https://www.thegamer.com TheGamer delivers the biggest video game news, in-depth interviews, honest reviews, timely previews, and surprising stories. Sun, 30 Jul 2023 15:30:01 GMT en-US hourly 60 The Fallout TV show is still in production, but we've heard very little about it through official channels. We know it's being made by Amazon and has a cast including Walton Goggins and Kyle MacLachlan, although that doesn't tell us a lot about the direction the series is taking.

]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 15:30:01 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-tv-show-vault-tec-hq-leak-video-pictures/ The Fallout series has been a staple in post-apocalyptic games since its inception. This series has an entry for everyone, including top-down, open-world, dungeon crawling, shooter, and MMORPG titles. The story, character styles, and ambiance have remained true to form from the start to the present.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 20:30:21 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-what-year-every-game-set/ Lord of the Rings games are hit and miss, with the highs of Battle for Middle-earth being offset by the incredible lows of Conquest, where you play as Sauron taking over Middle-earth in an alternate universe where Frodo fails to destroy the Ring. That’s a cracking idea, sadly let down by the gameplay that Edge described as “ceaseless button-mashing” in its 2/10 review.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 14:30:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-developer-troika-lord-of-the-rings-game/ Throughout video games, there are a wide variety of creatures to meet and interact with. Some are hostile, others can be tamed, and everything in between. While it is nice to come across the usual squirrel or horse, some of the most fun wildlife to interact with are completely fictional.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 09:30:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-fictional-wildlife-animals-in-games/ Want to know a surefire way to turn heads? Have your video game series switch developers. It's an instant way to spur interest, curiosity, excitement, and even panic.

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 14:30:21 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/game-series-that-changed-developers-studios-ownership/ Bethesda Game Studios is responsible for some of the biggest RPGs in the industry - yet has achieved that with only two different series. With Starfield adding something fresh into the mix, up until now, Bethesda Game Studios' catalog has been comprised of either The Elder Scrolls or Fallout.

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 05:30:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/every-bethesda-game-studios-game-ranked/ The Fallout series has no shortage of mods or fan games. In fact, we've been covering developments from Fallout London for some time - a totally new game made in Fallout 4's engine. But now, another contender has entered the ring, and it might just be a New Vegas fan's dream come true.

]]> Sat, 08 Jul 2023 17:16:22 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-nuevo-mexico-fan-made-prequel-new-vegas/ I’m off for the next two weeks. This is the rare vacation where I’ll be at home the whole time and have the house to myself – Wait, scratch that. This is the only vacation I’ve ever had where I’ll be at home the whole time and have the house to myself.

]]> Sat, 08 Jul 2023 16:30:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/play-games-vacation-fallout-new-vegas-alan-wake/ Tim Cain is a legendary game developer. Most famous for his work on the Fallout series, which he produced, programmed, designed, and is credited as creating, Cain has also worked on games like Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, fantasy MMO WildStar for Carbine Studios, and most recently The Outer Worlds. He’s a veteran of the industry and when he speaks, people listen. Now he’s started a YouTube channel, and his insights are well worth taking ten minutes to tune in to.

]]> Sat, 01 Jul 2023 14:00:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-tim-cain-youtube-channel/ Starfield is capped at 30 frames per second on consoles, and the planet is in uproar. Whether you’re playing on Xbox Series X or S, performance won’t go past that threshold. Worse yet, Bethesda has confirmed this was a choice. And you know what? It’s absolutely the right one.

]]> Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:00:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/starfield-running-at-30fps-is-the-right-choice/ Arguably one of the best action RPG games ever made, Fallout 3 has a heavy supply of things to loot across the Capital Wasteland. None are so prized, however, as the Vault Boy Bobbleheads. Only one of each of these unique items exists per playthrough, stashed away in some hidden corner or dangerous lair. Each one you collect will increase a skill by ten points, or a S.P.E.C.I.A.L stat by one.

]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2023 18:16:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-3-every-bobblehead-location/ In a delightful twist of fate, the gaming world has witnessed an unexpected trend: spin-off dating simulators. Games like Overwatch and Dead by Daylight have already ventured into the realm of digital romance, leaving players charmed and craving more.

]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:45:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/games-that-need-dating-spin-off/ Fallout: New Vegas’ central hub is the greedy, sleazy Strip. It’s an unsavory place, but the Strip is also an extremely important location throughout the game. Whether you are trying to reach Benny quickly or tracking down the notorious Mr. House, there are plenty of reasons to stop off at the sordid settlement.

