Team Profile: Brian Chapin 2004-12-19[34] Bethesda Softworks Brian Chapin
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Interview 2004-12-22 FileFront Gavin Carter
ESN interview with Greg Gorden, Shadowkey designer 2004-12-26 elderscrolls.net Greg Gorden
It's Quiet … Almost Too Quiet 2004 Bethesda Softworks Mark Lampert
Call Kinko's And Make Sure They're Open 2004 Bethesda Softworks Mark Lampert
A Study in Pressure and Time 2004 Bethesda Softworks Noah Berry
We Could Plant a House, We Could Build a Tree 2004 Bethesda Softworks Noah Berry
Out of the Ground, Into the Sky 2004 Bethesda Softworks Noah Berry
Magical Mystery Meat Part 1 2004 Bethesda Softworks Brendan Anthony
Magical Mystery Meat Part 2 2004 Bethesda Softworks Brendan Anthony

2005[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Mark Jones' Works Online Portfolio, including TES 2005 The Dragon's Eyrie[note 35] Mark Jones
Interview With Ted Peterson 2005-02 The Imperial Library Ted Peterson
Now You See Me, Now You Don't 2005-02-19 Bethesda Softworks Emil Pagliarulo
Interviews: Q&A; With Ashley Cheng of Bethesda 2005-03-02 WarCry Ashley Cheng
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - An Interview with Bethesda Softworks 2005-03-09 GamesFirst Gavin Carter
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2005-03-25 Gameplay Monthly Ashley Cheng
To the Death, or to the Pain? 2005-04-04[35] Bethesda Softworks Steve Meister
Oblivion Q&A 2005-04-05 Evil Avatar Gavin Carter
Emil Pagliarulo
E3 - Fear and Loathing in LA 2005-05-23[36] Bethesda Softworks Pete Hines
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Q&A - Oblivion at E3 2005 Part 1 2005-05-13 GameSpot Todd Howard
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Q&A - Oblivion at E3 2005 Part 2 2005-05-13 GameSpot Todd Howard
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Video Interview 2005-05-23 Team Xbox Gavin Carter
Inside Oblivion[note 36] 2005-05-26 Xbox Gavin Carter
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Interview[note 37] 2005-05-27 Xbox Evolved Gavin Carter
E3 2005: Interview with Gavin Carter and Ashley Cheng 2005-05-29[37] Waiting for Oblivion Gavin Carter
Ashley Cheng
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion E3 2005 Report 2005-05-30 RPG Vault Todd Howard
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Interview 2005-06-02 Gaming Nexus Ashley Cheng
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2005-06-06[38] Game Chronicles Magazine Todd Howard
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Interview 2005-06-20 TeleFragged Todd Howard
Living in Oblivion 2005-06-26 Games.net Todd Howard
Interview With Douglas Goodall roleplaying as a Khajiit 2005-07 The Imperial Library Douglas Goodall
Interview With Douglas Goodall 2005-07 The Imperial Library Douglas Goodall
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2005-07-08[39] GameSpot Todd Howard
Rolling Your Own with The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (PC) 2005-07-12 GameSpy Pete Hines
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Q&A 2005-07-20[40] TotalVideoGames Gavin Carter
Interview: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2005-07-30 GamesPlanet Pete Hines
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion 2005-08-02 Next Generation Gavin Carter
The Second Oblivion Fan Interview with Todd Howard 2005-08-26 Official forums Todd Howard
Interview with Natalia Smirnova, Bethesda Softworks' artist 2005-12-22 elderscrolls.net Natalia Smirnova
Oblivion interview - Gavin Carter of Bethesda] 2005 (Before 2005-11-11) Elite Bastards Gavin Carter

