The past few days have been enlightening to say the least with what started as a Chris Avellone interview on Codex turning into a full reveal of shady business practices before he left Obsidian. It boiled over into Reddit but the mainstream gaming press has been silent thus far.

Chris Avellone said:

To give a little more detail on the financial issues raised shortly before (and then after) the departure:

Note the financial issues were only part of the discussion points, and we did continue to debate them after the departure. They amounted to:

- I asked about making the company’s finances more transparent, since those were often a mystery. This lack of clarity also interfered with the review process (in short, you can’t do reviews and give raises until finances are in order, and we always got held up on that as part...

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More assorted Fallout goodness shuffled my way today, so I felt like sharing it. This should have something for everyone. First we have a teaser from Fallout: New California.



I was going to complain about nothing but action but it is named the action teaser so there's that. Fallout: New Vegas still kicking ass and taking names in 2018.

Now a Fallout 4 project I just learned about (or rediscovered considering it was silent for some time) called Fallout: New Ronto. At least it looks nice. I'm not seeing much progress on their Twitter, but there is a faint pulse.

https://twitter.com/Teabone3/status/832133738360344576





Lastly here is a standard Fallout 3 playthrough proving why the game is still popular. This guy...

RPS brings us something amusing or maybe sad depending on where you lean on the Karma scale. I figured we would try to pick three great mods out of the list. Shouldn't be too hard.

Trimmed this article down so go to RPS for the full list.

[URL='http://RPS']https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/03/13/the-fallout-3-remake-mod-capital-wasteland-is-cancelled/ [/url]reports that the overly ambitious Fallout 4 remake of Fallout 3 has been shelved. Gee it's almost like Fallout 4 is the worst designed game in the core series and most mods of this scope never see the light of day!!



Plus this just seems unbearably naive, but admirable effort nevertheless.

Wanting to preempt such issues, the Capital Wasteland team got in contact with Bethesda, seeking official blessing for such a move. Unfortunately, the studio weren’t willing or able to offer such support. With little option beyond assembling a massive voice cast of their own, they’re officially calling it quits on the project after a full year in development, although there may yet still be some hope for it.

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For a look at what might have been:

https://capitalwasteland.com/

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61872/?

One of our NMA members (@lolpop109) recently launched the alpha version of his Fallout New Vegas mod. If any of you have heard of this relatively obscure post apocalyptic RPG check it out.

Welcome to Atlanta. The trading hub of the south and one of the 'must visit cites' in post-apocalyptic america 2280........

There's plenty to see and there plenty to do in one of Americas culturally rich cites. Explore the likes of The world of Nuka Cola and the Super Duper theme park. Take a trip to the memorial park or even take a boat ride down the Chattahoochee River. You won't struggle for a place to stay either, with rooms available at peach tree towers and The Marquis Hotel. Wondering how to get here ? With two Airports located just outside the city, Atlanta international airport and Fulton county Airport, you can fly right into the action. Live more local or fancy a road trip ? Atlanta is severed with...

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https://crpgbook.wordpress.com/2018/02/05/update-19-crpg-book-released/

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/felipepepes-encyclopedic-crpg-book-released.120290/

So check it out. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed by numerous contributors (possibly other fluids), so I wager it warrants a passing glance, or perhaps a nod of solemn approval. Whatever you can muster.

Four years ago I began a journey.

On Feb 5 2014 I posted the results of the RPG Codex’s Top 70 poll, in which we elected the best CRPGs of all time. But I felt that a simple list was too dry… more than the ranking, I was interested in WHY these games were good. From there came the idea of asking people to write a short paragraph talking about each title.

This became a updated version of the Codex’s Top...

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https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/12/07/dustwind-review-early-access/

Give it a look. Looks a bit like Fallout Tactics.

Twenty-five years have passed since The Awakening – a catastrophic event in which an artificial intelligence called the Mainframe has gone rogue and turned it´s robotic armies against all other lifeforms on Earth.

