Fallout 25th Anniversary

Fallout 25th Anniversary was a promotional event created by Bethesda Softworks to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Fallout series, marking 25 years since the release of Fallout in 1997. It consisted of a number of giveaways and promotional events throughout October 2022.
==Monthlong events==
* October 3 - November 1: Fallout 76 was free for Amazon Prime members, who could redeem a code for it on the Windows Store.
* October 3 - November 1: The Fallout 1st service for Fallout 76 was free for one month for Xbox Game Pass users.
* October 4 - November 2: Various Creation Club content was put on sale or made available for free.
* October 4 onward: P.A.L.S., a choose-your-own-adventure style questionnaire to match players with factions suited to their play style, was made available.
==Week 1 events==
* October 4-11: Fallout 76 held a free week, allowing anyone to try the game for free during the week.
* October 4-18: Invaders from Beyond ran as the ongoing seasonal event for Fallout 76.
* October 4-18: Fallout franchise titles were put on sale for up to 75% off.
* October 4: A Fallout-themed Dynamic Background for Xbox Series X|S was made available.
* October 7: A kickoff stream for the Fallout 25th Anniversary was held on Bethesda's Twitch channel.
==Week 2 events==
* October 10: The 25th anniversary of the release of Fallout.
* October 10: Multiple developer interviews were published, including the first video of the "Fallout Retrospective" series: "Conceiving Fallout," with Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky, Brian Fargo and Feargus Urquhart (see Video gallery). Separate interviews with composer Inon Zur and Bethesda programmer Erik Deitrick were also released.
* October 10: An official Fallout Spotify playlist was published, featuring numerous songs from the series.
* October 11: A new update for Fallout Shelter was released, featuring the first new content for the game in over four years.Celebrate 25 Years of Fallout All Month LongNew content comes to Fallout Shelter and more in our Fallout 25th Anniversary celebration
* October 11-17: A Fallout 1st Limited Preview ran, allowing access to some Fallout 1st features on all consoles for the week.
* October 14: A developer interview with Bethesda artist Christiane Meister was published.
==Week 3 events==
* October 17-23: New items and sales were made available in the Bethesda Gear Store.
* October 17: A "Fallout Timeline" article presenting the chronological order of the Fallout series was published.
* October 18: A Vault-Tec themed Xbox controller from the Xbox Design Lab was made available to purchase.
* October 18: Three new "Fallout Retrospective" videos were uploaded, focusing on the acquisition of Fallout by Bethesda Softworks, the live reveal of Fallout 4 in 2015, and the artistic choices behind the use of the color green throughout the series.
* October 19: The first installment in a new video series, "Dear Vault Boy," was published, featuring "fan mail from the wasteland."
* October 19: A developer interview with Bethesda artist Megan Sawyer was published.
* October 20-24: Hunt for the Treasure Hunter ran as the ongoing community event for Fallout 76.
* October 20-27: Fallout 3 was given away for free on the Epic Games Store.
==Week 4 events==
* October 24: Five new "Fallout Retrospective" videos were uploaded, focusing on the releases of Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout Shelter, Fallout 76, as well as the score and soundtrack of the Fallout series.
* October 25 - November 8: The Spooky Scorched community event was held for Fallout 76.
* October 25 - November 8: Fallout 76 players could claim a free Anniversary Mystery Item in the Atomic Shop. Completing daily challenges with these items progressed towards weekly challenges to unlock the Wild Mountain Rifle Range Prefab, a new C.A.M.P. item.
* October 26: Two "Dear Vault Boy" videos were published, "Unlocked and Loaded" and "Modder than Hell."
* October 26: Four new "Fallout Retrospective" videos were uploaded, focusing on the VATS system, the setting of Boston for Fallout 4, Fallouts cross-generational appeal, and the Fallout television series.
* October 27 and November 2: The Fallout 25th Anniversary Bundle for Fallout 76 could be claimed via Xbox Game Pass Perks and Amazon Prime Gaming Rewards starting on these respective dates.
