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Fallout: London won’t be immediately available to players who bought Fallout 4 through the Epic Games Store.Fallout: London is an ambitious player-made mod for Fallout 4 that takes the post-apocalyptic action to London and introduces new quests and factions to the game. It had been due to launch earlier this year, but was delayed due to Bethesda surprise-releasing a next-gen update for Fallout 4 that threatened to completely break the mod.It’s now been confirmed by GOG, who are helping distribute the Fallout: London mod, that certain players won’t be able to play the mod when it eventually is released.Initially, the Fallout: London mod will need players to downgrade their versions of Fallout 4 in order for the mod to run correctly.

Indiana Jones And The Great Circle has finally been given a release date, and Xbox has also confirmed the title will be getting a PlayStation release.First teased back in 2021, Indiana Jones And The Great Circle has been developed as a collaboration between MachineGames, Bethesda and Lucasfilm Games. Earlier this year, the title was officially announced alongside a description of the game.“Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, a first-person, single-player adventure set between the events of Raiders Of The Lost Ark and The Last Crusade,” it read.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Microsoft‘s Activision has launched a new internal, standalone studio with one mission: creating a new narrative-based and genre-defining AAA franchise. Titled Elsewhere Entertainment, the studio will be headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, with additional staff in the United States.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Microsoft‘s Xbox will shut down four studios run by its Bethesda Softworks publisher, including Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Studios, Tango Gameworks and Roundhouse Games. Xbox Game Studios chief Matt Booty announced the restructuring in a memo to staff Tuesday, writing that the closures were “grounded in prioritizing high-impact titles and further investing in Bethesda’s portfolio of blockbuster games and beloved worlds which you have nurtured over many decades.” “We are making these tough decisions to create capacity to increase investment in other parts of our portfolio and focus on our priority games,” Booty wrote.

Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout have seen their streaming numbers increase dramatically.Fallout launched on the steamer earlier this month and The MusicEXP newsletter has been tracking the impact the success of the show has had on the artists who make up the soundtrack.Using Chartmetric and Spotify, it has been reported that Sheldon Allman’s monthly listeners increased from 88,881 to 184,767 in the week following the launch of Fallout, with the show using his ‘Crawl Out Through The Fallout’ in the first episode.Jack Shaindlin and Connie Conway also saw an 80 per cent increase in monthly listeners. Shaindlin’s ‘I’m Tickled Pink’ closes out episode six while his ‘Let’s Go Sunnin’’ features in episode four, and Conway has two tracks in Fallout’s season premiere – ‘Who Do You Suppose’ and ‘Brighter Side’.Legendary artists like Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Johnny Cash have also seen an uptick in Spotify monthly listeners following their inclusion on the Fallout soundtrack.

Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout have seen their streaming numbers increase dramatically.Fallout launched on the steamer earlier this month and The MusicEXP newsletter has been tracking the impact the success of the show has had on the artists who make up the soundtrack.Using Chartmetric and Spotify, it has been reported that Sheldon Allman’s monthly listeners increased from 88,881 to 184,767 in the week following the launch of Fallout, with the show using his ‘Crawl Out Through The Fallout’ in the first episode.Jack Shaindlin and Connie Conway also saw an 80 per cent increase in monthly listeners. Shaindlin’s ‘I’m Tickled Pink’ closes out episode six while his ‘Let’s Go Sunnin’’ features in episode four, and Conway has two tracks in Fallout’s season premiere – ‘Who Do You Suppose’ and ‘Brighter Side’.Legendary artists like Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Johnny Cash have also seen an uptick in Spotify monthly listeners following their inclusion on the Fallout soundtrack.

Bethesda Softworks director Todd Howard had to stop Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout TV series from using plot points earmarked for Fallout 5.In a new interview with Den Of Geek, Howard, who is also an executive producer on the Amazon series, claimed he had to step in and help shape the storyline. “Well, there were some things where I said, ‘Don’t do this because we are going to do that in Fallout 5’,” he said, before going on to say Amazon were creating an original story within the current Fallout universe.“It wasn’t the translation of an existing story.

Bethesda and MachineGames have shared the first full trailer for Indiana Jones And The Great Circle as part of Microsoft’s most recent Xbox Developer Direct – check it out below.The 3-minute gameplay video sees Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones headbutt Nazis, explore crypts, assemble ancient puzzles and use his whip to escape life-threatening situations as he tries to uncover the truth about The Great Circle. Despite the likeness to Ford, he hasn’t returned to voice Indiana Jones with Troy Baker stepping up instead.“Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, a first-person, single-player adventure set between the events of Raiders Of The Lost Ark and The Last Crusade,” reads the game’s official description.

