Tag: Fallout

‘Fallout Shelter’ Now Available For PC, Huge Update Imminent!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Yeah… you probably don’t need a break from Pokémon GO just yet, but Bethesda’s wildly addicting Fallout Shelter has finally released on its third platform.

That’s right! The game is now available to download for PC, so if you’d prefer building a vault with a mouse and keyboard instead of your digits, you can do so right now via the Bethesda Launcher.

I put a good two dozen hours into Fallout Shelter when it first released on iOS last year, and I have to say that the title felt tailor-made for a touchscreen and your fingertips. In any case, regardless of the platform you’re playing it on, the massive 1.6 update that Bethesda revealed for the game back at E3 should also be available for all platforms later today.

If you’re memory’s a little foggy, the update will add a massive amount of content to the game (certainly enough to get you playing it again), including new dwellers, enemies, a new combat system, and the ability to venture outside of your vault to do quests. OUTSIDE THE VAULT GUYS.

Yep, I’m going to download this one again.

Are you still playing Fallout Shelter? Does the imminent update make you want to jump back into it? Be sure to sound out in the comments below!

Part Five Of Bethesda ‘Do You Know What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.?’ Campaign Teaches Us All About ‘Intelligence’!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: They’ve already taken on Strength, Perception, Endurance, and Charisma, and today Bethesda debuted part five of their fantastic and hilarious Do You Know What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L. ad campaign for November’s release of Fallout 4.

This week’s S.P.E.C.I.A.L. video focuses on Intelligence. Study it carefully to ensure your survival and to discover what makes you S.P.E.C.I.A.L.!

Seriously, these videos have been an absolute blast so far, and I can’t wait to see the rest of them (mostly because that means that Fallout 4 is SUPER close).

You can take a look at the Intelligence video below, and be sure to let us know how excited you are for the game! Fallout 4 hits PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on November 10th!

Part Four Of Bethesda ‘Do You Know What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.?’ Campaign Teaches Us All About ‘Charisma’!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: They’ve already taken on Strength, Perception, and Endurance, and today Bethesda debuted part four of their fantastic and hilarious Do You Know What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L. ad campaign for November’s release of Fallout 4.

This week’s S.P.E.C.I.A.L. video focuses on Charisma. Study it carefully to ensure your survival and to discover what makes you S.P.E.C.I.A.L.!

Seriously, these videos have been an absolute blast so far, and I can’t wait to see the rest of them (mostly because that means that Fallout 4 is SUPER close).

You can take a look at the Charisma video below, and be sure to let us know how excited you are for the game! Fallout 4 hits PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on November 10th!

Following total atomic annihilation, the rebuilding of this great nation of ours may fall to you. That’s why Vault-Tec has prepared this educational video series for you to better understand the seven defining attributes that make you S.P.E.C.I.A.L.!

Bethesda Launches Fantastic New ‘Do You Know What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.?’ Campaign!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: As if Fallout 4 needed any more advertisement, Bethesda today launched a hilarious new campaign called ‘Do You Know What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.?’.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L., of course, is an acronym that stands for Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, Luck. This makes up the character stat system in the Fallout series, and it’s pretty freaking clever.

The video campaign began today with a video detailing the Strength stat, and just what it can do for you in the game. The video comes in the format of a 1950’s style cartoon, and as with all Fallout marketing, it’s so freaking cool.

Take a look at the video below, and let us know what you think! Fallout 4 hits PS4, Xbox One, and PC on November 10th! The company has also just detailed a season pass, which normally wouldn’t interest me at all, but c’mon, it’s Fallout.

Bethesda Announces ‘Fallout 4’ Season Pass & Post Launch Content

by Shane O'Hare

Looks like we’ve already got our long term Fallout 4 gameplan all sorted. With the announcement that there are no level caps in Fallout 4, we were all pretty happy with the end game content of the game.

