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Everybody is playing Fallout 4 and New Vegas, and it’s all thanks to Amazon’s Fallout
Turns out that the Fallout show has gotten everyone in the mood to play the games, as pretty much every title in the series has seen their player count skyrocket. Last week, Prime Video finally released its live-action…
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Fallout: Breaking, new fan film from creator of the series that inspired Fallout New Vegas' goofiest weapon, gets its first trailer
Yup, this month just has too many cool Fallout things too keep track of. While you're probably aware of The Fallout TV Show, which we've just learned is now dropping via Amazon Prime on April 10, a number of fan project…
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The Fallout TV Show's first settlement is like Fallout 3's Megaton, but with a "giant pile of trash" instead of the bomb
Hey you. Remember the town that served as the background to the showdown in that first clip from the Fallout TV show we got last month? Well, it sounds like it's actually inspired by Fallout 3 's Megaton, with a mountai…
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The Fallout TV Show will aim to show us something the games haven’t - your fellow Vault dwellers living it up right after you leave
While we know the Fallout TV show that’s set to drop very soon on Prime Video will feature plenty of things you’re familiar with in terms of factions and items, even if the characters are all new, one of the things desi…
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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree's ESRB listing has plenty of new info for you, if you don't know what Elden Ring is
Desperate for more juicy info about Elden Ring ’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC? Well, the ESRB listing for it is now live, showing us the rating and some interesting details about some of the dodgy stuff in, uh, the base g…
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Don't worry, Todd Howard's made sure the Fallout TV show hasn't ruined any of Fallout 5's surprises
You know the Fallout TV series that’s set to drop on Amazon Prime Video next month? Well, apparently Todd Howard’s made sure it won’t step on Fallout 5 ’s toes by stepping in to say no whenever an idea that’s in the pla…
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Fancy some Fallout nostalgia? Here's how some iconic Fallout 2 and 3 locations look in Fallout 4's engine
If you’ve ever wondered what a couple of older Fallout games might look like if Bethesda decided to remaster them, you’re in luck thanks to the showcases put on over the weekend by Fallout 4: Project Arroyo and Fallout…
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Creator of Skyrim's dragons and Fallout 4's deathclaws set to speak at new Bethesda community modding event
If you’re a fan of Bethesda games, a new community modding event that’s set to take place on Twitch towards the end of next week looks well worth checking out, especially now that the artist behind some of Skyrim and Fa…
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Celebrate 25 Years of Fallout All Month Long
In October of 1997, players first encountered Fallout’s post-nuclear world and its memorable characters, irradiated monstrosities, impactful conversations and stark reminders that war…war never changes. 25 years later,…
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Fallout 3 - Update 1.7.0.4
Fallout 3 has been updated and no longer installs Games for Windows Live dependencies. If Fallout 3 was previously installed on Steam, we suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the title. The title no longer requires Gam…
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