]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2023 18:45:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-new-vegas-every-strip-entrance/ Gaming has grown into a much more inclusive space in the past few years. From the inclusion of LGBTQ+ protagonists and romances, to having great games with characters of colour, it's refreshing to have all different types of people represented. However, even with things like the internet, it can be hard to search up just what are the best games to play if you were looking for a fun one to enjoy this Pride Month.

]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:31:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pride-month-games-play/ There are a lot of viable builds for Fallout 4 and which one’s best for you largely depends on your preferred play style. The strongest builds focus on great perk synergies or utilizing the best weapons in the game to pump out extreme levels of damage, one-shot enemies, or minimize the damage you take.

]]> Mon, 19 Jun 2023 15:00:32 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/most-powerful-builds-fallout-4/ Superheroes and video games are all the rage, with film after film coming out to pad out cinematic universes and games only growing more popular as the years go by. However, wouldn't it be a fun thought experiment to wonder just what superheroes get up to in their downtime? Well, if our world has video games, then certainly their worlds probably do too.

]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 17:00:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/superheroes-favorite-video-games-they-would-play/ Staying hydrated is one of the most important aspects of your health. From water to a cocktail, there are a ton of drinks in the world to quench your thirst. That same thought can be applied to video games. Countless games have their own drinks for their characters to prevent becoming parched.

]]> Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:45:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-fictional-video-game-drinks/ Fallout 76 is celebrating 15 million players with a brand new expedition - and it's kinda giving us New Vegas vibes. At least in its aesthetic anyway, as the next expansion will take us to Atlantic City, complete with a bunch of casinos and 1940s America cosplay.

]]> Sun, 11 Jun 2023 17:30:54 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-76-road-to-atlantic-city-expansion/ From Pac-Man to Mario and Lara Croft to Ellie Williams, characters are known and celebrated, becoming something that often outlives the original game they came from. They have become mascots, had movies made of them, and expanded into books, fan films, and other media pieces to flesh out the characters and their adventures.

]]> Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:45:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/well-written-characters-in-video-games-best/ From the beginning of your adventure in the cowboy town of Goodsprings, you’ll be able to play a card game unique to Fallout: New Vegas. Caravan is first available when you meet Ringo, the source of a local manhunt.

]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 16:15:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/win-caravan-fallout-new-vegas/ In the vast realm of Minecraft creations, where fans tirelessly strive to bring fictional universes to life, a new project has emerged which has captured the attention of gamers and enthusiasts alike. Minecraft New Vegas, a meticulously crafted replica of the world map from the critically acclaimed Fallout: New Vegas, has recently made waves in the Minecraft community.

]]> Mon, 22 May 2023 19:28:42 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/modders-make-fallout-new-vegas-world-minecraft/ Fallout fans have spoken: they want to see Dogmeat in the upcoming Amazon Prime TV series. We already know there will be plenty of references, including Super Duper Mart, Red Rocket gas stations, Ghouls, Vaults, and Pip-Boys, but over on the Fallout subreddit, fans are listing off the actual characters they want to see portrayed in the show.

]]> Sat, 13 May 2023 11:00:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-fans-mr-house-dogmeat-reference-tv-show/ Needless to say, there are a lot of surprising things that can transpire in many beloved RPGs. Even if these are series you have been playing for over a decade, some things are bound to slip from your notice and surprise you. Whether that surprise is pleasant or horrible is a hidden trapdoor that awaits you.

]]> Thu, 11 May 2023 12:45:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/most-shocking-rpg-dialogue/ Fallout vaults have always felt needlessly cruel. One exposed its inhabitants to FEV, creating an entirely new species - the Super Mutants. Another fed its people subliminal messages while dividing them into two factions, red and blue, leading to a violent civil war. And one had a faulty door that wouldn't close properly. But as it turns out, this wasn't just some sick corporate joke before the end of the world, but a carefully constructed plan.

]]> Thu, 11 May 2023 10:58:56 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-creator-vault-experiment-purpose/ Fallout and The Outer Worlds co-creator Tim Cain started a YouTube channel earlier this week, and plans to use the channel to talk about his time in the games industy, sharing some of the more interesting stories he's been involved in during the course of his career. He already has a handful of videos up at the moment, but one of the more interesting involves his company Troika Games being approached by Sierra Entertainment in 2000 to make a Lord of the Rings RPG after it acquired the rights to the books.

]]> Sat, 06 May 2023 12:00:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-co-creator-tim-cain-lord-of-the-rings-rpg/ We haven't heard much about Amazon's Fallout TV series since it was announced in 2020, but plenty of set photos have leaked online in those three years. We've seen Red Rocket, power armour, and Vault 32, and thanks to Idle Sloth, we now have our first look at a live-action ghoul.

