Tag: Bethesda
News Fallout 4 Sales Up 7,500% in Europe as Bethesda Series Dominates
Four Fallout games in the top 10
Bethesda has managed to successfully spread Fallout fever off the back of Amazon Prime's well-received TV show, with sales of Fallout 4 increasing by a whopping 7,500 per cent in Europe. It was the continent's best-selling game last week, accounting for both physical and digital purchases. Other titles in the RPG...
News Fallout Series Timeline Adds Up, Says Todd Howard
"Everything that happened in the previous games, including New Vegas, happened"
The release of Amazon's adaptation of Fallout has sparked a resurgence in the series and increased focus on the alt-history that binds it all together. Some fans recently raised concerns that events in the TV show seemingly retconned the events of the black sheep of the...
Video Is Fallout 76 Worth Playing in 2024?
(Vault) dwelling in the past
If, like us, you’ve been watching the new Fallout show on Amazon Prime, then you’ve likely turned to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium to download or stream one of Bethesda’s iconic RPGs. For us, we skirted the mu
News Wasteland DJ Three Dog Actor Wants in on Amazon's Fallout Adaptation
"Because one dog ain't enough, and two is too low, it's me, Three Dog!"
The actor behind the incredibly memorable Fallout 3 radio host, Three Dog, is interested in appearing in Amazon's excellent TV adaptation. Erik Todd Dellums, who lent his voice to the character in Bethesda's 2008 game, says he's got "something darker than Three Dog, but just as...
Random YouTuber Calculates Approximate Fallout TV Protagonist's Season 1 XP Gain
It's a testament to the show it can be gamified so
Amazon's genuinely great adaptation of Fallout really seems to have struck a chord, with fans flocking back in unprecedented numbers to various games in the series and theories and speculation already running rampant. It should also come as no surprise that at least one fan of the mechanically-heavy...
News Prepare for Fallout 4 PS5 with the PS Store Sale Live Now
Base game and all DLC going cheap
Fallout 4 launches its native PS5 version on 25th April 2024, but if you want to make that upgrade as cheap as possible, you might want to take a look at the current PS Store spring sale. Both the base PS4 game and all of its DLC are on sale at the cheapest prices they've ever been, and the offers expire the day...
News Fallout Player Counts Skyrocket After Amazon Adaptation Drops
Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 in particular
Following the incredibly strong launch of Amazon's critically acclaimed adaptation of Fallout, lapsed fans craving some V.A.T.S. have returned to the series in droves, proving there is still an insatiable demand for the series. According to SteamDB
News Amazon's Fallout Adaptation Seemingly Retcons Climactic Events of Fan-Favourite Game
The black sheep of the Fallout family left out in the cold
Amazon's excellent adaptation of the Fallout series for TV is available in its entirety now, and we loved it. However, not every Fallout fan is happy with how it seemingly rewrites what was thought to be established series lore, apparently retconning the ending of beloved black sheep,...
News Fallout 4 PS5 Version Out 25th April with New Modes and Content
Back to the wasteland
Bethesda has today revealed the long-awaited PS5 version of Fallout 4 will launch on 25th April 2024, with current PS4 owners getting a free upgrade to the native edition. The update adds new Performance and Quality Modes, which introduce the options for 60fps and an improved resolution. There'll also be "stability improvements...
News PS5, PS4 MMO The Elder Scrolls Online Reaches Landmark 10th Anniversary
Tamriel unlimited
The Elder Scrolls Online is officially ten years old today. Its original PC release came on the 4th April 2014, and the PS4 version arrived just over a year later, in June 2015. As we all know, keeping a live game going for even just a couple of years can be difficult, so to reach an entire decade is incredibly impressive. Like...
News The Elder Scrolls Celebrates 30th Anniversary, Gives a Small Update on TES 6
As the scrolls foretold
It's officially been 30 years since the release of The Elder Scrolls: Arena, if you can believe it. The MS-DOS title first launched on the 25th March, 1994, and spawned what would eventually become one of the most successful RPG franchises ever made. Of course, it wasn't until The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion that the series...
Poll Are You Playing Hi-Fi Rush?
What a rush
Originally an Xbox (and PC) exclusive, wacky action title Hi-Fi Rush is now available on PS5. This tune-infused brawler was one of the highest rated releases of 2023 — and so we're eager to learn if you're jumping in for the first time. We gave the game an 'excellent' 9/10 in our Hi-Fi Rush PS5 review, adding our own hearty...
Review Hi-Fi Rush (PS5) - Xbox Gem Makes Its Rhythmic Debut on PS5
It takes two to tango
Hi-Fi Rush was easily one of the surprise hits of 2023, which just so happened to be one of the best years for game releases collectively. Despite not having the immediate chance to experience the latest creation by Tango Gameworks due to Xbox exclusivity, Microsoft’s recent announcement of PS5 support has finally enabled us...
