'Fallout 76' is a very different 'Fallout' game. We're very aware of that. We think a lot of people will like it, because we like it. But a lot of people probably won't. We need to balance that. This is an idea we have, and there's a lot of old 'Fallout' stuff in it, but it's a very new experience.

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Since I first got my iPhone and 'Super Monkey Ball' came out, I was like, 'Oh my gosh, this is great.' I'm always searching for the nirvana of mobile gaming, whether that's from a Game Boy or a Vita or a PSP or now the Switch.

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Every year, there's a new idea we can't do and a new technology for something that excites us.

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Don't define the game by the list of the features. Define it by the experience you want to have.

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I think if someone has a gaming obsession, 'Ultima' became mine. I would say no other series ingrained itself in how I want to make games or what I want them to be more than 'Ultima' did.

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I think streaming technology is definitely coming, and it's gonna make people's access to games infinitely easier. You've seen it happen to music and movies, and I think it's a great thing.

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Memory is a big one: our ability to use the memory and move things in and out efficiently - that affected what we were able to do more than anything.

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Batman. I like the idea that if I had enough money, time, and vengeance, I could become him.

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I'm addicted to my iPhone and get a game for it every few days.

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I see games... as the ultimate combination of art and technology.

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I'm happy that you can play 'Morrowind' now on an Xbox One, as it's backwards compatible.

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Great games are played, not made.

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I liked hacking into and pirating computer games while in college. One of my favorites was Bethesda's 'Terminator 2029.' So I drove to their offices and asked for a job.

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The technology for radiant stories in 'Skyrim' is phenomenal. We tried and pared it back.

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I liked that line in the movie 'Shakespeare in Love': 'How is this going to work out? I don't know, but it always does.'

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Your plan is not as important as your culture. That means you will run into problems that will disrupt your plan and schedule, and how you deal with that depends on the culture you have created within your team.

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There are more players on 'Fallout Shelter' than all of my games combined. That's a little sobering at times. It's not a good or bad thing.

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I'm a believer that players are good self-directors, and I think one thing that's good about video games is they can direct their own experience.

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'Minecraft' is like that, where you might say to one of your friends who doesn't play games, 'Hey, just sit down and try this with me.' There are other games you might put in front of somebody and say, 'I know you don't traditionally play games, but you've got to check this out.'

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The main thing that excites me is that games are successful everywhere now. Now it's successful everywhere, and that's really important for the health of the industry.

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I think the journey of making a game... we want to enjoy that process.

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