Emil Pagliarulo | |
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| Education | Salem State University |
| Occupation | Video game designer |
| Employer | Bethesda Game Studios |
| Known for | Thief II: The Metal Age The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Fallout 3 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Starfield |
| Awards | 2008 Game Developers Choice Awards For Best Writing |
Emil Pagliarulo is an American video game designer who works at Bethesda Game Studios.
Pagliarulo started his career writing for the website Adrenaline Vault. [1] He has been working for Bethesda Softworks since 2002. [2] He previously worked for Looking Glass Studios and Ion Storm Austin. [3] His first works at Bethesda include a credit for writing and quest design for The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon, and quest design for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in which he wrote the Dark Brotherhood and Arena quest lines. He was then promoted to lead designer and lead writer for Fallout 3 , for which he received the Game of the Year award and the Best Writing award at the 2008 Game Developers Choice Awards. [3] He was credited as the senior designer and writer of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4 . In 2023, he was finally credited as lead writer and design director for Starfield.