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"It really is coming along": Xbox games head Matt Booty was asked which upcoming game from Microsoft stands out — here's what he said (and why I agree)

Recently, Xbox's games chief Matt Booty was asked which upcoming projects from the brand stand out, and the RPG Clockwork Revolution came to mind for him.

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'Blockchain-powered' game storefront reportedly shutting down and taking customers' games with it

The storefront, founded by Brian Fargo, appears to be a wilting leftover from the crypto craze.

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Fallout was a "B-tier side project" for its original dev and lost two huge licenses, but its creators are glad — "So many negatives turned out to be positives"

The original creators of the Fallout series have revealed it was a "B-tier product" for a while, and failed to secure two major licenses during development.

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OG Fallout devs had to talk themselves into the RPG's name: "My immediate reaction was 'ehh...'"

"Fallout was on the list. But we all went, 'It's too obvious.'"

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Fallout co-creator "would have gone in a different direction" than Bethesda did with the RPG series, but "sales say people love what they did"

The OG Fallout creators still enjoy Bethesda's RPGs, though

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InXile's steampunk RPG Clockwork Empires aims to 'bring the level of reactivity from our isometric titles into something first-person,' Brian Fargo says, calling it the studio's 'most ambitious title'

There's still no release date, but I like what I'm hearing.

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OG Fallout lead says his studio's upcoming steampunk RPG "is our most ambitious title, probably by a factor of 10," and the devs' "real challenge" comes from the move to first-person

Clockwork Revolution is the next RPG from Brian Fargo

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Xbox's Clockwork Revolution is its dev's "most ambitious title, probably by a factor of 10" — it sounds like the RPG of my dreams, and probably yours too

The next RPG coming from Xbox and inXile Entertainment is Clockwork Revolution, and its lead dev says it's the studio's "most ambitious title" yet.

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Clockwork Revolution could be the most expressive Xbox RPG in years, with inXile aiming to "bring the level of reactivity from our isometric titles into something first-person"

Big in 2026 | Our Xbox 2026 Spotlight series continues with an exclusive interview with Brian Fargo, studio head of inXile Entertainment

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OG Fallout creators wanted the IP when it was up for sale, but Bethesda's $6 million bid was a blowout: "It wouldn't have mattered if they heard our offer or not, because they would have laughed"

"We never even got a chance to make an offer"

GamesRadar

"Fallout was always seen as a B project": 28 years since the post-apocalyptic RPG launched, its original creators reflect on a long legacy – starting with that very first bomb

On the Radar | Fallout has seen many changes, off-shoots, and failed projects in its time – who knew the end of the world could be so full of life?

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"The most complex game I've ever worked on." Legendary Fallout dev making Xbox's Clockwork Revolution teases crazy depth — and a feature I'm dying to see

One of the biggest upcoming Xbox RPGs is inXile's Clockwork Revolution, and its devs recently went onto the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted showcase to tease its depth and "visual reactivity."

Windows Central

Fallout and Wasteland veteran calls his new time-hopping RPG Clockwork Revolution "the most complex game I've ever worked on," teases we've only seen "a tiny glimpse" of what it's about

Brian Fargo teases his next game coming "in due time"

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Legendary game designer, programmer, Space Invaders champion, and LGBTQ trailblazer Rebecca Heineman has died

Heineman's cancer fundraiser is now collecting for her funeral.

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Video Game CEO Says Regenerative AI Will 'Increase Employment,' Despite Job Losses In The Industry

Regenerative AI will create more jobs in the video game industry, Take-Two (NASDAQ:TTWO) CEO Strauss Zelnick said recently, despite the fact that thousands of animators and other behind-the-scenes workers have lost their jobs due to the technology.

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Clockwork Revolution dev InXile worked on a Wasteland VR survival game with DayZ's former director—until Xbox cancelled it

"Microsoft wasn't hot on VR."

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What kind of AI is acceptable in video game development?

Veteran developer Brian Fargo weighs in on the debate.

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43-year CRPG veteran behind Fallout and Wasteland "worried about job loss" from AI, which seems justified now that his parent company Microsoft laid off 9,000 in exchange for more slop

Brian Fargo is still deciding how he feels about generative AI

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43-year CRPG veteran behind Fallout and Wasteland knew Baldur's Gate "could be huge" decades before Larian's RPG threequel: "You're sitting on something that's going to at least do $50 million"

Brian Fargo foresaw the Dungeons & Dragons adaptation's success

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Fallout "was a sequel" to Wasteland, says Interplay co-founder, and "we did everything we could not to be sued by Electronic Arts" after the devs "had to pivot out" of the follow-up

Brian Fargo says "people don't know the story behind that"

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43-year CRPG Fallout and Wasteland veteran says his studio “wouldn’t be here” if not for a “Hail Mary” $2.9m Kickstarter: “That culminated into Clockwork Revolution”

Thank goodness for the fans

PC Gamer

After 20 years of patience and negotiations, RPG veteran Brian Fargo managed to buy back a lost haul of memorabilia from Fallout, Baldur's Gate, and more: 'It was like a very exciting version of Storage Wars'

I would also like a six foot-tall Sarevok poster in my office

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43-year CRPG veteran behind Fallout and Wasteland flexes his OG Baldur's Gate Platinum award - while admitting the 150,000 sales total would be "the end of your career" today

It's a different industry

PC Gamer

If you want more Fallout in these trying times, have you considered playing Wasteland 3?

It's a short hop from one irradiated hellscape RPG to the other.

PC Gamer

Original Fallout lead Tim Cain loves the new show, but remains baffled by how 'destructive' fans can act toward 'people who are trying to create things'

"I was just looking at all the props. I realized after a few minutes went by that I had not followed the dialogue at all, because I was so engrossed by it visually."

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