Get the latest tech news

Bethesda developer responds, as Fallout fans say TV show contradicts canon


Fallout fans are scratching their heads over a plot point mentioned in the new hit TV show's sixth episode - which some…

Fallout fans are scratching their heads over a plot point mentioned in the new hit TV show's sixth episode - which some say contradicts the game series' established lore. Watch on YouTube As seen in the Fallout TV show's trailer, released several weeks' back, the New California Republic (NCR) capital Shady Sands has been destroyed in a nuclear blast. The show's sixth episode dates this event to 2277 - which fans say contradicts the capital being referenced in subsequent games, and what we know of what the NCR forces were up to at the time (fighting the First Battle of Hoover Dam against Caesar's Legion, according to Fallout: New Vegas).

Get the Android app

Or read this on Eurogamer

Read more on:

Photo of Bethesda

Bethesda

Photo of canon

canon

Photo of TV show

TV show

Related news:

News photo

Miku fans wanted a hologram concert — they got a TV show instead

News photo

Fallout’s TV show is arriving a little earlier than expected

News photo

Bethesda discusses "early" The Elder Scrolls 6 work-in-progress build