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Bethesda has confirmed a number of free updates are coming to Fallout 4 following the successful launch of Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation of the franchise.Bethesda originally announced a next-gen update for Fallout 4 back in 2022, with a proposed launch date of 2023. It missed that window, but the studio has now confirmed an April 2024 release.The free update will bring new quest Echoes Of The Past to Fallout 4, with players tasked with stopping The Enclave from “spreading their dangerous ideology and gaining a foothold in the Commonwealth”.

Fallout TV show has been out for almost a week, and many fans have finished it with unasnwered questions. One is: what are the main characters’ stats? Thanks to Fallout Shelter, we have those answers.As reported by Kotaku, Fallout Shelter recently got an update that adds some characters from Amazon’s show into the game. This means players can check the stats of Lucy, The Ghoul, Maximus, and Ma June.Lucy relies on Luck.

Fallout London has announced that actor Neil Newbon, who played Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, has been added to the cast.The “final progress video” for the mod was uploaded to Team FOLON’s official YouTube channel yesterday (February 19). In it, the developers issued updates on the status of the mod and why the delay to April was necessary, as well as revealing a number of the new voices in the game.PCGamesN spotted Newbon’s arrival, portraying a dark haired character that is presently unnamed.

Fallout Shelter, The Elder Scrolls: Castles, has been announced.The news was announced on the official X (formerly Twitter) Bethesda account, with the post stating that the team is “excited to finally share The Elder Scrolls: Castles, our new mobile game from the team behind Fallout Shelter. The team has been hard at work on it for the last few years and we absolutely adore it.”The game allows you to control and expand your castle over various generations, making decisions that dictate exactly how your citizens perceive you and whether or not they attempt to overthrow your regime.

Fallout 4 mod Fallout: London has finally received a release date.In a statement released on X (formerly Twitter) in December 2023, developer Team Folon said that “despite being content-complete as planned, upon careful consideration, we’ve recognised that our testing process may not be as robust as we desire”.“Our commitment is to provide you with a polished and as close to a flawless experience as we can. We only get one chance at a first release.

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is to leave his role next week.Kotick became CEO of Activision in 1991 after purchasing a 25 per cent share in the near-bankrupt company the previous year. Over the next 32 years, he headed up the company as it grew to become one of the biggest and most influential pillars in the world of video games, acquiring a number of other studios on the way.However, it was claimed Kotick knew about cases of sexual misconduct happening within the company and kept it secret, even after state regulators started investigating the company in 2018.

Bethesda Softworks apparently rejected multiple proposals from Obsidian Entertainment to create more games in the Fallout series, after the release of 2010’s Fallout: New Vegas.Fallout: New Vegas was the only title Obsidian Entertainment worked on in the Fallout franchise, but according to co-founder and former chief creative officer Chris Avellone, the studio pitched further games to Bethesda alongside ideas for Elder Scrolls spin-offs. All of them were turned down.Taking to social media last year to answer about the lack of a sequel to Fallout: New Vegas, Avellone revealed it was the question that kept him awake at night for “years”.

Quake players in the world has confirmed Elon Musk’s claims that he once played with the game’s top-level competitors, though he “wasn’t very good”.In a podcast with computer scientist Lex Fridman, Elon Musk stated that he has a “lifetime of playing video games”. Musk then said that “at one point I was, you know, maybe one of the best Quake players in the world”, and mentioned that he “actually won money” in “the first paid esports tournament in the US.”Posters on X (formerly Twitter) doubted the claim, with many questioning whether Musk was simply trying to brag.

Starfield modder has made a mod that replaces all of the sci-fi game’s ships with Thomas The Tank Engine.Modder Trainwiz shared that they have a number of Starfield mods in the works and that “some might be serious”. This one, in contrast, causes issues with building ships, flying ships in the third person perspective and any texture related mods that the player might be running.“For his crimes against God and his invention of murder, Thomas was smote, thusly,” read the description for the mod, titled “Really Useful Starfield”, on Nexus Mods.https://t.co/4JIM24WZB0I have replaced all ships in #Starfield with Thomas the Tank Engine.

Starfield player challenged their self to recreate Chunks, the ubiquitously successful brand of food in the sci-fi game, and players have been won over.Chunks are small cubes infused with flavours that are reminiscent of natural and processed foods and drinks. The idea that the founder based his enterprise on was that the majority of people did not care what they ate as long as its taste was pleasant.As such, no one knows how Chunks are made in the world of Starfield.

Activision and Sledgehammer Games have revealed a number of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer maps that are the modernisations of the originals from 2009.All available at launch, these are Afghan, Derail, Estate, Favela, Karachi, Highrise, Invasion, Quarry, Rundown, Rust, Scrapyard, Skidrow, Sub Base, Terminal, Underpass and Wasteland. Revitalising the classics was something of a passion project for the art team, who apparently “lit up” when they were told of the move to bring these legacy maps back.“We [asked], ‘What was good about the movement of older games? What was good about the gunplay of older games?’” explained design director Zach Hodson in the intel drop.

