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A recently released Starfield mod aims to make in-game space exploration much more unpredictable by expanding the RPG with a wide variety of extra content. To that end, the mod adds dozens of new space encounters to Starfield.

Starfield players are calling for a new quality-of-life fix to deal with a minor issue in the game. It's been nearly a month since the game's last update and promised major changes from developer and publisher Bethesda haven't arrived yet, which seems to be why its player community has been taking to Starfield mods to add new features.

Celebrating the release of the Fallout TV series, Bethesda has announced that Fallout 76 will be free for players to try out all week. Kicking things off yesterday, the free week forFallout 76 will go on until April 18, and is available on PC (via Steam), PlayStation and Xbox.

A Starfield player online has managed to take advantage of a strange bug to create a unique structure in an outpost that they were building. While Starfield has plenty of bugs, it's interesting to see a player able to use one to their advantage to create something awesome.

A Starfield player finds themselves in hot water with the local security enforcers for picking up an unassuming cardboard box. Since releasing on PC and Xbox consoles in September 2023, gamers have been exploring the massive Starfielduniverse and sharing little quirks that they find during their adventures.

The entire Fallout series has seen an increase in player counts, after the success of the Amazon TV adaptation. While Fallout games such as New Vegas and 4 have naturally seen a steady increase, even older titles such as Tactics have seen an influx of returning players.

Following the premiere of Amazon's anticipated Fallout show, Bethesda's Fallout 76 is enjoying a substantial resurgence in popularity on Xbox, according to market researcher Circana. Curious Fallout fans who have never taken the plunge into Fallout 76 can currently take advantage of a new offer.

Positive reviews are rolling in for the new Fallout TV series, but one accolade shines a little more brightly than the others. In a new YouTube video, Tim Cain, the creator of Fallout, speaks about his experience flying to Hollywood for the show’s premiere.

To celebrate the release of the highly anticipated TV series Fallout, Fallout 76 will conduct a free play week to give everyone seven days of survival, mayhem, and chaos. 

Bethesda Studio Design Director Emil Pagliarulo has clarified the canon status of Fallout: New Vegas in the wake of events in the Fallout TV series — spoilers for the show are ahead. Although Fallout: New Vegas is one of the most beloved entries in the series, some were worried that it had been de-canonized by the show.

Fallout Shelter has released a brand-new update based on the Fallout TV show, giving fans of the series a reason to revisit the mobile title. Fallout Shelter sees players take charge of their very own Vault, and now, there's a lot more content available in the game.

Bethesda has gained a reputation for crafting dense and immersive worlds, and a new chart showcases an interesting comparison between Starfield, Skyrim, and Fallout 4's quests. Through the years, Bethesda has brought some great games to life, and the many quests offered in each title serve as an example of how large these worlds can be.

Elden Ring players are defeating some of the game's largest and toughest bosses with a unique bubble build. Since it was released in 2022, FromSoftware's open-world action RPG has seen the popularization of a variety of broken strategies that arguably messed with the overall balance of the game, and even now, new approaches to Elden Ring's many challenging boss fights are still emerging.

Bethesda director Todd Howard explained his vision for an Elder Scrolls adaptation during the red-carpet premiere of the Fallout TV series. Longtime fans of The Elder Scrolls have advocated for a live-action adaptation of the high fantasy action RPG series for years, but while many studios have expressed their interest in the chance to bring the land of Tamriel to film or television, the franchise has yet to branch out to either medium to this day.

Amazon has subscribed Prime members with free access to some of the most critically acclaimed and universally beloved Fallout games ever made, including Fallout: New Vegas. However, the offer comes with a catch in that it's tied to the company's cloud gaming service, meaning only Fallout fans from a select few countries will get to take advantage of it.

Fallout 76 is now free to play, but the deal is only available for a very short amount of time. As a way to celebrate the launch of Amazon Prime's live-action Fallout series, Fallout 76 is now free for those who wish to dive deeper into the franchise's world.

In the wake of the Fallout TV series premiere, Bethesda has confirmed that Fallout 4 is getting a massive update on Thursday, April 25. Fallout 4 was first released nearly a decade ago, but it is still beloved by fans of the franchise. Many fans have been looking forward to returning to the Commonwealth with the game's PS5 and Xbox Series X/S update, though the wait has been longer than expected.

