After pressing start: The Infinity Engine's coldest open

(After Pressing Start is a new series running on Nightmare Mode every Friday by resident narrative guru Tom Auxier. It focuses on beginning, on the stories that happen directly after pressing start, and how those stories influence the arcs of

Interview with Chris Avellone

Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with the great Chris Avellone himself, one of the minds behind the critically acclaimed Fallout franchise and Planescape: Torment. What follows is our exchange, where we speak of nearly everything you can

Interview With Zack Finfrock of Fallout: Nuka Break

A couple of days ago I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of the minds behind the fan film Fallout: Nuka Break, Zack Finfrock. Nuka Break is a love letter to the Fallout series, a definite labor of

Do You Know Your Bioware History?

I don’t. I think that makes me a phony of some sort, considering the uneven coverage of Bioware here at Nightmare Mode, but you know what? Fuck you Holden Caulfield. I’m learning my history right now. And you can, too!

Fallout Online Starts Sending Out A Cryptic Newsletter, Concept Art

Here it is, boys and girls, the first “details” that Interplay has sent out to those of you that signed up for their newsletter/beta for their upcoming MMO, Fallout Online. Haven’t gotten an email yet? Don’t fret, they probably haven’t

Apply to Be a Beta Tester for Fallout Online

What the heck is Fallout Online? Why, it’s the project that was in dispute between Bethesda and Interplay, you know, the Fallout MMO? Apparently it’s not stuck in development hell! Fantastic news for the nuts like me, that thought Fallout