Starfield with composer Inon Zur conducting the opening and closing melodies.Available to listen to through Bethesda‘s official YouTube channel, this was the first full concert dedicated to the sci-fi score. Check it out below:In NME‘s four-star review of Starfield, particular praise was paid to Zur’s contribution to the experience of exploring its mysterious galaxy by “capturing the excitement and danger of space”.Zur, who has worked on series like EverQuest, Dragon Age, Fallout, Prince Of Persia and Syberia, has scored tens of nominations over the years.

Starfield has become something of a golden goose for players by letting them loot the entire contents of a store without incurring a bounty.Jamie Moran took to X to post what they had stumbled upon on the planet of Akila. If the player walks over to the Shepherd’s store, located in Akila City, there are a number of muddy puddles on the path outside.

Starfield has suffered some ridicule for an assumed Irish character who fans are arguing doesn’t sound anything like an actual Irish person.Dr. Charlie Flynn, a non playable character found in Cydonia’s Reliant Medical Office, has been the target of this criticism. “The Irish accents in Starfield are… yeah.

Starfield features contributions from a former The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim writer who is now training to become a priest.Religion acted as a conduit for Starfield‘s themes of theology yet, as it is such a personal part of people’s lives, the team was aware they might mistakenly offend players. In the game, Sanctum Universum believes that God exists in the universe and that the Grav Drive (that allows for interstellar travel) is evidence that He is encouraging humans to find Him.In an interview with Polygon, design director Emil Pagliarulo shared that Bethesda reached out to one of their old employees for a realistic perspective on a fictional religion.“We actually had Shane Liesegang, who was one of our writers [on Skyrim and Fallout 4] … He’s now studying to be a Jesuit priest,” explained Pagliarulo.

Bethesda fans are the “smartest” in the gaming space according to director Todd Howard, who thanked the community for their patience and passion for Starfield over the years.“Hey everyone! Long time lurker here,” said Howard in a post to the game’s subreddit yesterday (August 30).“A quick THANK YOU for your passion and excitement for Starfield. I can remember when this sub started, and as it’s grown, your excitement has fuelled all of us at Bethesda.

Imagine Dragons have released ‘Children Of The Sky’, a song created for upcoming sci-fi role-playing game (RPG) Starfield.Incorporating the game’s main musical theme from Inon Zur, the song’s official music video takes the viewer on a tour of the array of planets that Starfield will feature. Check out ‘Children Of The Sky’ below:“Bethesda created iconic games we’ve been playing for most of our lives, and we’re honoured to have collaborated on this song for Starfield,” said frontman Dan Reynolds in a press release.

The Elder Scrolls 6 is in active development at the moment, however, it is not Bethesda‘s priority due to the upcoming launch of Starfield.Pete Hines, head of communication at the company, spoke to Vandal about how the teams are splitting the workload between support for Starfield and the next chapter of The Elder Scrolls series.“We have all our studios focused on making this game the best it can be,” he replied regarding the imminent release of Starfield. “And yes, there are people working on The Elder Scrolls 6, but this is what the studio has focused on.”Hines confirmed that The Elder Scrolls 6 is now in active development, which is an uplifting announcement for fans.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.GamesRadar reported on the use of artificial intelligence tool ElevenLabs for these mods last week, and the response continues to rumble on. Twitter user Robbie92, who drew attention to those actors whose voices have been subject to this software, said that the actors have been “abused by the modding communities” through “AI voice cloning to create and distribute non-consensual deepfake pornographic content.”With the rise of AI voice cloning, voice actors are being abused by the modding communities.

Fallout: London is getting pushed back, thanks to the latest release date for Starfield.The long-awaited mod has been generating a lot of buzz within the Fallout 4 community, due to its size and scale.Now, developers have confirmed that its release is being pushed back to later this year.“We’re not providing a specific date, but I can openly say that it will be in the fourth quarter of the year,” said project lead Dean Carter in a new video update (via PCGamesN).“You might be wondering ‘why so late?’ Well, initially we had hoped for it to be in the third quarter, as in the one that’s coming up. However, a certain space game got delayed and is now scheduled to come out around the same time that we had planned.

