Pete Hines was head of marketing and communications at Bethesda Softworks from 1999 to 2023.
Do Argonians lay eggs?
Argonians are ovoviviparous. [Wow. I was SURE I’d never have to use that word again.] They don’t lay eggs like reptiles.
— (November 6, 2003)
Note that Lady Argonians have big bumps on their chests.
Does Bethesda consider the novels The Infernal City and Lord of Souls to be “canon”?
Yes, we consider the Elder Scrolls novels canon to TES lore.
— Twitter (January 3, 2011)
Does Bethesda consider Obscure Texts and developer comments as “actual lore” or “canon”? (11/24/11)
It depends.
— (November 24, 2011)
Which is the “canon” ending to the Civil War in Skyrim?
As with other Elder Scrolls games(like the multiple endings to Daggerfall) the studio doesn’t really force one outcome as canon. That’d sort of diminish each player’s choice.
— Twitter (February 9, 2018)
Is the Elder Scrolls VI teaser a reference to Shadowkey?
I think it’s awesome to think you think the teaser for TES6 would be a reference to a mobile phone game none of us really remember existed in the first place.
— Twitter (August 28, 2018)
