Bethesda Game Studios has spent the last dayteasing something Fallout-related, and we now know the project isnota remastered game from the past. Instead, the developer is working onFallout 76— though we don’t yet know what that happens to be.
Fallout 76was announced alongside a teaser trailer set toTake Me Home, Country Roads, which offers few details on what the game actually is. We see Vault-Tec gear sitting on a bed, and a poster in one room makes it clear that the game takes place in 2076 — a year before theGreat Warthat destroyed much of the world.
Vault 76, where these rooms are located, is in pristine condition. A small soccer field is located on the first floor, and a colorful diner — complete with a Vault Boy mascot — is located on the top.
“In Vault 76, our future begins,” a voice says as the trailer ends.
More information onFallout 76will be provided at Bethesda’s E3 showcase on June 10, but it doesn’t appear the game will be a full-scale single-player title likeFallout: New Vegas.According to Kotaku, the game will be “an online survival RPG that’s heavily inspired by games likeDayZandRust“. Kotaku’s sources claim that76began as an experimental multiplayer mode forFallout 4to see how an online Fallout game might play, and the title has evolved substantially since then. It’s reportedly in development at Bethesda Game Studios’ original Maryland location, as well as in its Austin, Texas, location, which was formerly called BattleCry Studios.
Bethesda’s E3 Showcase is shaping up to be one of the most exciting this year, because we don’t know much about what the company is bringing.Rage 2was recently announced with a gameplay trailer, and Bethesda has confirmed the game will be shown at the event, but the rest of its lineup remains a mystery. WithDoombeing more than two years old at this point, weexpect that a sequel will be shown, and we’re crossing our fingers for any information on the Elder Scrolls series.
If you’re new to the Fallout series, you can purchaseFallout 4: Game of the Year Editionright now for less than $40. It comes with the original game and its DLC, and if you want even more,Fallout 3on Xbox 360 is backward compatible with the Xbox One.