Eater DC in a 2022 overview of the area’s culinary and cultural renaissance.The deals during this year’s “Savor Bethesda,” an annual Restaurant Week organized and presented by Bethesda Urban Partnership, should inspire a day trip or night-out jaunt to Bethesda all on their own. At least 34 restaurants are participating in the promotion, all offering specials at one or more price points, starting at the remarkably low $10.For that price, you could score a Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Tomato Soup plus soda, tea, or lemonade for lunch at the sports bar Caddies on Cordell (4922 Cordell Ave.), a Bratwurst with peppers and onions and a side of Broccoli Cheddar Soup for lunch or dinner at Rock Bottom Brewery (7900 Norfolk Ave.), or three RW Special Tacos for lunch or dinner from Chaia Tacos (7237 Woodmont Ave.).

Bethesda’s Todd Howard has taken part in a Q&A-style interview during which he revealed more details about Starfield’s dialogue system as well as a first look at the persuasion minigame that will feature in the space role-playing game (RPG).The persuasion system is a rehashed look at the simplistic system that featured in 2006’s Oblivion. During an earlier discussion in a developer roundtable, Howard had said that the new Starfield persuasion minigame “feels like you’re having a conversation where you’re actually trying to persuade somebody of something” (via, The Loadout).An unlisted video on Bethesda’s YouTube channel takes a deeper look into exactly how the persuasion system will work, which was spotted by Biosnake on ResetEra.

The Axis Unseen, an upcoming horror hunting sim from a former developer at Bethesda, promises to be “five times bigger than Skyrim.”That’s according to the game’s developer, Nate Purkeypile, speaking to PCGamesN. Purkeypile left Bethesda in 2021, after a 14-year stint at the company as an artist, with experience working on multiple Fallout Games, Skyrim and the upcoming Starfield.Purkeypile’s new project, The Axis Unseen, is an open-world FPS in which players are tasked with hunting down various monsters from ancient folklore, with the aid of an elemental bow.

Deathloop was released in 2021, fans of the game began to speculate that it was somehow connected to Arkane’s previous game series, Dishonored. Now, creative director Dinga Bakaba has confirmed the theories.Speaking during an Xbox podcast, Bakaba confirmed that Deathloop is “one of the futures of the Dishonored world” meaning it’s set in the same universe, at a different time.

Arkane Studios and creative director of 2017’s Prey, has claimed Bethesda forced developers to tie their game to an existing intellectual property.The first-person shooter was billed as a “creative reimagining” of the 2006 game of the same name but, according to Colantonia, that was never the intention of developers.Speaking to the Academy Of Interactive Arts & Sciences Colantonio said (via TechRadar) “I was a little at odds with some of the management with the decision of calling Prey, Prey. That was very, very hurtful to me. I did not want to call this game Prey, and I had to say I wanted to anyway in front of journalists.”“I hate to lie, and those are sales lies, not a personal lie, but it still felt bad,” he continued.

Bethesda games have been added to PC Game Pass, including older titles from the studio’s Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein and Quake franchises.As of yesterday (August 18), the following six games are available to PC Game Pass subscribers:Additionally, anyone who pays for the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription tier will have every champion unlocked in Quake Champions.Back in April, Redguard and Battlespire arrived on Steam for the first time, along with several other older titles.Six legendary Bethesda games are available today on @XboxGamePassPC:

Xbox and Bethesda showcase this summer we got a good look at Redfall from Arkane Studios. The new open world co-op shooter kicked the show off and since then we’ve been given more details on the game’s story.

Starfield director Todd Howard has shared that the city of New Atlantis in Starfield is bigger than any city Bethesda has previously made.Speaking to IGN, Howard shared that while Starfield will have four major cities, New Atlantis – the capital of the United Colonies – will be the largest in the game.In fact, New Atlantis won’t just be Starfield‘s largest city: it will be the biggest settlement Bethesda has ever made. This means that players can expect New Atlantis to loom over every city from Skyrim or the Fallout series, as well as Oblivion‘s sizeable Imperial City.As to what the city will offer, Howard shared that “it has all the services you would expect, and you can work on your ship there”.

Bethesda titles such as Skyrim and Fallout 4, has revealed Among The Trolls, a first-person survival game rooted in Finnish folklore.Announced during 505 Games’ Spring showcase, the game features a Finnish-American thirty-something visiting their estranged family in rural Finland following the death of their parents. Upon arrival, they discover that their grandparents have disappeared from their cabin and are pulled into a world of myth and magic (via PCGamesN.)Among The Trolls looks set to contain all the gathering, building and crafting expected in the survival genre, but with its portrayal of “ancient shamanistic magic” providing a unique twist.The player can’t simply take the resources they need from the forest.

