Latest about Fallout 3
A single map inspired Fallout 3's lead designer to create the RPG's entire story
News It's all about water
The very first Fallout 3 art was the box art, but the most difficult bit to create was the iconic Vault suit
News OG developers say "that was the first thing, the first asset"
Fallout 3 launched with so many bugs because Bethesda was "trying to do so much" and "people get tired" eventually
News "We couldn't really comprehend the complexity of the freedom we were trying to give the player"
After Morrowind and Oblivion, hardcore RPG fans didn't want Bethesda on Fallout 3
News War may never change, but Fallout sure has
Fallout creators wanted to buy the IP, but Bethesda sniped them with a $6 million bid: "They would have laughed"
News "We never even got a chance to make an offer"
Fallout 3's VATS system almost didn't make it into the RPG, and Bethesda worried no one would even want to use it
News "We only just got that working by the time it shipped"
Fallout 3's VATS system helped compensate for Bethesda's lack of shooting chops
News Plus it's a good throwback to the original games
Bethesda was scared of making Fallout 3, but by Fallout 4 it had chilled out: "we don't have to be so reverential now"
News "Owning a franchise and an IP is different than feeling like you own it creatively."
