Fallout 4
A vast and frequently brilliant return to Bethesda's atomic sandbox, but constant technical issues are a frustration.
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VideoWatch: We made mirelurk cakes from Fallout
VATS delicious.
Key events
25th July 2018
12th June 2017
Bethesda unveils Creation Club, a kind of paid-for mods initiative for Skyrim and Fallout 4
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Fallout 4's 1.3 beta update helps you get a head in the commonwealth
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10th November 2015
It's Fallout 4 launch day and for many GAME still hasn't delivered
9th November 2015
13th November 2015
9th November 2015
Fallout 4 fans furious as GAME cancels Pip-Boy Edition pre-orders
5th November 2015
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15th June 2015
Fallout fan creates series' most detailed timeline yet
"All I did was read every terminal entry, note and holotape for Fallouts 3 to 76."
Just Cause 4 available on Xbox Game Pass now
Fallout 4 returns next week.
Fallout 4 mod seeks to give Fallout 2 a lick of fresh paint
Oregonal content.
FeatureHow realistic are the post-apocalyptic landscapes of video games?
From The Last of Us to Fallout.
FeatureA brief history of drug use in video games
Tripping meatballs from Mario to Cyberpunk.
FeatureVideo games and the change of autumn
The golden browns of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, The Last of Us and Fallout 4.
There's a Fallout and Skyrim concert for War Child UK
Get tickets before they ar-gonian.
A mortgage broker worked out the real world cost of a house in Skyrim
First-time-buyer!
Fallout Miami mod trailer reveals huge "vacation wasteland"
Flo-radiation.
Todd Howard reveals "by far the greatest thing" Bethesda Game Studios does
"It's a very private thing."
Fallout 4 mod Northern Springs brings expansive icy wasteland to the Commonwealth
Now that's what I call a nuclear winter.
Don't get your hopes up for mods in Skyrim Switch
"We are not actively doing that."
Xbox Game Pass adds Fallout 4, The Division and Elder Scrolls Online
Plus Halo Master Chief Collection later this year.
Fallout: New California looks like the most ambitious Fallout mod ever
And it could go up against Fallout 76.
FeatureThe horror of Vault 11
"Congratulations, martyr!"
Fallout 3 remade in Fallout 4 mod had to cease development
Not their vault.
VATS a lovely-looking Fallout 3 remade in Fallout 4
SPECIAL, even.
HTC Vive bundles free Fallout 4 VR for limited time
VATS entertainment.
Nearly two years after Fallout 4 came out, it's getting a Game of the Year Edition
Better late than never.
ZeniMax faces lawsuit from singer Dion over Fallout 4 promo
Claims his song "The Wanderer" was used in "morally indefensible" ad.
Bethesda unveils Creation Club, a kind of paid-for mods initiative for Skyrim and Fallout 4
Coming this summer on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
Fallout 4 offers free weekend trial on Xbox One and Steam
Up to 67 per cent off on all platforms.
Digital FoundryFallout 4 on PS4 Pro: the upgrade we've been waiting for?
Plus: Official Pro patch vs boost mode performance analysis.
Have a gander at these cool Fallout 4 fine art prints
Feeling flush?
VideoWatch: We made mirelurk cakes from Fallout
VATS delicious.
FeatureFallout 4 one year on
Who's still out there in the wasteland?
Fallout 4 mods are coming to PS4 this week
UPDATE: Now they're live.
You'll soon be able to play Fallout, Skyrim and Doom pinball
UPDATE: Here's what each table looks like.
Skyrim and Fallout 4 will receive mod support on PS4
Along with PS4 Pro graphic upgrades.
Fallout 4 and Skyrim PS4 mods look dead - and Bethesda blames Sony
"Like you, we are disappointed by Sony's decision..."
Bethesda's touching tribute to a fan who passed away
Good guy Evan lives on in Nuka World.
Nvidia is making its own Fallout 4 mod
Introducing Vault 1080.
FeatureFallout 4's Nuka-World sticks too rigidly to the tracks
Raiders of the lost park.
VideoWatch: Ian plays Fallout 4 Nuka World live
Park opens at 3pm.
Fallout Shelter adds Nuka World mascots in new update
Get a small taste of next week's Fallout 4 expansion.
VideoWatch: 11 hidden details in Fallout 4's Nuka World trailer
Number three might dismember you.
Here's our first look at Fallout 4's Nuka-World DLC
Raiderrific.
Another month goes by and Fallout 4 mod support on PS4 is still MIA
Bethesda working with Sony to sort things out.
PlayStation Store summer sale looks surprisingly good
David Dickinson would be so excited.
Fallout 4's Vault-Tec Workshop DLC has quests
Here's how they work.
Fallout: New Vegas mod maker asks: did Fallout 4 DLC rip me off, or was it just "inspired" by my work?
