Fallout is one of the most successful long-term RPGs out there, and watching it celebrate its 25th anniversary is one sure fire way to make you feel old. Thankfully, Bethesda have some great coping mechanisms over the next few days for fans of the post-apocalyptic franchise, including offers, discounts and giveaways. If you find yourself curious about what’s on offer don’t worry, we got you covered.
Fallout Anniversary celebration offers
- Fallout 3 available on the Epic Games Store for free from October 20th, until October 27th! If you haven’t already played this game or do not already own it, it is definitely worth picking up! Arguably one of the best Fallout games ever (next to New Vegas). That’s Fallout 3 Game of The Year edition with all DLCs included! Link can be found here.
- Until October 23rd, The Bethesda store of North America is offering up to 20% off select Fallout merchandise. If like me you are partial to video game merch from your favourite games, this is something for you. If you are interested in taking advantage of this discount, check out the link to the store here.
- Fallout 76, though much maligned due to some issues at launch, is actually a fantastic game that can be played with your friends and can be picked up for FREE with Prime Gaming. Active Prime Gaming subscribers have until November 1 to claim their free Windows PC code for Fallout 76, and until November 30 to redeem the code.
- The Steam Fallout sale ends today (18th of October) last chance to save on Fallout via Steam.
- There is also an interview with Christiane Meister, a Senior Character Artist at Bethesda Game Studios a link to the full interview can be found below but here is our favourite snippet from this interview.
Source: Bethesda.net
What was your favorite contribution to the Fallout series and was there a feature or detail that didn’t make it into a Fallout game?
I worked on a lot of the creatures for Fallout, but I think my favorite is the Mirelurk Queen.There was an underwater vault where the Overseer was supposed to be this giant octopus/squid. The model was still in the Creation Kit so some people found it and used it, I believe. Fun fact: I made the carousel horses in Fallout 76. You will note that one of them is a hippocampus, with a giant squid eating the sea horse… Revenge of the squid. Source: bethesda.net
It’s so great to see Bethesda celebrate the IP they have that bring so much to the world of video games, especially RPGs. But with the length of time it takes to create these masterpieces, it would be great if they could allow for spin-offs from other reputable studios, else we face the prospect of 10-15 years without Fallout, like we have had with Elder Scrolls.
On a personal note, I have been playing Daggerfall for the first time and am loving it; but allowing a remake of that game for the time in-between the releases of Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6 would be absolutely amazing fan service.