Bethesda let loose this great bounty of news on their official blog today. That besides the normally expected hotfixes and free content we’ve come to expect from Bethesda, they’ve announced some SWEET details of their Season Pass,paid DLC releases and their mod support!

The most important thing in our games is the freedom you have to create your own experience, and modding is a big part of that. Like all our previous games, we’ve made sure to keep Fallout 4 open and moddable at every step in development. Early next year we’ll release for free the new Creation Kit for the PC. This is the same tool we use in the studio. You’ll be able to create your own mods and share them with others. We’re especially excited these same mods will then be coming to Xbox One, and then PlayStation 4.

 
We’ve always done a lot of DLC for our games. We love making them and you always ask us for more. To reward our most loyal fans, this time we’ll be offering a Season Pass that will get you all of the Fallout 4 DLC we ever do for just $30. Since we’re still hard at work on the game, we don’t know what the actual DLC will be yet, but it will start coming early next year. Based on what we did for Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim, we know that it will be worth at least $40, and if we do more, you’ll get it all with the Season Pass.

 

Thanks again to all of you! The support and excitement you’ve given Fallout 4 has blown us away. It’s energized us even more to do everything we can in these final months to make this our best game yet. We absolutely can’t wait for you to play it, and share your adventures with us and each other.

Usually the term “Season Pass” is met with furrowed brows and furiously angry comments on Reddit, but in the case of Fallout 4, I’m okay with it. The expansions that have come with past “modern” Fallout titles have always at least met their dollar amount in play value. It is refreshing to know that they haven’t event begun to start WORKING on the expansions. FABULOUS!

Fallout 4 hits store shelves November 10th on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

 

‘Fallout Shelter’ Hit’s Android! FINALLY!

by Shane O'Hare

The HUGELY popular mobile title from Bethesda has just hit the Google Play store!

Fallout Shelter is Bethesda’s way of holding fans of Fallout 4 over until this November. The mobile game tasks players with designing, building and maintaining their own Valtec Vault. Players have to strategically place rooms and keep the health and happiness of the vaults dwellers up.

BUILD THE PERFECT VAULT
Create a brighter future…underground! Select from a variety of modern-day rooms to turn an excavation beneath 2,000 feet of bedrock into the very picture of Vault Life.

 

OVERSEE A THRIVING COMMUNITY
Get to know your Dwellers and lead them to happiness. Find their ideal jobs and watch them flourish. Provide them with outfits, weapons, and training to improve their abilities.

 

PROSPER
A well-run Vault requires a variety of Dwellers with a mix of skills. Build a Radio Room to attract new Dwellers. Or, take an active role in their personal lives; play matchmaker and watch the sparks fly!

 

EXPLORE THE WASTELAND
Send Dwellers above ground to explore the blasted surface left behind and seek adventure, handy survival loot, or unspeakable death. Find new armor and weapons, gain experience, and earn Caps. But don’t let them die!

 

PROTECT YOUR VAULT
From time to time, idyllic Vault life may be disrupted by the dangers of post-nuclear life. Prepare your Dwellers to protect against threats from the outside…and within.

Originally released on iOS, Fallout Shelter earned Bethesda a STAGGERING $5.1 Million in just two weeks!

So if you’ve got Android, head on over to the Play Store and get your hands on some Vault action!

 

 

‘Fallout 4’ Has No Level Cap And You Can Continue To Play After You Finish The Story

by Shane O'Hare

Good news everyone! Looks like the folks over at Bethesda have listened to our cries! Fallout 4 will let you continue playing even after you finish the main story, and there is no level cap!

Previous entries in the Fallout series have had issues with their endings. Fallout 3 for example had players enter into a scenario that forced them to STOP playing. If you saved and reloaded, the doors behind you were locked. If you wanted to muff around anymore, then you had to start all over OR not even finish the game.

The removal of a level cap seems odd though, it will be interesting to see how ridiculous players can get their stats up to.

Fallout 4 hits stores November 10th.