The Fallout series has just premiered on Amazon Prime Video, likely spurring many to replay some of their favorite games in the franchise. The perfect time to return to Fallout 4 is just around the corner, as the highly-anticipated current-gen upgrade will be released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on April 25.

The wait for Fallout 4’s next-gen update has been longer than expected, but Bethesda has announced that the game will finally be getting its native PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions later this month, on April 25. That, it turns out, will also be accompanied by some notable movement for the game in the PC space.

Bethesda announced all the way back in 2022 that it was working on native versions of Fallout 4 for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, but the wait for the update has dragged on longer than expected. In December, the company confirmed that the update would be coming sometime in 2024, and as many have guessed, it’s set to align with Amazon’s Fallout series releasing worldwide.

With the Fallout series currently taking the world by storm, many Bethesda fans are wondering if the Amazon Prime Video exclusive could open the door for other adaptations. At the premiere of the new show in Los Angeles, IGN took the time to chat with Todd Howard about the likelihood of this happening, and things aren’t looking good. Sorry, Elder Scrolls fans.

A Nexus Mods user has created a Starfield mod called “The Deep End” that significantly increases the game's difficulty with each new NG+ loop. This Starfield mod offers a new level of challenge that pushes players to their limits.

A Starfield player has built an impressive recreation of the Serenity from the cult classic sci-fi series Firefly. The build has impressed gamers and its creator has put together a helpful guide on how fans can make one for themselves in Starfield.

With the likes of The Last of Us, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Arcane, Castlevania, and more, we now have more than a few examples of film and TV adaptations of video games being done right. It now looks like another name has joined that list, and jumped straight to its top end.

One Starfield modder has blended Bethesda's space-faring RPG with another mega-popular sci-fi franchise, Star Wars, by adding Greedo to the game as a companion. Since its September launch, Starfield has seen a large community of modders creating an array of interesting and useful mods. Some of these mods aim to improve some of Starfield's shortcomings, like adding ammo crafting and a planet resource database. Others add cool crossovers to the game, such as Halo's Master Chief armor or a variety of aliens from the Star Wars universe.

Prior to its premiere on Amazon Prime Video later this week, the Fallout TV series has already been renewed for a second season. While the first season was filmed in New York and Utah, the next season is slated to be filmed in California after the California Film Commission offered a whopping $25 million in tax incentives.

Originally set to premiere on April 12, Amazon previously announced that its Prime Video Fallout series had been moved up to go live on April 11. Now, the show’s release has been moved up by another day. It’s been announced that all eight episodes of the first season of Fallout will premiere on Prime Video on April 10 at 6 PM PT.

Amazon’s Fallout TV series has looked increasingly promising with each now showing, and ahead of its imminent premiere, excitement is continuing to build. Interestingly enough, it looks like confidence about how the show will do is also high at Amazon- high enough, in fact, that plans already seem to be in motion for a second season.

A dedicated Fallout enthusiast has showcased a homemade replica of the iconic Gamma Gun, crafted using scrap metal and repurposed parts from an old radio. This impressive replica has garnered praise from the Fallout community for its striking resemblance to the in-game weapon, capturing its essential features accurately.

A Fallout fan has pointed out that the Barter Bobblehead features a Bottle Cap in its hand despite the item being manufactured before the apocalyptic war. Many Fallout items reference the era before the atomic bombs dropped, but this one may be a major plot hole.

A longtime frustration facing Elder Scrolls Online lore enthusiasts may finally be addressed by coming updates to the game. The plot hole was originally introduced early in The Elder Scrolls Online, and developer Zenimax Online Studios' plans for the game include addressing that ten-year-old bugbear.

A talented Fallout fan has managed to create an amazing hybrid between a Fitbit and a Pip-Boy as seen in the games. The Pip-Boy is one of the most recognizable items from the Fallout games, as it plays a key role in each title.

A Starfield player online has created an awesome ship build, giving their ship a pirate-themed makeover. The creativity of the Starfield community seems to know no bounds when it comes to building interesting ships in the game.

