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β€˜It’s Certainly Not a Fad’: Bethesda’s Todd Howard Confirms Studio Is Not Using AI to Generate Anything, But Can’t Deny It is Here to Stay

19 February 2026 at 20:35

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For a good while now, the gaming industry has been grappling with the controversial integration of generative Artificial Intelligence in game development, with more and more studios and publishers implementing it in a variety of ways. Other studios, however, are still keeping an eye on the technology, only using it as a tool to enhance the human touch that makes games special, such as Bethesda Game Studios with its cautious, hands-off approach. In a recent appearance on the Kinda Funny Gamescast, Bethesda’s studio head Todd Howard addressed again the hot topic of AI usage in video game development. While many […]

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Todd Howard confirms Creation Engine 3 for Skyrim sequel

19 February 2026 at 17:17

Bethesda confirms upgraded engine for The Elder Scrolls VI Bethesda is one of the few RPG makers still creating games with its own proprietary engine, and opinions on this are mixed. While many gamers are thankful that Bethesda isn’t using Unreal Engine 5, many of the technical shortcomings in their games can be attributed to […]

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The Elder Scrolls VI Is Powered by Creation Engine 3, Says Todd Howard; More Starfield News Coming β€œSoon,” But There is no β€œStarfield 2.0”

19 February 2026 at 01:45

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Bethesda Game Studios boss Todd Howard spent an hour today talking about some of Bethesda's biggest franchises, including both Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, in an interview with Kinda Funny Games. While Howard didn't share too many details about upcoming projects, like refusing to elaborate beyond saying the team has "multiple" Fallout projects in the works, we did get some insight into how he prefers to approach game reveals, how the studio operates, and a tease that more Starfield news would be coming "soon." That said, Howard did add that there is no "Starfield 2.0" coming. Starting with The Elder […]

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