2006[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Oblivion Fan Interview III 2006 Official forums Gavin Carter
Todd Howard
Pete Hines
Oblivion Fan Interview IV 2006 Official forums Bruce Nesmith
Todd Howard
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Technology Interview Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
2006-01-09 Beyond 3D Gavin Carter
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion interview with Gavin Carter 2006-02-22 Boomtown Gavin Carter
Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion Video Interview with Pete Hines of Bethesda 2006-02-23 NewGamingRadio Pete Hines
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Interview Written by Ryan Sharpe 2006 eToychest Pete Hines
Oblivion - Interview 2006-02-20 HardGamers Pete Hines
Gaming Steve Interview (.mp3, 85 minutes) 2006-02-20 Gaming Steve Pete Hines
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2006-02-13 Computer and Video Games Pete Hines
The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Interview By Kurt Knudsen 2006 Gamershell Bethesda
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Answers Page 1
Page 2
2006-02-07 IGN Gevin Carter
Enter Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls IV interview 2006-01-31 OXM Gevin Carter
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Interview 2006-03-16 Atomic Gamer/Telefragged Pete Hines
Gaming Vision Talks Elder Scrolls With Bethesda 2006-03-13 Gaming Vision Gavin Carter
Urizin Talks Oblivion With Pete Hines 2006-03-09 Xbox 365 Pete Hines
Developer Spotlight: TriXie Does Oblivion 2006-03-06 Xbox 365 Todd Howard
Exclusive Dev Diary - "Oblivion Collector's Edition" 2006-01-24 Bethesda Pete Hines
The Making of Oblivion film 2006 Thinkfilm [?]
Testing TES IV: Oblivion 2006-01-30 elderscrolls.net Reaver[note 38]
Oblivion Mobile Interview 2006-04-25 elderscrolls.net Douglas Frederick
Greg Gorden
Brad Pitser
[?] [?] [?] [?]


2007[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Interview With Two Denizens of the Shivering Isles 2007 The Imperial Library Kurt Kuhlmann
Bruce Nesmith

2008[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
[?] [?] [?] [?]

2009[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
[?] [?] [?] [?]

2010[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Interview With Three Writers 2010-07-07?
[source?]
The Imperial Library Ted Peterson
Partial Interview With Vivec 2010-07-07?
[source?]
The Imperial Library Michael Kirkbride
Interview With Greg Keyes 2010-07-16?
[source?]
The Imperial Library Greg Keyes
Introducing Irrational Interviews podcast 2010-07-30 Irrational Interviews by Irrational Games Todd Howard
Decrypting The Elder Scrolls 2010-12-26 Game Informer Matt Carofano
Todd Howard
Kurt Kuhlmann
Bruce Nesmith

2011[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Todd Howard Interiew Part 1[note 39] 2011-05-05 Gamer.no Todd Howard
Todd Howard Interview Part 2[note 40] 2011-05-11 Gamer.no Todd Howard
Hands On: Exploring the Impossibly Detailed World of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011-06-09 Wired Todd Howard
Skyrim Fan Interview 2011-07-05 forums.bethsoft.com Matt Carofano
Todd Howard
Bruce Nesmith
[?] [?] [?] [?]

2012[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
The Challenge Of Elder Scrolls Online: An Interview With The Creative Director 2012-05-07 Game Informer Paul Sage
The Origins Of The Elder Scrolls Online 2012-05-09 Game Informer Matt Firor
Creating The Story For The Elder Scrolls Online 2012-05-21 Game Informer Rich Lambert
Paul Sage
Exploring Quests In The Elder Scrolls Online 2012-05-23 Game Informer Rich Lambert
Paul Sage
Why The Elder Scrolls Online Isn't Using HeroEngine 2012-05-25 Game Informer Matt Firor
The Tactical Combat Of The Elder Scrolls Online 2012-05-29 Game Informer Nick Konkle
Maria Aliprando
Brian Wheeler
The Stylized Art Of The Elder Scrolls Online 2012-05-30 Game Informer Jared Carr
Daedra, Werewolves, And Vampires: The Creatures Of The Elder Scrolls Online 2012-06-21 Game Informer Nick Konkle
Maria Aliprando
[?] [?] [?] [?]

