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Giant inflatable rat greets Xbox CEO at The Elder Scrolls 6 preview at Bethesda

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma attended an internal playthrough of The Elder Scrolls 6 at Bethesda's Rockville, Maryland offices. Bethesda union members placed a large inflatable rat outside the building to protest recent staff cuts while Sharma was inside. The demonstration publicly highlighted active labor disputes at Bethesda during development of a major franchise.

• Asha Sharma, Xbox CEO, took part in an early internal preview/playthrough of The Elder Scrolls 6 at Bethesda’s Rockville office.
• Bethesda union members deployed a giant inflatable rat outside the building as a protest against recent staff cuts.
• The protest occurred while Sharma was present, drawing public attention to labor tensions at Bethesda during development.
• The inflatable rat is a widely used union symbol to call attention to employer decisions seen as harmful to workers.