News Pentiment and Hi-Fi Rush Treated to Physical PS5 Versions by Limited Run Games
Pentiment up for pre-order tomorrow
Of the four Xbox games newly announced for Sony systems, it's been revealed Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment will be treated to physical versions on PS5 courtesy of Limited Run Games. Pre-orders for Pentiment go live tomorrow at a price of $34.99, and it'll be available on the retailer's website until 24th March 2024...
News Xbox Games Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, Pentiment, Grounded All Confirmed for PS5, PS4
Releasing in the coming months
Microsoft has now announced that Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded will be ported to PS5 and PS4 consoles, and all are coming out over the coming months. Here's a breakdown of their platforms and release dates: Pentiment (PS5, PS4) — 22nd February 2024 Hi-Fi Rush (PS5) — 19th Ma
News Xbox Game Hi-Fi Rush Announced for PS5, Out Next Month
Pre-orders open tomorrow
Update: The trailer is now officially uploaded in English. Original Story: An unlisted Hi-Fi Rush trailer from Bethesda's Spanish YouTube channel has confirmed the Xbox game is indeed being ported to PS5, and it's out for the Sony console on 18th March 2024. The English version will soon be made public, but the Spanish...
Random Feared Lost, Fallout New Vegas Fred Durst Mod Resurfaces
Jonesin' for your fix of that Limp Bizkit mix
Fallout New Vegas, the black sheep of the core Fallout franchise, is a wonderfully weird game. Released in 2010 on PS3 (where it remains stranded), many Fallout fans consider it the best depiction of Bethesda's bizarre universe, which has had an exceptionally long tail over on PC. The modding community...
Rumour Xbox's Indiana Jones Game Also Being 'Considered' for PS5
May arrive a few months after December 2024
Building on reports that Bethesda's RPG Starfield will be given a PS5 version at some point later this year, a new article from The Verge claims Microsoft is also "considering" making Indiana Jones and the Great Circle available on
News Evidence of Rockin' Xbox Exclusive Hi-Fi Rush Coming to PS5 Continues to Mount
"I'm here, baby!"
The rhythmic action game Hi-Fi Rush, developed by Tango, published by Bethesda, and seemingly an Xbox exclusive, appears all but certain to be released on PS5. Dataminers continue to unearth additional evidence, and the latest indication is a series of T-shirt textures seemingly meant to celebrate the game's upcoming anniversary,...
News Microsoft, Activision Cut 1,900 Jobs in More Video Game Layoffs
Bethesda employees also affected
Microsoft will be laying off 1,900 workers across its gaming divisions, an IGN report reveals. Divisions affected include internal teams at Microsoft, Bethesda, and the recently acquired Activision Blizzard. In a message sent to staff, Xbox head Phil Spencer said those affected will receive "severance benefits...
News Return to Oblivion in New The Elder Scrolls Online Expansion Gold Road
Set for PS5, PS4 on 3rd June
Locations from the RPG classic Oblivion will help make up a new expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online later this year. Named Gold Road, the DLC is set in West Weald, which borders Cyrodill, the Gold Coast, and Valenwood, and sees the return of capital city Skingrad. The expansion is up for pre-order now on the
News Disney Doesn't Think It Was 'Overly Exclusionary' to Cut Planned PS5 Version of Indiana Jones
Reckons it financially and strategically makes sense
We learned during Microsoft’s attempts to acquire Activision Blizzard that a PS5 version of Bethesda and MachineGames’ Indiana Jones adaptation was originally planned – until the Redmond firm renegotiated the terms with intellectual property holder, Disney. Discussing this matter directly,...
News Bethesda Has Delayed Fallout 4's PS5 Version to Next Year
"We need a bit more time"
Bethesda has confirmed the native PS5 version of Fallout 4 will need to wait until 2024 as "a bit more time" is needed to get into shape. The expected news was shared on Twitter after no updates had been shared on the updated edition for over a year. Upon its official announcement in October of 2022, it was confirmed the...
News Could Marvel's Blade Come to PS5? Bethesda Declines to Comment
So you're telling us there's a chance?
Marvel’s Blade was announced during The Game Awards earlier this week, a massive budget third-person action game set in a reimagined Paris. Development, however, is being handled by Microsoft studio Arkane Lyon – the team formerly behind titles like Dishonored and one-time PS5 console exclusive Deathloop...
News Bethesda Rolls the Dice on Paid Mods in Skyrim Again
Get back up on the horse
If you play video games, chances are you've dabbled in Skyrim, Bethesda's benchmark-setting open world RPG that's now over a decade old. It's been released and re-released ad infinitum, so much so that it has become an established meme. Now, the company wants to have another crack at hawking paid, player-created mods,...
