The second part of this article is about something serious, so we’re starting with the ridiculous first, k? And here it is: Bethsoft has apparently teamed up with Numskull to develop a whole line of Fallout 76 merch.
No candles for Fallout 76, but there are “pin badge sets, 3D mugs, keychains, floor mats, and even coat hooks.” We’re positive your spouse would be totally OK with your buying a couple Pip-Boy ornament packs for your tree this year. The Fallout 76 Ugly Sweater would make a fun gag gift for your geeky cousin too. And how about these spiffy incense burners?
If you’re totally made of money, you can take a peek at the Fallout 76 editions on sale, just note: As PC Gamer points out, the $115 Platinum Edition doesn’t actually include the game itself. It’s loaded with loot, but no actual game or game disks, so heads-up there.
Finally, there’s yesterday’s piece on Motherboard, which digs into academic and military criticism of Fallout 76’s trivialization of nuclear warfare. Obviously, the series has always been set in a world afflicted by nukes, but critics say this episode in the franchise sanitizes their use for giggles with the equivalent of “nuke porn.”
“ICBMs are not fun…they created the hellish world your player is in,” says a professor at the US Navy War College. “Launching them for laughs is a complete violation of the sense of the game.”
