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Fallout dev Tim Cain says we should pay more attention to bad games: '[Publishers] often don't learn from failure because they only look at the games that sold well'
"Jesus Christ, I could write this shit:" The great Alan Moore once said that the sort of negative inspiration you get from reading drivel is even more fruitful for aspiring authors than the kind you get from reading the classics. Fallout co-creator and prolific video blogger Tim Cain took it a step...
Fallout dev Tim Cain says we should pay more attention to bad games: '[Publishers] often don't learn from failure because they only look at the games that sold well'
"Gamers will frequently point to popular games and say, 'we want more of that,' without necessarily knowing exactly what part of those games made them so good."
Fallout Meets Dungeons & Dragons In New RPG About The End Of The World
Mixing elements from Dungeons and Dragons and the Fallout franchise, a new RPG is set to arrive next year in what already seems like a promising and good time – even if the game talks about the end of the world. Several games look back at formulas that have worked before as inspiration for what...
Fallout 4 Gets an 85GB HD Mod That Overhauls All Textures
Modder ‘Xenjoii85’ has released perhaps the best HD Texture Pack for Fallout 4, weighing around 85GB in size, called Project V.A.U.L.T. This is a comprehensive 4X vanilla texture overhaul mod that aims to improve each and every texture in the game. According to the modder, the mod does not alter...
Fallout Meets Fable in the Perfect Game Pass Weekend Binge
Uncover the mystery behind this British disaster in Atomfall, one of the most underrated sci-fi post-apocalyptic games from the last few years.
Skyrim and Fallout 4 Just Showed Why Classic RPGs Are Sometimes Better Left Alone
Bethesda plans to roll out more Fallout 4 and Skyrim updates, and it's a reminder that classic games shouldn't be messed with.
Bethesda finally fix the Skyrim Special Edition on-screen keyboard crashing SteamOS / Steam Deck
A new update from Bethesda has rolled out for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, and much like with Fallout 4, they finally fixed an annoying bug. Read the full article here:...
Bethesda finally fix the Skyrim Special Edition on-screen keyboard crashing SteamOS / Steam Deck
A new update from Bethesda has rolled out for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, and much like with Fallout 4, they finally fixed an annoying bug. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Fallout co-creator says devs should look to "bad games" for inspiration and not just "good" ones: "You could learn a lot"
Fallout co-creator Timothy Cain, whose most recent portfolio entries include the likes of The Outer Worlds 2 and its predecessor over at Obsidian Entertainment, thinks developers have a lot to learn from bad games – not just successful titles. It's a tale as old as time, as Cain describes in his...
Fallout co-creator says devs should look to "bad games" for inspiration and not just "good" ones: "You could learn a lot"
"The qualities of successful games… may not be those qualities which made them successful"
Fallout 76 is launching The Slasher and legacy seasons on September 15
You had to know that Fallout 76’s content structure was destined to change after the beating Bethsoft took at the hands of Microsoft and its layoff-happy Xbox chaos agent (derogatory) execs, and this week we’ve gotten a clue about where the game is going, starting with a “first of its kind update.”...
New Fallout Funko Pops Are Dropping in November, Including Vault Boy, Nuka-Girl, and More
Preorders have dropped for new Fallout Funko Pop figures, which are set to be released this November. Priced at $14.99 a piece, here's where you can secure each figure.
Fallout 76 Gets Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade In September
"Appalachian Adventurers are in for a Fall full of FRIGHT". Bethesda has announced Fallout 76 is getting a free current-gen upgrade for Xbox Series X|S on September 15th. Plans to upgrade the seven-year-old Fallout game were revealed as part of "The Slasher" update, described as "a frightening...
Exclusive: Inside The Fan Project Bringing Fallout: New Vegas To VR
Nick Bryson worked as a senior software engineer at Blizzard, but these days, he's porting Fallout to OpenMW for a complete VR conversion.
Fallout 76 to get “Gen 9 boost” update next month
Fallout 76 is finally getting its full current-gen update next month, bringing with it VRR support, improved visuals and more. Fallout 76 to get “Gen 9 boost” update next month first appeared on KitGuru.
The first big Skyrim update in ages is huge news for mods, and Bethesda promises it "should not affect load orders"
Earlier this week, Bethesda Game Studios fans feared the worst for their mods as the studio revealed that it would be launching a brand-new Fallout 4 update with "Creations improvements" – and, much to many fans' dismay, another for Skyrim later on down the line. Well, the Fallout 4 patch has...
Fallout 76's new Slasher update is "a first of its kind"
Bethesda promises that new Fallout 76 update ‘The Slasher’ will gradually expand in intensity over the fall, alongside new legacy seasons.
Fallout 4 fans let out as a sigh of relief as Bethesda quadruples the RPG's mod limit without breaking everything in new update
Fallout 4 fans have been bracing themselves for the worst this week after Bethesda Game Studios announced an update with "Creations improvements" and more to come later to Skyrim, too – but, as it turns out, the patch isn't all that bad. As Bethesda outlines in a new post over on Twitter, the new...
Fallout 4 fans let out as a sigh of relief as Bethesda quadruples the RPG's mod limit without breaking everything in new update
"Wait… this is actually a goated update"
Fallout Officially Returns January 2027 With New Release For Gamers
It has been eight years since the last major Fallout game was released, and over a decade since Fallout 4. Whereas most developers tend to capitalize on their winning IP, Bethesda has seemed fairly content to let it rest quietly in the background while it explores uncharted waters (or perhaps space...
Fallout 4 August 18 Update Released – Full Patch Notes
Bethesda has released the August 18 Title Update for Fallout 4 and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new patch brings to the table. The August 18 Patch increases the BA2 archive limit from 256 to 1024 to better accommodate larger collections of mods. As such, the game will be...
Dead Age 2 gets surprise Nintendo Switch 2 release
Headup unexpectedly published another Nintendo Switch 2 game today having launched Dead Age 2. You can find it on the Nintendo eShop now. Dead Age 2 is a survival RPG inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Fallout 1 and 2, This War of Mine, and The Walking Dead. The game features a mix of role-playing,...
New Official Fallout PS5 Release Confirmed for September 15
PlayStation 5 owners have a new official Fallout release to look forward to on September 15, just in time for a major Fallout event.
On This Day in 2015, Xbox laid out a “games everywhere” strategy that sounded ambitious — but it ended up defining the next 11 years of the brand
Back on August 13, 2015, Xbox was still rebuilding its identity after the Xbox One fallout, and Phil Spencer was laying out a bold plan: a future where Xbox wasn’t defined by hardware, but by an ecosystem that followed players everywhere. The idea sounded ambitious at the time — cross‑platform...
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