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Read More »Bethesda upping Fallout 4 Season Pass price
The price of Fallout 4’s Season Pass will jump by 60 per cent at the start of next month. Bethesda has announced that the current price of 24.99 will stay in place until March 1st, when it will then be changed to 39.99. This is due to the fact that …
Read More »Bethesda successfully appeals German Fallout 3 ban
Having been banned in 2009, Bethesda has successfully overturned Fallout 3’s German ban. IGN reports that Bethesda "initiated a difficult and rarely-successful trial" with the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Minors (BPjM) to de-list the title ahead of the end of its statutory ten year sentence. Doing so would …
Read More »Bethesda’s Todd Howard to receive lifetime achievement accolade at GDC Awards
Open-world veteran was responsible for creating The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind, Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout 4 and Fallout Shelter
Read More »VIDEO: Doom to hit shelves this May
Bethesda has revealed a May release date for its upcoming Doom title. The bloody shooter will be launching on May 13th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. It was announced to the public at last year’sBethesda Showcase at E3after being teased in 2014’s Wolfenstein: The New Order’s marketing campaign. …
Read More »Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro to speak on artistic vision at DICE
Event from February 16th to 18th will also see Kojima inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame
Read More »Bethesda to host rare session at GDC
Studio will reveal the secrets behind Fallout 4’s modular level design
Read More »Bethesda Showcase returns for E3 2016
Publisher Bethesda is holding an E3 conference for the second year running. That’s according to a tweet from the publisher’s official Twitter account (below), which asks readers to save the date. Bethesda’s E3 Showcase is taking place on June 12th 2016 at 7pm PT (4am BST).It’s not yet clear where …
Read More »Man suing Bethesda over Fallout 4 ‘addiction’ after he loses wife and job
A Siberian gamer who played Fallout 4 non-stop for three weeks is taking Bethesda to court, alleging that he became ‘addicted’ to the game. The 28-year-old claims no responsibility for the 21-day binge that he claims resulted in the loss of his wife and job. If I knew that this …
Read More »600 laid off at ZeniMax Galway since 2014
A former Bethesda employee, speaking to Develop on condition of anonymity has confirmed the rumoured closure of Zenimax Galway and revealing the full extent of the layoffs. Over the summer of 2014, the branch’s customer service group began to handle multiple titles handled by ZeniMax Online’s sister company Bethesda Softworks, …
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