Weekly Communication · Issue #007

Todd's Dispatch

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Todd Howard
Game Director & Chief Vision Officer, Bethesda Game Studios
Issue #007
Week of June 23, 2026
A Major Milestone: The Whiteboard Is Now Full

Hey team. Todd. Here at the studio.

I am thrilled — genuinely, deeply thrilled — to announce that as of Tuesday, the whiteboard is completely full. Every square inch. Dave's caves now number eleven. There is also a drawing of what we believe to be a boat, though Dave maintains it is a twelfth cave that is simply lying down. We are not erasing anything. We have ordered a second whiteboard. Procurement says it ships in Q3 2029.

"Some have asked whether eleven caves constitutes 'a game.' I would gently remind those people that Skyrim had caves, and Skyrim sold forty million copies. The math does itself."

I also want to get ahead of a story before it breaks. Yes, we have signed a deal to port Skyrim to the new Tesla Cybertruck infotainment system. No, you cannot play it while driving. You can play it while parked, charging, and quietly reflecting on the choices that led you to play Skyrim in a truck. The Thu'um is mapped to the horn. Your neighbors will know when you fus ro dah. There is no opt-out.

The sweetroll, by the way, won its motion to dismiss. We are appealing. Legal has asked me to stop describing it as "flaky," as the judge ruled the term prejudicial.

As always — it just works.

Todd Howard
Director of Whiteboards (Two) & Applied Hype, Bethesda Game Studios