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Heads up, Fallout 4 and Skyrim players: New updates are incoming, so it's time to tend to your mods
Bethesda Game Studios is warning owners of Fallout 4 to either log into a save or manually save their mod load order, because a new patch "focusing on general Creations improvements" is incoming... Read more.

Heads up, Fallout 4 and Skyrim players: New updates are incoming, so it's time to tend to your mods
The new patch, featuring "Creations improvements," is set to roll out on August 18.

Bethesda Warns Skyrim & Fallout 4 Players of Mod-breaking Update
Steam players on PC will be especially affected once Bethesda releases the patches for its RPGs on August 18.

I'm not saying Bethesda are trolling me specifically, but Fallout 4 and Skyrim updates are imminent just as I've modded up the latter for the first time in ages
Right, just a couple more location overhauls and there we go. A fresh Skyrim load order created for my first modded toe-dip into Tamriel for quite a while, outside of grabbing the odd article image. Phew, now to relax and sink another 50 hou-wait. Fallout 4 and Skyrim updates are inbound, say...

Bethesda warns fans that Fallout 4 and Skyrim will be getting new updates
Typically, the announcement of a new video game update is met with excitement, as fans look forward to whatever new content / fixes are in store. When it comes to Bethesda though, updates are far less celebrated due to the fact that they often break mods and can even lead to new issues. In service...
This Mod Converts Fallout 4 Into a Roguelike Dungeon Crawler
Modder ‘Nethalythic’ has released a new cool mod that converts Fallout 4 into a roguelike dungeon crawler. This is a really cool mod for everyone who currently plays Fallout 4. So, let’s take a look at it. This mod adds a roguelike mode to Fallout 4. The rooms were designed by YouTuber ItsJabo’s...
The Cursed Mansion Brings an Old-School Quest to Fallout 4
Modder ‘DimaGuv’ has released The Cursed Mansion for Fallout 4, a mod that adds an old-school quest to the game. The mod has an immersive dark atmosphere, easter eggs, anomalies, and new sounds. So, if you’ve wanted new free content for Fallout 4, this is something that may interest you. Going into...

Bethesda Veteran Reveals How He Would Have Designed Starfield Differently
A former Bethesda developer who worked on Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 has outlined how he would have designed Starfield had he been in charge of the game — and it sounds very different. Nate Purkeypile worked at Bethesda Game Studios for 14 years before leaving in 2021 to found...

Bethesda Veteran Reveals How He Would Have Designed Starfield Differently
A former Bethesda developer who worked on Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 has outlined how he would have designed Starfield had he been in charge of the game — and it sounds very different.
This Fallout 4 Mod Almost Eliminates Traversal Stutters
Fallout 4 fans, here is something special for you today. Modder ‘Zzyxzz’ has released a mod that attempts to eliminate almost all of the game’s traversal stutters. This will allow you to play the game more smoothly than ever. And yes, this is the real deal. It’s not a placebo effect. Smoother Cell...

"If I was in charge of Starfield, I would have not done it that way at all" - Former Bethesda veteran would've handled the RPG's 1,000 planets very differently
Starfield might have been reaching for the stars both literally and figuratively, but its approach to generating 1,000 explorable planets didn't quite work for one veteran Bethesda Game Studios developer. Having contributed to everything from Fallout 3 and Skyrim to Fallout 4 and the early years of...

Former Bethesda lead artist is looking forward to Fallout 3's remaster because the game they released was '100% not what we intended, and it was very, very constrained'
During his time at Bethesda Nate Purkeypile was an artist on Fallout 3, Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Starfield, as well as lead artist on Fallout 76. Now independent, he's responsible for stealth-archer bowhunting FPS The Axis Unseen, but when he spent some time talking to YouTube channel The Examined...

Xbox Switch 2 rollout continues with Oblivion Remastered in August and Diablo 4 in September
Microsoft has been a big early supporter of the Switch 2 platform, bringing over several of its biggest games over within the console's first year on the market. So far, we've seen titles like Overwatch, Fallout 4 and Indiana Jones brought over. Now over the next couple of months, Switch 2 versions...
This Fallout 4 Mod Overhauls Gunplay With Fully Customizable Weapon & Movement Inertia
Modder ‘TheShinyHaxorus’ has released an amazing new mod for Fallout 4. This mod adds fully customizable inertia to first-person weapons and movement, along with other useful features to enhance Fallout 4’s FPS experience. For those who did not know, the original version of Fallout 4 gives...

The mod we called 'the best Fallout game you'll play this year' back in 2018 just launched on GOG
Fallout 4 remaster, Fallout: New Vegas remaster, Fallout 5, Fallout 3 prequel for Fallout 76, Fallout (the TV series) Season 3, and whatever Fallout game Obsidian is now working on… there's a whoooooole lotta Fallout coming your way if you're a Fallout fan... Read more.

Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters need to steal Fallout 4's best feature
The way Fallout 4 treats power armor is far superior to its predecessors, and the upcoming remasters should retrofit the mechanic.

Fallout 3's gunplay is "not good," admits former Bethesda designer, and we'll probably see "a lot of that work" that went into Fallout 4 when it comes to the remaster
Fallout 3 designer Bruce Nesmith previously shared his hopes that a remaster of the game would make the combat better than it was in 2008. Last week, Bethesda dropped a load of info about its post-apocalyptic RPG series: Fallout 5 is "currently in preproduction," New Vegas developer Obsidian is...

Fallout 3's gunplay is "not good," admits former Bethesda designer, and we'll probably see "a lot of that work" that went into Fallout 4 when it comes to the remaster
"It didn’t hold up to shooters at the time"

Fallout 3 Fan Remake Developers To Continue Despite Official Remaster
Fallout fans attempting to remake Fallout 3 in Fallout 4's style have reacted to Bethesda's official confirmation of the remasters.

Modders remastering Fallout 3 in Fallout 4 are not bothered by Bethesda's official version: "Our project has been a community-driven passion project for almost a full decade"
A group of Fallout 4 modders who call themselves the Fallout 4: Capital Wasteland Team have released a statement saying that they intend to continue work on their mod, which aims to rebuild Fallout 3 inside Fallout 4, despite Bethesda announcing that Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters are...

Modders remastering Fallout 3 in Fallout 4 are not bothered by Bethesda's official version: "Our project has been a community-driven passion project for almost a full decade"
"We're committed to seeing that our work, creativity and dedication continue!"

Bethesda's Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters won't stop the modders who've already spent years recreating the RPGs in Fallout 4
With Bethesda having begun to dip their fingers into the remaster bucket in recent years, some modders who'd decided long before that to get the ball rolling on such things themselves have had to reckon with the idea that official siblings of their passion projects could be in the works. It...

Everything Bethesda just announced about the future of Fallout and The Elder Scrolls
Behold, the terrifying march of time: Skyrim came out in 2011 and Fallout 4 launched in 2015, yet both games still bookend their respective series. Bethesda hasn't released a new mainline installment for its two best-known RPG series in over a decade, and Starfield didn't scratch quite the same...

Bethesda updates Starfield fans on the sci-fi game's future
Starfield isn't a hit on par with Fallout 4 or Skyrim, but Bethesda says it's sticking with its sci-fi space RPG with new content coming in 2027.
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