Fallout: New Vegas 15th Anniversary Bundle Revealed

To mark the fifteenth anniversary of the celebrated role-playing game Fallout: New Vegas, Bethesda has unveiled a special commemorative bundle. This collection, announced during the recent Fallout Day celebration, is packed with physical and digital collectibles for dedicated fans of the Mojave Wasteland. Pre-orders for the bundle will open on October 23rd exclusively through the Bethesda Gear Store.

The contents of the Fallout: New Vegas 15th Anniversary Bundle are designed to evoke nostalgia. It includes a digital PC code for the Fallout: New Vegas: Ultimate Edition, which contains the base game and all its additional content. Among the physical items is an eight-inch tall PVC statue of Victor, the friendly Securitron robot. A set of Doc Mitchell’s Evaluation Cards on sturdy cardstock recreates a memorable moment from the game’s beginning in Goodsprings.

Collectors will also receive a Vault Boy enamel pin, measuring one and a half inches, depicting the mascot holding a stack of poker chips. The bundle features two woven, iron-on patches: one for the Mojave Express and another bearing the insignia of the NCR Recon unit. All these items are housed inside a special collector’s big box, designed with a retro style specifically for this anniversary release.

The Fallout Day presentation did not include any announcements regarding new game developments. Despite ongoing fan campaigns and even celebrity endorsements from figures like Danny Trejo, there was no mention of a Fallout: New Vegas remaster. In fact, no new Fallout games were announced at all. This has left many in the community speculating about the future of the single-player series.

Interest in the 2010 classic has seen a significant resurgence, largely fueled by the upcoming second season of the Fallout television series on Prime Video, which is confirmed to be heading to New Vegas this December. This renewed popularity has also sparked rumors about potential remakes of older titles, especially in light of the recent release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. While a Fallout 3 remaster was reportedly leaked in 2023, it is unclear if those plans are still moving forward.

Looking further ahead, Bethesda’s long-term roadmap confirms that Fallout 5 is in the company’s future, but it will not enter full production until after the completion of The Elder Scrolls VI. The most recent comments on the matter came from Bethesda Softworks head Todd Howard in a June 2024 interview. He expressed a clear intention to avoid rushing the development of any new mainline Fallout titles, emphasizing a commitment to quality over speed.

Howard acknowledged the community’s strong desire for a new single-player experience but stressed the importance of taking the necessary time to ensure it meets expectations. He noted that the successful Fallout TV show currently helps satisfy the audience’s appetite for storytelling within the universe, reducing the pressure to hastily release a new game.

The last primary single-player installment was Fallout 4, which launched back in 2015. Its post-launch support continued with DLC releases throughout the following year. The subsequent online-focused title, Fallout 76, gradually built its own dedicated player base after its 2018 debut. However, it was the premiere of the live-action television adaptation that truly catapulted the entire franchise back into the mainstream spotlight, introducing the post-apocalyptic world to a massive new audience.

(Source: IGN)