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Fallout co-creator says fan theories are too often decided by "the most entitled people on the internet" – only IP owners determine what's canon: "They say something, that's canon"
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (169+ words) Tim Cain thinks you might be confused Miserable news for my Fallout ghoul fanfiction: franchise co-creator Tim Cain says only IP owners determine what counts as video game "canon." Developers don't have much input into the matter, and fan opinions are roughly treated the same way. That said, a developer like Cain has limited input on what ends up being franchise "canon," too. While Cain acknowledges that dev intent often "aligns with canon and many times also with player interpretation. But it doesn't have to." Meanwhile, Cain explains, if the Fallout IP owner "says that Harold is a ghoul, he's a ghoul. If they say he's a mutant, he's a mutant," Cain says. "I'm not canon. and the team wasn't canon because even though there's a lot of correlation between what we thought was true when we made it and…...
I turned every Oblivion NPC into a sheep and broke the game, but I can only blame myself
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (122+ words) Now Playing | Baa-rbaric After 8 hours of being hunted by a murderous unicorn in Oblivion Remastered, I'm torn between "we're so back" and "please save me" I may have missed out on some loot, but I hadn't encountered anything game-breaking yet. Sure, I'd transformed the head of the Mage's Guild into a sheep and figured that the quest was softlocked as a result, but I was already more powerful than him anyway. He was impotent against my attacks, and is now fated to bleat alone in his study evermore. I'd sheeped the Imperial City and left many other towns baa-rren. Check out all the upcoming Bethesda games we currently know about once you're done laughing at my misfortune....
After its disastrous Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition launch, Bethesda promises to address the RPG's problems "as quick as we can" as it scrambles to release an upcoming hotfix and big updates
2+ week, 3+ day ago (776+ words) After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she's not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she's probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she's spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you'll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand. The Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition isn't exactly going over well with fans after its arrival following Bethesda Game…...
Elder Scrolls 6 fans yearn for news as Skyrim turns 14, instead get Todd Howard saying it's "still a long way off" despite being announced 7 years ago: "Bethesda has had us hanging by a thread"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (186+ words) "I'm rapidly losing hope" It's that time of year again, folks " as Bethesda Game Studios celebrates yet another Skyrim birthday, fans of its iconic fantasy RPG series gather to commemorate one more year of literally no real news on The Elder Scrolls 6. Skyrim was first released (emphasis on "first," given that Bethesda has since relaunched it in various formats and new editions) on November 11, 2011. I was just 12 years old, and only five years had passed since the previous Elder Scrolls game " Oblivion, in all its beautiful buggy glory " had dropped. It's been a whopping 14 years now of Skyrim, but The Elder Scrolls 6 is still nowhere in sight. As one fan exclaims alongside a meme regarding Skyrim's 2011 launch date, "YEAR 14, GIVE IT UP FOR YEAR 14!" It's a sad day to be an Elder Scrolls stan, eh? Now, if you'll excuse me,…...
Fallout 3 remaster reportedly in production as Bethesda boss Todd Howard confirms the developer is working on Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 76, "and some other things"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (261+ words) How many shadow drops do you think we can handle, Todd? The rumored Fallout 3 remaster is supposedly in active development and set to receive the glossy Oblivion treatment. GamesRadar+ has reached out to Bethesda for official comment. Otherwise, all Howard says about 2008 RPG Fallout 3 in his GQ interview is that it "has the best opening" of any game he's ever worked on, and that it "has a very harsh tone." A tough but delectable combo " worth whipping up in the kitchen again, surely. But even if Howard remains quiet, as he tends to be, about what exactly Bethesda is doing right now, old legal documents reveal some of his secrets. Namely, a 2023 leak revealed that Xbox had ambitiously planned to release The Elder Scrolls 6 and a Fallout 3 remaster, among other titles. Though, we now know, this schedule fell through like…...