]]> Fri, 05 May 2023 09:53:30 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-amazon-tv-show-set-leak-live-action-ghoul/ When we accept a quest from an NPC, we don't read too much into the details beforehand. It's only when you're in the midst of some bizarre situation that you realize things are getting strange. Some games are notorious for their over-the-top side missions, while others use the element of surprise in their main campaign.

]]> Thu, 04 May 2023 19:01:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/weird-video-game-missions/ The Fallout series has been a fan favorite for decades now. From combining RPG and FPS elements, storylines that tug on your heartstrings, and graphics that make the apocalyptic wasteland come to life. There are plenty of reasons to be fans of this longstanding series.

]]> Fri, 28 Apr 2023 21:01:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-series-best-npcs-characters/ We've been to Boston, Vegas, and Washington DC across the Fallout series, and there are plenty of other iconic real-world locations that fans want to see explored in the next game. One that consistently crops up is New York City, one of the USA's most recognisable cities, but would it make for a good backdrop to a post-apocalyptic game?

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:29:43 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-5-reddit-debate-new-york-city-setting/ Retrofuturism refers to an art design that portrays the influence of what people from the midcentury thought the future was going to be like. It combines the technology of yesteryear, such as steampowered engines or tape-based computing, with the imagery of what the future would have looked like, and often provides a vast playground for video games to explore in terms of settings.

]]> Tue, 18 Apr 2023 17:30:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-retrofuturistic-games/ In an impressive display of skill and dedication, a Fallout: New Vegas player has managed to achieve the practically impossible by earning every achievement in the game while playing for only a single sitting. This particular feat was pulled off by the popular YouTuber ItsJabo during an extended 11 hour and 4 minute long livestream.

]]> Sat, 15 Apr 2023 23:40:06 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-new-vegas-player-every-achievement-single-sitting/ Science fiction and role-playing go together like peanut butter and jelly. After all, it's difficult for fans not to want to fantasize about becoming a character like Han Solo or Sarah Connor. But when gamers get lucky, a video game comes along that lets them do that and much, much more.

]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:30:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-scifi-rpgs-ranked/ The Fallout series is full of strange, eerie, and uncomfortable tales from a post-nuclear war world. In every corner, you can be met with an enraged mutant, an irradiated roach, or some gun-toting dweller who doesn’t trust you. With tons of games under its belt, the world of Fallout has no shortage of quests for you to embark on.

]]> Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:45:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-series-scariest-quests/ You may have come from the underground, but the Mole Miners in Fallout 76 have made the old mineshafts of Appalachia their domain. While it might have saved them from the initial nuclear destruction that befell the world, over time they have become aggressive mutant versions of their former selves, and a target for your daily challenges.

]]> Wed, 12 Apr 2023 15:15:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-76-mole-miner-location-loot-drops-locations/ Fallout 4 has a variety of different junk items you can find and break down for precious building materials, most of which are pre-war items from before the bombs dropped. One such item is a family board game known as Blast Radius, which you can find scattered across the Commonwealth in a variety of locations. However, even though Bethesda has gone out of its way to create a ficticous board game to make its world feel just that tiny bit more fleshed out, it's never really explained how you'd play it outside of a picture of two children on the front of the box.

]]> Sun, 09 Apr 2023 14:00:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-blast-radius-real-board-game/ After you find the Overseer in Fallout 76, you will be sent to meet the Raiders and the Settlers -- two factions first introduced in the Wastelanders update. These groups have separate questlines that you can follow but eventually lead to a raid at Vault 79. At this point, you must choose a faction you want to side with.

]]> Fri, 07 Apr 2023 16:45:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-76-raiders-vs-settlers/ Gamers aren't all the same. Everyone has their own favorite games, preferred genres, and chosen systems. Even titles that are beloved by most have their fair share of critics. So, it's an industry filled with differing opinions and viewpoints, but that doesn't mean gamers are different in every single way.

]]> Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:30:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/things-everyone-does-while-playing-video-games/ Video games have had a long-running fascination with war since anyone can remember. From fighting Nazis in an alternate reality fraught with terror to find yourself knee-deep in the trenches of World War I, video games have made us live through historically accurate and entirely fictional battles.

]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:30:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fictional-militaries-in-games-best-most-powerful/ We're barreling towards the release of Fallout: London, the ambitious DLC-sized mod that'll bring the British capital to Fallout 4. As inch nearer to the mod's 2023 release, the Fallout: London team has returned with an update video showcasing some new weapons, a new ride, and an update Mysterious Stranger who fights for king and country long after that country was erased by nuclear war.