Bethesda calls similarities "a complete coincidence".
Fallout 4 Vault-Tec Workshop DLC out 26th July
Overseer this.
Watch someone complete Fallout 4 without taking a single hit
Playing on Survival without using Power Armour, chems or companions.
Fallout 4's Codsworth just got over 300 new player names to say
Watch him say a few of them.
Fallout 4 exploit makes rubbish bins an OP weapon
One man's trash is another man's treasure.
Fallout 4 PS4 mods currently limited to 900MB
UPDATE: PS4 Mods beta delayed indefinitely.
FeatureHands-on with the underwhelming Fallout 4 VR demo
V.A.T.S a kind of magic.
Fallout 4 announces Nuka World expansion for August
Also, VR version for Vive next year.
Digital FoundryDigital Foundry vs Fallout 4 mods on Xbox One
The best graphical enhancements tested.
Row over "stolen" Fallout 4 mods
UPDATE: Bethesda: "We take these reports seriously."
Digital FoundryFallout 4: Far Harbor update fixes PS4 performance
But its visuals take a hit.
How to get started with Fallout 4 mods on Xbox One
UPDATE: They're now live.
Fallout 4 mods are coming to Xbox One on Tuesday
PS4 users will receive them next month.
Fallout 4 modders are making a giant campaign set in Seattle
Will be nearly as big as Fallout 3.
The best weapons in Fallout 4: Far Harbor
Sergeant Ash, The Harvester, December's Child and all our favourites.
How to get the Marine Armor in Fallout 4: Far Harbor
Perhaps the best armour in the whole game.
Fallout 4: Far Harbor guide
Quest walkthrough, how to get the Marine Armor, best weapons and more.
FeatureWatch: Ian journeys to Fallout 4's Far Harbor
Four hours of live play from 1pm.
How to start Fallout 4's Far Harbor DLC
Dock hunt.
FeatureHow self-help gurus helped me survive Fallout 4's Survival Mode
Boston sea party.
Fallout 4: Far Harbor trailer lands
The Maine event.
Fallout 4 Survival Mode hits PS4 and Xbox One next week
UPDATE: Out this Friday as part of update 1.5.
Fallout 4 mods come to Xbox One in May, PS4 in June
And yes, there's a Horse Armour mod for your Power Armour.
BAFTA's Game of the Year award goes to Fallout 4
Her Story, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Rocket League scoop three prizes each.
Fallout 4 Wasteland Workshop DLC out next week
New video uncaged.
Everything you need to know about Fallout 4's Survival Mode
Now in beta on Steam.
VideoWatch: How to make the best out of your Fallout 4 Automatron
Top tips from the wasteland.
Fallout 4 The Automatron review
Titanfallout.
Fallout 4's Survival Mode is coming to Steam beta next week
Get down with the sickness.
Fallout 4's Automatron DLC adds a cool new holotape game
Here's how to get it.
Fallout 4 mod lets you play as Dogmeat
It's a dog eat dog world out there.
Fallout 4 Season Pass currently free on UK PlayStation Store
UPDATE: "These orders will not be fulfilled," Sony says.
Fallout 4: Automatron DLC release date revealed
And here's the first trailer.
Fallout 4's new Survival difficulty sounds brilliant, doubles down on encumbrance
Wellness! Fatigue! Sickness! More!
The next Fallout 4 patch improves settlements
UPDATE: Now live on Steam.
FeatureFallout 4's Far Harbor expansion is based on a real place
Welcome to Bar Harbor, Maine.
Fallout 4 DLC revealed, season pass price hike announced
Far Harbor stands out in first series of add-ons.
Fallout 4 will receive a proper Survival Mode
Food! Sleep! Diseases! Danger!
Digital FoundryFallout 4 patch 1.03 improves console graphics quality
Detail level increases - with little impact to performance.
The Fallout fan made to destroy his records for a refund
UPDATE: "It is not the kind of service we want folks to experience."
Fallout 4's new patch fixes game-breaking glitch
UPDATE: Finally out on PS4, Xbox One.
Fallout 4 14.5 inch power armour figurine costs Ł279
Includes 35 points of articulation and removable outer armour.
VideoWatch: Our best (and worst) game bugs
The Eurogamer show returns.
Dedicated Fallout 4 player explains how to make seemingly impossible structure
Tower of Eden created without any mods or console commands.
FeatureI have to break Fallout 4 to finish it
New generation, same old problems.
Fallout 4's 1.3 beta update helps you get a head in the commonwealth
i.e. fixes the beheaded glitch.
FeatureFallout 4 could do with a proper Hardcore Mode
What Bethesda's DLC designers could learn from Fallout: New Vegas.
Seasons mod makes Fallout 4 look like The Last of Us
Spring! Summer! Autumn! Winter!
