Fallout News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

Like many people across the globe – 10s of thousands, to be exact – I was inspired by Prime Video’s phenomenal Fallout TV series to take a look back at that Fallout 76 game that Bethesda released a few years back.

The wasteland can be a hard place to survive, and the Commonwealth in particular is full of dangers.

Bethesda has officially dropped its hotly anticipated Fallout 4 PS5 upgrade, coinciding with the recent launch of Amazon’s superb TV adaptation. Also available on Xbox Series X|S as well as PC, this beefy free update comes loaded with new features and improvements almost a decade after Fallout 4 was first released.

We’ve all loved exploring the different regions of the wasteland in the Fallout series alone, but it wasn’t until Fallout 76 that we had the chance to do so with friends. While it wasn’t quite what people were hoping for at launch, years of support have made this an excellent world to explore and go on quests with friends in. While most games released in recent years support cross-platform play between consoles, Fallout 76 came out before that was the standard. If you’ve got a group of friends playing on different systems, will you still be able to enjoy the sights and sounds of the wasteland together? Here’s what you need to know.

Fallout 4's current-gen update has just launched, but players who own the game through PlayStation Plus have reported that they're unable to download and access the latest patch.

Two years after it was announced, the Fallout 4 next-gen update is finally here, implementing brand-new performance and quality modes on Xbox Series X and PS5.

The Fallout craze continues to pay dividends for Bethesda. Earlier this week, the studio announced that Fallout 76 surpassed one million daily players across all platforms for the first time since its launch in late 2018. The multiplayer game is one of the top sellers on Steam (and elsewhere), largely thanks to various promotions and offers that have, however, since ended. On Valve's PC platform, the game reached 73.3K concurrent players last Sunday.

The huge Fallout 4 next-gen update is rolling out now, giving fans a big reason to return to the Wasteland. Fallout fever is at an all-time high, as the Amazon TV series has inspired longtime fans to return to the series and has convinced newcomers to give the post-apocalyptic RPG franchise a shot. Fallout player counts are up across the board, and it's likely Fallout 4 is about to get another significant boost.

Those who have Fallout 4 via PlayStation Plus do not appear to be able to download the next-gen update for free.

The gray irradiated flesh of ghouls in Falloutserves as a living testament to the horrors of a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by nuclear warfare. It makes sense that ghouls, people and animals who have zombified due to exposure to radiation, have been a fixture of the Fallout series since its inception, all melted flesh and exposed organs. Now, they come to life in Prime Video’s new TV show, Fallout.

Sixteen months after first being revealed to the world, the new Fallout 4 next-gen update has arrived on console.

Amid the hit Fallout TV show, all Fallout video games are enjoying a boost in players. Indeed, some people are stepping out into the virtual wasteland for the first time, including into Obsidian’s much-loved 2010 RPG, Fallout New Vegas. But in-keeping with the tone of the Fallout video games, some veterans of the post-apocalyptic Mojave are having dastardly fun with bright-eyed and bushy-tailed newcomers.

Fallout 4's "next generation" update goes live today. Timed to capitalise on the Fallout TV show's mad popularity, it'll encumber the 2015-released open world wasteland RPG with widescreen and ultra-widescreen support, Creation Kit fixes, and a "variety of quest updates" across Steam, Microsoft Store and GOG. There will be new items for the Creation Club, including the Makeshift Weapon Pack, which lets you blast people with a piggy bank like Elon Musk, and a new quest, Echoes Of The Past, in which you try to "stop The Enclave from spreading their dangerous ideology and gaining a foothold in the Commonwealth".

The Fallout TV show has sparked a number of fan theories. There’s speculation about the Snake Oil Salesman’s mysterious serum, for example. Some believe the Brotherhood of Steel’s airship confirms one of two Fallout 4 endings as canon. And let’s not forget the theory that the Fallout TV show’s biggest bombshell may in fact be a misdirection.

