Fallout

The impressive-looking Fallout: London mod for a couple of years, and now the fan-made adventure of April 23. The development team says the game's already finished, but it requires these last few months for testing, This is a “DLC-sized mod” for Bethesda’s Fallout 4, so it was built from the bones of the 2015 sequel. As you can guess, it gives players free rein over a post-apocalyptic London. The release date trailer shows iconic locations like Big Ben, Shakespeare's Globe and Trafalgar Square, among others. Of course,…

Bethesda Softworks has shared its 2024 plans for Fallout 76, with a string of updates introducing seasonal events alongside new quests, maps and rewards. Posting on the official blog, Fallout 76 producer Jon Rush confirmed that 17million players had experienced 2020’s Wastelanders update and promised a string of new updates due to come to the game throughout 2024. Kicking off the year will be the second instalment of Fallout 76’s recent Atlantic City update. The first, Boardwalk Paradise, came earlier this month and…

Bethesda's Fallout 76 may not have debuted to a fantastic critical reception back in 2018, but the developer has steadily supported and expanded upon the game over the years. To date, it's reached more than 17 million people, so it's not a big surprise to learn that Bethesda is planning even more updates to the online RPG for 2024.In a blog post, developer Jon Rush said, "We're not done yet." In Spring 2024, Bethesda will launch another update, Atlantic City -- America's Playground, which features a new…

Bethesda Softworks apparently rejected multiple proposals from Obsidian Entertainment to create more games in the Fallout series, after the release of 2010’s Fallout: New Vegas. Fallout: New Vegas was the only title Obsidian Entertainment worked on in the Fallout franchise, but according to co-founder and former chief creative officer Chris Avellone, the studio pitched further games to Bethesda alongside ideas for Elder Scrolls spin-offs. All of them were turned down. Taking to social media last year to answer about the…

Obsidian Entertainment allegedly pitched several spin-off games for Bethesda's franchises exploring different settings but they were ultimately rejected.Former Obsidian writer Chris Avellone, he said, "One of the Elder Scrolls proposals (which I pitched) was intended to serve the same function as FNV did between F3 and F4, to provide more adventures in the setting during the years before the next Bethesda release."Unfortunately, all of Obsidian's ideas were rejected and the studio didn't release a…

Chris Avellone, the former chief creative officer and co-founder of Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment, has revealed that the company tried to make an Elder Scrolls game in a similar vein. In a thread confirming an old tweet uncovered by 80 Level, Avellone discussed details about the proposal. This is true. One of the Elder Scrolls proposals (which I pitched) was intended to serve the same function as FNV did between F3 and F4, to provide more adventures in the setting during the years before the next…

DJ Envy is a poster child for hip-hop’s crossover into the mainstream. Over the past three decades, the 46-year-old Queens native went from hustling rap mixtapes to anchoring the Good Morning America of urban radio – The Breakfast Club, where he plays the role of schoolmarm on “the world’s most dangerous morning show”. The role of failed real estate tycoon, however, might well prove to be his swan song now that Envy’s own listeners accuse him of perpetrating a fraud scheme they say bilked them out of millions.In October,…

Anybody remember when Bethesda said we could expect a PS5 and Xbox Series upgrade of Fallout 4 sometime in the future? It’s understandable if you’ve forgotten. It was kind of brushed to the side, but now the studio has a (sort of) update. In a recent post on the official Twitter account, Bethesda has thanked fans for their patience in waiting for the Fallout 4 next-gen update. However, the developer says it needs “a bit more time” so don’t expect it any day now. Thank you for your patience with us as we work on the…

If you’ve been crowding around your gaming console waiting for the long-promised “next-gen” patch for Fallout 4, you still have a ways to go. Bethesda just announced that the update has been pushed to 2024, after being promised for this year. There has been no information given as to what part of the year the patch would release, though developers have stated they just need “a bit more time.”The “next-gen” patch is really a current-gen update, as it's being developed for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. However, Fallout 4 did…

It was previously reported the studio might close today by VideoGamesChronicle. Embracer Group did not immediately respond to The Verge’s request for comment.Free Radical’s homepage as of December 11th, 2023. Screenshot by Jon Porter / The VergeThis is the second time Free Radical has closed its doors. In its original form, the company was founded by several developers who’d worked for Rare on GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark, and the studio would produce a trilogy of acclaimed PS2-era TimeSplitters games. But after the…