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THE GALAXY TRIBUNE
А Galaxy News Network Publication EDITION #012 ~ OCTOBER 31st, 2023

Bethesda Designer Will Shen Departs Bethesda
By CookOLo on October 23, 2023

Since working with Fallout 3 as an intern, Will Shen has been working on Fallout from back then to Fallout 76. He has worked on many important aspects of Fallout that we know of today, like fleshing out Detective Valentine in Fallout 4, being a Lead Designer for the Fallout 4 DLC Far Harbor, and spearheading the dynamic player dialogue system of Fallout 76 for the Wastelanders Update.

Unfortunately, Will Shen's time with Bethesda comes to an end on October 16, 2023, as he announces that he will now be working at Wicked Games, founded by former Fallout developers Jeff Gardiner and Charles Staples.



Pete Hines Retires from Bethesda
By CookOLo on October 24th, 2023

As Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications, Pete Hines is retiring from Bethesda after working there for over 24 years since 1999.

He's been with Fallout since Fallout 3 in 2008 all the way to Fallout 76. Most of you have either seen him in interviews, at E3, or simply on social media answering many questions that people have about the games Bethesda develops. Pete has even been on community projects like voicing "The Judge" on the CHAD: A Fallout 76 Story.

He has truly been a dedicated person to Bethesda and their marketing.



We, at Galaxy News Network, wish Pete a happy and relaxed retirement!

The New Major Fallout Mod Project
By CookOLo on October 26th, 2023

Ever wonder what a Fallout game would look like in New York? Well, don't worry about wondering because the Fallout community has got you covered with this new Fallout Mod Project: Fallout New York. Led by the Fallout 4: Capital Wasteland Project Level Designer Lavender (Ryan Lockard), they aim to recreate New York into Fallout 4 as its own standalone experience "with its own story, quests, characters, and most importantly environment" with full AAA quality.



Technically, while this mod project started publically in early September, as the first Developer update was on September 05, 2023, and the Fallout: New York's Discord Server was created on September 01, 2023, the mod project wouldn't fully gain traction until Lavender posted a Reddit post on October 16, 2023. In this post, they would share a portion of their work in the trailer "Fallout: New York - Central Park Announcement Trailer" which, as the title states, would showcase Central Park in the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout.



The reason for Lavendar's making of Fallout: New York? Well, they stated that "[t]he main reason for starting a new project was because [they] wanted to dive into an area that [they] found interesting as well as have the opportunity to tell a unique story with a different take on the overall theme and atmosphere!"

And if you want to learn just a bit more about the lore of this mod project, it was revealed that "the city was "deemed lost" to military commanders, which is the vibe [the Fallout: New York team] want[s] to lean on. Additionally, ... the consumption of large amounts of power put stress on the nearby nuclear reactors, which led to power rationing, creating the 'Hot Summer'!"

We, at the Galaxy News Network, truly wish this mod project will prove successful in its journeys! If you want to learn more about this project, join the Discord below and check out their website!

Discord Server: discord.gg/kEq8wwVFz4 Website: www.falloutnyc.com

New Updates to Fallout 4: New Vegas
By CookOLo on October 28th, 2023

"It's that time of year again..." -Metamoth - Project Lead

During the week of October 23, when the bombs dropped in the Fallout universe, the Fallout 4: New Vegas Mod Team hosts their "Featured Content Week." This week they showcased some of what their team is working on for the Fallout community.

For this year, the team showcased 3-D modeling of the currency from New Vegas recreated into Fallout 4, all created by TheRat, C1pher, LOC, Vaultgirl2077, and Devastatin' Dave.

From there, they continued on with the showcase by featuring the recreated loading screen, showcasing excellent quality from all of the artists. There's even an original, humorous one in the mix of these loading screens!

The Fallout 4: New Vegas Team even had a developer livestream on October 25, 2023, but we at Galaxy News Network were unfortunately not able to record nor able to get an archive of this livestream. If anyone has a recording/summary of it, we would very much appreciate it for it to be sent over to us for us to analyze!

More Fallout 75 5th Anniversary Events
By CookOLo on October 28th, 2023





As Fallout 76's 5th Birthday gets closer, on November 14, 2023, Bethesda has revealed more events to celebrate this. On October 24, 2023, they specifically released a "5th Anniversary Community Calendar" listing out the specific events for Fallout 76's celebration.

To mention the major ones, there is now a new Prime Gaming Bundle, containing items relating to Fallout 76's Birthday. To acquire this bundle, you either have to be a Prime Member or a Gamepass Ultimate Member.

Another major event is that there is going to be a Developer Q&A for Fallout 76. It's been over 2 years since the last Developer Q&A on March 3rd, 2023, except this time, instead of Reddit, it's going to be hosted on the Official Bethesda Game Studios Discord. In fact, there is already a new channel titled "fallout-76-questions" for you to input any questions you have! The developers will start answering questions on November 02, 2023.

For the final event, on the birthday day, there is going to be a Parade Stream hosted by Fallout For Hope and CHAD: A Fallout 76 Podcast. It's described as "a big community homecoming with familiar faces, parade floats, music, dance, and birthday messages from all over the fandom from content creators to voice actors." There is even going to be a special guest, the voice actor of the Vault 76 Overseer, as she serves as the parade Grand Marshall.

Spooky Scorched Event
Oct 24 - Nov 7

Scrip Surplus Weekend
Oct 26 - Oct 30

Wasteland Classroom Stream
Nov 01

Dev Q&A On Discord
Nov 02

TNG's Weekly C.A.M.P. Competition
''Compete in this weekly C.A.M.P Competition by simply showcasing your C.A.M.P.!

Learn more in TNG’s Discord below! https://discord.gg/6282vEKbar''

Closes by Nov 02

Fallout Creepypasta Contest 2023
''A contest in voting for the best Fallout creepypasta submitted, celebrating just in time for the spooky season!”

More info below from the Fallout Independent Wiki! https://fallout.wiki/wiki/Community:Fanfiction/Fallout_Creepypasta_Contest

Closes by Oct 31

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