News Fallout: New Vegas Vibes Front New Fallout 76 Content
Visit the casinos of Atlantic City
New Fallout 76 content available now is channelling the Las Vegas vibes of PS3 classic Fallout: New Vegas, with a new Expedition taking former vault dwellers to Atlantic City for some gambling and mob action. The free PS4 patch includes two new missions via a 27.3GB download as well as the new location and updates...
News PS3 Classics Oblivion and Fallout 3 are Reportedly Being Remastered
But we wouldn't bet on them coming to PlayStation
Another highlight from Microsoft's extensive information leak is a document that reveals Bethesda's entire development and release schedule. The document itself is from 2020, which means that the information may no longer be accurate, but two titles still stick out: remasters of both The Elder...
News If It Wasn't Obvious, The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Skip PlayStation
The one from our dreams
A few months back, there was some speculation that The Elder Scrolls 6 might not be an eventual Xbox exclusive, despite Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda. This all came about because Xbox boss Phil Spencer had said that target platforms hadn't been decided yet — but it always felt like his comments were more to do
Mini Review Quake II (PS5) - A Remastered Classic with Real Bang for Your Buck
Quaking in our boots
The updated re-release of Quake was a rousing success, so there was no shortage of excitement when an updated version of Quake II suddenly dropped during QuakeCon 2023. And much like the first title, it's quite an impressive package. The first thing to note is the sheer amount of content you get. You get the base game of Quake...
News Quake 2 Remaster Out Now on PS5, PS4, Complete with New Levels, Motion Aiming, and More
Bang for your buck
Classic shooter Quake 2 has just dropped onto the PlayStation Store. Available for both PS5 and PS4, this remastered edition is priced at $9.99 / £7.99, and boasts a bunch of welcome enhancements. For starters, it's got fully functioning online modes — complete with crossplay — motion control support (so you can aim using...
News Looks Like Quake 2 Will Target PS5, PS4 Later This Month
Remastered version en route
When it comes to remastered versions of retro first-person shooters, Microsoft-owned publisher Bethesda seems willing to throw PlayStation a bone. And so it sounds like, according to reliable rumourmonger billbil-kun, a remastered version of Quake 2 is imminent on PS5 and PS4 – in fact, it could drop as early as next...
News Dark Horse's Epic DOOM Slayer Figure Will Cost You Both Arm and Leg at $295
Rip and tear into your savings account
Few dedicated dealers of death are so instantly recognizable as the DOOM Slayer. Thankfully, now you too can ward off the legions of hell by having a truly epic recreation of Earth's tireless protector grace your own shelf, provided you can afford that kind of protection. With 32 points of articulation and an...
News Xbox Boss Wishy-Washy on Whether The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Come to PS6, PS5
"It's so far out"
Microsoft has consistently reiterated that Bethesda games will come to PlayStation on a case-by-case basis, but while it admittedly continues to support live service efforts like Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls Online on Sony’s consoles, we’re slowly beginning to see that won’t be the outcome for new projects. The recently...
News Xbox Insinuates It Bought Bethesda to Block Starfield PS5 Console Exclusivity
Things could have been very different
At the beginning of the generation, there were rumours that Sony was acting incredibly aggressively, attempting to sign console exclusives with as many publishers as possible. Ultimately, we’ve seen evidence of that, with the likes of Deathloop, Ghostwire Tokyo, and more recently Final Fantasy 16 all launching...
News Indiana Jones Game Deal Amended to Exclude PS5, PS4
Was originally planned for multiple platforms
An Indiana Jones game, previously announced by Bethesda subsidiary MachineGames, was planned for multiple platforms – but the contract with Disney was amended following Microsoft’s buyout of the publisher. Confirmation comes as part of the Federal Trade Commission’s ongoing court c
News Bethesda's Fallout 76 Suddenly Runs Better Than Ever on PS5
Allegedly looks better, too
If Fallout: New Vegas is the black sheep of Bethesda's modern Fallout family (developed as it was by Obsidian), we aren't quite sure what that makes Fallout 76. Released in 2018 in a shockingly bad state, an incomprehensible Gen Alpha or Bravo second cousin, perhaps? In any case, Fallout 76 apparently runs at 60...
News The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom Brings Eldritch Magic and Mystery to PS5, PS4 This Month
New chapter begins very soon
If you're still playing The Elder Scrolls Online, good news — a major new update is just around the corner. Necrom is a new expansion that hits the game on 20th June, meaning it's just over a week away. The headline addition in this update is the Arcanist, which is an all-new class that's all about wielding dark...
Random Scary Skyrim Mod Uses AI Tool ChatGPT to Give NPCs Minds of Their Own
Behold, the future!