]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:08:27 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-london-legally-distinct-james-bond-reference/ What's in a name? In real life, nothing. You can't know much about a person by just their name. However, in media, writers can use a name to tell you a lot about a character before they even have to say a word. Nathan Drake sounds like a swashbuckling adventure, Kazuma Kiryu sounds like steely-eyed Yakuza, Joel Miller is the most dad name in history, and I don't know about you, but Sephiroth sounds a little evil to me.

]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:45:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-nameless-main-characters-games/ Starfield has been slapped with a "Restricted" rating in Australia, meaning the game has been deemed unsuitable for anyone under the age of 18. There are several reasons listed for the rating including moderate language and strong violence, though the primary reason appears to be "interactive drug use", though it's worth noting that Australia is infamous for being extremely strict with its ratings system

]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:41:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/starfield-restricted-rating-australia-interactive-drug-use/ The classic Fallout games are an acquired taste - as in, if you don't like them, you should acquire some taste. Ha. But seriously, despite how much modern audiences might struggle with their old isometric RPG design, these classics have retained a strong following - and even a dedicated modding scene.

]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 15:00:06 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-2d-fan-game-shooter-metroidvania/ Starfield finally has a release date. Bethesda’s long awaited open world (open galaxy?) RPG is set to launch on September 6, with magical gamer wizard Todd Howard confirming in a new trailer that the company is almost ready to unleash its latest project onto the masses.

]]> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:00:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/starfield-skyrim-fallout-open-world-story-characters-scale-destiny/ It’s hard to deny the effect of great music on a video game. A well-composed or curated soundtrack transports you to a different world, guiding you down corners you never thought to explore, warning you of what’s to come, or taking you off guard to land an emotional bass drop that you’re bound to remember for months, if not years, to come.

]]> Fri, 03 Mar 2023 22:00:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/good-games-with-amazing-soundtracks/ Obsidian game directors Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky agree that Fallout New Vegas Remastered would be "awesome", and are still interested in their hugely popular 2011 RPG. This comes as Obsidian unveils The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition, indicating that it would love to give New Vegas the same next-gen treatment.

]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:00:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-new-vegas-remastered-would-be-awesome/ Gamers are sharing the best physical and digital pre-order bonuses they've ever received, from Mirror's Edge messenger bags to Fallout 3 lunchboxes.

]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2023 17:02:56 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/gamers-share-best-pre-order-bonuses-mirrors-edge-bag-fallout-lunch-box/ Fallout 76 brings the successful formula of the longtime RPG series to the world of MMOs (Massively Multiplayer Online Games). You may have played Fallout 3, Fallout 4, or New Vegas, and wished you could experience a multiplayer version. But as the old adage goes, be careful what you wish for.

]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 23:15:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-76-worth-playing/ When talking about war and the military in gaming, the easiest titles that come to mind are FPS games where you’re right in the trenches, slinging guns, and throwing bombs to fight for your side.

]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2023 23:15:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-war-military-games-not-fps/ Shadowy cult-like organizations, religious zealots, and warmongering aliens who see themselves as keepers of the faith are just a few examples of fictional religions depicted in video games. It's not that video game makers have a bone to pick with organized faith, but there's something truly sinister about an enemy that's rooted in radicalization. Think about it — fanatical members of an organization awash in their own piety will never see reason over their own truth.

]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2023 17:30:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/most-detailed-fictional-video-game-religions/ Fallout 3 holds a very special place in my heart. It also holds a special place on my arm, where I’ve got a Brotherhood of Steel helmet permanently etched into my skin. It was the first Fallout game I played, so I’ve got a soft spot for it, but despite the better writing of New Vegas, the originality of its isometric predecessors, or the quality of life improvements to 4, I’ll always think Fallout 3 is the best because of how desolate and hopeless its wasteland is.

]]> Sat, 11 Feb 2023 18:00:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-3-is-the-best-because-its-wasteland-feels-desolate/ The original Fallout has gone open source, with the release of Fallout Community Edition. As well as making the classic RPG playable on mobile devices, it will also make it much easier to modify, with fan-made patches and quality-of-life improvements already planned.

]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:45:04 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-community-edition-open-source-mobile-release/ Ever since the introduction of base-building in Fallout 4 and Fallout 76, almost every item in the games has had some kind of value. Whether it be a broken down piece of machinery or a coveted role of duct tape, everything can be scrapped for precious materials that you can use to build settlements. That being said, there are still some items that are so useless, so completely void of any meaning, that you can't help but wonder why they were put in the game at all.

