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Jul 3, 2023

THE GALAXY TRIBUNE
EDITION #003

Phil Spencer reveals goal for Fallout 76
June 28, 2023 by CookOLo



Stephen Totilo (Author of the Axios Gaming Newsletter) recently shared this September 2021 email between Tim Stuart (CFO of Xbox) and Phil Spencer (CEO of Xbox) which discussed Fallout 76. This email was recently exhibited at the FTC vs. Microsoft/Activision Case, so it's authentic.

In this email, they discussed how putting Fallout 76 on PSNow might "support it gaining relevance" as Spencer wanted the game to get 10 million monthly active users across all platforms else they would "decide to move one from it."

It's now been a year and nine months since this email, and there are a couple things to note. Fallout 76 was put on PSNow in October 2021, but it's hard to gauge whether the game has reached that 10 million monthly player goal. Using SteamDB, the player count has ranged from ~5000 to -12,000 players from June 22 to June 28, and looking at the Most Played Games on the Microsoft Store, Fallout 76 is ranked 32nd by the time of June 28, 2023. Of course, this is leaving out player counts in GOG and Playstation Consoles. Updates have been slowly been simmering down lately in 2023 with a clear lack of Inside the Vaults and an apparent roadmap. Whether this is related to this email or not is part of the bigger discussion of whether Fallout 76 will end, which has been the main course of discussion for some players of the game.

Fallout: London member hired by Bethesda again & New Update
June 29, 2023 by CookOLo



Fallout London is a DLC-sized mod project that aims to recreate London in that post-apocalyptic Fallout setting. There are bunch of talented people working hard on this project to reach that Q4 2023 release date that they set up for themselves due to a set delay with the release of Starfield. Among these mod developers, some have been hired in the game's industry, and they continue to be hired. Fallout London member, PatchworkProfessor, has now been hired by Bethesda as an associate level designer. Modding has been used as a portfolio to get into the game's industry, and this is just another example of the countless out there, like Fallout London's own Siren (who now works at Bethesda) and EdgeUK90 (who now works at Frontier Developments).



We tried to contact him for comment on his achievement but was not able to get a answer back. But we congratulate them for their hard work and dedication to the London mod. Not only that, Fallout: London premiered their quarterly update on July 28, 2023. A lot has been shown: A catapult, new shots of interior design, even a nuclear mousetrap!?! And much more in this 12-minute update video that we highly encourage you to watch. We also highly recommend you to join their serverand show your support!

New Fallout 76 Update on PTS
June 30, 2023 by CookOLo

The new PTS for the next major Fallout 76 update (Patch 46) just released! There are a great deal of changes to the new player experience like being able to jumpstart to level 20 and picking Special Loadouts (predetermined perk cards and weapons -- similar to a class system) the moment you step out of Vault 76 for the first time.

From there, plain 'ol quality of life features like a donation box near Vault 76, liberator bots outside of Vault 76 changed into ghouls, a section for unrequited craftables in a workbench, and just a bunch more are the main focus for this update. The exact details of what's in this PTS, however, is yet to be released as after a "full weekend [of June 30-July 2]," the 76 Team would "return with an Update Highlights and Changes article with high-level details on what changes were made."

For those lore fanatics out there, there are four new holotapes scattered around Appalachia that build up the lore for the new expedition Atlantic City, so you might want to keep your eyes on them when this update hits the live game. OR you can participate in the PTS right now, details are in this Bethesda.net article!

Galaxy News Network is hiring writers!
June 29, 2023 by

At the Galaxy News Network, we want to be able to shine a light on people and or communities in Fallout that deserve the shoutout to grow and expand, and to highlight new and exciting things happening in the game and out.

So GNN is hiring writers for The Galaxy Tribune! This gives an opportunity for people all throughout the Fallout Community to get a chance to spotlight new and exciting things to share with the masses! If you are interested in being a writer, contact for more information and application! We hope to see some new faces soon for the Tribune! We are looking for people who is willing to cover anything fallout.. Art events, in-game events, communities, people, mods, datamines, and everything in-between!

If you have any form of writing, journalism, creative writing or anything in-between of experience or not, please do apply! We want to create an amazing team of people to help us produce the Tribune and get them out on a semi-daily basis. Below is the Google Form to apply. Please join the main server too so we know you are in there and it is easier contact!

Come and Apply!