We barely won the war at a great cost. Ninety-five percent of the population have perished in the global conflict. From the embers of war various gangs and factions arose. Today they fight violently for survival and dominance – like humans always have, and like they always will.

And now the time has come for you and your friends to get rekt while fighting against each other, other teams, or the Evil Computer in Cooperative mode.

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For those who don't know, ATOM: RPG is a Post Apocalyptic indie game inspired by the golden age of cRPG out now on EA. The team mentions a few names that inspired the making of this new cRPG: Fallout, System Shock, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and others.

It is a top down isometric, turn based combat RPG that happens in a (nuclear) devastated Soviet Union and the Western Bloc in the late 1980's.

Not only did it got successfully funded on Kickstarter, but it also managed to get three of their stretch goals met. So the game will contain a "Player's Base", a "Crafting System" and the choice of playing with a Male or Female main character (which seems like it will actually change reactions, dialogue and the way people act with the main character).

It has been in the making for almost 10 years (had a few bumps and problems on the way that delayed it a bit), but the team announced that the full release will be on February 2018...

So the good folks that made Fallout: Nevada announced a new Fallout TC.


Link to the thread: http://www.nuclear-city.com/index.php/topic/818-fallout-sonora-обсуждение/page-1

Dev's response and announce, translated:

BlackDesigner said:

Due to BlackFlame's frivolity, I have to go online and explain the situation.

Yes, I'm developing Fallout: Sorona for a year so far. But I didn't quite had a time for press-release since a good visual base is required for that, which is left for last development stage (first goes scripting, writing, then graphics). News article is planned with poster and intro video, which are not quite ready yet.

Everything was revisioned. From weapon arsenal to cultural connotations. I had to do extensive research job - watch hundreds of old Hollywood...

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http://www.moddb.com/mods/falloutpr...ew-california-state-of-the-mod-september-2017

More news on Fallout: New California (previously known as Project Brazil) hit Mod DB. Looks like this thing might actually reach completion. Fallout: New Vegas is sorely needing a mod like this.

Another month, another update!
September went pretty well! Most of the month has been spent more on fixing bugs and audio issues, and coding the main quest, rather than creative art issues so there will be less pretty new pictures and videos this time around.

Also because the in-game ending videos I'm making are super spoilers now, and I wouldn't want to show them, but they will likely take at least a month or more to make. So that means between now and November i will probably go a bit dark, maybe only posting a few images of non-spoiler end game assets. Since we are now developing largely at the end of the mod it gets hard to show fun...

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This is worth a watch if you like Fallout. I'm sure there are a few of you here. Apparently the "War. War never changes." line was written during a Simpsons commercial break. The Muse truly does inspire at the oddest times. This can't all be due to a Tyranny DLC can it? Next we will hear they are making their own Fallout with Blackjack and hookers.

USGamer has an interesting article in which Feargus Urquhart remembers the last days of Black Isle Studios back in 2003. It also has some bits from J.E. Sawyer as well.

But youth and ambition translated into energy. Practically everyone at Black Isle was a workaholic. "I remember people loved working on games. Maybe not every single person but overall the feeling was that people wanted to work hard," Sawyer says. "We never had required overtime but people were there all the time. Not that everyone was exactly like me, but we all really just wanted to make cool games, and we were in our 20s."

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Here's the article:
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/the...tudios?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
(Thanks @Buxbaum666 for the link)

Also, a nifty interview with Sawyer.

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/hes...-on-nearly-20-years-spent-making-rpg-classics

Obsidian is...

RPS alerted us to something slightly interesting yesterday, so I will now share that here for you.

Fallout: New California has been in development for almost eight years, started in October 2009. Radian-Helix released several short beta versions in 2013 but nothing since. But back in June, they showed a two-hour, five-part look at its then-current alpha state. Here, this starts with a brief recap and coos at how much prettier parts have become over the years, then launches into gameplay.

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Only time will tell if a fancy new name will bear fruit, but it definitely sounds better.

Kotaku brought this new board game to my attention. The unique art style really makes it stand out. Of course the price I saw put it at around $80 which is quite the investment.

