Summary
- The Fallout TV show's trailer impressed Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer with its faithful representation of the games' atmosphere and humor.
- The show takes place in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, staying true to Fallout's established timeline and featuring recognizable elements from the games.
- Todd Howard, one of the creators of Fallout games, serves as executive producer and has compared the show to a future Fallout 5 in terms of quality and faithfulness.
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer was blown away by the Fallout TV show's reveal. Its trailer was released on December 2 and has Fallout fans everywhere excited.
The Fallout TV show's trailer revealed its premise, as well as various characters and settings. The series will follow Lucy, a vault dweller who ventures into Fallout's apocalyptic wasteland, where she must adapt to its harsh conditions or die. The trailer proved to fans that the TV show would accurately represent Fallout's atmosphere and signature humor. Its reveal was met with widespread excitement, including from some of Xbox's most influential figures.
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During an interview at CCXP23, Phil Spencer explained that he was "blown away" by the show's reveal, and said that its production crew has done an amazing job at capturing the brutality of the Fallout universe, as well as its style of humor and tinge of melancholy. Video game adaptations on TV haven't always fared well, so some Fallout fans were worried that this series might suffer the same fate, but the show's trailer quickly put those worries to rest. The Fallout show premieres on April 12, 2024, on Amazon Prime Video.
In addition to faithfully recreating the Fallout games' feel, fans were also happy to learn that the show's story takes place within Fallout's established timeline, and is considered canon. Its main setting is post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, nine years after the events of Fallout 4. This marks Fallout's first return to Los Angeles since Fallout 1, released in 1997. Other than the show's protagonist, Lucy, the show also seems to feature a ghoul bounty hunter as a major character, played by Walter Goggins. The Fallout show also features other recognizable aspects from the games, like the Brotherhood of Steel.
Todd Howard, one of the creative minds behind the Fallout games, is serving as an executive producer on the Fallout TV show. He seems to be very satisfied with how it's turned out, even comparing the Fallout show to a future Fallout 5. He doesn't mean that the show will replace the next game in the series, but rather that the show is so well made and true to its source material that it could have.
Fallout 76 just received a major update in its Atlantic City expansion. The expansion's first part, Boardwalk Paradise, released on December 5, and its second part, America's Playground, releases in March 2024. Boardwalk Paradise allows players to explore a post-apocalyptic Atlantic City, where they can take part in various quests.
- Video Game(s)
- Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Fallout Shelter, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
- Creation Year
- 1997
- Developer(s)
- Interplay, Black Isle Studios, Bethesda, Obsidian Entertainment, Micro Forté
- Publisher(s)
- Interplay, Bethesda Softworks