Skyrim has shown itself to be fertile ground for experimentation once again, with modders utilising the AI tool ChatGPT (that latest of technical bugaboos) to generate endless reams of dialogue and audio in a spooky peek at our impending AI-ruled future. As reported by PC Gamer, modder Ar
News Ghostwire: Tokyo Is 'Quantifiably' Better on PS5 Than Xbox Series X|S, Says Digital Foundry
But it's not great there, either
Ghostwire: Tokyo received a big PS5 update last week, coinciding with the game's Xbox Series X|S launch. Digital Foundry, doing what the technical wizards there do best, got to work beneath the hood, comparing and contrasting the various iterations of the supernatural FPS. Digital Foundry awarded the PS5 version the...
News Ghostwire: Tokyo's Big PS5 Update Is Out Now, Adds New Content
New mode, quests, and content
Coinciding with its release on Xbox Series X|S consoles, Ghostwire: Tokyo has been updated on PS5 to include new content and modes. Named the Spider's Thread, there's a new rogue-lite mode that takes you through 30 stages of combat tests, new side quests in the main game, extended story cutscenes, and Photo Mode...
News Microsoft Thinks It Hasn't 'Pulled Any Games' from PS5, PS4
Reckons it's brought more games to PlayStation
Microsoft has today responded to the news of a cancelled PS5 version of Redfall by saying it hasn't "pulled any games from PlayStation". In fact, the platform holder thinks it's actually "expanded our footprint of games that we've shipped on Sony's PlayStation since our acquisition of ZeniMax, and the...
News Vampire FPS Redfall Was in Development for PS5, But Was Canned After Xbox Buyout
"They came in and said, 'No PS5'"
Prepare the Patrick Stewart “mild shock” reaction GIFs, because it turns out vampire FPS Redfall was very much in development for PS5 at one point. An IGN France interview with creative director Harvey Smith confirms that the title was in production at developer Arkane one year prior to Microsoft’s...
News Massive Ghostwire: Tokyo Update Drops After PS Plus Extra Debut
Ghost with the most
A huge update for Ghostwire: Tokyo has been announced, bringing a bunch of new stuff to the somewhat overlooked action game. Set to arrive on the 12th April, the 'Spider's Thread' patch will add an all-new roguelike game mode, while the main campaign gets extended cutscenes, fresh environments, new missions, and even new combat...
Review Fallout 76 - A Shockingly Bad Attempt at Multiplayer Survival
Nuclear hazard
Republished on Wednesday, 28th December, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of January 2023's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. Fallout 76 will be remembered as a defining moment for Bethesda Game Studios, and not in a good way. This entirely multiplayer take on the Fallout...
News PS5 Exclusive Ghostwire Tokyo Is Coming to Xbox, According to Wall Art in Bethesda Office
Whoopsie daisy
Former PS5 console exclusive Ghostwire Tokyo has been revealed to be coming to Xbox platforms, not by an industry insider or datamined information, but by a swanky piece of wall art in Bethesda Softworks London office, of all things. Twitter user Klobrille picked up on the detail after it was showcased on workplace design company...
News Beloved RPG Fallout: New Vegas Was First Meant to Be Fallout 3 DLC
Quickly realised it couldn't be
Fallout: New Vegas was originally designed as a huge expansion to Fallout 3, it's been revealed. Spotted by Eurogamer in a video celebrating Bethesda's 25th anniversary, executive produ
News Fallout 4 Gets Free PS5 Update in 2023, Includes Creation Club Content
War does change
Update: A quick update on this one: Fallout 4 might not be getting a native PS5 version after all. The way it's now worded on Bethesda's blog, it seems as though this could just be a PS5 update which will be added to the PS4 version of the game. Still, it'll be a free update for anyone who already owns the game. Original Story:...
News Take Some Spooky Snaps in Ghostwire: Tokyo with Freshly Expanded Photo Mode
See how it develops
Nowadays, Halloween is basically the entirety of October, and the spooky stuff usually begins long before the 31st. Case in point: the latest game update for Ghostwire: Tokyo, which revamps its photo mode with a host of new features. With the latest update installed, the surreal action game's photo mode has been given an...
Random Who Needs PS5? Legendary FPS DOOM Now Runs in Microsoft Notepad
Productivity DOOMed
It’s wild what people can achieve with a bit of willpower and knowhow. Legendary first-person shooter DOOM has been ported to everything from Casio Calculators to fridge freezers – but even we’re surprised to see it running relatively well in Microsoft Notepad. To be clear, that’s notepad.exe – the exact same program...
News Deathloop May Be Multiformat, But New Controls Make It Best on PS5
Gyro aiming goes above and beyond
Deathloop’s window of timed exclusivity may be over, but developer Arkane has continued to treat PS5 players like royalty. A new update adds an unprecedented number of options, including the oft-requested but often underutilised gyro controls. This means that you can now finetune your aiming by gesturing with the...