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Xbox's Phil Spencer opposite the PS5 Pro surrounded by money.

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It Needs Consoling | "We’re not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles", Xbox boss Phil Spencer says, likely leaving the PS5 Pro pretty PSSRd off

Yep, just a quippy little line about expensive hardware, nothing to see here.

Nov. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

The stamp of GOG's preservation program in front of some classic games.

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Good For Old Games | GOG is launching a new preservation program, and it looks like good news for PC folks who love playing classics without having to mess around

"We continue our mission to make games live forever."

Nov. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

"We really heavily focused on freedom to play the game the way you wanted" - Fallout: New Vegas' director on Obsidian's goals in the face of bug criticisms and Fallout 3 comparisons

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Choices, Choices | "We really heavily focused on freedom to play the game the way you wanted" - Fallout: New Vegas' director on Obsidian's goals in the face of bug criticisms and Fallout 3 comparisons

"You always have to prioritise things."

Nov. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Keep It Platonic | No, Avowed doesn't have any romance options, but the game's director has some pretty good reasons behind the decision

"We felt that we could best tell our companions' stories and our players' relationships with them without the romance option."

Nov. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The main characters of Amazon's Fallout TV show.

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Fantastic Casting? | Fallout season two will reportedly star Macaulay Culkin as a "crazy genius-type character", and I'm praying it's somehow the Mojave's top theoretical physicist

It almost definitely won't be, but a guy can dream, right?

Nov. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024

Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!

Oct. 31, 2024 Connor Makar

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PASS THE GAMES | The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2024

Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.

Oct. 31, 2024 James Billcliffe

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Open Roads | The best open-world games to play in 2024

It feels good to take the path less travelled, sometimes.

Oct. 24, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Tell Me A Good One | The best story games to play in 2024

If you're looking for a game with a story that will captivate you, check some of these out.

Oct. 23, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

A woman in a red dress on a balcony overlooking a city at sunset in Fallout: Nuevo Mexico.

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Back At It Again | The ambitious New Vegas mod Fallout: Nuevo México finally gets a full reveal trailer, and like Fallout: London, it looks like a whole new game

Just don't expect to play it any time soon.

Oct. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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RIP | Following country legend Kris Kristofferson's death at 88, Fallout fans pay tribute to the highly underrated New Vegas character he voiced

"Send me all the Legion you can. I'll be waiting for them."

Sept. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

The Storyteller and ED-NA in Fallout New Vegas.

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RIP | The actor behind Fallout YouTube's power-armoured loremaster The Storyteller appears to have died, leading to tributes from the Bethesda community

According to a tweet from his account, voice actor Jason Damron passed away from cancer on September 7.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

Lucy in the Fallout TV show with some Nuka Cola next to Mr House from Fallout New Vegas.

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Cap Converters | Fallout co-creator Tim Cain believes that criticising capitalism was "never the point" of the series, it's actually just the whole war never changing thing

Though, he is fine with people reading it that way, and acknowledges his general take on our economic system might need some reconsidering.

Aug. 23, 2024 Mark Warren

Some characters from Fallout Nuevo Mexico alongside the New Mexico flag.

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And For Deserts... | Fallout: Nuevo Mexico devs confirm the big New Vegas mod is "no longer on hold" and "in a good state", but there's still no word about a release date

"We only get one chance to show something off, and we want it to be what we all have in mind."

Aug. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

The courier looking at New Vegas in Fallout New Vegas.

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All Or Nothing | Fallout New Vegas' director might be open to working on more Fallout, but it'd come down to the big inevitable question veteran devs often seem to have

"What are we allowed to do and not allowed to do?"

Aug. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

Ellie shooting a blaster in The Outer Worlds.

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Outta This World | Fallout co-creator Tim Cain shows off the remarkable The Outer Worlds demo that got the publisher thumbs up only a year into development

There are a few more bald blokes than we got in the final game, but you can definitely see the vision in what became the Roseway level.

Aug. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

General Asquith of The Tommies in Fallout: London.

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Idolized | Fallout: London modders are adding full New Vegas-style faction rep and disguise systems to Team FOLON's work, because us Mojave lovers are never satisfied

Look, if we can't play dress up and use it to waltz into enemy outposts, we just feel a bit naked, ok?

Aug. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

Yes Man in Fallout: New Vegas alongside Westminster in Fallout: London.

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Ace In The Hole | Attention New Vegas heads, Fallout: London cut a whole Yes Man-style Wild Card main quest arc before release, but it’ll be arriving in a future update

"You'll be probably walking around like, ‘Ah, that's why that door was locked and there's a whole building behind it'."