2013[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Paul Sage Talks Beta, Crafting, and Progression 2013-01-22 MMORPG Paul Sage
On Guilds, Being Emperor, and Much More 2013-08-06 MMORPG Nick Konkle
Michael Kirkbride - IRC Q&A Sessions 2013-10-15 Memospore Michael Kirkbride
Elder Scrolls Online Lore Answers 2013-10-27 elderscrollsonline.com ZeniMax Online Studios
I am Michael Kirkbride. Ask Me Anything.[note 41] 2013-11-03 Reddit (/r/teslore) Michael Kirkbride

2014[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Brian Wheeler Talks PvP and 'Darkness Falls' 2014-02-18 MMORPG Brian Wheeler
Creative Director Paul Sage on Launch, Craglorn, and the Future[note 42] 2014-05-05 MMORPG Paul Sage
Loremaster's Archive[note 43] 2014-05-23– elderscrollsonline.com Lawrence Schick
The Future of ESO & Our Interview Matt Firor 2014-07-21 MMORPG Matt Firor
AMA With The ESO Writing Team[note 44] 2014-09-10 Reddit (/r/elderscrollsonline)
Allison Berryman
Zach Bush
Rob Chestney
Rebecca Harwick
Wynne McLaughlin
Lawrence Schick
Bill Slavicsek
Leamon Tuttle
Michael Zenke

2015[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Tamriel Unlimited - Freedom to Play & Pay The Way You Want 2015-02-20 MMORPG Matt Firor
Loremaster's episode of ESO-RP ZOS Interview[note 45] 2015-03-27 Op-Cast Lawrence Schick
ESO Live Episode 15. Lore-time with Lawrence Schick 2015-04-13 Twitch Lawrence Schick
The Imperial City And Beyond 2015-07-26 MMORPG Matt Firor
It Will Be a "Very Long Time" Before we Hear About the Next Elder Scrolls Game; Team 100% Focused on Fallout 4 2015-08-09[41] DualShockers Todd Howard
Matt Firor on Orsinium and the Future of DLC 2015-11-11 MMORPG Matt Firor

2016[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
More on the Thieves Guild DLC with Rich Lambert 2016-01-22 MMORPG Rich Lambert
ESO Live Episode 29. Lore-time with Lawrence Schick (Wrothgar) 2016-01-25 Twitch Lawrence Schick
The Heart and Lore Behind Tailored in Tamriel 2016-02-04 MMORPG Jared Carr
Lawrence Schick
Heart's Day Group Wedding[note 46] 2016-02-16 Lawrence Schick Lawrence Schick
Matt Firor on the Thieves Guild DLC 2016-03-07 MMORPG Matt Firor
Gold Coast Twitter Roleplay 2016-04-29–
2016-06-10
Twitter ZeniMax Online Studios
Brian Wheeler on PvP Changes & Additions in The Dark Brotherhood 2016-05-05 MMORPG Brian Wheeler
Making Rather Delightful Looking Poisons in Dark Brotherhood 2016-05-25 MMORPG Chris Balser
Phil Draven
One Tamriel Interview with Matt Firor 2016-06-22 MMORPG Matt Firor
Roaming Tamriel in Style with Shadows of the Hist 2016-07-22 MMORPG Zenimax Online Studios
Special ZOS Lore Master Interview with Lawrence Schick[note 47] 2016-07-26 Op-Cast Lawrence Schick
Dungeon Improvements & Making Content Accessible to All 2016-08-17 MMORPG Mike Finnigan
Rich Lambert
All About the Crown Crates Coming in One Tamriel 2016-08-25 MMORPG Matt Firor
Interview with Three Argonians in Shadowfen 2016-08-31 The Imperial Library Lawrence Schick
Leamon Tuttle
Rich Lambert on One Tamriel at PAX West 2016-09-09 MMORPG Rich Lambert
Group-Friendly Content by Way of Dungeons 2016-09-23 MMORPG Rich Lambert
The Witches Festival Comes to Tamriel 2016-10-13 MMORPG Rich Lambert
Introducing Homestead – Housing Comes to Tamriel in 2017 2016-12-06 MMORPG Rich Lambert
Conversations from the New Life Festival[note 48] 2016-12-13 Tamriel Foundry Lawrence Schick
[Meta] New Life Festival Interview, Part II[note 49] 2016-12-22 IceFireWarden(0) (Al-Hatoor) Lawrence Schick

