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Amid Xbox’s ~3,200 layoffs, Obsidian Entertainment is reportedly moved onto a new Fallout title led by Josh Sawyer, with a canceled Avowed sequel and a planned reveal around 2027, as Bethesda concentrates on the Elder Scrolls and other major franchises.
Obsidian Entertainment is reportedly developing a new Fallout title led by Josh Sawyer as part of an Xbox-wide restructuring that has affected 60–70 Obsidian employees. A small team will continue work on an Avowed sequel, with other staff focusing on DLC for The Outer Worlds 2 and Grounded 2; Bethesda is expected to collaborate on the Fallout project. The broader layoffs hit Id Software and Bethesda Game Studios in Austin, among others, as Microsoft says it will support independent studios rather than owning every studio.
An opinion piece argues Bethesda's memo to focus on its strongest franchises signals a shift from individual studio roadmaps to cross‑studio collaboration and long‑term IP potential, in the wake of Xbox layoffs. The author notes ambiguity over which franchises will lead, warns of ongoing cuts at id Software and The Elder Scrolls Online, and questions the fate of Fallout, The Elder Scrolls 6, Wolfenstein, Doom and Quake. The piece suggests this risk‑averse pivot could boost cross‑media ties while reducing room for niche, creative projects, potentially harming fan enthusiasm and job stability.
As part of Microsoft's Xbox reset, Obsidian Entertainment is pivoting to develop a new Fallout title led by Josh Sawyer after layoffs and studio changes; multiple projects including a sequel to Avowed have been canceled, though Grounded 2 and DLC for The Outer Worlds 2 remain in the works.
Microsoft is exploring options to spin out Xbox or restructure it as a wholly-owned subsidiary or joint venture, with no immediate plans, as it also pursues significant cost cuts while increasing investment in blockbuster Halo and Fallout games to energize fans.
Lawrence Livermore researchers used a one-meter plasma flow reactor to heat uranium, cesium, and cerium (a plutonium stand-in) to about 5,000 K and observe how these elements condense as a simulated nuclear fireball cools under two cooling histories. Uranium and cerium condensed early in both scenarios, while cesium condensed later and formed more complex compounds when cooling was slower. These results could improve models for interpreting nuclear debris and help infer past conditions from fallout, though the setup is simplified and does not reproduce actual nuclear reactions. The work, published by Dhaoui et al. in Analytical Chemistry (2026), suggests moving beyond equilibrium models to capture cooling-rate effects and could extend to other high-temperature environments.
A one-minute teaser for Fallout: Siege of New Vegas, a fan-made Unreal Engine short set after the NCR ending, showcases a BOS invasion of the Mojave and the Battle of Hoover Dam, delivering high production value despite some canon inconsistencies.
Emmy winner Aaron Paul is joining Prime Video’s Fallout for Season 3, joining Annabel O’Hagan and Dave Register as series regulars alongside Frances Turner; based on the video game, Fallout has surpassed 100 million viewers in its first two seasons, and Paul reunites with Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.
Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says gamers increasingly rely on online influencers to shape opinions rather than forming judgments from content themselves; the roundup also notes Sony raising prices on used PS5s, FF7 Remake Part 3 director Naoki Hamaguchi claiming over 40 playthroughs, and rumors of Halo 2/3 remakes as well as potential Silksong DLC.
Fallout: Chicago, a DLC-sized mod for Fallout: New Vegas, just released a playable PC demo on Nexus Mods accompanied by a new trailer. The demo covers the opening act, includes three side quests, four new factions, player homes, and a Chicago-based worldspace, giving fans a taste of a mod that aims to broaden New Vegas’s horizons. It arrives about a year and a half after the initial reveal as part of ongoing Fallout modding momentum.
Iron Galaxy hints at a Fallout-related project on LinkedIn via a “Please Stand By” image, fueling speculation about remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas or other Fallout content. No official confirmation yet, though the studio has past ties to Bethesda (Skyrim on Switch, Fallout 76 work) and fans debate whether Virtuos or Iron Galaxy will handle any remasters.
A LinkedIn teaser from Iron Galaxy hints the studio is involved in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters (possibly with other teams). The remasters are described as Unreal Engine 5 upgrades that preserve original gameplay systems, while Bethesda is reportedly moving forward with Fallout 5. The projects are expected to release on Xbox platforms and could appear on Xbox Game Pass.
A new mod called Nuclear Sunset merges Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas into a single seamless experience by combining the Tale of Two Wastelands with about 1,700 mods, delivering a definitive crossover that includes both campaigns, DLC, all locations, quests, and characters. It adds roughly 7,000 lines of new voiced dialogue, 60+ new mechanics, weapons, and enemies, and revamps maps, textures, lighting, and weather. With rebuilt environments and lore-friendly expansions, it demands a beefier PC (roughly 12–16 GB RAM) and is pitched as the biggest expansion before any potential Fallout 3 remaster.
Larry Summers, a former U.S. Treasury secretary and Harvard president, will retire from his Harvard professorship at the end of the academic year amid ongoing scrutiny of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, after stepping back from teaching last year and relinquishing roles as he faced disclosures and investigations that have roiled political and academic circles.
A fan-made mod project, Fallout: The New West, released a teaser trailer for a full conversion that seeks to revive the cancelled Fallout: Van Buren—often dubbed 'the original Fallout 3'—and retell its broad story within the Fallout: New Vegas era; the effort is non-canon and driven by the game's modding community.