One of the greatest series of the video game industry, Fallout will enter the realm of online gaming with the newest entry of the series, Fallout 76.
GamesStepping into the wild radioactive yonder of Fallout 76’s Appalachia is about to come with some new surprises! Sudden encounters with deadly beasts, mysterious cryptids and even the legendary Bigfoot await in The Backwoods, a free update for Fallout 76 available NOW for all players!
The new trailer is here with Bigfoot hunting.
A new region of the map is opening for those with enough grit to cross Point Pleasant bridge. It’s time for you to travel westward towards Burning Springs. Taking place in rural Ohio, this is our largest map expansion to Fallout 76 yet!
hope this one will tank hard. there are many, many blind brand loyals out there but i hope this will tank. i mean, i am happy for them that no illegal copies of this release will happen because of online validation. but it would have been nice to come up with a good engine, a great game mode and better graphics.
"The story will be based on first settlers to head up to the surface after the nuclear fallout."
And yet it will include the BoS who weren't there yet...
I think the challenge is that the unique value of Bethesda games rely so heavily on the mechanics that make the game "personal" for players. These mechanics are so deeply ingrained in their engine that abandoning it and starting from scratch runs the risk of not being able to adhere to quickly reproducing their charm on a new platform.
So, from a business standpoint, I understand the risk of going full-stop and not releasing a game until you've built it on something new — but also, they're probably fully aware that from a business standpoint, people aren't going to buy the same model re-skinned with a few new bells and whistles.
My guess? Bethesda has opened up a number of studios in the last few years for their development team — not publishers. I'm guessing that they have a team working on a next-gen engine (maybe for TES 6) and will put out Starfield on Gamebryo, buying them just enough time and tolerance so they can restore themselves as a cutting edge RPG maker.