GH: Oblivion seems to be the largest and grandest undertaking Bethesda has attempted. Many games come to mind that were hyped so much, the expectations for it were too great for the game to fulfill. Are you worried that the same could happen here? Do you think the game will give its fanbase what they expect, and hope for?

B: We’ve had a number of people from outside the company come to play the game – press members writing previews and a few focus groups. They were all enthralled with it. We tried to take one reporter out to dinner after a long playing spree, and he had us bring him food at the office just so he could keep playing. It would probably be folly for me to answer this question by throwing out my arms over the World-At-Large and proclaiming “Yes, we will absolutely please everyone!” But, I do believe Oblivion will be a landmark game when it is released, and I think people are going to be very impressed with what we’ve been up to for the last few years.