Starfield has already vanished from many people’s collective consciousness, but Bethesda has begun defending the game from criticism in Steam reviews by replying to certain users.As spotted by YouTuber JuiceHead on X (formerly Twitter), Bethesda has started replying to Starfield reviews using the handles Bethesda_FalcoYamaoka and Bethesda_Kraken.In a reply to one review that criticised the number of loading screens in the game, a Bethesda developer wrote that “while there may be loading screens in between fast travelling, just consider the amount of data for the expansive gameplay that is procedurally generated to load flawlessly.”In a reply to another review, which called the game “wide as an ocean- shallow as a puddle”, the same developer wrote that “if you feel that things are getting boring, there is so much more to do than just the main mission! There are many side missions where you can learn more about the people and story of Starfield.”There’s currently no word from Bethesda as to why they’ve suddenly decided to reply to Steam reviews, however.Starfield launched in September of this year, releasing on the same day as the PS5 version of Baldur’s Gate 3, to fairly positive reviews. The game is currently sitting at 83 on Metacritic, with an 85 on Opencritic.NME’s own review of Starfield was positive, writing that “Starfield promises so much, but comes up short of perfection.

Starfield features a silent main character, actor Elias Toufexis has revealed he spent “months” voicing the game’s protagonist before being moved to another role.Toufexis, best known for voicing Adam Jensen in the Deus Ex series, took to Twitter yesterday (November 8) to confirm he was originally hired to be the players’ voice in Starfield, along with BAFTA-winning voice actor and The Owl House star Cissy Jones.“We worked for months,” he shared (via Gamesradar), although developer Bethesda Softworks ultimately decided to scrap the main character’s voice-acted lines.However, it wasn’t all bad news. Toufexis and Jones were instead given two different leading roles as members of Constellation – Toufexis as spacefaring cowboy Sam Coe, and Jones as ex-spy Andreja.

Bethesda Softworks, announced his retirement today (October 16).Hines was hired in 1999 and originally he was in charge of writing manuals for Bethesda’s roster of titles, before becoming more and more instrumental to the marketing and public relations for launches.“After 24 years, I have decided my time at Bethesda Softworks has come to an end. I am retiring and will begin an exciting new chapter of my life exploring interests and passions, donating my time where I can, and taking more time to enjoy life,” he said in a statement to X (fka Twitter).“This was not a decision I came to easily or quickly, but after an amazing career, culminating in the incredible launch of Starfield, it feels like the time is right,” he continued.He added that he will still be an active part of the global Bethesda fanbase, who he described as an “incredible community”.Concluding, he said that he is intensely proud of those he worked with during his two decades at Bethesda Softworks, and that he will be waiting for whatever is next for the developer with “genuine excitement”.Bethesda Softworks addressed Hines’ retirement in its own message: “Pete’s public presence was only a small part of his role at Bethesda, although the way he represented us carried over into the values he nurtured here: authenticity, integrity and passion.“His contributions have been integral in building Bethesda and its family of studios into the world-class organization that it is today.

The Elder Scrolls: Castles has released for Android platforms and it’s very like Fallout Shelter, involving the management of a castle as the player plots the course of history through their choices.“Tell your story for generations – each day in real life covers the span of an entire year in The Elder Scrolls: Castles,” the description reads for the game on the Google Play Store.“Train your subjects, name heirs, and maintain order to help your kingdom flourish. Will you keep your subjects happy and ensure a long life for their ruler? Or will they grow discontent and plot assassination?”At the time of writing, Bethesda hasn’t announced anything relating to The Elder Scrolls: Castles on its website or social media accounts.

Microsoft suggest Bethesda Softworks has remasters for Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion in the works.In a Resetera post published today (September 19), an image appearing to be a “title release schedule” for Microsoft was shared, taken from court documents related to the company’s ongoing Activision Blizzard acquisition.While the schedule begins with releases from 2020, such as Doom Eternal and The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor, a number of unannounced projects are also listed.This includes a remaster for Bethesda Softworks’ role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, which was listed as launching in 2022. There’s also a remake for post-apocalyptic shooter Fallout 3 marked down for 2024.However, certain dates – such as Redfall being listed for 2021 when it only launched this year – suggest this release schedule, if legitimate, is no longer accurate.These remasters would come at a time when both Fallout and The Elder Scrolls are going to be without new entries for a while.

Microsoft has nixed the Xbox Game Pass offer that introduced new customers to the subscription service for £1, one week before Starfield‘s launch.According to Games Radar, players realised that the offer disappeared over the weekend (August 26) and that the timing appears to be related to the upcoming launch of Starfield.Originally, players were able to get their first month of Xbox Game Pass for £1 in order to see the benefits of the service, such as playable first-party launches on day one, discounts and backwards compatible classics from the Xbox 360 era.In March, Xbox’s head of global communications Kari Perez said that the offer had been killed off as it “[evaluates] different marketing promotions for new members in the future”. The company then rolled out a system where current users could invite five of their friends to free two-week trials of Xbox Game Pass.Following that, the offer was resurrected in July, but it was shortened to 14 days of Xbox Game Pass for £1 for new customers just a month later.Xbox Game Pass is available in three different versions – console, PC and Ultimate.