]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:31:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-most-useless-items/ It's been a busier day than most in the industry, mostly down to Xbox and Bethesda's joint Developer Direct showcase, in which we got to see the titles it has coming over the next year including Redfall and Minecraft Legends.

]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2023 02:58:39 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/biggest-gaming-news-january-25-2023/ UI is a pretty integral part of any game. You wouldn't really be able to do anything without it. UI can pretty commonly be conflated with HUD (Heads-Up Display), but the HUD is simply what's displayed to you while playing, so all your necessary information is available at a glance. UI is in every element you interact with, from menus to button prompts.

]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2023 22:45:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/games-with-stylish-great-user-interfaces-ui-hud-menus/ Fresh pictures from the Fallout television series have leaked, revealing a Red Rocket gas station currently under construction, with rusted cars strewn about the lot and even a power armour stand in the corner. This means the iconic brand and power armour should both be making an appearance in the show.

]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2023 11:35:23 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-tv-show-set-leak-power-armour-red-rocket-gas-station/ Video game worlds are generally more exciting than real-life ones. After all, the virtual universe has all sorts of exciting tech, interesting people, and stunning environments. The real world is much more limiting, but it has the advantage of containing more pets. Whether dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, hamsters, or any other animal, pets bring plenty of enjoyment to real life.

]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2023 23:30:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-open-world-games-pet/ Actions have consequences is the concept behind emergent gameplay. Whether it involves building a community to weather upcoming hardships or guiding a character along a dangerous path, every move has the potential to be crucial. These games range in coverage, with some giving you plenty of details on each option and others simply asking you to use your best judgment.

]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2023 20:00:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/emergent-gameplay-best-video-games/ From The Witcher to Fallout 2, there have been mods for RPG players both new and old this week. Whether you’re in the market for a new character model or want to change a game’s ending entirely, we’ve got you covered.

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:13:35 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/this-week-in-modding-mass-effect-3-ending-fallout-2-voice-acting/ The Obsidian-developed Fallout New Vegas is perhaps the most beloved entry in the series. With Obsidian being made up of developers from the first two Fallout games, it made sense to bring them back for another outing after the third game put the series back on the map. The only problem was it was so good that loads of us want another one - something that Obsidian head Feargus Urquhart is very much aware of.

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:31:34 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-new-vegas-2-obsidian-game/ Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game may have come out nearly 25 years ago now, but the game is one of those classics that has a long afterlife. Mods have breathed new life into the isometric RPG, such as completely changing the perspective and turning the title into an FPS.

]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2023 13:41:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-2-over-100-voice-acted-talking-heads-modders/ Since 3D games could render it on a plate, there has been a clamor for good-looking food in games while wishing you could just grab it straight out from the screen and dig in. That expectation continues to grow the more detailed and pretty the food becomes.

]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2023 02:30:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/foods-in-games-that-wouldnt-sell-well-in-real-life/ I recently started Fallout: New Vegas for the first time. I know I’m late to the party, but I wanted to dive into an older game I missed before the onslaught of triple-A launches begins in a few weeks. I gave it a go when I was a teenager, but that was on a borrowed copy so I didn’t get to the end. You all know the drill by now. You’re a courier who gets shot in the head while running a routine gig before waking up in a small-town doctor’s office. He’s kindly patched you up and sent you on your way. This is fantasy, not sci-fi, because if this were really America you’d also be saddled with a crushing amount of medical debt.

]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:00:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-new-vegas-has-better-medical-care-than-the-actual-usa/ Sometimes, what your heart needs isn’t the latest and greatest video game; instead, it needs to go back to the basics with a fantastic card game. Go Fish is a great game and all, but with a few minor tweaks, some of your favorite video games could manage to be some of the most exciting card games around.

]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2023 19:00:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/video-games-that-make-great-card-games/ Collectibles are one of the longest-running tropes in video games, and it's easy to understand why. As a mechanic, they keep us engaged in the downtime between bosses. As a trophy, they show off how dedicated we were to see everything a game has to offer. Above everything else though, they are pointless doodads to ascribe value to, and we need to have them all!

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 02:30:12 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/video-game-collectibles-ranked-real-life-hobby/ Fallout London has revealed its 4th Quarter progress video for 2022, highlighting a few interesting new details. For one, the London Underground is now operational with "fully-rigged and animated train systems". The original trailer that revealed them was actually using side-by-side elevators, so this is a significant leap.