Witness the horror of Thomas the Tank Engine in Fallout 4
Just when I was starting to like the Railroad...
Fallout 4 mod adds mutated Macho Man Randy Savage
Snap into a stimpack.
VideoWatch: The video team's favourite games of 2015
No prizes for guessing Ian's.
Digital FoundryFallout 4 patch 1.02: the good, the bad and the ugly
PS4 improves but key issues remain unresolved on Xbox One.
Fallout 4 patch 1.02 stamps out infinite caps glitch
Disappointed people, clinging onto bottles.
Watch a wastelander complete Fallout 3 on Hard Mode without ever healing
With self-imposed permadeath and no companions.
Bethesda opens new studio in Montreal
Fallout: New Quebec anyone?
Digital FoundryFallout 4 patch 1.02 boosts PS4 performance
Bethesda brings us closer to 30fps - but is it stable?
Watch Fallout 4 pit 30k Deathclaws against 300 Brotherhood of Steel soldiers
Everybody fights, no one quits.
FeatureWhy I love Fallout 4's skeletons
Not like that.
How to power and program your Fallout 4 settlements like a pro
Traps! Terminals! Fire-breathing Marios! More!
Here's what's in Fallout 4's first PC patch
Fixes When Freedom Calls' quest-breaking bug.
Fallout 4 players use console commands and mods to uncover cool secrets
As Bethesda warns console commands can mess up save games.
VideoWatch: Tips for mastering Fallout 4's wasteland
Plus more from Outside Xbox.
Fallout 4 base builders are using mods to create incredible settlements
Here are the best.
Fallout 4 beta patch due next week on PC
Consoles updates to follow.
How to take Fallout 4 base building to the next level
Advanced techniques for the post-nuclear master builder.
FeatureFallout 4 encumbrance: how to lighten the load
By Eurogamer readers in response to yesterday's article. Thanks!
FeatureI wore the Fallout 4 Pip-Boy for a week
Vaulty goods.
FeatureWhy I'm tired of Fallout 4 encumbrance
"You're carrying too much and can't run!"
Fallout 4 tops UK chart, launch sales 200% up on New Vegas
Rise of the Tomb Raider sidles to fourth.
Digital FoundryFace-Off: Fallout 4
Digital Foundry's breakdown of all three releases - and the extras PC brings to the table.
Digital FoundryFallout 3 shows Xbox One backward compatibility at its best
Less stutter, no screen-tear.
Fallout 4 mods are already changing the game in cool ways
War. War never changes. Unless you mod it, then you can change loads of stuff.
Fallout 4 - The Molecular Level, Road to Freedom, Freedom Trail, code, Desdemona
Our complete Fallout 4 walkthrough continues.
There's an infinite money glitch in Fallout 4
They'll cap it soon enough.
Digital FoundryWhat does it take to run Fallout 4 at 1080p60?
Digital Foundry's guide to the best PC processors and graphics cards for the Bethesda epic.
Getting started with Fallout 4 base building
To me. To you.
Fallout 4's list of voiced player names is stuffed with pop culture references
Katniss, Rockatansky, Corvo... But no Louise.
Yes, Fallout 4 can take a while to install on PS4 and Xbox One
But don't worry. It's probably for the best.
Fallout 4 - The Glowing Sea, Virgil, Rocky Cave, Crater of Atom, Institute Courser
How to complete The Glowing Sea quest in Fallout 4.
Fallout 4 - cheats and console commands
Every known console command for the PC version of the game.
Fallout 4 - Companions, Affinity and Romance
A handy guide to every Companion in the game.
It's Fallout 4 launch day and for many GAME still hasn't delivered
UPDATE: "There will be a short delay," GAME warns.
Fallout 4 - all Bobblehead locations
Where to find every Bobblehead in the game.
Digital FoundryFaster hard drives boost Xbox One Fallout 4 performance
Stutter issues eliminated using an SSD, loading times improved on PS4.
Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition already on eBay for up to Ł400
GAME customers take note.
RecommendedFallout 4 review
High vaultage.
Watch: Fallout 4 base building, Cryolator finding and companion romancing
Plus playing with corpses. Naturally.
Digital FoundryPerformance Analysis: Fallout 4
Updated with fresh frame-rate testing in more challenging areas of the game.
VideoVideo: 8 bits of Fallout logic to remember for Fallout 4
Plus more videos from Outside Xbox.
Bethesda warns: you may need to redownload your Fallout 4 Xbox One digital pre-order
Act now to ensure you can play.
Fallout 4 fans furious as GAME cancels Pip-Boy Edition pre-orders
UPDATE: One day from launch, some customers still to be contacted.
Fallout 4's launch trailer is irradiated with story clues
And our first dialogue from Bethesda's female protagonist.
