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When Bethesda’s game director Todd Howard declared E3 as ‘the best week for entertainment ever’ at the company’s press conference, the message couldn’t be clearer. There he was, standing on stage at the Dolby Theatre – the same place where The Oscars have been held ever year since 2001 – …

The special edition of Fallout 4 will include a real working Pip-Boy that uses a second screen smartphone app. In the words of Bethesda’s Todd Howard: "In terms of stupid gimmicks, this is the best f***ing one.” The Pip-Boy is a device that Fallout 4’s hero wears, it allows players …

Bethesda.net joins the ranks of EA Origin and uPlay as Bethesda attempts to unite its online presence. The portal will help the company talk directly with its fans, and according to PR and marketing chief Pete Hines, ‘will be at the heart of everything Bethesda will do’. The online network …

Bethesda revealed two mobile games at E3 this week, the first was Fallout Shelter, the other is The Elder Scrolls Legends – a strategy card game featuring monsters and characters from the hit RPG series. The title will inevitably draw comparisons to the smash hit Blizzard game Hearthstone, but little …

Fallout 4 will arrive on PS4, Xbox One and PC this November, Bethesda has revealed. To be more specific, it will hit shelves on November 10th. That’s slap bang in-between Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Star Wars Battlefront. The game looked incredible on stage at Bethesda’s E3 press …

Gamers may have to wait a while for Dishonored 2, but a definitive edition of the original Dishonored will be coming out this year. The 2012 game was a cult classic and received widely positive reviews upon release and was the subject of two major downloadable add-ons, which featured a …

A sequel to the hit 2012 stealth game, Dishonored, has been officialy announced. The game was long expected, especially after a leak yesterday suggested the title was on its way. It was shown as part of Bethesda’s blockbuser pre-E3 press conference. The game was revealed with an extended cut scene …

Bethesda has announced and launched a new Fallout game at the same time. Fallout Shelter is a new management game for smartphones where players can build and look after their own Vault, complete with inhabitants. It is available on iOS and Android, it utilises the freemium business model but it …

Bethesda kicked off its E3 press conference with a gory showing of its new Doom game. Along with three (count them), violence-filled trailers, developer id Software showcased a new mode called Doom SnapMap. The idea behind the mode is to let players create their own levels and new gameplay modes, …

Tales of Zestiria is officially set for a western release this October on PS4 and PC, Bandai Namco US has announced. A post on the official Bandai Namco US Twitter account announces the game will launch on PlayStation 4 and Windows PC platforms on October 20th. The reveal confirms the …