Starfield is available to pre-load, it’s been found that the game weighs in at 139GB on PC.On the other hand, Starfield is 100GB for the Standard Edition or 117GB for the Premium Edition on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Those who bought the sci-fi odyssey on the Microsoft Store are able to pre-load on PC now, however, purchases through Steam won’t unlock until August 30.Especially fervent fans should consider opting for pre-ordering the Premium Edition which allows them to start their journey on September 1 rather than September 6.As well as early access, this version of Starfield offers the Old Mars Skin Pack for the Laser Cutter, Deep Mining Helmet and Deep Mining Pack, the Constellation Skin Pack for the Equinox Laser Rifle, Spacesuit, Helmet and Boost Pack, the digital artbook and original soundtrack and the Shattered Space expansion.The Constellation Edition is the priciest of the three versions at £249.99 ($299.89).

Starfield is now less than a month away from releasing, and in the run-up to launch, Bethesda has shared a timeline that covers 300 years of history in the sci-fi game’s universe.As visible on Bethesda’s website, the timeline begins with humanity first arriving on Mars in 2050, and runs up to 2328 – just two years before Starfield takes place in 2330.As for what the timeline includes, after landing on Mars it takes humans another 50 years to begin living in space. Settlers then make it to the Alpha Centauri star system by 2156 and establish one of the game’s major factions, the United Colonies (UC).However, 2188 sees the foundation of rival faction The Freestar Collective, which ultimately goes to war with the UC in 2196.

Bethesda Softworks and id Software revealed a remaster of Quake 2 at QuakeCon 2023, available for all platforms and packaged with a totally new expansion.Priced at £7.99 ($9.99) or playable through Xbox Game Pass, Quake 2 features 4K resolution, widescreen support, anti-aliasing, depth of field, dynamic and coloured lighting as well as improved models, enemy animations and gore, AI behaviours and cinematics. Check out the trailer below:Those playing on PlayStation or Nintendo Switch will also be able to use gyro controls for aiming, and this works with the controller sticks for “the perfect blend of immersion and accuracy.”Quake 2 offers online and local split-screen four-player cooperative play for its campaign and expansions, including support for 16-player online or four-player local split-screen sessions on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.On the other hand, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions deliver eight-player local split-screen multiplayer.

Starfield Direct (June 11) treated sci-fi fans to its sparkly settings, customisable spaceships and character creation, it also saw the return of one of The Elder Scrolls’ most aggravating characters.Traits, which are an optional aspect, alter how the game reacts to the player’s character. For example, the Freestar Collective Settler trait allies the player with that faction and will allow for greater faction rewards, however, crime bounties towards other factions are significantly increased.However, Hero Worshiped means that a blond citizen will appear randomly and fawn over the character — seemingly never tiring, requiring food or water, or running out of things to say.You can see it in action through the timestamped video below.As spotted in the footage, there’s no doubting it: that NPC is another iteration of the Adoring Fan that appeared in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion.

NME‘s first Field of View, we talk about the phenomenon that is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and why the role-playing game is still being played every day — watch the full video above.Ten years have passed since The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released and we’re still talking about it. We’re still talking about it because there’s still a lot of interest in it and a hell of a lot of people are still playing it… but why?The game was first released in 2011 and its re-release to multiple platforms over the years, including in eight distinct formats, has become a running joke in the community.

Bethesda’s Todd Howard has taken part in a Q&A-style interview during which he revealed more details about Starfield’s dialogue system as well as a first look at the persuasion minigame that will feature in the space role-playing game (RPG).The persuasion system is a rehashed look at the simplistic system that featured in 2006’s Oblivion. During an earlier discussion in a developer roundtable, Howard had said that the new Starfield persuasion minigame “feels like you’re having a conversation where you’re actually trying to persuade somebody of something” (via, The Loadout).An unlisted video on Bethesda’s YouTube channel takes a deeper look into exactly how the persuasion system will work, which was spotted by Biosnake on ResetEra.

Arkane Studios and creative director of 2017’s Prey, has claimed Bethesda forced developers to tie their game to an existing intellectual property.The first-person shooter was billed as a “creative reimagining” of the 2006 game of the same name but, according to Colantonia, that was never the intention of developers.Speaking to the Academy Of Interactive Arts & Sciences Colantonio said (via TechRadar) “I was a little at odds with some of the management with the decision of calling Prey, Prey. That was very, very hurtful to me. I did not want to call this game Prey, and I had to say I wanted to anyway in front of journalists.”“I hate to lie, and those are sales lies, not a personal lie, but it still felt bad,” he continued.