Career at Bethesda, Skyrim and Fallout Stories, State of the Industry, and Wyrdsong with Something Wicked Games Jeff Gardiner

Support Boss Rush on Patreon!This week on The Boss Rush Podcast, Corey and LeRon are joined by Tower Casuals co-host Josh Finney and legendary Bethesda producer and CEO of Something Wicked Games Jeff Gardiner to discuss his work on Bethesda's biggest games, his journey with Fallout 76, the Fallout TV show, his new game Wyrdsong, and more, including your listener questions!Something Wicked Games:Website: ⁠https://somethingwickedgames.com⁠X/Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/somewickedgame⁠Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/somethingwickedgames⁠Facebook: ⁠https://facebook.com/somethingwickedgames⁠Time Stamps:0:00 - Boss Rush Pre-Show (Free For All This Week)4:37 - Lack of Game of the Year Contenders31:33 - Welcome to the Boss Rush Podcast35:58 - Introduction to Jeff Gardiner36:54 - Working on Elder Scrolls and Fallout41:15 - Building a New Experience in Wyrdsong46:15 - Fallout TV Show52:14 - Crunch and The Change in Culture1:02:43 - Favorite Stories Jeff Worked On1:06:18 - Live Service and Fallout 761:08:43 - Critical vs. Commercial Success1:17:11 - Handing Off Fallout 761:21:39 - Advice for Those Getting Into the Industry1:32:58 - ⁠PATREON PRODUCERS⁠!1:33:26 - What We've Been Playing1:45:43 - The Games That Got Us Where We Are2:04:30 - Community Write-ins2:05:00 - RPG Systems in Wyrdsong2:07:07 - Monsters in Fallout2:08:01 - Strengths of the Worlds in Fallout and Elder Scrolls2:11:04 - Challenging Experiences in Development2:11:54 - Nuka Cola Caps as Currency2:15:08 - The Next Look at Wyrdsong2:16:52 - Thanks for Listening2:19:35 - Bonus Pre-Recording BanterJoin the Boss Rush Community: Join the ⁠⁠⁠Boss Rush Network Community Discord⁠⁠⁠Follow Boss Rush Network: Follow Boss Rush Network on ⁠⁠⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠Support Boss Rush Network:Support Boss Rush on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and buy merch on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Store.⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠Boss Rush on YouTube⁠⁠⁠ and visit our ⁠⁠⁠website at BossRush.net⁠⁠⁠ for more great content.Thank you for your Support!Thank you for watching or listening to The Boss Rush Podcast. If you’re watching this ⁠⁠episode on YouTube⁠⁠, hit the Subscribe button, Like the video, and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss an episode! If you’re listening on ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, consider leaving us a rating and a review as it helps with discoverability and growth. ⁠⁠Support Boss Rush on Patreon⁠⁠ for exclusive content, early access and audio versions of shows, become a Patreon Producer, and more. Visit our website for all of our content including ⁠⁠reviews⁠⁠, ⁠⁠news⁠⁠, ⁠⁠daily Boss Rush Banter⁠⁠ discussion topics, ⁠⁠listicles⁠⁠, ⁠⁠features⁠⁠, and more. However you support us, it means so much to us. Thank you for your continued support of the Boss Rush Podcast and the ⁠⁠Boss Rush Network⁠⁠.