Weekly Communication · Issue #001

Todd's Dispatch

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Todd Howard
Game Director & Chief Vision Officer, Bethesda Game Studios
Issue #001
Week of May 12, 2026
The Anniversary of the Anniversary Edition of the Anniversary

Greetings, patient ones. It is I, Todd. Today marks the anniversary of the 10th Anniversary Edition of Skyrim's original release, which itself was the anniversary of a previous announcement. We have lost track of what we are celebrating but the cake in the office is real and it says "11.11" on it in icing. Janet from HR baked it. Thank you Janet.

To mark this occasion, we are releasing Skyrim: Commemorative Wristwatch Edition. You equip it on your wrist. It tells the time. The time is always 11:11. You cannot change the time. This is not a bug. It is called immersion.

"Someone on the team asked when TES7 comes out. I told them to look at their watch. We all laughed. Then it got quiet. Then Dave erased one of the caves."

Development continues. The concept is strong. We recently hired a new concept artist whose sole job is to paint dramatic fog over mountains. The fog is unprecedented. It is the best fog in the industry. I have seen fog in real life and ours is better.

Todd Howard
Fog Evangelist & Anniversary Archivist, BGS