"Fallout" series: Amazon confirms second season
Amazon has confirmed a second season of the recently launched "Fallout" series. Meanwhile, the number of role-playing game players continues to rise.
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Amazon's "Fallout" series is getting a second season. The creators confirmed this in an X post. "See you back in "the Wasteland for season 2," the post reads. No date or further details are provided in the post.
It was already virtually certain that "Fallout" would get a second season. Even before the start of the series, the industry magazine Variety had reported on tax breaks that the production team had already secured in California. Season 1 was filmed in New York.
The "Fallout" series was largely well received by critics, fans and the curious. The games that serve as the basis also benefit from this: Following the series' release on April 11, the player numbers of many "Fallout" titles on Steam skyrocketed, as can be observed on the unofficial tracker SteamDB.
Player growth for "Fallout" games
Many of the "Fallout" titles reached their most recent player peak on Thursday, April 18. In addition to the success of the series, Microsoft's extensive cross-media marketing program and steep discounts on various platforms are also contributing to the rising player numbers.
This also includes a next-gen version of "Fallout 4", which allows players of the current Xbox and PlayStation models to play the Bethesda role-playing game in 60 FPS for the first time. Alternatively, the resolution will be increased in 30 FPS mode. The update has been announced for April 25 – at least "Fallout 4" could then reach new highs on consoles.
It remains to be seen how the player numbers for "Fallout 76", which was free to play from April 11 to 18, will develop. Only the coming days will show whether Bethesda's controversial online "Fallout" can retain the numerous free players who have joined and convert them into paying customers.
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