Fallout 76 Trailer Revealed by Bethesda with West Virginia Song

Fallout 76, a new Fallout game coming from Bethesda, has been revealed on an almost 24 hour long Twitch stream. Seemingly set in Vault 76, Fallout 76 is a brand new addition to the Fallout franchise. We don’t know much more than that, but there are a few bits of information we can find out from the lore and history of the series.

Vault 76 is a control vault in the Fallout universe, with 500 occupants. It’s whereabouts are unknown, but it was designed to open exactly 20 years after the nuclear war. In the prologue to Fallout 4, Vault 76 was mentioned to debut in 2076 in honor of America’s tercentenary (300-years since the USA was founded in 1776).

Kotaku has said that they hear the game is going to feature an online component, though that is unconfirmed by Bethesda. It’s also apparently being developed by Bethesda’s studios in both Maryland and Austin, the latter of which was formerly known as Battlecry Studios. Their last endeavor was a hero game called Battlecry, which Bethesda pulled the plug on.

I'm seeing some skepticism on Reddit and Twitch about my reporting that Fallout: 76 is an online game -- because they don't want to believe it -- but again, if you spend weeks getting hyped for a single-player RPG, you will be disappointed. Just looking out for you guys!

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) May 30, 2018

Jason Schreier, news editor at Kotaku, tweeted that anybody expecting a fully fledged single-player Fallout instalment is going to be very disappointed. What could that mean? An MMO? Battle Royale? Nobody knows, but we’re going to find out more during Bethesda’s E3 2018 conference on June 10.

Keep your eyes peeled for more coverage of Fallout 76 from us this week, and check out the trailer below.