Aug. 7, 2024 Mark Warren

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Let It Breathe | UPDATE: Avowed is reportedly being delayed into 2025, but chill out - it's apparently just to give it a bit of Game Pass "breathing room"

You've got more time to practise writing 'I will not say Avowed and Skyrim in the same sentence' on that blackboard.

Aug. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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Here Come Numbers | Yup, The Fallout TV show fed Fallout on Game Pass a pretty huge dose of Buffout, Microsoft CEO confirms

Xbox's revenue for everything aside from hardware is also looking pretty good year-on-year, thanks to the Activision Blizzard acquisition.

July 31, 2024 Mark Warren

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Awowed | “It lets us really lean into the things that we excel at” - Avowed’s developers on choice, consequence, Game Pass, and those early Skyrim comparisons

We sit down and speak to Obsidian devs about the most pressing topics, as Avowed nears its release.

July 5, 2024 Alex Donaldson

Tim Can next to a suit of Fallout's T-51 power armour.

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Fresh Challenges | If Fallout's co-creator was to work on the series again, there's one key question he'd want answered first

"If you don't have an immediate answer, if you have to go 'Well, I don't know, we may put in a new perk', I'm probably not interested."

June 26, 2024 Mark Warren

Mr House in Fallout New Vegas alongside Lucy in the Fallout TV show.

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House Money | Yes, Mr House will be in Fallout's second season, but don't worry, there's a good chance your New Vegas headcanon will still remain intact

No, they probably won't add a post-apocalyptic version of the Vegas sphere to the canon just so he can rock up on it.

June 25, 2024 Mark Warren

The Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo logos.

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Do You Booth-er? | Xbox will be whipping out its "biggest booth yet" at Gamescom 2024, while PlayStation and Nintendo give the show a miss

The green brand's even put out a list of games you can expect to see there.

June 20, 2024 Mark Warren

A ghoul in Fallout New Vegas mod Fallout Nuevo Mexico.

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Press Pause | UPDATE: After months of radio silence, DLC-sized New Vegas mod Fallout Nuevo Mexico is officially confirmed to be "on hold"

The mod's project lead has "decided to step back from active participation in the community."

June 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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State of Development | Surprise, an Xbox Showcase game with a trailer you might have skipped has one of the most interesting hooks

State of Decay 3 had a pretty straightforward trailer at the Xbox Showcase, but its most intriguing development shift is the one that should've been the highlight.

June 17, 2024 Sherif Saed

Avowed screenshot showing a woman casting a spell using a short staff towards something offscreen.

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Yes, No, Maybe So | Oops! Obsidian might accidentally have shared Avowed's release date after all

Expect the upcoming RPG in November? Maybe?

June 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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About Time? | Avowed, Obsidian's own take on The Elder Scrolls, gets new gamplay trailer but no release date

Look at that action!

June 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Master Chief in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

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Halo Again | Looks like Xbox is making Halo: Combat Evolved again, but this time it might also come to PS5

A fresh remaster is reportedly in the works.

June 7, 2024 Mark Warren

Geoff Keighley saying a thing at Summer Game fest 2023.

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Running Gag | Summer Game Fest is streaming at 4K 60fps this year, and everyone is making the same joke

Also, Sony looks like it's given up trying to convince people to play stuff at 8K resolution on the PS5.

June 6, 2024 Mark Warren

Outfits from Fallout new Vegas and Lethal Company modded into Helldivers 2.

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Illumi-nice Threads | Helldivers 2 gets cool Fallout, Titanfall 2, and Lethal Company crossovers thanks to a new modding tool

No, this isn't Fortnite. Or is it?

June 5, 2024 Mark Warren

Mr House's face in front of concept art of New Vegas in Fallout New Vegas.

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HOUSE ALWAYS WINS | "I thought to myself, why don't I do it?" - inside a Fallout New Vegas fan's campaign to get Mr House on the Vegas sphere

“The only thing that will stop me from doing it, minus a lack of funds, would be if MSG Sphere outright didn't allow me to display anything at all.”

May 24, 2024 Mark Warren

Some bears in video games, alongside text about bears, for our podcast about bears.

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BEAR-D INFLUENCE | What's the best game where you fight a bear? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 97

I'll be honest, it's far too many of them. Even if we're still waiting on a Yogi and Boo-Boo FPS.

April 30, 2024 Mark Warren

Todd Howard and the Sole Survivor wielding a weapon in Fallout 4.

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GIMME MORE | "We don't want to wait that long either" - As we all crave fresh Fallout, Todd Howard says Bethesda's looking to find ways to up its output

Wahey, it sounds like there's at least a chance we all might get to play a new Fallout game in less than a decade or so.

April 30, 2024 Mark Warren

Some Vault Boys having a wee dance and Fallout 4's Sole Survivor using a minigun.