While the long-standing curse of gaming adaptations has been broken for quite a while, the Fallout TV adaptation (just renewed for a second season) stands out from many others not only because of its sheer quality but also because it dared to progress the story further, taking place after the latest games instead of merely adapting existing storylines.

Thanks to the newly released Fallout TV series, everybody is flocking back to the games, but some people just can't let go of Baldur's Gate 3.

If you haven’t turned on your TV recently, then you may not know about the Fallout show that was just released and one that we already consider more impressive than The Last of Us, which is saying a lot. The show is based on the games, and this surge of popularity has driven a lot of people to pick up the last game single-player game in the series, Fallout 4, to the point where even the studio that made it, Bethesda, is releasing a next-gen update for it. So, if you’ve never played it before and want to pick it up or want to revisit the world of Fallout but on PC, you can grab this deal from CDkeys that discounts it way down to just $8 from the usual $50.

Fallout is more popular than ever, and that's all down to Lucy and the gang's trek through post-apocalyptic Los Angeles in Amazon's TV show. It's convinced more people than ever to check out the series for the first time, with many confused as to which game they should start with. Fallout New Vegas is as good a place as any, widely considered the best in the series, but just be aware that the fanbase is full of evil, cruel individuals.

Fallout fever is sweeping the globe at the moment, as the TV show has convinced everyone to pick up the series again. Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 are benefiting from massive influxes of new and returning players, and it now seems like Magic: The Gathering is also feeling the love too, with the recently released Fallout Universe Beyond decks projected to be the "best performing" Commander set ever released.

Some longtime Fallout: New Vegas players have taken to playing dirty tricks on fans of the streaming television series by trying to trick them into wandering into high-danger areas unprepared. Specifically, they've been goading unsuspecting new Fallout: New Vegas players into venturing into a massive deathclaw den and straight into the line of mortar fire with the false promise of high-level loot and no enemies.

Betheda's official next-gen update for may have come at a cost to players by impacting a far more exciting, highly anticipated project. To coincide with the release of the TV show on Amazon Prime, Bethesda announced its free update for PS4 and Xbox One owners would be launching on April 25, alongside native digital applications for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on the same day. These next-gen enhancements will bring new Performance mode and Quality mode settings across all platforms, as well as stability improvements and fixes to allow the game.

There’s no shame in admitting that you enjoy the company of a teddy bear in Fallout 76 over the ghouls and mutants. In fact, we would probably prefer spending time finding these cuddly bears than playing with the other players, but these stuffed animals are a rare commodity in the wasteland. Technically, these are classified as a junk item that you can break down for materials, but who would do something like that? These are great display items to make your camp feel more like home, or just another annoying daily task you need to complete. Whatever your motivations are, here is where you can find each of the different teddy bear variations in Fallout 76.

Crafting is as important a mechanic in Fallout 76 as shooting and looting. As is the case with every Bethesda game, you will be collecting every item in the world that isn’t nailed down to use for parts until you’re over–encumbered. Being a live service game, you will often also be tasked with hunting down a specific material or item as part of a daily or weekly challenge. One fairly common one is to find burnt books. There are a few smaller stashes of these singed paperbacks around Appalachia, but one location in particular is the mother lode. There are no libraries in the wasteland, but we know the location of the secret stashwhere you’ll find all the burnt books you could want.

Romance has factored into many Bethesda games over the years, everything from The Elder Scrolls to Starfield. So, it's no surprise, then, that Fallout 4 has plenty of characters whose hearts can be won over. You just need to know how to press the right buttons.

Almost five million players were immersed in a Fallout game across a single day as a result of the TV show's popularity, Bethesda has revealed. Without saying when — but presumably on the weekend — the franchise's official Twitter profile shared that more than one million people played Fallout 76 within a single 24-hour period. Then, when taking the entire RPG series into account, there were nearly five million users on that same day.

