Summary
Bethesda Studio Design Director Emil Pagliarulo has clarified the canon status ofFallout: New Vegasin the wake of events in theFalloutTV series - spoilers for the show are ahead. AlthoughFallout: New Vegasis one of the most beloved entries in the series, some were worried that it had been de-canonized by the show.
Thecritically acclaimedFalloutTV showis proving once again that video game adaptations can be great, if handled with the care necessary to translate them across the mediums. With enough references to keep mega-fans happy and enough world-building to attract new viewers,Falloutstands alongsideThe Last of Usas a show that perfectly captures the essence of its source material. Its big achievement is that it has managed this without isolating viewers who had previously never heard of the franchise. However, there was one small aspect of the show that led fans to believe that Obsidian’sFallout: New Vegashad been de-canonized.
Full spoilers follow for theFalloutTV show.Bethesda Studio Design Director Emil Pagliarulo replied to a fan on Twitter, confirming thatFallout: New Vegasis absolutely still part of the series' canon, and, “We’ve never suggested otherwise.” Some fans were concerned that a timeline shown inepisode 6 ofFalloutindicated that Shady Sands, the capital of the NCR, had been nuked prior to the year thatFallout: New Vegastook place. However, this doesn’t actually contradict anything in the game itself, as pointed out by Pagliarulo, who has previously been credited as the lead writer onFallout 3and4.
Emil Pagliarulo Clarifies Fallout: New Vegas Canon Status
If there was any doubt about whetherFallout: New Vegaswas still canon, the series' final shot should seal the deal. Vault 33’s Overseer, Hank MacClean, is seen staring into the distance at the city of New Vegas. While it seems to be a smaller version of the city seen in the game, it’s important to remember that the show takes place 15 years afterFallout: New Vegas, and a lot could change in that time. It was always clear that theFalloutTV show could cause canon problems, but it seems like this particular grievance is a non-issue.
With theFalloutTV show now out, many fans are confident of a Season 2, thanks to the ending of the first series. Although it seems likeFalloutwill go on to become a success, recent red-carpet comments from Todd Howard indicate that anElder ScrollsTV adaption is unlikely, even if the right pitch could cause Bethesda to change its tune in this regard. With the studio’s first foray into TV going so well, it’ll be exciting to see what comes next, whether that be moreFallout, or something else.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHERE TO PLAY
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas.It’s the kind of town where you dig your own grave prior to being shot in the head and left for dead…and that’s before things really get ugly. It’s a town of dreamers and desperados being torn apart by warring factions vying for complete control of this desert oasis. It’s a place where the right kind of person with the right kind of weaponry can really make a name for themselves, and make more than an enemy or two along the way.As you battle your way across the heat-blasted Mojave Wasteland, the colossal Hoover Dam, and the neon drenched Vegas Strip, you’ll be introduced to a colorful cast of characters, power-hungry factions, special weapons, mutated creatures and much more. Choose sides in the upcoming war or declare “winner takes all” and crown yourself the King of New Vegas in this follow-up to the 2008 videogame of the year, Fallout 3.Enjoy your stay.
