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Bethesda Director Todd Howard Hints at 2 Unannounced Fallout Projects

After the resounding success of the Fallout TV series on Amazon Prime Video, the video game series on which the show is based has seen renewed interest across all platforms. Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 have become one of the most played games on Steam. Bethesda said last week that Fallout games had attracted close to five million players in a single day. In a new interview, studio director Todd Howard hinted at two unannounced Fallout projects, without detailing what they could be.

Speaking to Kinda Gunny Games, Howard talked about the success of the Fallout TV series, existing Fallout games and possible projects for the franchise going forward. “We look at what we’re doing with the franchise, and then we say do we still feel good about — I can’t reveal it now — but here is our runway for Fallout as a franchise,” the Bethesda director said in the interview. “When is season 2 happening. What are we doing on mobile. What are we doing in 76. What are we doing with this thing. What are we doing with this other thing. And when are these landing,” he added, seemingly hinting at least two new unannounced Fallout projects.

There are no details on what the projects could be or when they would be released. A team at Bethesda has been working on The Elder Scrolls 6 and the studio has plans for additional content for their space RPG Starfield later this year. While the next mainline game in the Fallout franchise — Fallout 5 — is unlikely to be under development, smaller spinoff projects made in collaboration with other studios, like Fallout: New Vegas, could be in the works.

One of the projects could also be a remaster for Fallout 3. Leaked documents from Microsoft’s trial with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last year revealed that Bethesda was working on Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remasters. The documents said that the Fallout 3 remaster would launch sometime in fiscal year 2024.

Bethesda is also working on additional content for Fallout 76. New and returning players have flocked to the game since the release of the Fallout TV series on Prime Video earlier this month. Bethesda confirmed last week that Fallout 76 attracted over one million players in a single day.

The studio also released the next-gen update for Fallout 4 last week, bringing native applications for the game on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X consoles. The free Fallout 4 update also arrived on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

Fallout TV series released on Prime Video on April 10. With the entire first season available to steam from the get-go, the show reportedly brought in 65 million viewers in its first 16 days of availability. According to Amazon, Fallout is now the second most-watched title on its platform after The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which came out in 2022.

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Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update Now Out on PS5, Xbox Series S/X, but PS Plus Version Owners Will Have to Wait

Fallout 4 next-gen update is now available to players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. The update brings native game applications for PS5 and current-gen Xbox consoles, alongside better framerates and other improvements and fixes. Bethesda had announced earlier this month that the Fallout 4 update would be free for all players who own the game on current-generation consoles. However, players who redeemed the PS4 version of the game via PlayStation Plus will have to wait to get the PS5 version.

In addition to native PS5 and Xbox Series S/X apps, the Fallout 4 update adds Performance and Quality mode settings, allowing for 60 fps performance and increased resolutions. The update also promises improvements to the game’s stability and bug fixes.

While current-gen console owners are getting an updated package, players on PS4 and Xbox One will also receive a free update with stability improvements, login and quest fixes, Bethesda said in its post detailing the update.

Additionally, PC players are getting a free Fallout 4 update, as well, The PC version of Fallout 4 will get widescreen and ultra-widescreen support, along with fixes to Creation Kit and a host of quest updates. The update will also bring stability, mods and bug fixes across Steam, Microsoft Store. The update is currently not available on the GOG storefront, but will be soon, Bethesda has confirmed. The studio also said that Fallout 4 would now be available on the Epic Games Store and will be Steam Deck verified.

The update also adds additional content like new quests, weapons, armour, skins and more. The full list of additions can be found in the update’s patch notes.

While the update is now available for all players on current-gen consoles, there is a catch for those who redeemed the PS4 version of the game when it was available on PS Plus. The next-gen free update is not yet accessible to players who own the PS Plus version of Fallout 4. Bethesda addressed the issue in a post on X, and confirmed that these players will have to wait a bit longer for the update, which will arrive as part of PS Plus Extra Game Catalog.

“We’ve seen some confusion regarding the free Fallout 4 next-gen update for PlayStation Plus Extra members,” Bethesda said. “The Fallout 4 next-gen update will be available to PlayStation Plus Extra members through the PlayStation Game Catalog. Your patience is appreciated while the teams work on this.”

