The Fallout <\/em>show appears to be successful in more ways than one as the decades-long franchise is reaching new heights following its release. The latest entry, Fallout 4<\/em>, has even pushed into the Steam Top 10, toppling the likes of Helldivers 2 <\/em>to earn a spot. <\/p>
Fallout 4 <\/em>is sitting at a massive 160,000 concurrent players at the time of writing, according to SteamCharts<\/a>. It peaked at nearly 170,000 in the past 24 hours, competing with games such as Stardew Valley<\/em>, GTA 5<\/em>, and Manor Lords <\/em>(which was released two days ago on April 26). Fallout 4<\/a> <\/em>is also the fifth best-selling Steam game currently, and its live-service counterpart, Fallout 76,<\/em> sits in the No. 3 spot. We’ve seen video game adaptations come and go, but it is likely that Amazon’s Fallout <\/em>show has been one of the most influential in terms of generating sales for its source material. <\/p>
Fallout 4 <\/em>also recently received a massive 15GB patch<\/a>, angering many fans<\/a>, especially those running numerous mods that were completely bricked by the update<\/a>. Developers of a highly anticipated expansion mod, Fallout: London<\/em>, were also disgruntled as the patch set them back a bit and rendered their project unreleasable. The worst thing about the situation is that the update didn’t change much at all, leaving a sour taste in the mouths of mod-loving Fallout 4 <\/em>players. <\/p>
All of the Fallout <\/em>games are enjoying an uptick in popularity and sales following the release of the critically acclaimed show. SteamCharts shows<\/a> that New Vegas<\/em>‘ peak player count increased nearly tenfold, from 6,000 to 45,000. Fallout 3 <\/em>also saw gains, though at a much smaller scale in raw numbers. The show’s popularity has entirely reinvigorated Bethesda’s flagship franchise: Here’s hoping we receive another entry before the year 2050. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
