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The Android version of Bethesda’s hugely popular iOS title Fallout Shelter seems to be coming this August. That’s according to the firm’s marketing boss Pete Hines who responded to a fan on Twitter (below) saying that Fallout Shelter should be coming out ‘next month’. Fallout Shelter was announced on-stage at …
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Read More »Fallout 4 Pip-Boy peripheral won’t support large phones like the iPhone 6+
Owners of large ‘phablet’ smartphones such as the iPhone 6+ and Galaxy Note will not be able to use them in Fallout 4’s Pip-Boy accessory. The device, revealed earlier this month and exclusive to GAME in the UK, will come with foam inserts for the iPhone 6, iPhone 5/5s, iPhone …
Read More »So 2,240 bottlecaps DOES buy a copy of Fallout 4
Bethesda has decided that a fan who handed over 2,240 bottlecaps in the hope it could be exchanged for a copy of Fallout 4 WILL receive a copy of the game. It was reported last week that a fan called Seth had sent the gift of bottlecaps – Fallout’s in-game …
Read More »Bethesda’s first E3 conference could be its last
Skyrim developer Bethesda made a thumping E3 press conference debut this year, but that may be the last time we see the company on the LA stage. I don’t know if we’ll do one next year. I don’t know if we’ll do one again,” marketing boss Pete Hines told The …
Read More »Fallout Shelter topped the App Store charts in 48 countries
And we wonder why companies are increasingly shying away from the triple-A game space… Bethesda has announced that recent iOS release Fallout Shelter managed to top the game charts in no less than 48 separate countries. It was the most downloaded app of any kind in 25 countries. It remains …
Read More »Bethesda: Fallout Shelter for Android will hopefully arrive in a few months
Bethesda has confirmed an Android version of Fallout Shelter is in development, but not to expect it any time soon. A post on the company’sTwitter accountreveals the first mobile spinoff of the Fallout franchise will arrive for Android hopefully in a few months,” following the game’s iOS launch earlier this …
Read More »Bethesda argues that next-gen is about more than the graphics
Fallout 4 developer Bethesda admits that its upcoming RPG could have looked better – but only at great cost to the gameplay. Some observers have questioned the visual fidelity of the recently revealed Fallout 4, arguing that its character models in particular fall short of the standards laid down by …
Read More »No plans for paid mods in Fallout 4
Mods will remain free for time-being
Read More »Bethesda: ‘There are no plans for paid mods in Fallout 4’
It seems that the controversy surrounding the addition of paid mods to Skyrim has cooled Bethesda’s desire to reintroduce the service. The publisher worked with Valve to allow mod creators to charge for their Steam Workshop creations for the 2011 RPG in April. However, mere days later the platform was …
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