Fallout games have attracted new and returning players since the release of the Fallout TV series on Amazon Prime Video earlier this month. In fact, Fallout 4 has become one of the most played games on Steam, currently standing at the seventh spot with 72,975 concurrent players at the time of writing. Earlier this week, Bethesda confirmed that Fallout games had attracted nearly 5 million players in a single day, following the release of the TV show.

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Fallout Games Surge as Prime Video TV Series Helps Drive Close to 5 Million Players in a Single Day

Fallout games have seen renewed interest since the release of the Fallout TV series on Amazon Prime Video earlier this month. Just as the show has received acclaim and attracted new viewers to the world of Fallout, new and returning players have been flocking to the role-playing games from Bethesda. Now, the studio has confirmed that Fallout titles have received almost five million players in a single day, including one million in Fallout 76 alone.

The official Fallout X account posted the milestone early Wednesday, thanking one million players who tried out Fallout 76 in a single day. “Thank you to the over one million of you who adventured with us in #Fallout76 in a single day…,” the post read. Additionally, close to five million players have been registered across all Fallout games in a single day, Bethesda said in a follow-up post.

Fallout 76 also broke its all-time peak concurrent player count on Steam recently. With the success of the Fallout TV series, players have flocked to the game to experience its post-apocalyptic wasteland first-hand. Fallout 76 is currently the 23rd most played game on Steam, with 31,547 active players at the time of writing, according to SteamDB. The game has gone past its previous all-time peak this week, registering a new peak of 73,368 concurrent players.

Fallout 4 is faring even better. The 2015 RPG is currently the ninth most played game on Valve’s service, beating popular titles like Grand Theft Auto 5, Destiny 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3. At the time of writing, Fallout 4 has 62,738 active players, with a 24-hour peak concurrent player count of 120,870.

These numbers only reflect Fallout players on PC, with PlayStation and Xbox platforms also likely experiencing a surge in player numbers. PS5 and Xbox Series S/X consoles are set to receive more Fallout 4 players soon, too. Earlier this month, Bethesda announced that Fallout 4 would get a free next-gen update on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on April 25.

Starting tomorrow, players on those consoles will get native game applications, with new features like Performance mode and Quality mode settings, stability improvements and bug fixes. The next-gen update for Fallout 4 will support higher resolutions and up to 60fps performance. Some new Fallout 4 features and improvements are also arriving on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

Last week, Fallout 4 also became Europe’s best-selling game following the launch of the TV series. According to a report from GamesIndustry.biz, sales of the RPG jumped 7,500 percent week-on-week across the continent.

It’s worth noting that both Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 are available to play for free to PS Plus subscribers on PlayStation and the entire Fallout series is available at no additional cost to Game Pass members on Xbox and PC.

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Fallout Trailer Gives a Glimpse of Irradiated Wasteland Filled With Ghouls, Giant Roaches, More

The Fallout TV series just got a trailer, giving us a glimpse into its irradiated post-apocalyptic world. Unveiled during the Comic-Con Expo (CCXP) event in Brazil, the show brings forth an original story set in a dilapidated Los Angeles and runs canon to the Bethesda game’s universe — adding to the franchise, instead of adapting from one of its titles. However, just like the games, the tale largely follows a vault dweller who heads out into the nuclear wasteland in search of answers and in the process, meets countless eccentric characters — both good and bad — and uncovers the larger politics surrounding class divide, morality, and more. Fallout premieres April 12 on Amazon Prime Video.

“I know that I’ve lived a relatively comfortable life,” Lucy (Ella Purnell) says in the Fallout trailer, as she leaves her underground shelter Vault 33 and heads out to the topside. It’s unclear what caused her to leave, but some glimpses at the inside activities suggest that the dweller got into a scuffle, leading to mass bloodshed — presumably caused by the regular social experiments conducted by Vault-Tec Corporation. This is a universe set 200 years after a nuclear apocalypse ravaged the lands, with the wealthiest folk seeking refuge in cutting-edge, luxurious buried dwellings while the poor withered away to radiation or succumbed to its mutating effects. A lot of this is depicted in the trailer via vast stretches of emptiness, broken structures, and an abundance of radroaches, which as the name suggests, are enlarged mutated cockroaches. “Vault dwellers are an endangered species,” a voiceover warns Lucy, signifying how much the outside world had changed since the explosions were set off.

