Fallout

Fallout is a post-apocalyptic RPG franchise created by Interplay Entertainment and developed by Black Isle Studios, before Bethesda Softworks took over the IP in 2004. The series features a retrofuturistic style following a nuclear war that devastated the game's world. Players typically inhabit a Vault Dweller, someone who remained safe in an underground shelter, appearing in the post-apocalyptic world where a problem needs to be solved. While the older games were more tactical RPGs, Fallout 3 took the franchise into the first person shooter genre, while also retaining the RPG elements.

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Screenshot from the Fallout: Nuevo Mexico mod that shows a small town in the desert.
Official Trailer for Fan-Made Fallout: Nuevo Mexico Mod Drops

A team of modders have been working on the ambitious Nuevo Maxico, a DLC that's being built in Fallout: New Vegas, with a new trailer just coming out.

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Fallout The History of Vault-Tec
Fallout: The History of Vault-Tec

Vault-Tec is an infamous pre-war company in Fallout lore because of the cruel and unusual experiments it planned for a majority of the vaults.

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BioShock Pulls Off 'Stepping Out' Moments Just as Well as Bethesda Does

Bethesda games are known for their 'stepping out' moments, but the BioShock series gives them a run for their money in a few important ways.

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Fallout: History Of The Brotherhood Of Steel

The Brotherhood of Steel has been in every Fallout game, and its history stems from a group of pre-war soldiers that survived the nuclear fallout.

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Fallout: A Deep Dive Into Power Armor

Power armor is one of Fallout's most iconic wearable items and has been in every game in the series since the first.

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Fallout: History Of The NCR

The NCR in the Fallout series is the largest nation to rise since the bombs fell in the Great War, and their roots come from Vault 15.

(Left) Rapture in Bioshock (Right) Fallout 3's wasteland
7 Images That Will Hit 2000s Gamers Right In The Nostalgia

Gaming made great strides throughout the 2000s, and any gamer who played their way through the decade will remember these iconic moments.

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Fallout: The History Of The Institute

The Institute plays a huge role in Fallout 4, and its interesting history reaches back to being a campus before the Great War.

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Fallout: A Lore Dive Into Ghouls

From feral to intelligent and pre-war to recent, many ghouls have been Fallout games since the first title in 1997.

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Fallout 76 Testing Controversial Stimpak Changes

The team behind Fallout 76 is testing new Stimpak changes in the Public Test Server, and it seems that fans are concerned about the potential effects.

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Fallout: The Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV) Explained

Fallout's Forced Evolutionary Virus is a major piece of the apocalyptic universe's lore that played out both before and after the Great War.

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A Fallout Fan Is Hiding Bobbleheads Throughout Phoenix, Arizona

A Fallout fan hides Vault Boy bobbleheads around Phoenix, Arizona, sending fans scrambling to find the figures in the latest 'Bobblegeddon.'

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Fallout: A Deep Dive Into Deathclaws' Lore

Fallout's Deathclaws are one of the most iconic creatures in the wasteland, and there is a lot to be said about their history and biology.

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Fallout: A Deep Dive Into Nuka-Cola

Fallout's Nuka-Cola has been around since the very first game, and the refreshment has garnered its own history and lore throughout the series.

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How Fallout 4 Uses Lovecraftian Horror To Unsettle The Player

In between raiders, synths, and super mutants, Fallout 4 players can come across locations and quests that delve into Lovecraft’s brand of horror.

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Fallout 4 Gets Impressive New DLC-Sized Mod

Fallout 4’s incredible Sim Settlement 2 mod gets a huge DLC-sized expansion, adding new factions and mechanics for rebuilding the Commonwealth.

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Fallout: New Vegas' Joshua Graham Is Still One of The Best Fallout Characters 10 Years Later

Despite being a 10-year-old game, Fallout: New Vegas' Joshua Graham is still among the most popular characters to come out of the franchise.

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Fallout 4 Mod Changes Gendered Pronouns to Non-Binary

Video games are gradually becoming more progressive, and this new fan-made mod for Fallout 4 shows that by introducing gender-neutral pronouns.

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Fallout Fan Offers Ideas on How to Make Stealth Better in Fallout 5

A Fallout fan takes to Reddit with their suggestions on how to improve the stealth systems for future releases of Bethesda's apocalyptic RPG.

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Fallout 4 Originally Had BioShock-Inspired Vault With Sentient Octopus Creature

Bethesda's Todd Howard shares details on a cut Fallout 4 vault that was inspired by BioShock.