Bethesda Reveals ‘Fallout Anthology’, And It’s Freaking Awesome!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I don’t even own a PC, and I’m probably going to pick this up.

What? It’ll look awesome with my Pip-Boy Edition of Fallout 4.

During today’s QuakeCon 2015 presentation, Bethesda revealed the limited edition Fallout Anthology collection. The collection, naturally, includes Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas, in freaking phenomenal Fat Man mini-nuke packaging (with audio).

It’s gorgeous, and is priced at just $50. Sadly, at this time it’s also already sold out, so hopefully Bethesda finds more stock sitting somewhere and releases it to us fans.

Sure, all of these games can be had for just a few bucks online, but that packaging is just too good to pass up!

Note that you’ll need to provide your own copy of Fallout 4, as the Fallout Anthology releases on September 29th!

Anthology

‘Fallout Shelter’ Brings In $5.1 Million In Just Two Weeks!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: This is crazy, and not something I’d expect from a game with totally optional, not necessary at all in-app-purchases.

Bethesda’s first foray into mobile games, the revered and heavily downloaded Fallout Shelter, has brought in over $5.1 million dollars in the first two weeks that it was available.

When the game was announced, Bethesda was very quick to note that this game, while free to play, was simply designed to be a fun experience for fans. It features no pay wall, timed building, energy systems, or otherwise, and the only in-app purchase in the entire game, simply gives you random bonuses that you can also earn by completing objectives in games.

This is a pretty insane achievement, and it’s truly a testament to how successful the free-to-play model can be. Sure, most mobile developers gouge their players with dozens of options, lives, and currencies, but if you look at the success (or lack of) for premium titles on the iOS or Android app markets, typically, the decision to make an app free to play is a no brainer. For an app featuring only one in-app purchase that isn’t necessary at all, however, this is beyond impressive.

Kudos, Bethesda, now excuse me while I go play some Fallout Shelter (which I’ve managed to avoid putting money into thus far.

Are you playing Fallout Shelter? What do you think of the game so far?

Bethesda Has Trademarked ‘Fallout 4’!

by Mark Labbe

Briefly: According to a post on the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Markets site, Bethesda has trademarked the name Fallout 4 in Europe.

The website, which is part of the official trademark office of the European Union, has revealed that Bethesda Softworks LLC has officially filed to trademark the Fallout 4 name on November 14, 2013. The game is rumored to take place in Boston, Massachusetts, although that is probably far from being officially confirmed.

At any rate, fans of the Fallout series should be thrilled! As someone who has logged countless hours in on Fallout: New Vegas, I am looking forward to any more announcements that will be made about the game! We’ll be sure to share anything else that we hear.

Where would you like the game to be set. More importantly: did you prefer Fallout 3 or New Vegas?

Probably not official art... but maybe.
Probably not official art… but maybe.

Season Two Of ‘Fallout: Nuka Break’ Is Out Now!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Gamers, you have seen the first season of Fallout: Nuka Break, haven’t you?

Nuka Break‘s original release was a 16-minute long fan film that hit YouTube all the way back in 2011. It was so popular, that the fine folks over at Wayside Creations turned the property into a webseries.

Back in April 2012, a Kickstarter Campaign to fund a second season if the series began. During its two month-duration, the campaign raised a fantastic $130,746 of its $60,000 goal, meaning that fans would indeed get a second season, and it would be awesome.

Season 2 of Fallout: Nuka Break is finally here. Finding our heroes right where we left them at the end of the beloved first season, the season begins with Eastwood being threatened with nuclear destruction. With Ben’s health declining and the threat of Leon’s presence, Scar, Ben, and Twig find themselves separated and in more danger than ever.  If they want to rid the world of Leon’s evil once and for all, they must each face their own demons and, ultimately, make a sacrifice.

Sounds great, right? You can watch the entire 10-episode second season of Fallout: Nuka Break below, and be sure to let us know what you think!

http://youtu.be/b-2HT6DVUFI