In addition to Lucy, the Fallout series will focus on two main characters — Cooper Howard and Maximus. The former (Walton Goggins) is a Ghoul — human survivors who got mutated by residual irradiation turning into noseless zombie-looking beings — living life as a dashing cowboy, accompanied by Dogmeat, the iconic German Shepherd who is briefly seen devouring a radroach in the Fallout trailer. Meanwhile, Maximus (Aaron Moten) is a wannabe soldier, raised by the metallic Brotherhood of Steel military troop, looking to prove his worth to the super soldiers fearing that he might be cast aside at any moment. Towards the end, we’re treated to visuals of battle as The Ghoul starts shooting people at a Western saloon, automated miniguns start firing at civilians, and an unnamed Vault 33 dweller with a fork stuck in her eye goes berserk. There’s also a quick look at a Yao Guai — mutated black bear — easily tearing through heavy metal power armours and a Chris Parnell as a cyclops Vault resident.

Fallout also stars Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) as Lucy’s father Hank, Moisés Arias (Nacho Libre), Sarita Choudhury (The Green Knight), Michael Emerson (Person of Interest), and Zach Cherry (Severance). Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy helm the series, in addition to executive producing with game director Todd Howard. Nolan also directs the first three episodes and continues the filmmaking couple’s partnership with Amazon Studios, which previously saw the sci-fi series Peripheral getting cancelled after the first season.

Fallout premieres April 12, 2024, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

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Fallout TV Show Sets April 2024 Release Date on Amazon Prime Video

The Fallout TV series finally has a release date. In a tweet, Amazon Prime Video confirmed that the live-action adaptation of the eponymous Bethesda video game franchise will premiere April 12, 2024, exclusively on the streamer. The news comes in celebration of the annual Fallout Day — October 23 — which marks the day when the retro-futuristic in-game world was turned into a nuclear wasteland, causing survivors to scavenge and live off irradiated junk. HBO’s Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are developing the series under their Kilter Films banner — billed as an original story set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles and will be included as Fallout universe canon.

As part of the announcement, Amazon Prime Video dropped a short clip resembling the screen of a Pip-Boy, the fictional wearable computer device from the game, which allows players to manage their inventory, adjust skills, and see the map. For now, it’s unclear how heavily this contraption will be used in the show, considering you need it to activate VATS, an aim-assist technology that lets you target specific vital points on enemies. Similarly, the Fallout series has launched social channels to keep fans updated, though the studio still hasn’t released any footage for public viewing. A brief highlight reel was shown exclusively to attendees during a Starfield presentation, which showed the Brotherhood of Steel military troop trudging along in sync, a mysterious red ghoul character, and a woman shielding her eyes from some nuclear explosions firing off in the distance, while taking refuge in a shelter.

As mentioned before, the Fallout series’ storyline will run separately from the mainline arc, with game director Todd Howard claiming that several producers in the last 10 years had reached out to him, asking for a film adaptation. A TV show, on the other hand, would be more beneficial for character development and worldbuilding — endless hours of playtime is something the RPG took pride in as well, giving players the freedom to go off-path and explore well-written side stories and immerse themselves in the post-apocalyptic world. While there is no information on the episode count, it’s confirmed that Nolan has directed the first three episodes. The Fallout series is part of Nolan and Joy’s overall partnership with Amazon Studios, which also included the Chloë Grace Moretz-led sci-fi series The Peripheral, whose planned second season got cancelled due to the Hollywood labour strikes.

Fallout stars Ella Purnell (Army of the Dead), Walton Goggins (Sons of Anarchy), Aaron Moten (Emancipation), Moisés Arias (Hannah Montana), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks), Sarita Choudhury (The Green Knight), Johnny Pemberton (Ant-Man), Frances Turner (The Boys), Michael Emerson (Person of Interest), Leslie Uggams (Deadpool), Zach Cherry (Severance), Dave Register (Heightened), Rodrigo Luzzi (Dead Ringers), Annabel O’Hagan (Law & Order: SVU), and Xelia Mendes-Jones (The Wheel of Time). Based on the leaked teaser, it appears Goggins is playing the ghoul John Hancock from Fallout 4.

Fallout premieres April 12, 2024, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

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