Fallout Officially Returning This Year With New Single-Player Experience

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Fallout is in a really sweet spot as a franchise right now, with fans looking for any way to get involved after the very successful second season of the Prime Video adaptation. Unfortunately, a new main series game is almost certainly years away, so we have to be a little bit more creative to get our post-apocalyptic good times going.

Fallout 4 is still a great option to return to, particularly with all of the great mods out there, but we could understand if you're looking for something a bit more varied after all this time. Fallout 76 continues to roll out meaningful updates and the MMO boasts a very healthy player base, making it one of the best places to get involved with Fallout in 2026.

If neither of those take your fancy, there's a much more analogue set of releases on the way that really could be one of the most exciting arrivals for the franchise all year.

Fallout: Wasteland Warfare Is Getting A New Expansion

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Eight questions from across the Fallout franchise. Every wrong answer is a plausible decoy — you’ll need real Wasteland knowledge to go eight for eight.

VT Vault-Tec Assessment Division 8 questions · 3 min read

☢️LoreThe bombs fell

🛡FactionsAd Victoriam

🎮GameplayV.A.T.S. online

👤CharactersGood boy, Dogmeat

🏆LegacySince 1997

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In the Fallout universe, the Great War — the nuclear exchange that devastated civilization — took place on October 23rd of which year?

A2047 B2077 C2097 D2177

✓ Correct! The bombs fell on October 23, 2077. In just two hours, nuclear fire reshaped the world. The date is one of the most important pieces of lore across every Fallout game.

✗ Critical miss! The answer is 2077. The Great War lasted only two hours on October 23, 2077, but its effects defined every Fallout story that followed.

The S.P.E.C.I.A.L. system defines your character’s core attributes. What does the “L” in S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stand for?

ALeadership BLethality CLuck DLogic

✓ Correct! S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stands for Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck. High Luck affects critical hits and random event outcomes across the series.

✗ Critical miss! The answer is Luck. The full acronym is Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck — the foundation of every Fallout character build since 1997.

Nuka-Cola Quantum is the rarest variant of the Wasteland’s signature beverage. What gives it its distinctive bright blue glow?

AConcentrated Mentats extract BIrradiated sugar cane CA fusion cell byproduct DA mildly radioactive strontium isotope

✓ Correct! Nuka-Cola Quantum contains Strontium-90, a radioactive isotope that gives it the signature blue glow. Eighteen of the original taste testers reportedly lost their teeth, but focus groups loved the color.

✗ Critical miss! The answer is a mildly radioactive strontium isotope. Strontium-90 was added by the Nuka-Cola Corporation to create Quantum’s famous blue luminescence — safety concerns were deemed “acceptable.”

The Brotherhood of Steel is one of the most recognizable factions in Fallout. What is their primary mission across most games in the series?

ACollecting and safeguarding advanced technology BRebuilding the U.S. federal government CEradicating all radiation from the Wasteland DUniting all Wasteland settlements under one banner

✓ Correct! The Brotherhood of Steel is a techno-religious military order obsessed with recovering and hoarding pre-war technology. They believe advanced tech in the wrong hands caused the Great War.

✗ Critical miss! The answer is collecting and safeguarding advanced technology. Founded by Roger Maxson after the Great War, the Brotherhood believes controlling dangerous technology is the key to preventing another apocalypse.

V.A.T.S. is the iconic targeting system that lets players aim at specific body parts. What does V.A.T.S. stand for?

AVisual Augmented Tracking Software BVault-Tec Assisted Targeting System CVariable Auto-Targeting Scanner DVentral Aim Triangulation System

✓ Correct! V.A.T.S. stands for Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System. Introduced in Fallout 3, it bridged the gap between the original games’ turn-based combat and the new real-time shooting mechanics.

✗ Critical miss! The answer is Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System. V.A.T.S. was Bethesda’s solution for bringing targeted, strategic combat into a real-time 3D world while honoring Fallout’s RPG roots.

Fallout: New Vegas is beloved for its deep role-playing and branching storylines. Which studio developed it?