==Keyart==
A unique piece of keyart was created for the Fallout 25th Anniversary, seen at the top of this page and in the gallery. A number of characters from across every Fallout game are pictured in various poses:
===Left side===
* Bottle and Cappy react to Moira Brown working on a nuclear bomb lodged into the roof of the House of Tomorrow
* A large super mutant behemoth drinks nuclear waste with a radroach on its shoulder
* The Vault-Tec rep and a giant ant (about to walk into a bottlecap mine) greet three Gary clones
* Nick Valentine and a synth share Nuka-Colas with Victor
* Piper Wright serves a tray of chems to Mama Murphy, sitting on a picnic blanket with fusion cores and the You're SPECIAL! book next to a baby
* A baby deathclaw pokes its arm out of a hatching deathclaw egg in the bottom left corner
===Center===
* Albert Cole (the Vault Dweller) grills various wasteland meats (a Ripper, perfectly preserved pie, Vault-Tec lunchbox and Wonderglue are also seen on the grill)
* Rex and Dogmeat watch the cooking meat with their tongues out
* Marcus and the Master have their arms around each other with an eyebot floating above them
* Joanne Lynette, an NCR Veteran Ranger, Odessa Valdez and a person in power armor huddle around a terminal playing Red Menace, next to a honey beast
* Preston Garvey flees from a pack of feral ghouls
===Right side===
* Tandi pulls the Shady Sands shuffle by slipping a grenade into the pockets of Butch DeLoria, who is screaming at the sight of a radroach
* A woman resembling Desdemona or Duchess attacks an unamused Frank Horrigan with the mutated toe
* Three Dog speaks into a microphone with his fist in the air on top of a Highwayman (with a Strength bobblehead as its hood ornament)
* A Radscorpion stands next to the Highwayman, largely obscured by the Vault Boy artwork
* Mothman hides behind the Highwayman and under Three Dog
===Background===
* The USS Constitution and the Prydwen team up to battle the scorchbeast queen over the crashed space station and the Washington Monument
* Liberty Prime fends off attacking cazadores, stingwings and bloodbugs while carrying a section of the space station
* The Fabulous New Vegas sign and the entrance to Vault 13 are seen in the upper right hand corner
* A figure resembling the Vault 76 overseer appears to be in the classic style overseer desk and seems to be holding a drink in her hand, possibly Nuka-Cola Vaccinated considering her storyline, while raiders scale the desk.
==Gallery==
Fallout 25th.jpg|Keyart
F25 Week 1 Calendar.webp|Week 1 calendar
F25 Week 2 Calendar.png|Week 2 calendar
F25 Week 3 Calendar.jpg|Week 3 calendar
F25 Week 4 Calendar.webp|Week 4 calendar
F25 Twitter letter.jpg|Letter from Twitter
===Videos===
Fallout Retrospective
Fallout Retrospective - Conceiving Fallout
Fallout Retrospective - A New Generation
Fallout Retrospective - How to Reveal a Fallout Live
Fallout Retrospective - The Great Green Debate
Fallout Retrospective - Threading Chords
Fallout Retrospective - The American Dream?
Fallout Retrospective - Surviving the Desert Wasteland
Fallout Retrospective - Fallout Shelter's Surprise
Fallout Retrospective - Fallout with Friends
Fallout Retrospective - V.A.T.S
Fallout Retrospective - Boston
Fallout Retrospective - Why We Love Fallout
Fallout Retrospective - Beyond the Game
Dear Vault Boy
Dear Vault Boy - Erinn on the side of love
Dear Vault Boy - Unlocked and Loaded
Dear Vault Boy - Modder than Hell
==External links==
===Official sites===
* "Fallout 25th Anniversary" at fallout.bethesda.net
* "Celebrate 25 Years of Fallout All Month Long" at fallout.bethesda.net
* "#Fallout25 Presents: The Fallout Timeline" at fallout.bethesda.net
* "Our Fallout 25th Anniversary celebration concludes with interviews, events and more perks!" at fallout.bethesda.net
===Interviews===
* Behind Fallout 4's Score with Inon Zur
* Meet Erik Deitrick - Senior UI Programmer at Bethesda Game Studios
* Meet Christiane H.K. Meister - Senior Character Artist at Bethesda Game Studios
* Meet Megan Sawyer - Senior Environment Artist at Bethesda Game Studios
==References==