The original cancelled Fallout 3 gets a teaser and new name as a mod for New Vegas
A mod recreating the lost RPG from Black Isle Studios, known by the codename Van Buren, received its first trailer and changed its name to The New West. This ambitious project attempts to bring back...
Bethesda veteran believes Fallout TV show revenue means nothing to the company after billions from Skyrim
Former Bethesda lead designer Bruce Nesmith stated that the company's revenue from licensing the Fallout series to Amazon is negligible compared to profits from games. According to him, when the studio earns billions of dollars...
Skyrim players share stories about the strangest guests at their virtual weddings
Weddings in Skyrim sometimes turn into surrealist events thanks to the game's unpredictable guest selection system. The game automatically invites NPCs that the character has previously interacted with to the ceremony, without considering the nature...
Former Skyrim designer explains why removing attributes went almost unnoticed by players
Bruce Nesmith, former design lead on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, revealed how he "led the charge" on streamlining the game's systemic elements, including the attribute system from Oblivion. The developer aimed to create an...
Bethesda categorically opposes retcons in Fallout series and will only expand existing canon
As the Fallout universe expands beyond video games, Bethesda lead writer Emil Pagliarulo confirmed that the studio is categorically against revising existing canon. He considers preserving the universe's integrity one of the greatest honors of...
Fallout series finally shows one of the universe's most important characters after 25 years of game mentions
The second season of Fallout finally allowed viewers to see a character who existed in the universe's lore for over 25 years but never appeared on screen or in any frame. This character has been...
Artist reimagines Diamond City from Fallout 4 in realistic scale with developed surrounding streets
Artist Cormac Genshirt created concept art of Diamond City from Fallout 4 in realistic scale, showing how the Commonwealth's largest settlement would look with proper post-apocalyptic survival logic. The Photoshop illustration depicts Fenway Park stadium...
Fallout fans propose game set in first year after nuclear war
A Fallout series fan known as CretaceousClock brought up for community discussion the concept of Fallout Zero – a game set during the Great War and the first year of the post-apocalyptic wasteland. Similar ideas...
Artist brings childhood dream to life with realistically scaled Whiterun from Skyrim
Artist Cormac Gunsirt, also known as cormeals, presented a detailed painting of Whiterun from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in "lore-accurate scale" – the size matching canonical descriptions from the universe rather than the condensed...
Former Skyrim designer reveals Starfield's core problem – the game didn't come together as a cohesive whole
Kurt Kuhlmann, Bethesda's former Elder Scrolls loremaster and co-lead designer on Skyrim who left the studio in 2023 after Starfield's launch, identified the core problem with the space RPG. The developer stated: The main problem...
Fallout: London creator urges Bethesda to abandon aging Creation Engine for Fallout 5
Fallout: London project lead Dean Carter hopes Bethesda will either abandon Creation Engine or completely overhaul it by the time Fallout 5 releases. Looking at Bethesda's history, all its games share engine similarities dating back...
Skyrim was set to feature dynamic civil war and real-time cart travel, but they didn't make the final cut
Kurt Kuhlmann, co-director of Skyrim and former keeper of The Elder Scrolls lore, revealed cut mechanics that would have significantly changed how players experienced the civil war. The system reached late-stage development but didn't survive...
Skyrim artist urges Bethesda not to turn The Elder Scrolls 6 into Assassin's Creed
Nate Purkeypile, former lead artist at Bethesda who worked on Skyrim and Fallout 76, expressed hope that The Elder Scrolls 6 won't follow the path of Assassin's Creed. Ubisoft's franchise, roughly 10 years younger than...
Fallout 2 designer calls Bethesda's Fallout games a "shallow theme park"
Fallout veteran stated that Bethesda doesn't understand the series' roots and turns the games into a shallow theme park Chris Avellone, designer of Fallout 2 and director of Fallout: New Vegas, shared his thoughts on...
Skyrim fan turns Alduin statue into Christmas tree topper
The holiday season brings out creative decorating impulses in gamers, both in virtual worlds and real life. One Skyrim enthusiast discovered the perfect use for their collectible statue by placing Alduin, the World-Eater, atop their...