2017[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
ESO Homestead Lore Interview[note 50] 2017-02-13 IceFireWarden(0) (Al-Hatoor) Lawrence Schick
Brian Wheeler Talks PVP in Morrowind 2017-03-01 MMORPG Brian Wheeler
What was it like to work on the Elder Scrolls series as a programmer? What were the engineering challenges you faced? 2017-04-01–
2017-08-07
Quora Julian LeFay
Zac Rhodes
Check Out the ESO: Morrowind Soundtrack and Composer Interview 2017-06-22 ZeniMax Online Studios Brad Derrick
Do game developers play their game for fun? 2017-07-04 Quora Julian LeFay
Horns of the Reach - The Lowdown from Rich Lambert 2017-08-29 MMORPG Rich Lambert
Clyde Cadwell on the 1996 Tribunal Cover 2017-09-24 Benefactor Clyde Caldwell
Hands On with the Clockwork City DLC 2017-10-16 MMORPG Rich Lambert
Greg Roth
Interview with the "Father of the Elder Scrolls" | Julian Jensen (aka Julian LeFay) 2017-10-31 Indigo Gaming Julian LeFay
Ask Me Anything: I'm Julian Jensen, programmer, designer and "Father of the Elder Scrolls"[note 51] 2017-11-06 Reddit (/r/Daggerfall) Julian LeFay

2018[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Pete Hines Legends Interview[note 52] 2018-02-13 UESP Brady Dommermuth
Pete Hines
We Chat with Rich Lambert About the Summerset Isles 2018-04-03 MMORPG Rich Lambert
Matt Firor & Rich Lambert Summerset Interview[note 53] 2018-04-07 UESP Matt Firor
Rich Lambert
A Matter of Voice and Brass 2018-04-27 The Imperial Library Lawrence Schick
The Elder Scrolls VI, Starfield and the future of video game giant Bethesda 2018-07-18 The Guardian Todd Howard
Pete Hines
Ted Peterson Interview | Designer & Writer on Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind & Oblivion 2018-10-02 Indigo Gaming Ted Peterson
Elder Scrolls Online: Rich Lambert Talks Murkmire 2018-10-12 MMORPG Rich Lambert

2019[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
ESO Live - Introducing Loremaster Leamon Tuttle 2019-03-15 Twitch Leamon Tuttle
Leamon Tuttle Loremaster Interview[note 54] 2019-03-26 UESP Leamon Tuttle
Morrowind: An oral history 2019-03-27 Polygon
Noah Berry
Mark Bullock
Matt Carofano
Ashley Cheng
Pete Hines
Todd Howard
Michael Kirkbride
Mark Nelson
Erik Parker
Ken Rolston
Todd Howard PAX East 2019 Interview 2019-03-28 UESP Todd Howard
The Tel Mora Independent Press: Interview with Loremaster Leamon Tuttle 2019-04-10 Tel Mora Independent Press Leamon Tuttle
Welcome to the Elsweyr & Update 22 AUA 2019-06-03 Reddit (/r/elderscrollsonline)
Todd Howard Talks Starfield, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 76, Terminator, and More! - IGN Unfiltered #43 2019-06-04 IGN Todd Howard
Elon Musk in conversation with Todd Howard | E3 Coliseum 2019 Panel 2019-06-13 E3 Coliseum Todd Howard
Interview with Ted Peterson (2019) 2019-09-27 The Imperial Library Ted Peterson
The Tel Mora Independent Press: Interview with Lawrence Schick 2019-10-03 The Tel Mora Independent Press Lawrence Schick

