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Pint-Sized Terror Stalks Appalachia in The Slasher Update
Check your locks, batten down your windows and be sure to look over your shoulder...The Slasher comes to Appalachia! Join Fallout 76 Creative Director Jon Rush and Senior Community Manager Richard Stanford as they peel back the curtain on this bloodcurdling new update arriving September 15 for all...

Fallout 4 Next-Gen Remaster Looks Like A Completely Different Game
Fallout 4 has been the go-to Fallout game for over a decade now, by default, with Fallout 5 still seemingly years away and Fallout 76 not being the traditional RPG experience that many players are in the market for. The game has seen several upgrades over the years, and the community is extremely...

Fallout 5 Can Wait, Fallout 4 Is Getting Tons Of New Content
Fallout 5 finally looms on the horizon, which is an exciting prospect for those of us who've sunk thousands of hours into Fallout 4 and are ready for something new. It has been over a decade since Fallout 4 launched, and eight years since the disastrous release of Fallout 76, which is, in the case...

Fallout 76 Adds Former PC Exclusive Feature to Console Versions
Fallout 76 players on both Xbox and PlayStation consoles are finally gaining access to a feature that's been limited to PC for years.
Inside the Vault: Join the Fallout 76 XBOX Series Public Test Server
Attention, Vault Dwellers! We’re excited to welcome Fallout 76 players to the first Public Test Server on XBOX! Starting today, XBOX Insiders who own Fallout 76 or have access to Fallout 76 through an active Game Pass subscription can join the Fallout 76 Public Test Server (PTS). Experience...

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.”...

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...

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.

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.

New $430 Fallout Release Confirmed for December 2026
It's no secret that the Fallout franchise has suffered from a lack of new releases for fans to look forward to over the last few years, with the popular TV adaptation and regular updates for Fallout 76 doing a lot of heavy lifting. Another new Falloutrelease has been confirmed, which fans will need...

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.
Fallout 76 is Getting “Dark Content” Soon, Says Creative Director
While Jonathan Rush didn't go into much detail about what this "dark" content will be, he said that the team will reveal more "very soon".

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...

Fallout 3 was "not what we intended" after tech constraints in 2008, says Bethesda vet Nate Purkeypile, so it's time for a "better" remaster
Former Bethesda artist and Fallout 76 lead Nate Purkeypile is just as glad as you are that Bethesda has a Fallout 3 remaster on the way. Purkeypile worked on the original RPG back in 2008, so he's acutely aware that it could have been better. Purkeypile tells The Examined Game host Steven Lake in a...

Fallout 76 Making Big Change Based On Player Feedback
Bethesda has nerfed Fallout 76 Infestation bosses, with the developer officially announcing the change after the fact. The balancing tweak arrived alongside a promise of a broader overhaul of the reward framework tied to the latest Fallout 76 endgame activity.

Fallout 76 Making Big Change Based On Player Feedback
Fallout 76 developer Bethesda announces a major change to the hit open-world RPG following an overwhelmingly one-sided round of player feedback.

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.

Next year's Fallout 76 major expansion will explore a 'prequel story to Fallout 3'
Players will be able to venture forth into Raven Rock next year.

Fallout 76 Update Notes - July 21, 2026
Hey Everyone, Today's update notes provides a status update on the native XBOX Series and PlayStation 5 update and includes notes for various bug fixes and improvements to Appalachia. Activities and Public Events Head Hunts: Fixed an issue causing Head Hunts to fail despite killing the target. Head...

Fallout 76 to get Raven Rock expansion – a prequel to Fallout 3
Not only has Bethesda announced plans for new Fallout remasters, Fallout 5 and a new game led by Obsidian Entertainment, but the company has also confirmed a major new expansion for Fallout 76, one that will serve as a prequel to the events of Fallout 3. While specific details are still yet to...

Bethesda confirms new Fallout 76 expansion, closer partnership with ZOS on Elder Scrolls franchise
Now that Bethesda Game Studios and ZeniMax Online Studios are gut shot by layoffs from Microsoft, the studio is arguably in damage control mode, issuing a statement to fans to assure that new projects in the Fallout and Elder Scrolls franchises are upcoming, as well as continued focus on current...

"A prequel story to Fallout 3" is one of Bethesda's most exciting announcements in ages, and it's coming next year to Fallout 76
Bethesda unceremoniously dropped a cache of news about its upcoming games today as the wait for The Elder Scrolls 6 drags ever closer to 10 years. In a lengthy Twitter post, we learned that Fallout 5 is in pre-production, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters are in the works, and buried in...

"A prequel story to Fallout 3" is one of Bethesda's most exciting announcements in ages, and it's coming next year to Fallout 76
Fallout 76: Raven Rock is the game's next expansion
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