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The series is even getting its own Amazon show.

Since 1997, its five sequels have been (mostly) met with critical acclaim and financial success ( Fallout 4, for example, made $750m on launch day). First released a quarter of a century ago, Fallout’s commentary on American exceptionalism and unchecked capitalism feels as timely as ever. Picking up nearly one hundred years after the collapse of an Atomic Age society, where the final conflict for Earth’s dwindling resources resulted in nuclear annihilation, Fallout has players leaving the protection of their Vault to explore the harsh wasteland outside. Among its best offerings is a video game that has launched a wildly successful franchise: Fallout. In times like these, I turn to post-apocalyptic stories, perhaps as a reminder that things can always be worse. For many Americans, it feels like the world is ending. Late-stage capitalism has left many of us jobless and directionless. in a limited-edition Fallout 4 lithograph (source: Bethesda)Ī Supreme Court Justice entertains upending rights to contraception and same-sex marriage.