2020[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Interview With Rich Lambert 2020-01-07 MMORPG Rich Lambert
The Elder Scrolls Online – Greymoor Interview with Creative Director Rich Lambert 2020-06-15 PowerUp! Gaming Rich Lambert
Elder Scrolls Online Interview - Rich Lambert Talks Markarth, Performance Improvements, and More 2020-09-19[note 55] DualShockers Rich Lambert
Interview: Phil Spencer, Todd Howard & Pete Hines about Bethesda joining Xbox 2020-09-23 Larry Hryb, Xbox Live's Major Nelson Pete Hines
Todd Howard
Phil Spencer
Interview with ESO Loremaster Leamon Tuttle 2020-10-12 Written in Uncertainty Leamon Tuttle
Todd Howard: "The next generation is about access" 2020-10-28 Gamesindustry.biz Todd Howard
Going Nuclear: The Story of Todd Howard & Bethesda 2020-11-02 Develop:Brighton Conference Todd Howard
Todd Howard 1 Hour Long INTERVIEW on The Elder Scrolls 6, Starfield and Fallout! 2020-11-20 ESO Todd Howard
'To say, I saved the world – that's the magic of games': Bethesda's Todd Howard 2020-11-30 The Guardian Todd Howard
UESP and TIL Interview with Modiphius & New Call to Arms Set Announcement! 2020-12-28 The Imperial Library
UESP
Chris Birch
Gavin Dady
Anthony Gill Interview 2020 UESP Anthony Gill

2021[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Where RPG meets MMO: how Elder Scrolls Online revives Oblivion 2021-01-29 PCGamesN Rich Lambert
Companions, Deadlands And Avoiding Formulaic Updates - An Interview With Elder Scrolls Online's Creative Director 2021-02-08 MMORPG Rich Lambert
A Discussion With Ted Peterson 2021-03-08 Double Negative Ted Peterson
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion at 15 – The Ted Peterson Interview 2021-03-20 VG247 Ted Peterson
Lawrence Schick and Phrastus on Altmer Culture 2021-04-03 Atharaon
Illustrated Compendium of Aldmeri Mythogony Team
Lawrence Schick
Elder Scrolls Online Creative Director Reflects Back On Rough Launch, "We Didn't Have An Identity" 2021-05-21 Game Informer Rich Lambert
'Starfield': Todd Howard discusses Bethesda’s new space-based RPG 2021-06-13 The Washington Post Ashley Cheng
Todd Howard
'I first pitched the game to Lucas in 2009!' – Todd Howard talks Indiana Jones (and Elder Scrolls 6) 2021-06-29 The Telegraph Todd Howard
How Bethesda Game Studios Made Skyrim's Dragon Language 2021-08-19 Bethesda Softworks Emil Pagliarulo
Todd Howard on Skyrim's Legacy, Elder Scrolls 6, Starfield, and More! - IGN Unfiltered #61 2021-11-09 IGN Todd Howard
Hi, I’m Todd Howard, Game Director and Executive Producer at Bethesda Game Studios. Here to celebrate Skyrim’s 10th anniversary, but of course, Ask Me Anything. Thanks! 2021-11-10 Reddit (/r/IAma) Todd Howard
How Xbox outgrew the console: inside Phil Spencer’s multi-billion dollar gamble 2021-11-15 GQ Todd Howard

2022[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
Starfield: Developer Interview With Todd Howard | Summer of Gaming 2022 2022-06-14 IGN Todd Howard
OnceLost Games Plays Daggerfall 2022-09-20 OnceLost Games Julian LeFay
Ted Peterson
ESO Developer Deep Dive—Lore Books 2022-11-09 ESO Site Bill Slavicsek, Lead Writer
Helena Wachhaus, Writer-Designer
Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield | Lex Fridman Podcast #342 2022-11-29 Lex Fridman Todd Howard

2023[]

Title Date Publication Interviewee(s)
ESO Live at Home ft. special guest Wes Johnson 2023-04-28 Bethesda Twitch Wes Johnson
Starfield Interview: Todd Howard Answers All of Our Questions After the Xbox Games Showcase (Video: Starfield Interview: Todd Howard on Fulfilling His Vision, Xbox Performance, and More!) 2023-06-15 IGN (IGN YouTube) Todd Howard
Entrevista a Pete Hines: Las posibilidades de Starfield y el futuro de Bethesda (English: Fans won't hear anything about The Elder Scrolls 6 for years, Pete Hines says 2023-08-29 Vandal (English article: TechRadar) Pete Hines
Skyrim’s Lead Designer On Starfield’s Origins And Bethesda’s Evolution - MinnMax Interview 2023-10-23 MinnMax Bruce Nesmith