Wasteland Express Delivery Service is a new board game from Pandasaurus, designed by Jon Gilmour (Dead of Winter), Matt Riddle (Fleet, Back to the Future) and Ben Pinchback (Fleet, Back to the Future). It pits 2-5 players against each other as couriers in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, each racing across the scorched landscape in an attempt to complete assignments faster than their opponents.

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I spied this pretty tasty interview not too long back, but forgot to post it. With a recent Fallout board game being announced by Fantasy Flight Games I figured it would make a good two for one.



I didn't listen to the whole interview but Chris Avellone did mention a few things on his split with Obsidian.

But wait! There's more! I stumbled upon a Fallout Tactics mod that just went standalone. I have not tried it yet, but i am sure some Jagged Alliance fanatic with nothing better to do can try it out. Let us know if you do.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/thesum/downloads/14-the-sum-nous-aurons

This total transformation mod aims to bring to life an anarchist utopia after apocalyptic times. It takes place in eastern part of former Canada and United-States. The game is a bilingual (french & english) single player non-linear RPG. It can be called a positive...

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The Fallout 2 mod Fallout: Nevada just got an English translation after over a year of hard work. HERE you can see where it all began. Someone load this bad boy up and take some screenshots for us.

Ok here we go.
The latest and 100% playable version is here, I want to thank personally everyone working on this, its been a long and rough journey but we did it and we managed to do it in just one year (how naive I was when I thought it can be done in two months). But... My and Snikers work is far from finished, we still need to make this translation shine, there might be files that are broken or unfinished because we just missed it, and Snikers still runs the editing of the project, so you can expect more quality content from our team in the future.
Special thanks to...

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This weekend you can explore everything a post-nuclear Boston has to offer with the first-ever Fallout 4 Free Weekend. From May 25 to 28, Xbox Live Gold Members and Steam users will be able to play all of Fallout 4's base content and try out Mods for free.



In tandem, Steam, PlayStation Store and Xbox Live will offer savings for Fallout 4's base game and Season Pass, with discounts up to 67% off.


Xbox Offer: Offer only available from 5/25/2017 at 12:01 AM PT through 5/28/2017 at 11:59 PM PT. Xbox Live Gold subscription (sold separately) required; broadband Internet required (ISP fees apply).


Steam free period will run from 5/25/2017 at 10 AM PT through 5/28 at 1PM PT. Steam discount period runs 5/25/2017 through 5/29/2017 at 10 AM PT.
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So if you are still on the fence about buying Fallout 4 for either Xbox One or PC despite it being out for almost two years now is the opportunity to see what the game is about and why people...

The Fallout fan community has brought up some quite interesting projects in the past, from post-apocalyptic mock-radio stations to live-action shows.
In a rather interesting take on media adaptions of Fallout, the Spoony Bard Podcast (no relation to Spoony/Noah Antwiler) now has started its second season, which is an adpation of Fallout in the form of a serialized radio drama like those popular in the 30's.
http://thespoonybardpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-01-into-the-wasteland
Enjoy!

Are you ready for yet another Eastern European RPG heavily inspired by Fallout? Because here's the ATOM RPG, currently being kickstarted with a rather modest goal of only $15000, as they seem entirely willing to finish it whether they reach the goal or not:

ATOM is a passion project. It will be finished no matter what. But, with your help we will be able to do it much faster, as well as add more interesting content to the final game! But we don't want to make unsubstantiated statements so feel free to download the latest build and check out ATOM for yourself! Thank you for your attention!

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Good to see dedication like that.
They have already been greenlit on Steam and are currently shooting for a Feb 2018 release. Demo download links are available on the Kickstarter page if you want to...

Fallout Shelter will finally be released on Steam today. About 10 hours from now by my count. This is not the worst thing in the world since the game is actually blissfully free from intrusive microtransactions (or at least it was when I tried it briefly months back) so I am left feeling indifferent. At the very least people can expect a derpy Let's Play from me in the near future.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/588430/