# #195 - Joshua Jay Interview On Fallout 4, 76, Starfield, Gears Of War, Todd Howard & Creation Engine

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Podcast: [Kiwi Talkz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kiwi-talkz-5929956)
Published: 2025-10-04T17:00:10+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4712

## Resource

Joshua Jay was a former world artist at Bethesda who worked on Fallout 4, 76 & Starfield, prior to that he was a world artist on the Gears Of War trilogy. Josh built a living saloon set in the style of Fallout 76 here! Check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7gBi3_lyag&t=167s #fallout #starfield #gearsofwar JOSHUAS ARTWORK CAN BE FOUND HERE https://www.joshuajayart.com/ https://www.artstation.com/joshua_jay_art TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Lord Of The Rings/Kurt Kuhlmann 04:18 - Building A Fallout 76 Saloon 13:43 - Todd Howard/Early Work On Fallout 4 17:51 - Fallout 4’s Colour Palette 19:00 - Josh’s Work On Fallout 4’s World Art 21:38 - Josh’s Gears Of War 3 Art Was Inspired By Fallout 3 22:30 - Epic Games Base Their Games On Licensing/Bethesda Vs Epic Culture 25:10 - Unreal Engine Vs Creation Engine 28:20 - Problems Developing Fallout 76 33:25 - Why Fallout 76 Wasnt Delayed/Starfield Was Delayed Due To F076 35:18 - Josh & Kiwi Butcher Shigeru Miyamoto’s Quote 37:00 - Game Development Costs/Fallout 5 38:45 - What Josh Wants To See In Fallout 5 40:15 - Fallout TV Show Being 5 Seasons/TV Shows With Filler 42:50 - Video Games With Filler/Alien Isolation 45:15 - Video Games Should Be Shorter/Elder Scrolls VI/Rockstar Games 48:30 - Josh Got Burned Out On Gears Of War/Josh Avoided Starfield For As Long As Possible 52:40 - Working On Starfield 53:30 - Q+A - How Bethesda Seamlessly Transition From Different Biomes In Their Games 58:09 - Q+A - Were There Talks For Smaller Galaxies In Starfield In Pre-Production 59:25 - Game Devs Not Having Time To Play Games/Josh Doesnt Play Many Games These Days 1:01:42 - Josh Loves Shadow Of Mordor & War 1:02:10 - Q+A - How Was Josh’s Day Organised In A Pie Chart At Epic & Bethesda 1:04:45 - Pros & Cons Of Bi…

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