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. The fourth and final page of this interview, covering Todd Howard's comments on The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard, is not recorded by the Wayback Machine.
  2. This interview is part of "Desslock's Guide to Role-Playing Games."
  3. Also known as "AVault Redguard Behind the Scenes."
  4. Also known as "AVault Redguard Interview with Todd Howard."
  5. Also known as "Interview with a Dark Elf," "Interview With Alvur Relds," and "Interview with a Dunmer" (alt link).
  6. Also known as "Skeleton Man's Interview with Denizens of Tamriel" and "Morrowind Interview."
  7. The same interview is also archived on RPG Dot, which may be the original host.
  8. The same interview is also archived on RPG Dot, which may be the original host. The third page, however, is only archived on the Blinkingdot version.
  9. A preview of this interview titled "Project Leader on Morrowind" was published on the site on 2000-05-06. A Russian translation of the full interview was published on tes.ag.ru on 2000-08-16. The interview is presumably also known as "Morrowind's Cutting Edge" (RU), although this is unclear. The screenshots were presumably leaked from an unofficial game beta provided to the distributor of the game in Russia, "1C". Presumably, Bethesda posted a reponse to that leak.
  10. Morrowind Summit claims that the chat was hosted by VoodooExtreme, but does not provide a direct link.
  11. Morrowind Summit claims that the chat was hosted by RPG Vault, but does not provide a direct link.
  12. A transcript may also be found on Destination: Morrowind.
  13. Morrowind Summit claims that the chat was hosted by RPG Planet, but does not provide a direct link.
  14. This developer's surname was not listed, but their IRC handle was "bootyspice."
  15. This developer's surname was not listed, but their IRC handle was "blatantLiar."
  16. 16.0 16.1 This page is not dated, but is known to precede Noah Berry's "Sky and Stars" post, which has a known release date of 2001-05-09, according to Morrowind Summit.
  17. This page is not dated, but refers to E3 in the past tense, and was evidently written shortly afterward. Wikipedia notes that E3 2001 took place between May 17–19. It is also known to precede Kerry Sergent's "Smart Guys" post, which has a known release date of 2001-06-08, according to Morrowind Summit
  18. 18.0 18.1 This developer's full name is unclear, but their title is "intern."
  19. 19.0 19.1 This developer's full name is unclear, but their title is "world art."
  20. This developer's full name is unclear, but their title is "musician."
  21. This developer's full name is unclear in the interview, but he is referred to as the husband of "Maverique" (Christiane Meister). In other interviews, his name is revealed to be Steve Meister.
  22. 22.0 22.1 This developer's full name is unclear.
  23. This developer's full name is unclear, but their title is "associate producer."
  24. Also referred to as "Team Telvanni."
  25. There was apparently an English translation of this interview on the Morrowind Forums, but the Internet Archive does not have a surviving entry of it.
  26. This interview is titled "Morrowind Developer Profiles" but is referred to as "Morrowind Developer Profiles #2" on GameSpy's interview archive.
  27. Also known as "Vampire Q&A #1."
  28. The interview thanks both Pete Hines and Mark Nelson "for their time," but only features answers by Nelson.
  29. Also known as "Developer Vampire Q&A; #2."
  30. The interview thanks Pete Hines, Todd Howard, and Mark Nelson "for their time," but only features answers by Nelson.
  31. Part 1 and Part 2, but in Norwegian
  32. 32.0 32.1 This page is not dated, but is known to precede Ashley Cheng's "My Summer Vacation" post, which has a known release date of no later than 2002-09-22, according to Destination Morrowind.
  33. This page does not credit an author, but is written in the first person.
  34. Also known as "Withershyn's Interview with a Legionnaire Concerning Solstheim."
  35. Parts from it pertaining to TES are arranged on UESP
  36. These video interviews may still be downloaded via the links on the Wayback Machine.
  37. The Wayback Machine's generation of this web page obscures its content visually, but it may be read more easily by highlighting all text on the page with Ctrl+A.
  38. An article written in Russian by a person who was a QA tester at Bethesda when TES:Oblivion was still in development. It is mostly an explanation what does a QA tester do, but there is also info that there are a lot of QA testers for Oblivion and working on weekends and overtime is common.
  39. Google translation on Bethesda forums
  40. Google translation on Bethesda forums
  41. Also known as "Michael Kirkbride - Reddit AMA."
  42. This interview was part of a larger one recorded in audio format on the "Game On!" podcast.
  43. Also known as "Loremaster's Archive Q&A."
  44. Also known as Online Writer's Reddit AMA."
  45. Also known as "ESO-RP Interviews Phrastus of Elinhir."
  46. Also known as Heart's Day Mass Wedding.
  47. Also known as "ESO-RP Interviews Phrastus of Elinhir (2016)."
  48. Also known as New Life Festival Interview - Part 1."
  49. Also known as Conversations from the New Life Festival II" and New Life Festival Interview - Part 2."
  50. Also known as "Homestead Interview."
  51. Also known as "Julian "LeFay" Jensen Reddit AMA."
  52. Also known as "UESP's Interview about Elder Scrolls Legends."
  53. Also known as "UESP's PAX Interview with Matt Firor."
  54. Also known as "UESP Interview with Loremaster Leamon Tuttle."
  55. This article is undated, but as of 2021-05-30 records its date of publication as "8 months ago." Google's search result data places it at 2020-09-19.

