New reports from an industry insider indicate that Fallout 5 may have finally been “fully greenlit,” but this move may have come at Project Blackbird’s expense. These rumors are exciting for Fallout fans, especially after the series’ TV show became massively popular, greatly increasing the franchise’s audience.
Fallout is one of the most iconic series in gaming. Started by Interplay Entertainment in 1997, the rights to the Fallout franchise were eventually purchased by Bethesda, which developed highly successful titles such as Fallout 4 and Fallout 76. Released in 2015, Fallout 4 sold over 12 million units, greatly surpassing its predecessors in popularity, but the series has not received any mainline, single-player entries since then.
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Now, in the latest episode of Xbox Two Podcast (spotted by Gamespot), Windows Central executive editor Jez Corden talked about the future of the Fallout franchise, claiming that Fallout 5 has been “fully greenlit” by Bethesda’s parent company, ZeniMax. However, Corden pointed out that he’s not sure which studio will be developing Fallout 5, as he believes that all of Bethesda’s core teams...