VideoWatch: Fallout 4 - your guide to the nuclear apocalypse
Let's get started RadAway.
The Fallout Pip-Boy app is out
But it doesn't do much yet.
Forza 6 gets Fallout 4 cars
Vroom!
Fallout gets its own official emoji in free app Fallout C.H.A.T.
Over 60 emoji, Vault Boy GIFs, and retro fonts.
What the Fallout 4 leaks tell us about perks
Increase your Awareness - and beware spoilers!
Big Fallout 4 gameplay leak a week before launch
Four videos posted online - watch them before they decay.
Now Fallout gets officially licensed Nuka-Cola Quantum
May or may not make your wee glow.
FeatureA Beginner's Guide to the world of Fallout
War, war never changes.
Fallout 4's Trophy and Achievement list analysis and speculation
Ian uses his perception skills. Possible spoilers!
VideoWatch: Six Fallout quests that are weird even for Fallout
Plus more from Outside Xbox.
Fallout gets its own officially licensed beer
A collaboration between Bethesda and Carlsberg UK.
Dota 2 to receive Fallout 4's Mister Handy Announcer Pack
A free bonus for buying Fallout 4 on Steam.
Xbox One gets its own limited edition Fallout 4 controller
Includes a new button for headset audio options.
Fallout 4 walkthrough and guide
Our essential guide to Fallout 4.
Fallout 4's fancy pants live-action trailer
We quite fancy a Fallout movie, now.
Fallout 4 28-35GB on console, PC system specs revealed
Launches 12.01am in every territory so we get it before the US.
Microsoft readies raft of Xbox One bundles for crucial Christmas 2015
Fallout 4! Kinect! More!
Fallout 4 completely revamps the way perks work
Levelling speed closer to Skyrim, not as slow as Fallout 3.
New Fallout 4 video series is extra S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
VATS entertainment!
Fallout 4's big Season Pass promise
$30 for all Fallout 4 DLC ever.
What if Fallout 4 were an oldschool isometric RPG?
Then it would probably look like this.
Fallout 4 won't have a level cap
And you'll be able to keep exploring after the end.
VideoVideo: Wandering around the show floor at Gamescom 2015
"Well, that was awkward."
PodcastThe Eurogamer Gamescom day one podcast spectacular
Chris, Ian, Bertie and Martin on all that was great and good at the show's opening day.
Fallout 4 fan releases schematic for 3D printed Pip-Boy
Since Bethesda ran out of stock.
Fallout 4 to receive a Limited Edition Loot Crate
Get surprise exclusive goodies shipped to you monthly.
Bethesda literally cannot produce any more Pip-Boys
Its manufacturer is too busy to make more.
Fallout Anthology brings five classic RPGs to Europe in October
A limited run PC-exclusive.
That Fallout 4 Xbox One plus free Fallout 3 deal needs a pre-order
Right now, only from the Xbox Store.
Fallout Shelter adds its first Fallout 4 character
Meet Preston Garvey and his lovely Laser Musket.
Fallout 4 lead male and female voice actors revealed
Brian T. Delaney and Courtenay Taylor, who played Jack in Mass Effect.
Bethesda confirms Fallout 4 1080p30 on consoles, unrestricted on PC
Will make "every effort" to bring mod support to PS4.
Fan attempts to pre-order Fallout 4 with bottle caps
UPDATE: Bethesda honours the request.
Dogmeat the Fallout 4 dog cannot die
Canine lives.
Fallout 4 PC mods can be played and shared on Xbox One for free
UPDATE: Likely coming to PS4, too, but after Xbox One.
VideoVideo: All the Fallout from Bethesda's conference, and more
Aoife and Johnny dissect the news from last night's show.
FeatureThe E3 Bulletin: Monday
Doom 4! Fallout! Earthbound! Shenmue?
Fallout 4's Ł100 Pip-Boy Edition includes an actual Pip-Boy
UPDATE: GAME online pre-orders finally go online.
Fallout 4 gameplay… lots of it
Character creation! VATS! Crafting! Building! More!
VideoVideo: Fallout vaults that drove everyone crazy, to no-one's surprise
Plus more from Outside Xbox.
VideoVideo: E3 Predictions - Fallout 4, Assassin's Creed Syndicate and more - The Eurogamer Show
What's that Randy Newman song again?
Bethesda E3 2015 conference live report
Fallout! Doom! Some other stuff? FALLOUT!
Fallout 4 is never coming to PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360
"The stuff we're doing will never work."
Everyone thinks Fallout 4 is out this year
Nuclear winter.
Fallout 4 is real and it's being revealed tomorrow
UPDATE: First trailer released. PC, PS4 and Xbox One confirmed. Set in Boston.
FeatureA brief history of Fallout
War. War changes quite a lot.