A dedicated gamer online has shown off their complete pacifist run of Fallout: New Vegas, after completing the game without killing a single NPC. Fallout: New Vegas is renowned for how much choice it offers players, but it’s almost hard to believe that someone could finish it without killing anyone.

Rich Lambert, the creative director of The Elder Scrolls Online, has revealed the reason why a classic version of the game has never been released. As the game approaches its 10th anniversary, The Elder Scrolls Online retains an enormous community of millions of players, keeping the game extremely relevant in the MMO space.

A new mod for Starfield allows players to craft their own ammunition, a feature that was strangely omitted from the RPG's otherwise deep crafting system. Bethesda's latest RPG, Starfield, launched in September 2023 to solid reception, with the game's ship and outpost building features serving as the main source of creativity for clever fans over the months since release.

A player has clipped the moment in which they discover a Skyrim Draugr moving erratically in midair. Since Skyrim was released, there have been many strange occurrences captured by the community, but this may be the weirdest one involving a Draugr.

A player clips a bizarre Skyrim moment that highlights Adrianne Avenicci plummeting to her death. Some persistent Skyrim bugs continue to result in strange moments many years after the game's release, but this one may be among the most bizarre.

Hi-Fi Rush was recently released on PlayStation 5, where an analysis identified the game to be running slightly better than on Xbox. Despite being a first-party Xbox title, Hi-Fi Rush continues a trend of such releases either performing worse or lacking features on Xbox Series X when compared to the PS5 launch.

Bethesda, the world-renowned game development studio behind the Fallout franchise, rolled out a new hotfix patch for the multiplayer action role-playing game Fallout 76. This release came just days after the previous Fallout 76 update and is aimed at rectifying some significant issues to enhance the gaming experience.

One of the best games in the Xbox Series X/S’ library, Hi-Fi Rush, recently made its way over to PS5, as part of Microsoft’s initiative to bring more of its first-party titles to rival platforms, and though the rhythm action title’s PS5 and Xbox Series X versions are virtually identical where their visual and technical aspects are concerned, interestingly enough, it turns out it actually has a slight edge on Sony’s console.

A clever Starfield player has used the game’s ship-building feature to create a classic rocket popsicle ship. The ships in Starfield come in many shapes and sizes, and this one may evoke memories of childhood for many gamers.

A Starfield player online has shared their impressive recreation of Anakin Skywalker’s Jedi Interceptor from Star Wars: Episode 3 — Revenge of the Sith. Starfield has seen plenty of amazing ship builds since its release last year, but this latest creation is a great crossover between two franchises.

A talented Fallout fan has shown off their incredibly realistic replica of a mini-nuke from the games. Used alongside the Fat Man, the mini-nuke is easily one of the most recognizable items from the Fallout franchise.

A Starfield player online has shared their attempts to recolonize Earth in Bethesda’s space RPG. The remains of Earth only play an extremely small role in Starfield, but one player is seeing if they can restore it to its former glory.

The Courier takes flight in a Skyrim playthrough via the unlikeliest of methods, as a dragon interrupts the conversation between him and the Dragonborn. Skyrim took the gaming world by storm when it launched 12 years ago, and has since established itself as one of the most successful RPGs of all time. Its thriving modding community saw unprecedented growth and brought Skyrim longevity beyond the timeless charm that the base game already possesses.

Fallout 76 update 1.7.10.12 has rolled out to PC and console users on March 26. Called America's Playground, the patch adds a lot of new Atlantic City content and revamps the way Fallout 76 seasons work, among other changes.

Fans of the supernatural first-person action-adventure Ghostwire: Tokyo can pick up a new gift in-game for free. Developer Tango Gameworks and publisher Bethesda promoted the freebie to commemorate the Ghostwire: Tokyo second anniversary.

While it’s true that the “nature of video gamers” is based partially on their need to wait for the next big video game title to release, that doesn’t mean they like waiting for it to come out. After all, wouldn’t you rather play a game now than have to wait for its actual release date? That’s what we thought. In the case of The Elder Scrolls 6, Bethesda announced the game at E3 2018. That’s right, they announced the game almost six years ago now, and we still have no inkling of what it will be like, when it’ll be released, or how it’ll appear on next-gen systems.