When does the Fallout 4 Next Gen Update come out? When can you play the new version of Fallout 4 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S? With excitement surrounding the Fallout IP at record fever pitch following its well-received TV adaptation on Amazon Prime, publisher Bethesda is bringing back Fallout 4 with a next-gen update. In this Fallout 4 guide, we're going to reveal the Next Gen Update Release Times and answer the question: when can you play the new version?

Magic: The Gathering’s recent set of Fallout-themed cards is the franchise’s “best-performing Commander set ever” said Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks. The announcement, made Wednesday during an earnings call with investors, brings attention to the potential of the trading card games’ ambitious Universes Beyond initiative. But it also highlights the risks of working with IP licensed from other companies.

Six years on from its initial release, Fallout 76 has plenty to do, giving it quite the large trophy and achievements roster — and we’ll go over the whole list in our guide.

The Fallout series has exploded like a nuclear bomb over the last couple of weeks. Ever since Amazon Prime’s acclaimed eight-episode series premiered on April 10, both the show itself as well as the games it is inspired by have enjoyed roaring success.

The massive success of the Fallout TV show is inspiring millions of people to play the games on which the Amazon Prime series is based.

A gamer recreated Searchlight, a town found in Obsidian Entertainment's critically acclaimed Fallout: New Vegas, using the Far Cry 5 engine. The 2010 RPG and its sibling, Bethesda Game Studios' Fallout 4, have seen their respective player bases rise following the recent release of the Amazon Prime Video television adaptation.

The ongoing success of the Fallout TV show has fuelled renewed interest in the Fallout games ever since it hit Prime Video, and now Bethesda has confirmed just how big an impact it’s made.

With the Fallout TV series reaching new audiences and renewing interest in the games, we at RadioTimes.com thought it prudent to explain the Fallout 4 perks and skills system, as well as go over which to choose on the chart and why.

Fallout games have seen renewed interest since the release of the Fallout TV series on Amazon Prime Video earlier this month. Just as the show has received acclaim and attracted new viewers to the world of Fallout, new and returning players have been flocking to the role-playing games from Bethesda. Now, the studio has confirmed that Fallout titles have received almost five million players in a single day, including one million in Fallout 76 alone.

Fallout 76 has hit another impressive milestone as the game manages to reach 1 million consecutive players in a single day. As the online multiplayer entry in the franchise, Fallout 76 has seen a major uptick in player count, and it's now seemingly reached a fever pitch.

Spoilers for the Fallout TV series.

After the Fallout Season 1 finale, fans were left pondering one major question: How did Moldaver survive? Fortunately, they need not wait any longer, as the actress has finally revealed the truth behind it.

While playing Fallout 4, one player experienced an unlucky encounter with a Radroach that managed to armor itself in a hilariously unexpected way. In Fallout 4, Radroaches are crawling over every corner of the world and need to be dealt with immediately, but this player had a trickier time with extermination than usual.

In , getting a Legendary Dweller early on can greatly boost your growing Vault. Legendary Dwellers will come with extra stuff, like bonus outfits and weapons. This can be a big boon to new Vaults and allow you to get higher-level Dwellers faster.

Who would’ve thought the post-apocalypse could be such a fun time? The Fallout franchise has taken the idea of a Mad Max–like future and not only made it into a wildly popular game franchise but also a hit TV series. The core franchise has been around since the late ’90s, and yet we’ve had only a handful of mainline entries in the series since it was revived by Bethesda with Fallout 3. With Starfield in the rearview mirror and the next Elder Scrolls title currently being the dev team’s focus, it could be close to another decade before we can set foot in the wasteland ourselves once again.

XP inis essential for leveling up and enhancing your stats and abilities in the wasteland of the Commonwealth. Earning XP and leveling up can be time-consuming, requiring significant Major Actions such as unlocking doors, defeating enemies, and, most importantly, completing quests.

Spoilers for the Fallout TV series.

The popular modding platform, Nexus Mods, has faced significant strain on its servers recently due to a surge in demand driven by the popularity of Fallout 4 andFallout: New Vegas. This surge in activity is attributed to the success of the Fallout series on Amazon Prime, along with discounted game sales on platforms like Steam, GOG, and the upcoming launch of Fallout 4 on Epic Games.

