Bethesda's Pete Hines Announces Retirement

ign.com:

Pete Hines, one of the key executives at Bethesda Softworks, has announced his retirement from the company.

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In a statement published on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Bethesda announced Hines' retirement and thanked him for his contributions to the studio during his nearly 25-year tenure. "Pete's public presence was only a small part of his role at Bethesda," the company wrote, "although the way he represented us carried over into the values he nurtured here: authenticity, integrity and passion."

Around the same time the statement went out from Bethesda, Hines posted his statement on his personal X account, confirming his decision to retire and thanking his colleagues and fans. "After 24 years, I have decided my time at Bethesda Softworks has come to an end," Hines wrote. "I am retiring and will begin an exciting new chapter of my life exploring interests and passions, donating my time where I can, and taking more time to enjoy life."

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Pete Hines joined Bethesda Softworks in 1999, where he was the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications for over 23 years before getting promoted to Head of Global Publishing last October. Hines played a key role in Bethesda Softworks and, along with Todd Howard, is one of the most recognizable faces from the company behind Fallout and The Elder Scrolls series.

In 2020, when Microsoft announced its plans to acquire Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax Studios, Hines was one of many expressing public support for the deal. In a blog post published the day of the announcement, Hines made a case for why the tech giant was "the perfect fit" for Bethesda, arguing that Microsoft's acquisition would allow the