In celebrating 30 years since the beginning of its iconic fantasy RPG franchise The Elder Scrolls, Bethesda has shared a small tidbit for fans eagerly awaiting The Elder Scrolls 6. Bethesda Game Studios recently released its space-faring sci-fi RPG, Starfield, just last year. Starfield's Shattered Space DLC is also being worked on and is expected to release sometime this year.

Say what you will about Starfield, but there’s no denying the hype around Bethesda Game Studios’ next big title, The Elder Scrolls 6. In a tweet celebrating 30 years of the franchise, the developer confirmed that it’s “playing early builds” of the eagerly-awaited sequel.

A Skyrim player online has shared their heartwarming story of how they recently held a retirement ceremony for their 12-year-old character. With Skyrim now well over a decade old, it's no surprise that gamers are beginning to feel nostalgic about their old characters.

One of the core aspects of Starfield is the exploration of the unknown, but one player's adventure across the cosmos has taken them to a truly strange anomaly which seems to have many in the community stumped. Though Starfield's exploration mechanics have been met with criticism from many fans, it's not uncommon for an odd new discovery to crop up online, proving that there are plenty of fun little curiosities to stumble across whether they're particularly important to the game or not.

A Starfield player has discovered a universe in which Sarah Morgan is a houseplant while playing New Mode Plus. Starfield is a fairly large game by default, where players have a lot to explore, but a new twist is put on exploration when Starfield players access New Game Plus.

A Fallout 4 player online has used the game's settlement builder to create a lair fit for a supervillain. Despite Fallout 4 releasing almost a decade ago, the game remains extremely popular thanks to incredible creations like this.

A Skyrim player has clipped the bizarre moment in which a fresh playthrough is interrupted by Imperials immediately attacking Ulfric. Ulfric Stormcloak plays an important role in the Civil War storyline of Skyrim, but this player may not have been able to join the Stormcloaks after an Ulfric assassination attempt.

During a talk at the Game Developers Conference 2024 in San Francisco, Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen discussed the title’s ending, explaining that it was created out of “necessity and urgency.”

According to the game's lead quest designer, Starfield hit the «panic button» in order to finish its final quest in time for the September 6, 2023 launch date. Starfield has over 1000 planets for players to explore, but the final one in the game, Masada 3, was designed extremely last-minute during the development process.

Vasco is one of the most popular companion options in Starfield, and the game's latest major update resolves a frustrating issue that has long made it difficult for players to travel with the robot on their starship. With his pleasant interactions, entertaining lines of dialogue, and inability to judge players by their actions, it's not much of a surprise that Vasco is often selected as the companion of choice by Starfield players who easily get worn out by traveling with the other human characters.

Fallout 4 has recently seen a 33% increase in its number of Xbox players. Fallout 4 may not be a recent game, but it seems that the new trailer for Amazon’s Fallout TV show may be tempting players to go back to Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic adventure.

Starfield update 1.10.31 is now available for download across all platforms. This is an absolutely massive patch that introduces over 500 changes to Starfield, ranging from new gameplay features and UI tweaks to performance improvements and bug fixes.

The critically-acclaimed once-Xbox console exclusive game Hi-Fi Rush is now available on PS5. Hi-Fi Rush was one of 2023's surprise hits, shadow-dropped to rave reviews last year. Developed by Tango Gameworks, Hi-Fi Rush is a stylish action game with a unique rhythm-based combat and movement system. It earned a great deal of praise for its originality and sense of humor, with it ultimately becoming one of the highest-rated games in a year full of landmark releases.

A Doom fan has recently discovered a perfectly preserved copy of Doom 3 in an old storage unit. One of the joys of owning physical copies of games is keeping favorite titles forever, and this gamer made quite a find for an old-school Doom 3 fan.

After a surprise launch last year for Xbox Series X/S and PC, Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush is out on PlayStation 5. The Standard Edition retails for $29.99, while the Deluxe Edition is $39.99 and features bonus outfits, t-shirts, guitar skins and more. Check out the launch trailer below.

Xbox has announced a sweepstakes in celebration of the upcoming Fallout television series, where fans can win a custom Xbox Series X and controller housed in a Fort Knox vault themed to the game franchise. The upcoming Fallout TV show premieres in less than one month, and Xbox is kicking off the countdown to the series with this incredible prize.

