Unconfirmed: Fallout Tactics: New Vegas In Production

From Pocket Gamer’s The Rumour Mine comes a rumour that the iPhone game Bethesda is known to have in production is a combination Tactics/New Vegas spinoff entitled Fallout Tactics: New Vegas.

The company has gone silent while it hunkers down to finish the game in time for a simultaneous release with console role-playing game Fallout: New Vegas.

Fallout Tactics: New Vegas promises a new game for iPhone and iPod touch that takes the tactical role-playing of the 2001 PC title Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, while using the south-western locale of the upcoming console game.

It’s a brave venture given the company’s lack of experience developing portable games, though if this iPhone spin-off is anywhere near as good as its console releases then we’re in for a treat.

Bethesda feels that turn-based role-playing works better on portable than real-time, hence the decision to go with a new take on Fallout Tactics. Additionally, the PC game was well-received, and addressing some of the complaints lodged against it – linear structure, major bugs that we never fixed, etc. – with a new instalment seem like a good way to go.

Is this so weird it’s got to be a joke or so weird it’s got to be true? I have no idea. Thanks NMA.