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Bethesda Game Studios has released a new developer diary for Starfield<\/strong> in which game director Todd Howard and other members of the development team discuss how they are approaching the studio’s upcoming RPG.<\/p>\n

In the video, Howard is joined by design director Emil Pagliarulo, lead quest designer Will Shen, and lead artist Istvan Pely. The team talks about how companions have been improved, and how you will be joined by a companion robot named VASCO, which will make off the cuff comments about something you’re looking at or something that just happened.<\/p>\n

The team also discusses the various factions in the game<\/a>, and how you can join whichever one you fancy. You can even join multiple factions and this includes the bad guys.<\/p>\n

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Bethesda Game Studios has released a new developer diary for Starfield in which game director Todd Howard and other members of the development team discuss how they are approaching the studio’s upcoming RPG. In the video, Howard is joined by design director Emil Pagliarulo, lead quest designer Will Shen, and lead artist Istvan Pely. The team talks about how companions have been improved, and how you will be joined by a companion robot named VASCO, which will make off the cuff comments about something you’re looking at or something that just happened. The team also discusses the various factions in the game, and how you can join whichever one you fancy. You can even join multiple factions and this includes the bad guys. Read more…<\/p>\n

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