After 24 long years in the gaming industry, Bethesda’s longtime Head of Publishing Pete Hines announced his retirement this morning. This follows shortly after Hines’ recent promise on behalf of the studio to make Redfall a good game.
Pete Hines has been with Bethesda since 1999 and was the SVP of Global Marketing and Communications for most of that time. He was promoted to Head of Publishing in October of last year as the studio ramped up production on Redfall and Starfield.
His retirement was announced in a tweet this morning:
— Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) October 16, 2023
Here’s what Hines had to say in his announcement tweet:
After 24 years, I have decided my time at Bethesda Softworks has come to an end. 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. This was not a decision I came to easily or quickly, but after an amazing career, culminating in the incredible launch of Starfield, it feels like the time is right.
This is certainly not goodbye by any means. My love of Bethesda and its people has never wavered, and I will never stop being part of this incredible community we have grown. Thank you to the hundreds and thousands of fans I’ve gotten to meet and talk to over the last 24 years. Your energy, creativity, and support has been such a big part of my journey. I look forward to experiencing the next part of the adventure alongside you.
Working with the amazing people, teams, and studios at Bethesda has been the greatest experience of my life. I’m incredibly proud of everything we have done together, and I’m genuinely excited to see the amazing things they will create next.
Love you guys,
Pete
Pete Hines has been one of the faces of Bethesda at many of their big events over the last few years. Next to Todd Howard, he’s probably the most recognizable face in the company. It’ll be sad to see him go, but it sounds like he’s got great plans for where to go next.
Are you sad to see Hines go? Let us know down in the comments.
Speaking of Bethesda, Starfield’s most recent update adds a much-wanted FOV slider. You can check out the details of that here.