]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2023 11:41:38 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-london-working-underground-postbox-robots-james-bond-parody-magazines/ The original Fallout games weren't first-person shooters, but top-down, isometric, turn-based RPGs. Over the years, some have tried to bring 1 and 2 into Fallout 3's engine to give them a more modern feel, but now one fan has gone back to the second game itself and remade it in first-person, all while keeping its old sprites and maps.

]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:38:21 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-2-fps-remake-fan-made/ Fallout 4 might be a little over 8 years old now (jeez that makes me feel old), but there are still plenty of topics that lead to hot debates between players. One such topic is where the best place to build a settlement is. While there're probably hundreds of mods that let you choose custom locations, we're talking about the default locations today, as Fallout 4 players have been bigging up their personal favorite locations in the game on the Fallout 4 subreddit.

]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2023 03:06:07 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-4-players-share-best-places-to-build-settlements/ A company is only as good as its leader, and sometimes a well-oiled operation can fall apart due to erratic and poor leadership from its CEO. Video games love making a large organization or corporation the main enemy of the protagonist because it sets up that perfect underdog format.

]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2023 02:30:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/worst-video-game-ceos/ Fallout: New Vegas is often lauded as one of the best Fallouts, being Obsidian's first and only foray into the world of 3D ushered in by Bethesda's third game. But, being on the older engine as with 3 and Oblivion, it has some fairly wonky animations, and so one fan has opted to add a bit more oomph to them. Specifically, to melee weapons.

]]> Mon, 26 Dec 2022 17:30:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-new-vegas-mod-makes-it-more-fun-to-smack-people-with-pipes/ Fallout 3 and New Vegas have pretty straightforward morality systems, giving you good karma for selfless deeds and bad karma for selfish ones. With any morality system, most of us will probably go for the good option unless you're someone who chooses chaos on a daily basis. Scavenging the Wastelands and helping out travellers in need is one of the best part about Fallout, although you're definitely lying if you say there isn't at least one sin you've commited whilst trying to be a goody two shoes.

]]> Sat, 24 Dec 2022 17:00:03 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-fans-share-items-cant-help-but-steal/ Fallout is generally not considered a game series where the cuisine is highest on the minds of those seeking to explore the world after emerging from their respective vaults, but there's certainly a lot of food to be found in every Fallout game. Most of it is the irradiated remnants of a bygone civilization and would most certainly kill you eventually (represented in-game by increasing your rads). That doesn't make those delectable items look any less appealing, though. Sort of like those laundry pods--you know you shouldn’t, but you still really wanna gulp one of those bad boys down.

]]> Sun, 11 Dec 2022 17:00:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-fans-debate-best-food/ While the average person probably spends most of their time at home - when they're not at work or school - that's not the case in video games. Gaming protagonists are typically out having adventures in all sorts of different locations. However, even virtual people sometimes need a place to relax. And several games allow you to decide where that place is located.

]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2022 18:15:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-games-buy-house/ It’s Thursday, which means it's that time again to look back at the past week’s best features here at TheGamer. We’ve got some New Vegas 2 love (which everyone will obviously share), a thoughtful piece on God of War Ragnarok’s intimate character moments, and a deep dive into how Pokemon could break through the noise and carve out a corner for itself in the world of esports.

]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2022 20:35:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/thegamers-best-features-of-the-week-pokemon-esports-and-new-vegas-2/ Russia has expanded its law forbidding "LGBT propaganda" in national media. The law, which first passed in 2013, prohibited "the propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations" in any media intended for children. The recent amendment to the law has expanded that to include adults, which activists say essentially bans all LGTBQ+ content from media in Russia.

]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:14:49 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/russia-assassins-creed-life-is-strange-dragon-age-the-last-of-us-lgbt-propaganda/ Fallout is becoming a TV series courtesy of Amazon. We got to see our first image last month giving us a tantalizing look at a character leaving one of Fallout's iconic vaults. The story of Vault 33 is sure to draw in plenty of fans, but the hope is that a unique Fallout story will bring in more than just fans of the video games.

]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2022 20:02:06 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-tv-series-unique-story-reference-the-games/ Dim Bulb Games, the studio behind Where The Water Tastes Like Wine, put out a much smaller game than that text-heavy American odyssey about collecting stories earlier this year. Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking is instead, as the name would suggest, about collecting mechanics.

]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:00:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/we-need-historical-games-preservation-museum-of-mechanics-lockpicking/ Fallout is at odds with itself. On the one hand, it’s set in a post-apocalyptic retro-future where resources are scarce and people barely scrape by. On the other, it’s an RPG where shooting something in the face with a sniper rifle tends not to kill it. Has radiation hardened everyone’s bones? If the Adamantium Skeleton perk is to be believed, then yes. Maybe the original isometric games handled the balance of resources and enemy durability perfectly, but I haven’t played them yet so I don’t know. What I do know is this: Fallout should be a survival horror.

