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Fallout 3

Platforms

PC
PS3
Xbox 360

Initial release Oct. 28, 2008

Developers

Bethesda Game Studios
Bethesda Softworks

Genres

RPG
Shooter

Publishers

Bethesda Softworks

Franchise Fallout

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Fallout 3 Spotlight

Review | Fallout 3

Oblivious.

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Fallout showrunners confirm New Vegas character "involved" with season two

All good in the Brotherhood.

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The best Fallout games to play right now

Score never changes.

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Feature | What we've been playing - oil rigs, court cases, and great adaptations

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

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Fallout 3 Feed

Lucy in her Vault Dweller ensemble and Maximus in his Power Armour in Amazon's Fallout adaptation

Feature

What we've been playing - oil rigs, court cases, and great adaptations

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

July 26, 2024 Robert Purchese

Ella Purnell as Lucy in Fallout on Amazon

News

Fallout showrunners confirm New Vegas character "involved" with season two

All good in the Brotherhood.

June 25, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Fortnite promotional art showing a close-up of someone in Brotherhood of Steel T-60 power armour surrounded by smoke.

News

Fallout is coming to Fortnite

As part of next week's Chapter 5 Season 3.

May 17, 2024 Matt Wales

Video

How many of these forgotten Fallout crossovers do you remember?

The Uncommonwealth.

May 6, 2024 Ian Higton

The Lone Wanderer walks with Dogmeat in Fallout 3

News

Fallout 3 leads Amazon Prime Gaming monthly games for May

Plus Tomb Raider and Lego Star Wars!

May 2, 2024 Ed Nightingale

A screenshot from Fallout 4 showing the player character and their dog. Both are stood on a crumbling road stretching away toward a post-apocalyptic city in the distance.

Guide

The best Fallout games to play right now

Score never changes.

May 1, 2024 Rick Lane

An image of the Fallout TV show, showing Lucy sat on a log in the wasteland.

News

Amazon's Fallout TV show was watched by 65m people in its first two weeks

Apocalypse wow.

April 29, 2024 Matt Wales

Amazon Fallout promo showing The Ghoul walking off into the distance as his canine companion sits with a human hand it their mouth

News

Fallout TV showrunners discuss season two location, and why the series doesn't need to follow a canon ending

As designer Josh Sawyer gives his thoughts on season one.

April 23, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Promo art for Fallout on Amazon showing Maximus holding a bottle of Nuka Cola. Writing above him reads: "Your Last Refresher"

News

Fallout creator Tim Cain is a big fan of the TV show

Nukes and crannies.

April 22, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

A Brotherhood of Steel Paladin in Power Armour holding a laser rifle in Fallout 3

Deals

Jelly Deals | If you must now own every Fallout game, we've trawled the wasteland to get the cheapest prices

Here's where to play every game in the post-apocalyptic franchise for the cheapest price.

April 18, 2024 Mark Harrison

An image of the Fallout TV show, showing Lucy sat on a log in the wasteland.

Feature

What is the essence of Fallout, and does the TV show live up to it?

Songs of innocence and experience.

April 18, 2024 Rick Lane

Artwork for Fallout 3 showing downtown Washington D.C. ravaged by the nuclear apocalypse.

News

Prime Gaming adds two more Fallout games for subscribers in April

To celebrate TV show's launch.

April 11, 2024 Matt Wales

Ella Purnell as Vault Dweller Lucy in Amazon's Fallout series

News

The best Fallout TV Easter eggs from episodes one and two

Rad to the bone.

April 11, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Kyle MacLachlan as Vault 33's Overseer in Fallout.

News

Amazon Fallout series seemingly renewed for second season, before first episode even airs

Rad.

April 8, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Ella Purnell as Vault dweller Lucy in Amazon Fallout series

News

Fallout TV producer Jonathan Nolan says playing the games disrupted writing The Dark Knight Rises

It really got in the Way-ne.

April 3, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Walton Goggins winks at the camera as Cooper Howard in Amazon's Fallout TV series

News

Fallout TV trailer includes nods to New Vegas, hints at The Ghoul's backstory

Veni, vidi, vici.

March 8, 2024 Liv Ngan

Five of the Best: Trailers

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Trailers

Galvanised.

Dec. 6, 2023 Robert Purchese

The character Kaidan from Mass Effect, in an in-game cutscene moment, wiping his brow with the back of his hand.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Worst decisions

Oops, I did it again.

Sept. 13, 2023 Robert Purchese

Amazon's Fallout adaptation "not retelling a game story"

News

Amazon's Fallout adaptation "not retelling a game story"

Nuclear family.

Dec. 1, 2022 Victoria Kennedy

Vault 33 appears in first official shot from Amazon's Fallout TV series

News

Vault 33 appears in first official shot from Amazon's Fallout TV series

UPDATE: Fresh details emerge in latest anniversary video.

Oct. 27, 2022 Matt Wales

Fallout 3 and Evoland Legendary Edition are next week's free Epic Store games

News

Fallout 3 and Evoland Legendary Edition are next week's free Epic Store games

Darkwood and ToeJam & Earl free now.

Oct. 13, 2022 Matt Wales

Bethesda celebrating Fallout's 25th anniversary with a Fallout 76 Free Play week

News

Bethesda celebrating Fallout's 25th anniversary with a Fallout 76 Free Play week

Plus a month of Fallout 1st on Game Pass.

Oct. 3, 2022 Matt Wales

Bethesda confirms Fallout 5 will be its next game after The Elder Scrolls 6

News

Bethesda confirms Fallout 5 will be its next game after The Elder Scrolls 6

And says Starfield's main quest is 30-40 hours.

June 14, 2022 Matt Wales

Inside video game cookbooks with one of the biz's top chefs

Podcast

Inside video game cookbooks with one of the biz's top chefs

Insider sauce.

June 13, 2022 Robert Purchese

Five of the Best: Destructible objects

Feature

Five of the Best: Destructible objects

Smashing.

April 10, 2020 Robert Purchese

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Review

Fallout 3

Oblivious.

Feb. 3, 2009 Kristan Reed

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Review

Fallout 3

Duck and recover?

Aug. 12, 2008 Christian Donlan

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Review

Fallout 3

A falling out.

July 25, 2008 Oli Welsh

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Preview

Fallout 3

Out, believe it or not, in the fall.

April 25, 2008 Kieron Gillen

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Preview

Fallout 3

Apocalyptic, apoplectic, or absolutely flipping fantastic?

Feb. 18, 2008 John Walker

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Games from the Fallout franchise