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POST-NUCLEAR PITCHES | What do you want from Fallout 5? We asked some Fallout community staples what they need from the next game in Bethesda's series

We've likely still got a while to wait for the real thing, but as we delve into Fallout 4's next-gen update, let's have some fun with the unknown.

April 25, 2024 Mark Warren

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MASS APPEAL FUSION | However popular you think the Fallout games are right now, you’re wrong – the numbers are astonishing

Post TV show, Fallout fever's in full flow, and Fallout 4's next-gen update hasn't even arrived quite yet.

April 24, 2024 Mark Warren

A dragon in Skyrim and Preston Garvey in Fallout 4.

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JUST A FEW MODS | Amid Fallout TV show fever, Nexus Mods says it's been dishing out as much data as downloading Skyrim "twice per second" would involve

Yep, just a casual couple of full Bethesda RPG's worth of mods per moment over the course of several days.

April 23, 2024 Mark Warren

A solider in T-51 power armour, some vault boys, and an NCR Ranger.

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FALL-THAT JAZZ | The Best Fallout games: Every Fallout game ranked

You inevitably will when we put Tactics at number one, but please don't get angry.

April 22, 2024 Mark Warren

The nukes dropping and a Vault Boy showing off the cartoony inside of a vault - the two faces of modern Fallout.

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THE BEGINNING | The Fallout TV show’s good, but Bethesda shouldn't be afraid to let the series out of its Vault-Tec liveried box

War may never change, but that doesn’t mean Fallout’s world needs to stand still.

April 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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THERE YOU GO | Wahey, Amazon's Fallout TV show season two is now officially confirmed, just in case there was any doubt

More adventures involving Lucy, Maximus and The Ghoul, coming right up like a tasty Deathclaw egg omelette.

April 19, 2024 Mark Warren

Papa Khan having lunch in Fallout New Vegas.

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MOJAVE MEALS | Fallout New Vegas director shares some notes from its development, finally revealing, uh, what the team once had for lunch

He did also scribble down which developer was working on "seducing Benny", so that's cool.

April 17, 2024 Mark Warren

A vault boy from Fallout is giving a thumbs up while winking, a blurred image of the main three characters from the Fallout show, The Ghoul, Lucy, and Maximus, can be seen in the background.

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A NUCLEAR TAKE | I don't like the Fallout games, but the show might have made me a convert

The power of television.

April 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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THANKS, FALLOUT! | Everybody is playing Fallout 4 and New Vegas, and it’s all thanks to Amazon’s Fallout

Back in the wastelands.

April 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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PLOT NEVER CHANGES | Don't worry, Fallout: New Vegas is still canon, despite what the show might make you think

Besides, canon doesn't matter that much anyway!

April 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Lucy travelling in Amazon's Fallout TV Show.

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IT'S A PLACE | Mega spoiler warning, Amazon's Fallout TV Show rather unsubtly teases a potential setting for season two

How to put this in a manner that doesn't risk letting you ruin things for yourself....uh...it's definitely a...place.

April 11, 2024 Mark Warren

Zack Finfrock in the Fallout Breaking fan film.

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WE'RE SO NUKA BACK | Fallout: Breaking, new fan film from creator of the series that inspired Fallout New Vegas' goofiest weapon, gets its first trailer

Yes, someone gets bonked on the head with a Nuka Cola sign.

April 9, 2024 Mark Warren

Some Fallout New Vegas characters in prime 2010 Tumblr style.

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DOOMS-DATES | Ahead of the Fallout TV show, you should replay Fallout New Vegas, because it’s the ultimate dating sim with nukes

Truth is... the dates were set up from the start…

April 7, 2024 Mark Warren

Matthew Perry next to his character, Benny, in Fallout New Vegas, and the memorial dedicated to his memory.

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FRIENDS FOREVER | “I'm gonna do something simple, but meaningful” - How a Fallout New Vegas modder memorialised Matthew Perry

“I wanted to like, put him even more - him as the person behind Benny - into the game.”

April 4, 2024 Mark Warren

A header image for Alpha Protocol, stating the game's name with a blurred background featuring a spy holding a gun to someone's head, with monitors all around him.

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AYE, SPY | Cult-classic Alpha Protocol is back from the dead – here are 5 lessons it can teach modern action games

Obsidian Entertainment's legendary (and infamous) espionage thriller, Alpha Protocol, has returned to digital storefronts, but is it still worth playing?

March 20, 2024 James Billcliffe

Brotherhood of Steel Knight Titus in Amazon's Fallout show.

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FLOATOUT | Here's the first clip from the Fallout TV Show, featuring a jetpack landing that looks, er, a bit goofy

It’s ok, scuffing the soles of your suit of power armour is something we’ve all tried to avoid.

March 19, 2024 Mark Warren