References[]

  1. Elder Scrolls Pages: Arena
  2. Desslock's post on Google Groups: Usenet: alt.games.daggerfall
  3. The Imperial Library – AVault Redguard Behind the Scenes
  4. The Imperial Library – AVault Redguard Interview with Todd Howard
  5. The Imperial Library – Interview With Alvur Relds
  6. 6.0 6.1 The Hall of Adventurers – Old News
  7. The Hall of Adventurers – Interviews
  8. Blinkingdot
  9. Blinkingdot
  10. m0use.net: UESP (April 11, 2000)
  11. The Elder Scrolls Forums: Morrowind Interview
  12. 12.0 12.1 TES Gurus
  13. TES Archive
  14. 14.0 14.1 Destination: Morrowind (April 18, 2001)
  15. 15.0 15.1 Destination: Morrowind (May 15, 2001)
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Morrowind Summit – Developer Diaries
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 GameSpy – Interviews
  18. 18.0 18.1 Morrowind Summit – Miscellaneous Articles
  19. Destination Morrowind (October 27, 2001)
  20. Destination Morrowind (December 2, 2001)
  21. Destination Morrowind (March 20, 2002)
  22. Destination Morrowind (August 2, 2002)
  23. Destination Morrowind (September 25, 2002)
  24. 24.0 24.1 Destination: Morrowind (April 1, 2003)
  25. Destination: Morrowind (June 18, 2003)
  26. Destination: Morrowind (June 20, 2003)
  27. Destination: Morrowind (September 29, 2003)
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 Destination: Morrowind (April 5, 2004)
  29. Destination: Morrowind (July 5, 2004)
  30. Destination: Morrowind (October 23, 2004)
  31. Destination: Morrowind (November 6, 2004)
  32. Destination: Morrowind (December 5, 2004)
  33. Destination: Morrowind (December 9, 2004)
  34. Destination: Morrowind (December 29, 2004)
  35. Destination: Morrowind (April 15, 2005)
  36. Destination: Morrowind (May 25, 2005)
  37. Waiting for Oblivion (June 9, 2005)
  38. Game Chronicles Magazine: Interviews
  39. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2005-07-08 (page 2)
  40. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Q&A (page 5)
  41. Wayback Machine: DualShockers

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