Minor spoilers ahead for the Fallout TV series
So far, 2025 has been a strong year for Fallout 76. The multiplayer spin-off of the long-running post-apocalyptic franchise has come a long way since its rocky launch. At the beginning, Fallout 76 was riddled with technical issues and a generally barren world, but over time, Bethesda has turned the game into a fun way to experience the series in a new light.
Between updates like Ghoul Within and the recently released Gone Fission, this year has been the best time for gamers to jump into Fallout 76. What's even more exciting, though, is that there is more content on the horizon. During an interview at Summer Game Fest, Fallout 76 lead producer Bill LaCoste and creative director Jon Rush hinted at some major plans for the game that should arrive in the latter half of 2025.
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Fallout 76 Has More Big Updates Waiting On the Horizon
What Else is Coming to Fallout 76 This Year?
- Fall's update will be focused on building.
- The details of the winter update in December are being kept under wraps.
LaCoste and Rush didn't have a lot to offer in terms of details, but based on their responses, Fallout 76's next updates could be something players will want to be on the lookout for. When it comes to the fall update, it mainly caters to the game's building community. A simplification of the CAMP system is expected, and new tools were even teased. However, LaCoste and Rush's statements about the secretive December update are the most exciting of all.
According to Rush, December's update is going to be "one of the biggest, most impactful patches" to ever come to the game. He didn't go into much detail beyond that, but it raises plenty of questions as to what exciting content awaits Fallout 76 players. Beyond that, though, December's update could offer a double dose of excitement, as it will be arriving around the same time that the second season of Amazon Prime's live-action Fallout show premieres.
Fallout 76's fishing offers three types of bait: Common Bait, Improved Bait, and Superb Bait. Bait type increases a player's chances of catching specific fish.
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- Season 2 of Fallout arrives in December 2025, but it has yet to lock in an official release date.
- The finale of the first season teased New Vegas as its setting.
When the first season of Fallout premiered last year, it kickstarted somewhat of a Fallout renaissance. Fallout 76, and the rest of the games, saw a surge in popularity, breathing new life into the series. Both new players and gamers returning to see the game's improvements flocked to Fallout 76 to see what all the multiplayer experience had to offer. There is a lot to discover in Fallout 76, and its more open-ended nature can actually make it a cozy way to experience the franchise, especially now that activities like fishing are starting to be added.
Between the teased December update and Season 2 of Fallout, fans of the franchise will have a treasure trove of content. There's even the possibility that somehow the two could be intertwined, but this may be less likely. Considering that Rush called it one of the "most impactful patches," there's no telling what could be hidden within the update.
This year has been the best time for gamers to jump into Fallout 76.
As of Now, Fallout 76's December Patch Remains a Mystery
Only time will tell what awaits Fallout 76 fans, but the promise of something major on the horizon is compelling. Until then, there is already plenty of content for Fallout 76 players to revel in, and as the year continues, more information about December's update is bound to be revealed.
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Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Skyrim and Fallout 4, welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fell, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers—chosen from the nation’s best and brightest – emerge into post-nuclear America on Reclamation Day, 2102. Play solo or join together as you explore, quest, build, and triumph against the wasteland’s greatest threats. Explore a vast wasteland, devastated by nuclear war, in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story. Experience the largest, most dynamic world ever created in the legendary Fallout universe. Expand southward to Skyline Valley – a brand-new region of Appalachia. Investigate the cause of the electric storm circling overhead and unveil the mystery around Vault 63 and its dwellers, including a shocking new Ghoul type – The Lost.
