‘Fallout’ TV show caused huge surge in people playing the games
Microsoft has revealed just how many people played Fallout following the success of the Prime Video adaptation.
Launched earlier this year, Fallout quickly became Amazon’s second most-watched show with over 65million people viewing the post-apocalyptic drama in the first 16 days. It went on to get nominated for a slew of Emmy Awards.
In the weeks following the premiere, fans saw a number of Fallout games get a huge boost in players, while a number of tracks also saw a surge in popularity after being featured in the show. Fallout 4 reached a seven-year high of concurrent players on Steam, Fallout 76 had its best weekend ever and New Vegas achieved a nine-year high.
Now CEO of Bethesda’s parent company Microsoft has revealed just how big an impact the TV series had.
Speaking during an earnings call, Satya Nadella claimed “hours played on Game Pass for the Fallout franchise increased nearly five times quarter-over-quarter,” with every title in the franchise available via the subscription-based platform. Nexus Mods also reported that demand for mods was so high following the release of the TV show, it was struggling to keep up.
Following this uptick in players, Bethesda released the long-awaited next-gen update for Fallout 4. After weeks of delays, the player-made, full-conversion Fallout: London mod was finally released earlier this month.
A second season of Fallout was confirmed shortly after the first season aired, and creators have already teased the return of a fan-favourite character as the action heads to Las Vegas.
In a four-star review, NME wrote: “Unlike fellow post-apocalyptic shows The Last Of Us and The Walking Dead, Fallout is a dark comedy that finds laughter in ludicrously terrible situations. Director Jonathan Nolan (Westworld) shows a deft understanding of the source material throughout – peppering each episode with references to Bethesda’s beloved video game series.”
In other news, Helldivers 2 has seen a sharp drop in players over its first six months.
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Ali Shutler
NME
