Bethesda veteran Julian LeFay, sometimes referred to as the ‘father of Elder Scrolls’ thanks to his pioneering work on the legendary fantasy RPG series, has died aged 59. The news follows developer OnceLost Games’ announcement last week that LeFay, who had previously been diagnosed with cancer, would be stepping back from game development to spend his “remaining time …
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Julian LeFay, “the father of The Elder Scrolls,” has died at 59 – Ars Technica Arena<\/em> and Daggerfall<\/em> before passing the torch to Todd Howard.”,”image_url”:”https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LeFay-500×500-1753300630.jpg”,”listing_image_url”:”https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LeFay-768×432.jpg”}”> Skip to content LeFay spearheaded Arena and Daggerfall before passing the torch to Todd Howard. Julian LeFay, the man often credited as “the father of The Elder Scrolls,” has died at the age of 59, …
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Julian LeFay, Bethesda’s former chief engineer known among fans as the ‘Father of The Elder Scrolls’ series, has died aged 59. It was announced last week that LeFay, now co-founder and technical producer at OnceLost Games, had stepped back from game development after a lengthy battle with cancer, in order to spend time with his family and loved ones. A …
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Julian LeFay, known as the Father of The Elder Scrolls, died yesterday at 59. The developer best known for his early work on Bethesda’s seminal fantasy series was most recently part of OnceLost Games, a studio he co-founded to develop open-world action RPG The Wayward Realms. It was announced last week that LeFay, who had terminal cancer, was stepping down …
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