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The Best Fallout games: Every Fallout game rankedApr 22, 2024 - VG247Fallout. It's a series of games about what happens when someone pushes that big red button to drop the nukes, damning an alternate timeline version of humanity to spend an eternity doing fun little quests among the rubble. Within that, there's scope for some of the best RPG fun you can get, no matter what kind of fun it is that you're looking for in an RPG. We've all thought about what'd happen if the bombs were to actually fall, and since 1997, first Interplay and Black Isle, now Bethesda - with some help from Obsidian and now Amazon, have offered us a chance to see just how we might fare if forced to roam the radioactive streets of post-apocalyptic America. The answer in reality is that we'd all probably die very quickly, but hey, that's what video games are for - to give us a chance to dream. But, which of the Fallouts is the best? It's a loaded question for sure, an one you'll end up answering differently depending on what you want out of a Fallout game. However, because the terrifying beast that pulls the strings of our world has yanked it in a direction where things need to be ranked on websites, here's our attempt to do just that for the Fallout series, both main-line entries and all the spin-offs that're actually worth caring about. Read more Fallout is so popular its biggest mod site is crashing due to demandApr 21, 2024 - PCGamesNThe Fallout TV show is proving so popular that not only is the entire series spiking on Steam, but now one of the biggest mod hosting sites in the world is struggling under the weight of renewed demand for downloads. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This outstanding Fallout PC build gets a thumbs up from Vault Boy You can win this stunning Fallout gaming PC Fallout Season 2 presents a major dilemma for New Vegas Everybody is playing Fallout 4 and New Vegas, and it’s all thanks to Amazon’s FalloutApr 15, 2024 - VG247Turns out that the Fallout show has gotten everyone in the mood to play the games, as pretty much every title in the series has seen their player count skyrocket. Last week, Prime Video finally released its live-action adaptation of Fallout, which was quickly met with positive reviews all around. So, it should come as no surprise that players would get a hankering for the games too, which is exactly what happened. In fact, at least according to SteamDB stats, players returned to all of the Fallout games in droves, though some admittedly more than others. Fallout 4 saw the most players in game over the weekend, hitting a player count peak of 83,491 on Sunday - bear in mind a week earlier the game's player count peak was at around 24,000, so it's more than tripled its player count following the release of the show last week. It's Fallout 76 that took home a new record this weekend, though, a game you should absolutely hop onto now you've finished the show. The multiplayer take on the classic RPG franchise actually achieved an all-time high concurrent player count, hitting 39,455 players all in the game at once on Sunday. Not bad for a game that was received quite poorly at launch, but clearly people wanted to rebuild the wasteland with their friends thanks to the show. Fallout: New Vegas is doing well for itself too, though not quite as well as 76 or 4, but it did manage to hit a peak of 19,505 players. Read more The Fallout show finds the Bethesda spark that Starfield lostApr 10, 2024 - PCGamesNThe Fallout show on Prime is finally here. Fallout 5 is still a speck in the distance as developer Bethesda Games Studios focuses on post-launch Starfield content and development of The Elder Scrolls 6. However, the retro-futuristic, post-apocalyptic series is back in the spotlight with an all-new tale in the form of an Amazon Prime show from Westworld creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan. Ahead of its debut, I attended a special press screening for PCGamesN in London, where I watched the first two episodes of the new series. While my initial impression is that it's far from perfect, I found it to capture the essence of the games remarkably well. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fallout episode one is free on Twitch as Watch Parties briefly return Get every game in one of the best RPG series ever for just $25 Bethesda reveals huge Fallout Anthology collection ahead of TV series Incredible classic Fallout available as a free game for a limited timeMar 9, 2024 - PCGamesNClassic RPG Fallout 2 is available as a free download as part of an Amazon Prime subscription for a limited time. So if the Fallout 5 wait is proving unbearable, or if you want an RPG with the setting and approach of New Vegas, there's no better time to get involved with one of the greatest role-playing games of all time, despite its age. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fallout was about to be free, but Epic changed its mind Huge Fallout 2 remake project suddenly returns after four years Get Bethesda's best games for dirt cheap ahead of Starfield Free GOG keys for the objectively 3rd-best Fallout game are on Twitch Prime right nowMar 8, 2024 - PC Gamerlmost exactly a month ago, I delivered a little PSA reminding anyone with a lingering Amazon Prime subscription that they could pick up a free GOG copy of Fallout 1, the obviously and objectively best Fallout game. Well, here I am again, reminding anyone with an Amazon Prime subscription that they can pick up a free GOG copy of Fallout 2, the obviously and objectively 3rd-best Fallout game. You are welcome... Read more.Fallout 2, Scarf, Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop and plenty more can be yours with Prime Gaming's March updateMar 2, 2024 - VG247Amazon has announced the next batch of Prime Gaming freebies, which means that come March 7, you will have eight new games to claim. To celebrate the April 12 debut of the Fallout series on Amazon Prime, on March 7, Prime members can download Fallout 2 and start trodding across the wastelands in search of the Garden of Eden Creation Kit. That same day, Scarf, an atmospheric adventure game, becomes available, with gameplay that mixes puzzles and 3D platforms in a beautifully crafted world where you will discover your true destiny with the help of a dragon-shaped scarf. Read more Fallout was about to be free, but Epic changed its mindFeb 17, 2024 - PCGamesNThe classic old Fallout games are among the most iconic PC RPGs ever, so we were very much looking forward to even more people getting the chance to discover them thanks to an upcoming deal that would see Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics all become free games on the Epic Games Store. Sadly, however, the Fortnite and Unreal Tournament developer has seemingly had a change of heart, replacing them instead with a new game. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Two of the best RPGs ever made will soon be completely free One of the greatest RPGs in PC history is now available for free It's time to address Fallout's unofficial, untold inspiration Fancy some Fallout nostalgia? Here's how some iconic Fallout 2 and 3 locations look in Fallout 4's engineFeb 5, 2024 - VG247If you’ve ever wondered what a couple of older Fallout games might look like if Bethesda decided to remaster them, you’re in luck thanks to the showcases put on over the weekend by Fallout 4: Project Arroyo and Fallout 4: The Capital Wasteland. If you’re not familiar with them, these are both modding projects that’re bringing Fallout 2 and Fallout 3 respectively to life in Fallout 4’s version of the creation engine, hopefully eventually offering people a fresh way to experience those entries in the series. Right now, you can check out the looks they’ve just offered at their versions of some iconic locations from both games via showcases at C3. I’ll start things off with a trip back to the late nineties thanks to Fallout 4: Project Arroyo, which has been in the works since 2019. If you’ve spent any time running around as The Chosen One taking on a mission to find a GECK that’s destined to be interrupted by some rather nasty blokes in power armour, you’ll probably be able to recognise or hazard a guess at plenty of the locales shown off in this new trailer. Read more Huge Fallout 2 remake project suddenly returns after four yearsFeb 5, 2024 - PCGamesNIt's been almost nine years since the release of Fallout 4. Of course, we've had Starfield, Fallout 76, and the first teaser for The Elder Scrolls 6 in between, but the superlative Bethesda apocalypse series nevertheless feels due a return. We're still waiting for more on the Fallout 4 next-gen update, and of course, the real prize, which is a first look at Fallout 5, but in the meantime, fan projects are keeping the world of Vaults, Deathclaws, and glowing Nuka Cola Quantums alive. Fallout London is on its way, but there's also Project Arroyo, which aims to remake the classic Fallout 2 in the FO4 engine. After four years of relative silence, Project Arroyo, a Fallout 2 remake, is finally back with new footage and a heartening announcement. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Get Bethesda's best games for dirt cheap ahead of Starfield Fallout 2 has 13 voiced characters - modders are expanding that by 10x Fallout 2 remade as an FPS game, which you can play right now for free Did aliens drop the first nuke in Fallout's great war? The game's co-creator reveals allOct 30, 2023 - VG247If you’ve ever wondered which side set off the nuke that turned the Fallout universe’s conflict between the US and China from a cold war into a very, very hot one, Tim Cain, co-creator of the original RPG, has provided an answer. It was China. Yup. No big revelation that the American government was actually the one to succumb to the pressures of mutually assured destruction and doom hordes of its future citizens to irradiated lives. No conspiracies involving Vault-Tec or, god forbid, the aliens that we know have been monitoring Earth in the Fallout universe for a good while thanks to Fallout 3’s Mothership Zeta DLC. Just China. Read more Get Bethesda's best games for dirt cheap ahead of StarfieldJun 16, 2023 - PCGamesNThe Elder Scrolls, Doom, Fallout, Dishonored, Wolfenstein, Quake, The Evil Within - you name it, Bethesda has some of the best PC games in its catalog, and you can get most of them for next to nothing right now thanks to a sale with up to 85% off the likes of Skyrim, Oblivion, Fallout New Vegas, Wolfenstein 2, and Prey. With the Starfield release date swooping over the horizon, what better time than now to enjoy Bethesda's best? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dishonored meets Jurassic Park in this steampunk RPG Awesome Games Done Quick's complete January 2018 schedule has been released Dishonored co-creative director "hopeful" for future of complex, PC-like multiplatform games Everyone's favourite Fallout now has voice acting for over 40 NPCs, thanks to moddersMar 8, 2023 - PC GamerThe thing about old games—even the truly great ones—is that the studios that made them often didn't have the budget, the space, or the inclination to voice their many, many, lines of dialogue. I've said it before, but I reckon the thing that repels a lot of people from trying classic bangers like Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, or Morrowind is the sheer amount of reading they ask you to do (the fact that the combat in the latter two is simultaneously tedious and frustrating doesn't help, either)... Read more.Fallout 2 has 13 voiced characters - modders are expanding that by 10xJan 15, 2023 - PCGamesNAfter almost 25 years the original Fallout 2 from Black Isle Studios is being overhauled to include new voice-acted lines for already modded-in extra talking heads. The classic isometric RPG game still makes the rounds all these years later, with a free Fallout 2 FPS game available now for example, and this voice lines mod aims to combine with another to enhance the original Fallout 2 experience naturally. Hopefully this fills you up ahead of the Fallout 5 release date. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fallout 2 remade as an FPS game, which you can play right now for free Fans are building MMOs based on the original Fallout games Fallout 2 nearly gave players a car trunk for a companion Who needs Fallout 5 when you can play first-person Fallout 2 for free?Jan 4, 2023 - PC GamerI need to make a confession: I'm not a Fallout 2 guy. For as much as I love Fallout 1 and New Vegas, the second game's pop-culture reference-filled and prurient style always grated on me. But maybe my relationship with Fallout 2 isn't doomed. Perhaps all I need is a new perspective. Literally... Read more.The best Fallout games are all free on the Epic StoreDec 22, 2022 - PC GamerThe freebie fury continues on the Epic Games Store today with not just one but three great classics: Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel... Read more.A trio of classic Fallout games is today’s free Epic Games Store offeringDec 22, 2022 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunYesterday, I used my amazing arithmetical reasoning abilities to surmise that there were only eight free games left to come from the Epic Games Store’s Winter Sale giveaway. I was wrong. Don’t look shocked, it happens. Today sees three of the earliest Fallout games being offered up for nothing. They’re Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood Of Steel. I already own all three elsewhere, as you might well too, but if you don’t then it’s a good way of picking up three classics of 90s PC gaming. Read more Fallout's Vaults, ranked from worst to bestApr 12, 2024 - PC GamerThe Vaults were built to protect human life from atomic bombs, providing safe underground shelter for years until the surface world was once again safe to be inhabited. At least that's what the Vault-Tec Corporation told everyone. As Fallout 2 revealed, in truth most of the Vaults were built to perform sinister, cruel, and occasionally quite funny experiments on the unsuspecting inhabitants... Read more.How to get the most out of the classic Fallout games todayMay 26, 2022 - PC GamerIf you came to Fallout via Bethesda's games, with their fully voiced NPCs, real-time combat, and switching between first-person and third-person cameras, you might think Fallout 1 and 2 look intimidatingly old school. And while they are 1990s RPGs with lots of text, turn-based combat, and a top-down camera that refuses to zoom in on the wasteland like it's afraid of what the place smells like, they're still enjoyable to play today... Read more.Russian Fallout 2 mod Olympus 2207 finally gets an English translationJun 8, 2021 - EurogamerIs your Russian feeling a little rusty? Not to worry, as an English translation for Fallout 2 mod Olympus 2207 has finally been released - so you can put the Russian dictionary down for now. Olympus 2207 is a huge total conversion mod for Fallout 2 that was released back in December 2014, and at long last, it now has an official English translation (courtesy of Keyboard Gecko). Mod team Nebesa Games used Fallout 2's engine and basic mechanics to create a new story that's unconnected to the Fallout series: it adapts features like Fallout 2's skills and perks system, but adds new graphics, additional gameplay mechanics, and - of course - a bunch of new stories and quests. There's even a crafting system, a mini-game for hacking electronic panels, and a flexible structure with no main quest. "Do you want to become the tyrant of Radius, or do you want to improve the lives of everyone in it?," the official mod page explains. "The choice is yours!" As explained in the lore section of the mod's website, the game takes place in the year 2207 in the Silicon Valley region of the US. The Great War of 2013 created an irradiated wasteland, and while some managed to escape into improvised shelters (or a luxurious vault called Livos), many had to "adapt to the new conditions on the evolutionary, genetic level". Sounds rough. Anyway, some lucky survivors found themselves inside a skyscraper called Olympus when this all went down. The game centres on this skyscraper, which everyone in the wasteland seems desperate to enter: it promises energy with its solar panels and protection from the horrors outside. If you can get past the guards at the bottom, however. Read more
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