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Embrace the Egg (feat. Fallout, Fallout Shelter, and Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg)

Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

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Evolution of Game Updates and Patches

The chapter explores how game companies like Larry and CD Projekt Red have fostered player goodwill with free content updates, merging bug fixes with substantial new content in games such as Stardew Valley and Fallout. It compares the thematic choices of early 360 games like Fallout 3 and Call of Duty 4, discussing the exploration-focused gameplay of Elder Scrolls titles versus the punitive nature of Fallout's world design. The conversation reflects on Bethesda's history of free updates and modder support, anticipating new additions to Fallout 4 and delving into the contrast between Dragon's Dogma and Fallout in preparing for dangerous journeys.

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