UPDATE: A new report suggests that Bethesda’s freshly unveiled Fallout 76 is an online survival RPG, heavily inspired by the likes of DayZ and Rust.
These latest details comes via Kotaku’s Jason Schreier, whose sources describe Fallout 76 as “an experimental new entry” in Bethesda’s long-running franchise. The game was seemingly conceived as a prototype for a multiplayer version of Fallout 4, although much has apparently changed since then.
Fallout 76 is said to retain Fallout 4’s base-building – a staple of many online survival games – and will feature a range of other, currently unspecified, multiplayer mechanics. It’s reportedly being developed by Bethesda’s main Maryland team, responsible for the likes of Fallout 4 and Skyrim, and at the company’s new Austin branch, formerly BattleCry Studios.
Source: Eurogamer Bethesda announces Fallout 76