Bethesda Wants to Meet ‘Fallout' Hype With Show Tie-Ins and New Games
Talking to Variety, Fallout 76 creative director Jon Rush teased that game's team and the creative forces behind the series have discussed 'lining things up with the seasonal releases of the show.' The implication is some in-game tie-ins to the show, maybe skins for the key characters or an in-game event reminiscent of certain episodes, similar to what Fortnite does with major properties on a regular basis. Timeline-wise, there's a 200-year gap between 76 (set in the past) and the show ('furthest in the future'), and the developers are intentionally keeping any overlap 'pretty simple.' Rush vaguely noted the two projects 'go together really well,' so expect them to link up eventually.
For the fans of Fallout's single-player offerings, which have been nonexistent in the past decade, you might be getting something, too. In a recent episode of the Friends Per Second Podcast, VGC journalist Jordan Middler claimed 'multiple projects' for the post-apocalyptic series are in development, including 'as far as I'm aware, that one you're all wanting.'
That last comment suggests a remaster of 2008's Fallout 3, which was mentioned in Microsoft's leaked documents from 2023 alongside a remaster of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It's a mystery as to what those other projects could be, save for one likely being Fallout 5. Middler indicated that most-desired project is several years away, so it'll be some time before anything concrete comes.
Luckily, season two of Fallout is just a few months away, hitting Prime Video sometime in December.
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