ABethesda Game Studios BInterplay Entertainment CBlack Isle Studios DObsidian Entertainment

✓ Correct! Obsidian Entertainment developed New Vegas using Bethesda’s Gamebryo engine. Many Obsidian staff were veterans of Black Isle Studios, who made the original Fallout games — bringing the series full circle.

✗ Critical miss! The answer is Obsidian Entertainment. While Bethesda published it, Obsidian — staffed by former Black Isle developers who created the original Fallout — handled development, delivering it in just 18 months.

Dogmeat is the franchise’s most iconic companion. In which Fallout game did a dog named Dogmeat first appear?

AFallout 2 (1998) BFallout 3 (2008) CFallout (1997) DFallout 4 (2015)

✓ Correct! Dogmeat first appeared in the original Fallout (1997), found in the scrapyard town of Junktown. His name is a reference to the movie “A Boy and His Dog,” a major inspiration for the series.

✗ Critical miss! The answer is the original Fallout (1997). The very first Dogmeat could be found in Junktown, and a version of him has appeared in nearly every mainline Fallout game since.

In Fallout 4, the player character emerges from Vault 111 after being kept in cryogenic suspension. What happens during that frozen sleep that sets the main story in motion?

AThe vault is invaded by super mutants BYour spouse is murdered and your infant son is kidnapped CA radioactive leak contaminates all other pods DThe Vault Overseer seals you in permanently and escapes

✓ Correct! While the Sole Survivor is frozen, Kellogg and Institute operatives forcibly open the cryo pods, murder your spouse, and kidnap your son Shaun. This sets you on a quest across the Commonwealth to find him.

✗ Critical miss! The answer is your spouse is murdered and your infant son is kidnapped. The mercenary Kellogg, working for the Institute, takes Shaun from the cryo pod — and the Sole Survivor’s desperate search drives Fallout 4’s entire story.

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As first reported by Gaming Trend, tabletop publisher Modiphius Entertainment has confirmed a bunch of new information and details about the upcoming release of more sets for its officially licensed, campaign-oriented miniatures game, Fallout: Wasteland Warfare.

The game originally debuted back in 2018, and it was already an engrossing tabletop experience back then, but the Second Edition is getting two new core sets, and a bunch of other changes designed to bring the entire game forward into the modern day.

Specifically, the Into the Wasteland Solo Starter Set and Warband Starter Set will be releasing in Q3 and Q4 of 2026, respectively, giving players an easy way to get into the game for the first time.

As the name suggests, both facilitate solo play, though it can, of course, still be played in a group if that's what you're looking for. Given how difficult it can be to get a good group together with all of those adult commitments that are flying around, they've designed the game so you can play a little, and return to it with ease whenever you wish.

Who Needs Fallout 5, Right?

We're not getting Fallout 5 any time soon, but given how extensive these sets are, we really don't need it just yet. The Wasteland Solo Starter Set includes everything from the core rulebooks to a full sprue of Vault Dweller figures, while the Warband set brings an additional 22 PVC miniatures, including everything from Super Mutants to a Mr Handy.

Even better than that, there are official rules for a ton of different ways to play, meaning you can step into the enormous shoes of a Super Mutant, a Brotherhood of Steel Aspirant or even a Raider, allowing you to live out your maddest Fallout fantasies. It may well be the best way to engross yourself in the franchise to date.

Created by Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky

First TV Show Fallout

First Episode Air Date April 10, 2024

Cast Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Moises Arias, Xelia Mendes-Jones, Walton Goggins

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TV Show(s) Fallout

Fallout is a post-apocalyptic RPG franchise set in an alternate future where a nuclear war devastates the world. Players explore vast, open worlds filled with mutants, raiders, and advanced technology. The series emphasizes player choice, allowing various approaches to combat, dialogue, and decision-making. Each game follows different protagonists navigating the wasteland to uncover secrets, form alliances, and rebuild civilization amidst the ruins of the old world. The franchise is known for its rich lore, dark humor, and retro-futuristic aesthetic, which has transferred over into its new series on Amazon Prime.

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