Summary
Following the premiere of Amazon’s anticipatedFalloutshow, Bethesda’sFallout 76is enjoying a substantial resurgence in popularity on Xbox, according to market researcher Circana. CuriousFalloutfans who have never taken the plunge intoFallout 76can currently take advantage of a new offer.
Fallout 76is free to play on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation until April 18 as part of Amazon and Bethesda’s promotion for the new show. The 2018 multiplayer RPG has a rocky history, although updates over the years have slowly improved the game. A recentFallout 76update in late Marchadded a New Jersey boardwalk to the game’s Atlantic City location, new quests, and significant changes to how seasons work. Bethesda is likely hoping that recent improvements along with the attention from Amazon’s high-budget show can helpFallout 76maintain its newfound popularity.
Fans will soon have a reason to return toFallout 4as well thanks to a major updatecoming in late April that adds native support for the Xbox Series and PS5 consoles. The update introduces 60 FPS, upgraded resolution, and bug fixes for Bethesda’s last flagshipFalloutgame. The same update sees PC users receive widescreen and ultra-widescreen support along with more bug fixes.
It’s a good time to be aFalloutfan, as Amazon’s show bringsnew content toFallout Shelter, too. The substantial update, which is available now, adds new quests, locations, vault dwellers, and more to Bethesda’s mobile title.
Is The Elder Scrolls Getting a TV Show Too?
TheFalloutshow’s initial success has led some fans to wonder whetherThe Elder Scrollscould receive a small-screen adaptation as well. However,Bethesda Director Todd Howard recently confirmedthat there are currently no plans for this to take place, explaining that the project’s studio and production team have to be the perfect fit for Bethesda like it apparently was with Amazon’s show.
Fallout 76
WHERE TO PLAY
Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Skyrim and Fallout 4, welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fell, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers—chosen from the nation’s best and brightest – emerge into post-nuclear America on Reclamation Day, 2102. Play solo or join together as you explore, quest, build, and triumph against the wasteland’s greatest threats. Explore a vast wasteland, devastated by nuclear war, in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story. Experience the largest, most dynamic world ever created in the legendary Fallout universe. Expand southward to Skyline Valley – a brand-new region of Appalachia. Investigate the cause of the electric storm circling overhead and unveil the mystery around Vault 63 and its dwellers, including a shocking new Ghoul type – The Lost.