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:45:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-should-be-a-survival-horror-not-an-rpg/ Obsidian and Bethesda, the two companies that collaborated on Fallout: New Vegas, are now together under the Microsoft umbrella, which has sparked countless requests for a New Vegas 2. Fans are itching to get back into that world, and it sounds like its director is equally as eager.

]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:02:24 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-new-vegas-director-open-to-making-sequel/ Fallout 76 may have had a rough launch, but most fans agree that it's finally in a pretty good place. Technically glitches have been solved, enormous amounts of content have been added, and if you want to experience the depressing wasteland of a post-nuclear apocalypse America, then Fallout 76 isn't a bad way to do it.

]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:18:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/live-action-fan-fallout-76-trailer-bethesda-speechless/ Fallout 4 is a big game as it is, but it used to be even bigger. A load of cut content has been uncovered thanks to the Alternative Gaming Channel on YouTube. It turns out there was originally going to be a quest that rewarded you with a synth variant of your murdered spouse, creepy. Also, a 300-foot Glowing One called May-Pole also never made it into the final game.

]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:41:54 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-4-cut-quest-dead-spouse-synth-300-foot-ghoul/ God of War’s Mimir spends most of his time hanging from the hip of a Spartan god, making snide comments about the world around him, all of which he views from crotch level. But it’s mostly things he’s already seen - realms he’s visited and places he’s familiar with. Imagine a completely confused Mimir strapped to the hip of Homer Simpson, forced to watch as he jumps around the land of chocolate in pursuit of a bouncing bunny.

]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:30:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/games-that-would-be-better-if-you-travelled-with-god-of-wars-mimir/ Robots have been a familiar sight in video games for quite some time. Robots come in all shapes and sizes, from memorable appearances in classic titles such as Half-Life to cannon fodder in titles like Binary Domain. While many prefer being at the end of the player's gun, some have stood by players' sides through thick and thin.

]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 22:45:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-robot-droid-characters-in-games/ You hear that in the distance? That's the sound of an axe slamming through a half-dozen Hel-Walker heads and returning to Kratos' mighty palm. While most of TheGamer staff is eagerly anticipating God of War Ragnarok's release on Wednesday, we're using the brief window of downtime to play some other recent releases.

]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2022 18:00:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/thegamer-staff-weekend-plans-mario-rabbids-sparks-hope-fallout-victoria-3/ It may be the end of Halloween, but if you're like me then its spooky season all year round. Despite being known for their RPGs, Bethesda does delve into horror every now and again in its titles - Fallout 4's Pickman Gallery and Nuka World's Grandchester Mystery Mansion are two perfect examples of that. Well, now you can make those locations even spookier, as a new mod lets you transform the entirety of Fallout 4 and its DLCs into one massive, Silent Hill-esque horror game.

]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2022 14:00:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-4-mod-silent-hill-horror-game/ Skyrim, Elden Ring, and Diablo all have pretty fun dungeons, at least to start with. You go in, slaughter a bunch of unfortunate bystanders (read: sleeping draugr and skeletons minding their own business), nick the loot, and leave. Usually, that’s all there is to it, but sometimes there’s a bigger reason to wake the dead with an axe to the cranium - this one has a dragon priest, this one has a fancy spell, and this one has an old tome that Deckard Cain needs - but they often look the exact same and share the same puzzles with limited complexity. It gets boring fast, but Fallout finds a way to turn copy-and-paste dungeon design to its advantage.

]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2022 14:00:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-vaults-make-repetitive-dungeons-interesting/ Almost everyone who enjoys video games has at least one memory of a treasured save file getting lost, corrupted, or worst of all, overwritten. It used to happen a lot more back in the olden days of 8MB memory cards and no separate profiles, but it happens today too. Players took to ResetEra to share their woes.

]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:00:12 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/lost-and-overwritten-game-saves-tears-were-shed/ Don’t go north of Goodsprings. That’s something you’ll learn fast. The quest marker says go south to Primm, the path says go south to Primm, and Fallout: New Vegas itself - through very obvious signposting, by having a giant rollercoaster in the distance - says please, go south to Primm. There’s a reason. Go north, and you’ll stumble on a quarry full of Deathclaws who will rip you to shreds. You won’t win. Go south.

]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:30:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-new-vegas-deathclaw-quarry-is-a-rite-of-passage/ Fallout has been making headlines a lot this week after Amazon offered up its very first look at the TV adaptation of the games. What you likely weren't expecting to see off the back of that reveal is a Lego adaptation of the games too, although this homage to the series is a little less official.

