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History of Fallout Series Timeline
(1997 - Present)The Fallout series is a renowned franchise of post-apocalyptic role-playing games that began in 1997. Originally developed by Interplay Productions, the series features retro-futuristic settings, dark humor, and player choice-driven gameplay. After Interplay's decline, Bethesda Game Studios acquired the rights, transforming the series into 3D open-world experiences while Obsidian Entertainment contributed with Fallout: New Vegas. The franchise has grown into one of gaming's most influential properties. More Less
Origins and Franchise Background
Fallout video game franchise created by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky
1997
The role-playing video game franchise was created by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky. The series is set two centuries after the Great War of 2077, in which society has collapsed following a nuclear holocaust.
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Doom film released as cautionary example
2005
Bethesda marketing executive Pete Hines pointed to the 2005 Doom film as an example of a bad adaptation when warning the company about a potential Fallout television adaptation.
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Release of Fallout 3
2008
Bethesda released Fallout 3 in 2008. According to Todd Howard, Bethesda had been approached several times about a television adaptation of the Fallout games since this release.
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Pete Hines warns of risks of poor adaptation
2015
Bethesda's marketing executive Pete Hines warned the company in 2015 about the potential impact of a poor adaptation of their video games: 'There's way more things that can go wrong than can go right with this', since the adaptation's director may override the vision of the series.
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Casting
Walton Goggins cast as Cooper Howard
Feb 2022
In February 2022, Walton Goggins was cast in a lead role as Cooper Howard, a Hollywood actor who became a ghoul after the bombs fell.
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Ella Purnell joins cast as Vault-Dweller Lucy
Mar 2022
In March 2022, Ella Purnell joined the cast as a peppy Vault-Dweller, later revealed to be Lucy, who ventures into the wasteland of a devastated Los Angeles.
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MacLachlan, Mendes-Jones and Moten join as regulars
Jun 2022
In June 2022, Kyle MacLachlan (Hank MacLean), Xelia Mendes-Jones (Dane) and Aaron Moten (Maximus) joined the cast as regulars.
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Key Facts
- Fallout was originally released in 1997 by Interplay Productions as an isometric turn-based RPG inspired by Wasteland (1988).
- Bethesda Softworks acquired the rights to the series from Interplay in 2004 and released Fallout 3 in 2008, shifting the series to a first/third-person 3D perspective.
- Fallout: New Vegas (2010) was developed by Obsidian Entertainment, whose team included original Fallout creators, and is often praised for its writing and faction system.
- Fallout 4 (2015) introduced settlement building and voiced protagonists, becoming one of the best-selling entries in the franchise.
- The multiplayer-focused Fallout 76 launched in 2018 with a rocky reception but recovered over time through major updates like Wastelanders.
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