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Quake's 30th Anniversary Celebrated on the Day Romero Quit
MachineGames dropped a free 19-level expansion for Quake's 2021 remaster, announced at QuakeCon on the exact date John Romero left id Software 30 years ago.
Quake4 min read
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25 articles — 8 patch notes, 17 news
Gaming News
The Fallout 3 You Played Was Never Bethesda's Vision
Former Bethesda artist Nate Purkeypile says Fallout 3 was 'very, very constrained' by 2008 hardware, and the upcoming remaster is a chance to deliver what the team originally envisioned.
Fallout 34 min read
Gaming News
Elder Scrolls 6 Roadmap 'Unaffected' After 50 Staff Cut
Bethesda insists The Elder Scrolls 6 roadmap hasn't changed after Xbox cut 50 people from the studio. Current staff previously told IGN the layoffs would have a 'substantial and cascading effect' on the game.
The Elder Scrolls 63 min read
Gaming News
Fired on Fallout Hype Day, Bethesda Staff Fight Back
OneBGS claims Bethesda Montreal workers received termination emails offering the legal minimum in severance on July 17, the same day the studio celebrated its Fallout and Elder Scrolls roadmap. The union has filed a legal complaint.
Bethesda Game Studios3 min read
Gaming News
40% of Xbox's Union Workers Axed in Six Months
A legal filing reveals Xbox eliminated roughly 435 unionised employees out of 1,205 in just six months, while Bethesda Montreal workers say they were promised employment through September before receiving bare-minimum termination emails.
Nathan Lees4 min read
Gaming News
Microsoft Lays Off the Artist Behind Skyrim's Mudcrabs
Dane Olds spent two decades building the weapons and creatures players associate with Bethesda's biggest RPGs. Now he's been cut in Microsoft's latest layoff wave, and he's considering leaving the industry for good.
Nathan Lees3 min read
Gaming News
Todd Howard Vouches for Arkane's Blade as Closure Fears Moun
Bethesda's boss says he saw Marvel's Blade in May and was impressed, but given Xbox's track record of shuttering studios it publicly praised, words only go so far.
Marvel's Blade4 min read
Gaming News
8 Years After Its Teaser, Elder Scrolls 6 May Finally Move
Xbox's new CEO wants Bethesda's biggest franchises moving faster. Eight years after that teaser, Elder Scrolls 6 might actually be a priority now.
The Elder Scrolls 63 min read
Patch Notes
Starfield Update 1.16.244 Patch Notes (11th June 2026)
Starfield's latest patch tackles stability and gameplay fixes, including a critical planet surface freeze.
Starfield3 min read
Gaming News
8 Years Later, Fallout 76 Ships a Native PS5 Build
Bethesda has announced native PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of Fallout 76, targeting 60fps and up to 4K resolution. Public testing begins this month, with a full release planned for later this summer.
Fallout 764 min read
Patch Notes
Fallout 76: Infestations Release Notes (2nd June 2026)
Fallout 76's Infestations update lands today, bringing a new world activity, Season 25, and a significant radiation resistance overhaul.
Fallout 7621 min read
Patch Notes
Fallout 76 Maintenance Announcement Patch Notes (29th May 2026)
Fallout 76 is heading offline on June 2 for the Infestations update. Here's the maintenance window and where to track server status.
Fallout 761 min read
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A 20-Year Wait? Insider Pegs Elder Scrolls 6 for 2028-2029
Xbox insider Jez Corden estimates The Elder Scrolls 6 is still years away, with a likely launch window of 2028-2029. If accurate, Skyrim's sequel will arrive nearly two decades after the original.
The Elder Scrolls 63 min read
Patch Notes
Starfield Update 1.16.242 Patch Notes (22nd May 2026)
Starfield's latest patch tackles crashes, quest blockers, and a few odd gameplay issues, with another update still planned for June.
Starfield2 min read
Gaming News
Morrowind Now Runs on Fallout 4's Pip-Boy
Modder RPGKing117 has streamed the entirety of Morrowind onto Fallout 4's tiny Pip-Boy display using a custom OpenMW build, and the original Fallout is already in progress.
Fallout 43 min read
Patch Notes
Fallout 76 Maintenance Announcement Patch Notes (24th April 2026)
Bethesda is taking Fallout 76 offline on April 28 to fix a status bar bug that's been showing players afflicted by conditions they don't actually have.
Fallout 762 min read
Gaming News
$10K Standoff Left Bethesda Without New Vegas Source Code
A $10,000 payment that never happened may be the reason Fallout: New Vegas still hasn't been remastered. Chris Avellone says Bethesda simply doesn't have the source code to pull it off.
Fallout: New Vegas3 min read
Patch Notes
Fallout 76 Maintenance Announcement Patch Notes (17th April 2026)
Bethesda is taking Fallout 76 offline on April 21 for a scheduled update. Details are slim, but here's the heads-up.
Fallout 761 min read
Gaming News
Pete Hines Says RDR2 Can't Do What Bethesda Does
Pete Hines is done letting Bethesda take jank criticism without context. His argument: nobody else in the industry is even attempting what the Creation Engine pulls off.
Nathan Lees4 min read
Patch Notes
Starfield Update 1.16.236 Patch Notes (7th April 2026)
Starfield's biggest update yet is live today, adding in-system space flight, a new crafting system, and a Quantum Entanglement Device that lets you carry items through the Unity.
Starfield7 min read
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Bethesda Walks Back DLSS 5 After Fans Roast AI Slop Faces
Bethesda has moved to reassure players after Nvidia's DLSS 5 reveal turned Starfield characters into something resembling an Instagram filter gone wrong. The studio says the tech is 'totally optional' and that artists will have full control over the final look.
Starfield4 min read
Patch Notes
Fallout 76 Update Notes (17th March 2026)
Bethesda has pushed a hotfix for Fallout 76 today, targeting some of the messier issues that surfaced after The Backwoods update dropped.
Fallout 763 min read
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Todd Howard Wishes He Never Announced Elder Scrolls 6
Eight years after that famous title card, Todd Howard openly regrets the Elder Scrolls 6 reveal. The good news: he also just confirmed the game is finally in full production.
Elder Scrolls 64 min read
Gaming News
Bethesda to Finally Announce Starfield on PS5
Bethesda has confirmed Starfield news is coming next week, and with a rumoured PS5 launch date of April 7 already circulating, the announcement almost writes itself.
Starfield3 min read