Fallout’s colorful mascot Vault Boy stands in stark contrast to the grim, violent, post-apocalyptic reality of the role-playing game franchise. Originally inspired by the Chance cards from the board game Monopoly and 1950s-era cartoons, the blue-and-yellow jumpsuited cartoon character was designed to illustrate how perks and abilities worked in Fallout games.

April’s biggest video game isn’t a new release likeTales of Kenzera: Zau or Stellar Blade. Instead, it’s a series that hasn’t gotten a new entry in years.

Fallout London's developer, Team FOLON, was supposed to be celebrating the long-anticipated launch of its fan game today. However, with Fallout 4's current-gen update just days away from going live, that isn't possible, and the game has been pushed back until fixes are made.

Amazon's Fallout TV show has helped the commercial performance of the franchise's two most recent entries.

A talented Fallout fan has shared their amazing Brotherhood of Steel skateboard, which they have hand-carved themselves. The Brotherhood of Steel is one of the main factions throughout the Fallout series, and one player has decided to pay tribute to it in an extremely unique way.

Since the debut of the Fallout TV show on Amazon Prime Video, everyone wants to know a little bit more about Bethesda's beloved action RPG series – including, what are ghouls?

, every Vault Dweller must prioritize acquiring weapons, and the best armor sets to survive the nuclear wastelands. While weapons are abundant in the RPG, it's easy to clutter your inventory with firearms that don't suit your playstyle, lack the necessary ammo, or fail to deliver enough damage against stronger enemies.

Spoilers for the Fallout TV series.

is a great game under any circumstances, but it can be a much better one with mods. Released in a buggy state after a rushed development cycle, the various shortcomings of originally cast a shadow on all of its incredible strengths. When playing on PC today, however, it's possible to fix it up, and even try out unique improvements and overhauls to make for a maximally memorable experience.

is an open-world survival game that offers players a plethora of customization options, and one of the key ways players can tailor their experience is by selecting Perks. These are special abilities that provide players with various benefits and bonuses, such as additional gameplay options, or an increase in specific stats. With so many to choose from, it can be challenging to decide which ones are worth investing in.

A dedicated Fallout fan has created an awesome mixtape, which celebrates some of the most iconic tunes from across the series' history. Most of the music from the Fallout series comes from the 1940s and '50s, adding to its extremely unique tone.

A talented Fallout 4 fan has created a working version of the Shishkebab in real life, as seen in the game. The Shishkebab from Fallout 4 is a sword that allows players to set their enemies on fire, and now a real-life version of it exists in the hands of one fan of the series.

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Fallout: New Vegas' factions are iconic, with fans still debating which one gets you the best ending. However, one thing we can all agree on is that the Legion is lacking the content of its rivals, with many fans complaining that the game doesn't take enough time to flesh the faction out.

The Fallout show answers the longest-running question in the series: who dropped the bombs first in the Great War? Or at least, it certainly seems to, but one fan thinks that this "reveal" is purposely misdirecting the audience.

Team Folon’s Dean Carter, project lead on the highly anticipated mod Fallout London, has opened up about how Bethesda’s upcoming Fallout 4 update impacted the studio, saying the team felt “blindsided” by the move.

The Fallout TV show effect continues. This time, it’s popular mod site Nexus Mods on the receiving end of the double-edged Shishkebab, as its servers struggle under the weight of people rushing to play through the series again - and mod its latter entries into games worth playing, presumably.

The release calendar for major PS5, PS4 titles is still a little dry at the moment, so if you're anything like our editorial team and range of freelancers, you'll be diving into indie hits, catching up on your backlog, or enjoying the Fallout TV show. Here's what's occupying our time this weekend.

