{"id":2048200,"date":"2026-07-17T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048200"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:36:02","slug":"those-rumoured-fallout-3-and-fallout-new-vegas-remasters-are-real-fallout-5-is-in-pre-production-and-fallout-76-is-getting-a-massive-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048200","title":{"rendered":"Those rumoured Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas remasters are real, Fallout 5 is in pre-production, and Fallout 76 is getting a massive expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Those rumoured Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas remasters are real, Fallout 5 is in pre-production, and Fallout 76 is getting a massive expansion<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Bombs dropped.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Fallout-3-nv.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Power armour as it appears in Fallout 3 and New Vegas\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Fallout-3-nv.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dom Peppiatt avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/pxl_20220402_110941365.portrait_V04meYj.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1130\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Dom Peppiatt avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"pxl_20220402_110941365.portrait_V04meYj.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1130\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/dom-peppiatt\">Dom Peppiatt<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Deputy Editorial Director<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-17T14:36:02+00:00\">July 17, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"49078ef1-881d-46a9-bd80-4762c299dfaa\" data-name=\"Fallout 3\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Fallout 3\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Fallout 3\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Fallout 3\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Fallout 3\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Fallout 3\" title=\"Follow Fallout 3\"><br \/>\n  Follow Fallout 3<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Bethesda has published a new statement which drops some major bombs (sorry) about the future of the Fallout series. <a href=\"https:\/\/bethesda.net\/en\/article\/7wrffyXajE4BmCLJVpOkcN\/a-note-from-bethesda-game-studios\">In the statement<\/a>, the company noted that those long-rumoured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fallout-new-vegas\">Fallout: New Vegas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fallout-3\">Fallout 3<\/a> remasters are indeed real, teased a mystery Fallout project being developed with Obsidian, and &#8211; last but not least &#8211; announced that Fallout 5 is now in preproduction.<\/p>\n<p>The next canon game in the RPG series, Fallout 5, didn&#8217;t get much information as part of this announcement, but Howard notes &#8220;Fallout 5 remains our long-range destination&#8221;. Given the post notes explicitly that there will be a massive celebration for Fallout Day 2027 (typically held on 23rd October), we can probably expect movement on the game around then. Don&#8217;t hold your breath, then.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, well &#8211; they&#8217;re finally officially real! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-new-vegas-remaster-iron-galaxy-tease\">Rumours about the games<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-3-remastered-mcfarlane-toys-figure-listings-pop-up-in-multiple-stores\">refuesed to die down<\/a> for the past year or so. There are no dates for either, so how long we&#8217;ll be waiting to even see them remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t know much about the Obsidian game, but only last week we heard that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-new-vegas-studio-obsidian-no-avowed-sequel\">the developer had reportedly been moved onto a new Fallout game<\/a> by Xbox, at the cost of a sequel to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/avowed\">Avowed<\/a>. The studio also lost about a quarter of its staff in Xbox&#8217;s latest round of layoffs,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory\"> which affected 3200 staff across the publisher&#8217;s studios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can the full Bethesda message below:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\nFallout is one of our biggest priorities today. Fallout 5 remains our long-range destination, and we have multiple Fallout projects in active development right now.\n<\/p>\n<p>Fallout 76 continues to be home to millions of players exploring Appalachia together. With nearly 70 free updates released to date, the journey is far from over.  In fact, we have a major Fallout 76 expansion planned for next year: Raven Rock, a prequel story to Fallout 3.<\/p>\n<p>Fallout 4, the most award-winning game in the franchise, just celebrated its 10-year anniversary and recently passed over 35 million copies sold, continuing to attract a new audience every year.<\/p>\n<p>We also know many players want to revisit previous Fallout experiences. While we\u2019re not announcing any dates today, we have been working on remasters for both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Fallout Shelter continues to be the most popular way to experience Fallout on the go, with more than 250 million players. There\u2019s more ahead for Fallout Shelter, including new Seasons. An unscripted Fallout Shelter television project is also in the works with our partners at Amazon Studios and Kilter Films.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d like to congratulate Kilter Films and Amazon Studios on the 10 Emmy nominations for Fallout Season 2. Production on Season 3 is already underway.