Todd Howard
publication date: Saturday, January 5, 2019 (part of Winter 2019)
category: 
Games
clue: As the director of a popular long-running fantasy series, he would have a reputation as one of the elder statesmen of video games, if a recent high-profile flop had not made his reputation radioactive.
explanation: Howard is the director of the Elder Scrolls and Fallout video games. This goo was published shortly after controversies over the poorly-received Fallout 76. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates
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