A Fallout 4 player has shown off a hilarious clip that appears to show older NPC Mama Murphy breakdancing on top of a pommel horse. Fallout 4 has seen plenty of funny moments over the years, but this one definitely ranks among the most bizarre.

Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush is out in the coming days for PS5. However, in the meantime, those who purchased the title can preload it now and play as soon as it goes live. Check out everything you should know about the PS5 version here.

A Skyrim player has stumbled upon an unusual situation in the massively popular RPG, leaving them with an unusual sense of guilt for killing an in-game NPC. The massive world of the beloved Bethesda RPG features a seemingly endless amount of content for players to explore, both throughout its many towns and across the game's vast wilderness. Skyrim has no shortage of side quests for players to tackle for the many NPCs, often leading to larger overarching stories within the wintry region. One player's in-game actions, however, have left them feeling unusually guilty about killing an NPC.

A Skyrim player online has shared a bizarre bug, which seems to give Hadvar a horse’s head during the game’s introduction. Skyrim players are no strangers to odd visual glitches, but this one is among the most disturbing to look at.

Several veteran video game developers, including those who have worked on the likes of id Software's critically acclaimed Doom reboot, have banded together to form a new independent triple-A studio called Emptyvessel (stylized as «emptyvessel.») The video game industry saw thousands of layoffs in the first two months of 2024 alone, and several studios like Ridgeline Games and Deviation Games were even shattered.

Though Bethesda offers post-launch support on Starfield and works on The Elder Scrolls 6 in the background, it also has Fallout 5. It’s launching sometime after the next Elder Scrolls, but studio director and executive producer Todd Howard already has some ideas.

Fans are counting down the days until the live-action Fallout TV series drops on Amazon Prime. Scheduled to premiere in its entirety on April 11, a new trailer was released last week, and while it impressed with its visuals and humor, audiences are wondering where the story will take place in the big scheme of things. In a new interview with Den of Geek, it was revealed that Todd Howard shared numerous details about Fallout 5 with the show’s creators to avoid any overlap with the future title.

Hi-Fi Rush's trophies have been revealed ahead of its March 19 release for the PlayStation 5. Unlocking the 62 trophies needed for Hi-Fi Rush's Platinum won't be a walk in the park.

The upcoming Fallout television show had certain aspects of the story cut by Bethesda's Todd Howard because he plans to use them in Fallout 5. As the live-action Fallout adaptation for Amazon Prime draws closer, small pieces of insight into Fallout 5 are being revealed.

A Fallout 4 player online has discovered a bizarre glitch that causes Cait to use her shotgun in a strange way that was certainly not intended by the developer. Cait is one of the most popular companions in Fallout 4, with her complex flaws making her an extremely compelling character to explore the Commonwealth alongside.

A Starfield player online has claimed an impressive achievement: playing 227 hours in the game without eating or sleeping a single time. They have been able to reach this milestone in the absence of a realistic Survival mode for Starfield.

A Starfield player's unique ship design is quickly making the rounds on the internet, as it's made to look just like Halo's famous Energy Sword. The interplanetary vessel, modeled after arguably one of the most iconic and recognizable video game weapons of all time, is proving to be quite popular among Starfield and Halo fans alike.

A long-time insider has claimed that neither Microsoft nor its subsidiaries are currently working on a PlayStation 5 port for Starfield. The news comes after previous rumors that Starfield may come to PS5 following Xbox's new cross-platform strategy with certain exclusives.

In recent years, console exclusivity has been a hot topic. Some players are happy to see popular games locked to their favorite console, while many others are endlessly frustrated at the prospect of needing new hardware to enjoy hot titles. More and more, exclusivity is contractual, lasting only for a short time. Unfortunately, for those hoping to see Bethesda’s action RPG Starfield on the PlayStation 5 anytime in the near future, bad news is on the horizon.

Film and TV adaptations of video games have seen a sudden reversal of fortunes over the last couple of years, and looking ahead, there’s every reason to believe that’s set to continue. Amazon’s Fallout series, for instance, has looked promising each time we’ve seen glimpses of it, and with a little over a month left until its premiere, it continues to do so with a new trailer.