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Fallout Anthology Announced

Bethesda has just announced Fallout Anthology, a collection of all the Fallout games released for PC from Fallout to Fallout: New Vegas. This collection comes in a box shaped after one of Fallout 3’s mini nukes and will be released…

The Blistering Stupidity of Fallout 3

In anticipation of the release of Fallout 4 in just a few months, games writer Shamus Young has penned a fairly long five-part essay on the writing of Fallout 3, in which he examines the game’s plot, themes, characterization, and worldbuilding.…

The Murky Genius of Fallout: New Vegas

Eurogamer’s Tony Coles has penned an editorial on Fallout: New Vegas in which he argues that Obsidian’s spin-off trascended the Bethesda title it’s based on thanks to its murkier moral and ethical dilemmas and its thematical maturity. Interestingly, considering the…

Why Fallout is the Best Nuclear War Story Ever Told

A fascinating piece on Medium describes not only why the Fallout universe is so compelling for many of us from a gameplay perspective, but also where the series’ art style, humorous-yet-deadly-serious propaganda, and overall 1950s-era vibe we take in during the…

Top 10 Reasons Why IGN Loves Fallout

We all have our reasons for being in love with – or at the very least enthralled by – the Fallout franchise, whether it be due to its interesting characters, character perks and SPECIAL system, realistic non-fantasy premise, treat-you-like-you’re-an-adult content,…

Fallout Series Retrospectives

With the announcement of Fallout 4 from Bethesda, games journalists from PC Gamer and Eurogamer have decided to dig back into the past and produce a couple of retrospectives on the venerable RPG series. PC Gamer focuses mostly on the…

What IGN Wants from Fallout 4

IGN has editorialized a wishlist for Bethesda’s unannounced Fallout 4, no doubt partly because the news of a Bethesda-hosted E3 conference rekindled the hopes for an announcement this year. A more personal story, better writing, more customization and drivable vehicles…

Bethesda to Host E3 Conference This Year

This year, Bethesda Softworks will host its own conference at E3, despite traditionally shying away from the venue for big announcements. The announcement comes directly from the publisher’s website: the conference will be held in Hollywood on June 14th. Some seats have…

Kotaku Ranks the Fallout Series from Best to Worst

While there is no mention of Fallout Tactics, Van Buren, or even Interplay’s forgettable action RPG, Kotaku has ranked the four “core” Fallout titles in order from what they feel is the best entry to the worst entry. I can’t…