Fallout 4 News

New Fallout: London trailer shows bike-riding and weaponized elephants

Dismayed at the prospect of Fallout 5 not appearing for another decade or so? We feel your pain, but at least there's something Fallout-related to look forward to in the near future. Fallout: London, the "DLC-sized" Fallout 4 mod set in post-apocalyptic England, has a lengthy new trailer and a release window. That last bit is excellent news for impatient fans of power armor and old-timey radio stations, because Fallout: London will arrive sometime in 2023...
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Hidden Fallout 76 message claims Todd Howard is "amazing"

Fallout 76 and Fallout 4, Bethesda's vast, open-world games, are teeming with secrets to uncover. There's no telling what kind of stupefying wonders you might encounter in the Wasteland - Deathclaws, Assaultrons, and now a secret message claiming that studio head and director of the upcoming Starfield, Todd Howard, is "amazing".

That's right. In both Fallout 76 and Fallout 4, if you can find a poster of the periodic table of elements, use a scoped weapon to zoom in, and then maybe squint your eyes a little, you can just about make out a lovingly worded dedication to Todd Howard and his videogame-making prowess. This is the message in full:

"Todd Howard is amazing in everything his hands touch - no kidding".

You can find this poster, and its hidden tribute, in a few locations. In Fallout 76, it's on the Nukashine, in the basement of Big Al's Tattoo Parlour in Morgantown. You can also find it in the Overseer's home in Sutton, and in Foundation, inside the trailer belonging to Ward.

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This custom mini gaming PC looks like a Fallout 4 TV

A crafty modder has created a mini gaming PC with a vintage aesthetic, and it looks like something you'd use in Fallout 4. Emulating the look of an old woodgrain TV set, the build features a repurposed Windows tablet and an ATSC TV antenna, enabling it both to act as a computer and a way to catch your favourite TV shows.

In a Reddit post, BuildsByZeek shares photos of the mini custom gaming PC in all its glory. The build even comes with a dinky woodgrain keyboard, which the modder says is a trimmed-down tablet accessory. Just like an old TV set, the box has a bunny ear antenna at the back, which feeds its USB ATSC tuner a signal.

While the Windows tablet within this mini retro rig would likely struggle with big-budget releases, it could make for a great way to play less intensive indie games or stream from services like GeForce Now. Given the PC's Fallout 4 vibes, we're eager to see what the post-apocalyptic RPG game would look like on its screen, especially since the system screams Retrofuturism.

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Fallout 4 mod lets you play as a Halo Helljumper

Fallout 4 mods are invaluable. Take power armour, for example. It's heavy, clunky and it sounds great, but it has one problem - it's not stylish, not like the armour from Halo. And what's the most stylish armour from Halo you may ask, because it's 3AM and you can't get to sleep and these are the kinds of questions that start going through your mind.

Well for us, it's the one from ODST, the Halo 3 spin-off from 2009, which you can also play as part of The Master Chief Collection. If only you could dress like that in Fallout 4...

Well thanks to an enterprising group over at NexusMods, that highly specific but also very cool dream is now a reality. "ODST Battle Armour" allows you to customise your Fallout character based on any one of the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, or "Helljumpers", from Bungie's classic shooter. There are three different armour suits; four helmets; different skins, visors and glow colour; a HUD overlay; and you can even write your own nickname on the chestplate. Butch, Romeo, Mickey, Buck and Dare were the oiginal Drop Shock Troopers. We challenge you to come up with something equally tough and suave. Maybe a combination of the two - Rombuck.

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Now you can play Fallout 3's Point Lookout DLC in Fallout 4

Point Lookout was my favorite Fallout 3 expansion, adding an island full of in-bred mutant yokels who've grown thickly callused forearms they hold up to stop you headshotting them, and drugged-up locals who send you on a psychedelic visionquest. It's weird, funny, and a pretty good time, and now you can play it in Fallout 4...
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