800 hours in the Capital Wasteland – why Fallout 3 is still considered the best game in the series
The debate over the best Fallout game has turned into something like a religious ritual at this point: every couple of years someone brings it up again, and the whole cycle starts over. Sometimes it...
Rusty after 286 days at sea, the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln reminded Fallout 3 players of Rivet City
USS Abraham Lincoln pulled into the port of Laem Chabang near Pattaya after 286 days without a full port call, including 208 straight days at sea. Paint on the massive hull had worn down to...
Fallout fans wondered how characters manage to see anything through the power armor helmet
When artists design battle armor for the far future, aesthetics almost always win out over ergonomics. The result tends to be the same: a mighty warrior in an impenetrable suit whose head physically cannot look...
Enthusiast recreated five Fallout 3 locations in the isometric perspective of classic Fallout games
An enthusiast going by Dreaming_of_Rlyeh has continued the experiment with classic Fallout camera angles, this time turning to Fallout 3. The previous Fallout: New Vegas collection spread through the community, and afterward the creator applied...
Fallout 3 players recalled how they couldn't get through the metro because the map was hidden in terminals
The Washington D.C. subway in Fallout 3 is still where playthroughs go to die. Players head down there for a quest, lose their bearings among identical tunnels, and can't find the right exit. Some of...
Fallout 3 fan asked the remaster's developers to get rid of Rivet City's loading screens
Bethesda Game Studios officially confirmed remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, though no release dates were given. Discussion after the announcement quickly turned to a question that matters more to players than graphics....
A toy listing just leaked Fallout 3 Remastered, and Oblivion Remastered's first anniversary is almost here
A pre-order listing for a collectible figure has appeared online, tagged with an interesting label – "Fallout 3 Remastered." Bethesda keeps acting like nobody's figured anything out, but the one-year anniversary of Oblivion Remastered is...
Bethesda turned the White House into a radioactive crater in Fallout 3 simply because there were no quests planned there
The White House ended up as a radioactive crater in Fallout 3 for a remarkably pragmatic reason – Bethesda's team simply had no quests planned for that location. Lead artist Istvan Pely explained that the...
Bethesda learned while making Fallout 3 that realism doesn't always make games more fun
While developing Fallout 3, Bethesda Game Studios came to an important realization – striving for realism doesn't always make a game more engaging. Longtime studio designer and writer Emil Pagliarulo shared this insight in a...
People hated it – Todd Howard discusses Fallout 3's controversial ending
Bethesda director Todd Howard shared memories about the finale of Fallout 3 and the extremely negative player reaction to the original ending. The game's executive producer explained why the team decided to conclude the game...
Fallout 3 remaster still in development, but Bethesda chose a questionable quality benchmark
According to recent insider reports, the Fallout 3 remaster continues development despite fans' recent disappointment with a mysterious countdown. According to a new report, Bethesda aims to ensure quality on par with Oblivion Remastered –...
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...
Virtuos worked on Fallout season 2, but that doesn't mean Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters are coming
Virtuos has become recognizable to gamers thanks to its work on major remasters like Oblivion Remastered and Metal Gear Solid Delta. However, over several decades the company has quietly contributed to major franchises, including film...
