{"id":7879,"date":"2022-10-03T17:23:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T17:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/03\/fallout-76-is-free-this-week-to-celebrate-a-big-series-birthday\/"},"modified":"2022-10-03T17:23:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T17:23:26","slug":"fallout-76-is-free-this-week-to-celebrate-a-big-series-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/03\/fallout-76-is-free-this-week-to-celebrate-a-big-series-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallout 76 is free this week to celebrate a big series birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role Playing Game<\/a> was released on October 10, 1997\u201425 years ago, minus a week. That’s the silver anniversary, which is a big one as these milestones go, and to mark the moment Bethesda is\u2014among other things\u2014making Fallout 76 free for the week.<\/p>\n

Fallout 76 is very different from the original Fallout, an isometric RPG with turn-based combat set in a grim post-war world. I won’t get into which one is “better”\u2014I like old Fallout, I like new Fallout\u2014but the current iteration of the series, a multiplayer-first-person game that focuses on action over roleplaying in a somewhat more lighthearted setting, is definitely a different sort of experience. It was very okay at launch, earning a 60% in our 2018 review<\/a> as “a beautifully crafted but ultimately repetitive world,” but it’s come a long way since, racking up a reported 13 million players so far, and earlier this year Bethesda announced\u00a0 a “five-year roadmap<\/a>” for the future.<\/p>\n

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While we’re celebrating 25 years of Fallout all month long, take a look at everything that’s coming this week: https:\/\/t.co\/kS1XxrT3W3#Fallout25 pic.twitter.com\/A9XENFItdBOctober 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

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The free week of Fallout 76 will begin October 4 and run until October 11. To help newcomers get started, Bethesda will also put out a Post-Apocalypse Loyalty Simulator (PALS) questionnaire intended to help players find a faction that fits them. There will also be bonuses for Prime Gaming and Xbox Game Pass subscribers, a seasonal event called Invaders From Beyond, and an anniversary livestream on Twitch set for October 7.<\/p>\n

Fans of the management side of nuclear holocaust survival are also in for a nice surprise: An update to Fallout Shelter<\/a> will add new content to the game for the first time in more than four years. Full details on Bethesda’s Fallout anniversary plans are up at fallout25th.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]Fallout 76 is free this week to celebrate a big series birthday<\/p>\n

Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role Playing Game<\/a> was released on October 10, 1997\u201425 years ago, minus a week. That’s the silver anniversary, which is a big one as these milestones go, and to mark the moment Bethesda is\u2014among other things\u2014making Fallout 76 free for the week.<\/p>\n

Fallout 76 is very different from the original Fallout, an isometric RPG with turn-based combat set in a grim post-war world. I won’t get into which one is “better”\u2014I like old Fallout, I like new Fallout\u2014but the current iteration of the series, a multiplayer-first-person game that focuses on action over roleplaying in a somewhat more lighthearted setting, is definitely a different sort of experience. It was very okay at launch, earning a 60% in our 2018 review<\/a> as “a beautifully crafted but ultimately repetitive world,” but it’s come a long way since, racking up a reported 13 million players so far, and earlier this year Bethesda announced\u00a0 a “five-year roadmap<\/a>” for the future.<\/p>\n

\n

While we’re celebrating 25 years of Fallout all month long, take a look at everything that’s coming this week: https:\/\/t.co\/kS1XxrT3W3#Fallout25 pic.twitter.com\/A9XENFItdBOctober 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
See more<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The free week of Fallout 76 will begin October 4 and run until October 11. To help newcomers get started, Bethesda will also put out a Post-Apocalypse Loyalty Simulator (PALS) questionnaire intended to help players find a faction that fits them. There will also be bonuses for Prime Gaming and Xbox Game Pass subscribers, a seasonal event called Invaders From Beyond, and an anniversary livestream on Twitch set for October 7.<\/p>\n

Fans of the management side of nuclear holocaust survival are also in for a nice surprise: An update to Fallout Shelter<\/a> will add new content to the game for the first time in more than four years. Full details on Bethesda’s Fallout anniversary plans are up at fallout25th.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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