Todd Howard, Bethesda Games Studios game director and executive producer who has been part of both the Elder Scrolls and Fallout franchises, will be the next person inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Howard will be presented with the honor at the 20th DICE Awards Ceremony on February 23, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Todd Howard, Executive producer and Game Director at Bethesda Game Studios

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"I know that many of us in the industry have spent countless hours enthralled in the vast, open worlds that Todd has created," AIAS President Mike Fischer said in a statement. "He’s made us all reconsider the player-game relationship and extended the storytelling possibilities of our medium. We look forward to honoring Todd and celebrating his achievements and contributions to the video games industry."Pete Hines, vice president of public relations and marketing at Bethesda Softworks, will presented Howard with the honor of being the 22nd Hall of Fame recipient.Howard started with Bethesda in 1994, first joining the Elder Scrolls series as a designer on The Elder Scrolls: Chapter II - Daggerfall. He served as project leader and designer on The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and most recently in the franchise was game director for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. He was also both game director and executive producer on Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 Howard recently addressed the possibility of Skyrim coming to the Nintendo Switch , as well as his thoughts about the console itself. Previous Hall of Fame inductees include Hideo Kojima, who was awarded with the honor last year , as well as Dam and Sam Houser, Gabe Newell, and john Carmack.Stay tuned to IGN for more coverage of DICE 2017.

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