]]> Sun, 30 Oct 2022 11:00:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fan-made-fallout-lego-playable-now/ If a game isn't in line for a remaster or a remake, then it's probably because it's being adapted into a TV show or movie. Needless to say, two big series led the way news-wise this week, as it's been a very happy few days for fans of The Witcher and Fallout.

]]> Sat, 29 Oct 2022 18:27:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/biggest-news-week-bayonetta-witcher-remake-midnight-suns-amazon-fallout/ Players are sharing their experience with the most unpolished and messy games they still managed to finish and enjoy against all odds. There are a handful of favorites on the list, with Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog '06 and several Obsidian titles being mentioned twice as often as the others.

]]> Sat, 29 Oct 2022 17:00:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/players-share-most-broken-games-they-beat/ The games industry slows for no one and there's plenty of big stories to get through today, so let's jump right into. For starters, Amazon gave us a special present for Fallout 25th birthday, as it revealed the first official look at its upcoming Fallout TV show via a new screenshot.

]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:50:44 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/biggest-gaming-news-october-25-2022/ Amazon has finally given us our first official look at its upcoming Fallout TV series in the form of a single image as a celebration of the franchise's 25th anniversary.

]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:38:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/amazon-fallout-tv-show-first-look/ To celebrate Fallout's 25th anniversary, Bethesda has put together a comprehensive timeline of every single game from the original to 76 to... the pinball spin-off? It's based on Fallout 4 and you can even side with the Minutemen, Railroad, Institute, or Brotherhood of Steel. The goal - collect all those Vault-Tec bobbleheads. It doesn't really have a spot in the timeline, but Bethesda says it's last on the list, so who are we to argue?

]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:27:21 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-now-has-an-official-timeline-and-it-includes-the-pinball-game/ Fallout's 25th anniversary took place today and to celebrate, several developers have been looking back at some of the series' best titles and have been offering little development tidbits. For example, a number of devs have revealed a bit of behind the scenes info on Fallout 3 and its setting, Washington DC, specifically about the game's lack of the White House despite that pretty much every other memorial is still standing.

]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2022 22:38:36 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-3-white-house-destroyed-ran-out-of-time/ New Vegas was originally meant to be an expansion for Fallout 3, Todd Howards has just revealed. This comes from a retrospective on New Vegas' development, shared as part of Fallout 25th anniversary celebrations, with both Bethesda and Obsidian teaming up to reflect on the fan-favourite entry.

]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2022 16:19:56 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-new-vegas-originally-expansion-for-fallout-3/ Fallout: New Vegas will typically take around 40 hours to beat on a normal playthrough, completing one of the four endings and dipping into a fair amount of side quests. However, as usual, speedrunners have found ways to absolutely destroy that time, and are completing New Vegas in just nine minutes.

]]> Sat, 22 Oct 2022 17:37:05 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-new-vegas-speedrun-9-minutes/ The Fallout series, even from its more hardcore roots preceding Bethesda at the helm, has never really needed to trouble itself too much with balance. Of course, the game needed to be challenging enough to spur the player onward in terms of progression, but it has always hosted a wild selection of perks, weapons, and other pieces of kit that could range from completely and utterly pointless to entirely game breaking in terms of utility and power.

]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2022 22:30:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-76-items-best-strongest-inventory-space/ Fallout: London is a huge fan-made mod that looks to turn the wasteland of Boston's Commonwealth into London, the capital of England. It's an ambitious project that will feature many distinct parts of the city, but due to the recent passing of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, two characters have been cut from the game: ghouls based on her and her son, King Charles III.

]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:05:34 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-london-cutting-queen-elizabeth-and-king-charles-characters/ The modern Fallout games are such a memorable set of RPGs that you just can't help but revisit their worlds time and time again. Unfortunately, that also means that you also have to sit through their opening sequences a lot if you want to start a new character. Personally, I'm pretty confident I could get through the entire of Fallout 3's opening blindfolded. Thankfully, if you'd rather skip your time in Vault 101, then a modder has just the thing for you.

]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:15:59 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-3-mod-create-your-own-backstory/ Co-founder of Obsidian Entertainment Feargus Urquhart recently remarked that he would “love to make another Fallout game,” referring to the dearly beloved Fallout: New Vegas, released on October 19, 2010. According to Urquhart, the company is only waiting for the right opportunity.

]]> Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:41:24 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/obsidian-founder-feargus-urquhart-make-another-fallout-game/