<\/p>\n<p>And while we won&#8217;t host a traditional Fallout Day broadcast this year, we&#8217;re already planning something special for Fallout&#8217;s 30th anniversary in 2027, when Fallout Day will be celebrated live in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting to note that the company has moved to announce Fallout 5: earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bethesda-boss-todd-howard-offers-more-elder-scrolls-6-info-more-efficient-development\">Todd Howard outlined his thoughts on Bethesda announcing games so far in advance<\/a>, and detailed the problems that come with such a long window between announcement and release. Then again, he did reflect that he wishes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/todd-howard-wishes-hed-been-a-bit-more-casual-with-his-elder-scrolls-6-announcement\">he&#8217;d been more casual<\/a> with the announcement of The Elder Scrolls 6 &#8211; maybe a blog post like this is his way of trying to be a temper expectations a little more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Bethesda has published a new statement which drops some major bombs (sorry) about the future of the Fallout series. <a href=\"https:\/\/bethesda.net\/en\/article\/7wrffyXajE4BmCLJVpOkcN\/a-note-from-bethesda-game-studios\">In the statement<\/a>, the company noted that those long-rumoured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fallout-new-vegas\">Fallout: New Vegas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fallout-3\">Fallout 3<\/a> remasters are indeed real, teased a mystery Fallout project being developed with Obsidian, and &#8211; last but not least &#8211; announced that Fallout 5 is now in preproduction.<\/p>\n<p>The next canon game in the RPG series, Fallout 5, didn&#8217;t get much information as part of this announcement, but Howard notes &#8220;Fallout 5 remains our long-range destination&#8221;. Given the post notes explicitly that there will be a massive celebration for Fallout Day 2027 (typically held on 23rd October), we can probably expect movement on the game around then. Don&#8217;t hold your breath, then.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, well &#8211; they&#8217;re finally officially real! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-new-vegas-remaster-iron-galaxy-tease\">Rumours about the games<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-3-remastered-mcfarlane-toys-figure-listings-pop-up-in-multiple-stores\">refuesed to die down<\/a> for the past year or so. There are no dates for either, so how long we&#8217;ll be waiting to even see them remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t know much about the Obsidian game, but only last week we heard that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-new-vegas-studio-obsidian-no-avowed-sequel\">the developer had reportedly been moved onto a new Fallout game<\/a> by Xbox, at the cost of a sequel to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/avowed\">Avowed<\/a>. The studio also lost about a quarter of its staff in Xbox&#8217;s latest round of layoffs,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory\"> which affected 3200 staff across the publisher&#8217;s studios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can the full Bethesda message below:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\nFallout is one of our biggest priorities today. Fallout 5 remains our long-range destination, and we have multiple Fallout projects in active development right now.\n<\/p>\n<p>Fallout 76 continues to be home to millions of players exploring Appalachia together. With nearly 70 free updates released to date, the journey is far from over.  In fact, we have a major Fallout 76 expansion planned for next year: Raven Rock, a prequel story to Fallout 3.<\/p>\n<p>Fallout 4, the most award-winning game in the franchise, just celebrated its 10-year anniversary and recently passed over 35 million copies sold, continuing to attract a new audience every year.<\/p>\n<p>We also know many players want to revisit previous Fallout experiences. While we\u2019re not announcing any dates today, we have been working on remasters for both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Fallout Shelter continues to be the most popular way to experience Fallout on the go, with more than 250 million players. There\u2019s more ahead for Fallout Shelter, including new Seasons. An unscripted Fallout Shelter television project is also in the works with our partners at Amazon Studios and Kilter Films.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d like to congratulate Kilter Films and Amazon Studios on the 10 Emmy nominations for Fallout Season 2. Production on Season 3 is already underway.<\/p>\n<p>And while we won&#8217;t host a traditional Fallout Day broadcast this year, we&#8217;re already planning something special for Fallout&#8217;s 30th anniversary in 2027, when Fallout Day will be celebrated live in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting to note that the company has moved to announce Fallout 5: earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bethesda-boss-todd-howard-offers-more-elder-scrolls-6-info-more-efficient-development\">Todd Howard outlined his thoughts on Bethesda announcing games so far in advance<\/a>, and detailed the problems that come with such a long window between announcement and release. Then again, he did reflect that he wishes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/todd-howard-wishes-hed-been-a-bit-more-casual-with-his-elder-scrolls-6-announcement\">he&#8217;d been more casual<\/a> with the announcement of The Elder Scrolls 6 &#8211; maybe a blog post like this is his way of trying to be a temper expectations a little more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Those rumoured Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas remasters are real, Fallout 5 is in pre-production, and Fallout 76 is getting a massive expansion Bombs dropped. 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