Bethesda has finally given a date for when players can start migrating their PC games from the Bethesda game launcher to Steam.Players will be able to move their games, wallet funds and some save files starting from April 27, according to an updated Bethesda blog post that says users will “have plenty of time to plan and begin migrating your Bethesda.net library to your Steam account.”For games that require manual save transfers, the Bethesda.net service will remain active and allow players to sign in and move files across to Steam. All players can still access Bethesda.net from the company’s website.From May 11 games will no longer be playable on Bethesda.net, giving players two weeks to migrate their games and saves to Steam.Both Fallout 76 and Elder Scrolls Online will be largely unaffected by the changeover, with a Fallout 76 FAQ providing more answers for players.Bethesda has also made sure that any of its games not available on Steam that players previously accessed via Bethesda.net will be added to Steam for the first time.

Starfield –Vasco, a robotic companion.An official Vasco behind the scenes video has been shared to IGN’s YouTube channel providing a bit of detail on the companion character. “We’re excited to introduce you to one of our favourite companions in the game, Constellation’s very own expeditionary robot Vasco,” Starfield lead artist Istvan Pely begins the video.“As an early model built by Lunar Robotics, Vasco was refurbished to meet the requirements of Constellation’s mission,” continues Pely.

Bethesda has revealed that its upcoming sci-fi RPG Starfield has drawn inspiration from Oblivion with its persuasion mechanic.On Tuesday (March 16), Bethesda shared a video titled ‘Made for Wanderers‘, which goes into more detail regarding Starfield‘s RPG systems.One of these systems – a persuasion system that will let players influence NPCs in the world – has now been detailed.“We knew we wanted to do some kind of persuasion mini-game thing,” shared Emil Pagliarulo, design director at Bethesda.Lead quest designer Will Shen then added “we sat down, and it was funny: we didn’t start with “let’s look back at the old Oblivion system”, but there are a couple of beats there.”“You have to think about, “What’s my risk here? Which one do I want to choose?” We didn’t want it to be a system where there was definitely the right thing to say,” Shen explained.“It feels like a conversation where you’re actually trying to persuade somebody of something,” added game director Todd Howard. “As far as new systems in dialogue, I think it’s definitely one of the most successful ones that we’ve had.”During the rest of the video, which is just under six minutes in total, the developers also discussed several other elements of Starfield – including the fact that it was inspired by “older, hardcore RPGs”. The team also discusses the various factions in Starfield, how players will be able to interact with them, and what companions will add to the world.

Bethesda Software has released a new video blog about the creation of Starfield, with game director Todd Howard saying it’s inspired by “older, hardcore RPGs”.Speaking about how a lot of the team behind Starfield have been making games for a long time now, Howard explained how it was “nice to go back to some things we didn’t do [on previous titles like] the backgrounds, the traits, defining your character, all those stats.”He went on to say that a lot of modern games have started incorporating those elements “and people are ready for something that does the things those older, hardcore RPGS that we used to make, did (but) in a new way.”In recent years, Howard has worked on Skyrim and Fallout 4.The video also sees the team talk factions, persuasion and the possibility of romance with repeated mentions about the importance of “immersion”.“It’s a level of immersion that we really focus on, you’re not just playing a game but really living in this world, in this universe,” said Istvan Pely, lead artist with design director Emil Pagliarulo describing Starfield as “a giant open world for the player to do what they want”.Lead quest designer Will Shen added: “You feel like you’ve had an impact on the world, you really feel like you’re there”.Pagliarulo said: “We don’t just make RPGs, we make simulations.” Later, he explained how Starfield will have ”romance, adventure, and mystery” alongside this other layer of “the cosmos, the universe and what is out there.”“At the end of it, we want the players to have told their own journey, but then look back at it. And we’re asking the big questions.

Fallout 76 players held a Shakespearean sonnet festival live on Twitch, pulling from a variety of the playwright’s works.Over the weekend, Fallout 76 content creation group hosted a sonnet festival involving the works of William Shakespeare. The festival featured readings of 14 of Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets, some readings being performed live from the PS4 version of the game, others having been recorded in advance on Xbox and PC.

Valheim is recreating a key location from Bethesda’s epic RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in Iron Gate’s viking survival game.Twitch streamer and creator Dreggas13 has been utilising Valheim’s settlement building aspects to craft a version of Riften, one of the nine major cities found in Skyrim (as spotted by PCGamesN). Found in the southeast of the continent, the heavily forested area borders key Elder Scrolls locations Morrowind and Cyrodiil.Dreggas13 has been showing off their work as part of an ongoing “Skyrim comes to Valheim” series on their Twitch channel, alongside showcasing developments on Reddit. The most recent development is the recreation of Riften’s Honeyside house, a property that can be purchased in Skyrim.

The Elder Scrolls 6 could still only be in pre-production according to one Bethesda Game Studios employee’s LinkedIn profile.Originally spotted on Twitter and reported by PCGamesN, players may need to continue to be very patient when it comes to The Elder Scrolls 6. That’s because a recently updated LinkedIn profile has described the game as in “pre-production”.The profile states that Starfield is the only game in full production at Bethesda right now.