'There's a Huge Amount of Mutual Respect' — Todd Howard Dismisses 'Fan Chatter' About Purported Rivalry Between Bethesda and Fallout: New Vegas Developer Obsidian
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"'There's a Huge Amount of Mutual Respect' — Todd Howard Dismisses 'Fan Chatter' About Purported Rivalry Between Bethesda and Fallout: New Vegas Developer Obsidian" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 5 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Archynetys so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include PC Gamer, Yahoo Tech, GameSpot and IGN. Archynetys measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Todd Howard checks his calendar, sighs quietly, and tells us all again that he doesn't have a grudge against Obsidian or Fallout: New Vegas PC Gamer · 11h ago
- Todd Howard talks Fallout season 2, Obsidian, and Deathclaws Yahoo Tech · 11h ago
- Todd Howard checks his calendar, sighs quietly, and tells us all again that he doesn't have a grudge agains... Yahoo Tech · 11h ago
- Todd Howard Addresses "Fan Chatter" About Bethesda-Obsidian Rivalry Conspiracies GameSpot · 11h ago
- 'There's a Huge Amount of Mutual Respect' — Todd Howard Dismisses 'Fan Chatter' About Purported Rivalry Between Bethesda and Fallout: New Vegas Developer Obsidian IGN · 11h ago
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