, the long-running post-apocalyptic franchise's online multiplayer title, has seen a major resurgence, largely due to the success of Amazon's TV series, and tie-in promotions that gave the game away for free to Prime Gaming subscribers, or at a heavily discounted price to other players. With the game's player base larger than ever, now's a perfect time for Bethesda's latest update to the game, which expands the map and adds several new features.

Amazon has now officially announced a second season of its overwhelmingly successful Fallout TV adaptation shall be shot and released on its Amazon Prime streaming service. A second batch of episodes appeared likely after the series was handed $25 million of Californian tax credits, but now it's official.

Fallout 76’s online multiplayer nature firmly separates it from other games in the series.

Each piece of Fallout 4 DLC adds something substantial to the base experience. In the case of the Automatron expansion, an entire new questline pitting you against a robot army led by a figure known as the Mechanist. Starting it isn't as difficult as starting other DLCs like the Nuka-World expansion, but it-s still a bit cryptic. Buying the DLC doesn't automatically make it apparent how to actually start this new adventure, but we'll give you specific directions to find it in the wasteland.

Warning: spoilers for the Fallout TV show follow.

Right alongside Skyrim, Fallout 3 is one of the most modded games of all time. Bethesda took this series and transformed it into an open-world adventure that had never really been seen up to that point. As much as there was to do in that base experience, there was a limit to what could be done. However, dedicated fans didn’t let that end their fun and began modding the game with new features, quality of life improvements, and new content to extend the life of Fallout 3 to the point where you can still play it today and have an amazing time. Now that modders have had well over a decade to work with the game, there are potentially thousands of mods you can try out, but these are the best ones we’ve found.

Fallout 4 sales have skyrocketed in Europe in the past week, rising over 7,500%. Steam player charts also recently hit more than 160,000 people over a weekend, almost ten years after the game was initially released. The Fallout TV Show on Amazon Prime Video has massively influenced the resurgence of the game, with fans of the show now flocking to play Bethesda's 2015 entry to the franchise.

A Halo Infinite player with a clear affinity for the power armor in the Fallout franchise has designed a set of suits that would let Spartans fit right into post-apocalyptic America. These five different Halo Infinite armor types draw from different designs that both Brotherhood of Steel and Enclave members make use of throughout the Fallout games.

The first major DLC expansion for Fallout 4 lets players go to the abandoned amusement park called Nuka-World. While there's plenty of fun and excitement to be had here, don't expect it to come from the roller coasters or carnival games since this park is the battleground between rival raider gangs. This new zone adds a ton of new quests and side activities to the base experience, but it isn't as simple to get to as a real theme park. Don't worry if your Pip-Boy isn't helping you get to Nuka-World — we'll show you how to start this DLC.

Stuck in front of a mirror in Fallout 4? Don’t worry, we know you aren’t being vain.

The resurgence of the Fallout games is seemingly causing issues with popular modding portal Nexusmods.

Amid the success of the Fallout TV show, Fallout video games are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. The player boost is so significant that even NexusMods is struggling to cope.

Consider completing your collection of Teddy Bears in if you are looking for more ways to play this long-standing game. These children's toys, much like real life ones, come in many shapes and sizes. There are thirteen variations of them in total, so be sure to collect one of each at least. Make sure to display them on your base to show off this unique accomplishment.

[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for season 1 of the Falloutshow, specifically around the NCR.]

The success of the Fallout show on Prime Video has also led to an uptick in game sales, which means there's a huge demand for mods. Now, it turns out that this demand was more than Nexus Mods could handle, as Fallout fans have downloaded so many mods at once that it's crashed the website.

After the Fallout TV show aired, Fallout 4 lead writer Emil Pagliarulo tweeted that the male protagonist - often called by his default name Nate - was the war criminal seen in the opening of the first game laughing as his buddy shot a Canadian citizen. He backtracked and claimed that "not every bit of info I share is automatically canon" due to how divisive the reveal was, but fans ran with it and are already putting together "lore accurate" builds in the game.

Diablo franchise boss Rod Fergusson reckons Blizzard's long-running action-RPG series would make a great TV show.