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Deathclaw was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 5 March 2023 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Fallout (franchise). The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

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List of Fallout Games

Could the introductory information list all versions of the game, like it does the platforms?

2600:1702:5210:EEC0:6C0A:B474:2ECB:2661 (talk) 20:14, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Fallout 76 a SpinOff?

I know that 76 is an unpopular game for the most part, however, I think it still counts as a standalone game in the series. Opinions? 67.135.4.210 (talk) 14:42, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reliable sources refer to 76 as a spinoff. I am not sure why people get so hung up on that for FONV and FO76. Being a spinoff doesn't mean that the game isn't official or canon, just that they don't consider it the main narrative branch. -- ferret (talk) 14:46, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 27 April 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. The moved page now becomes a redirect pointing to the dab, Fallout (disambiguation). However, there is no consensus of differentiating TV series and Video game series. (non-admin closure) Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 23:15, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fallout (series) → Fallout (franchise) – The recent TV series has been so huge that it is hard to argue it is merely a series anymore. It falls under the typical criteria for a franchise page. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 04:38, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support there being comic books as well -- 65.92.247.66 (talk) 06:18, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. It has now went beyond just one medium, video game. Neocorelight (Talk) 10:08, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Rename per nom. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 15:24, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. BD2412 T 00:15, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Mellk (talk) 14:29, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 12:45, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy support per nom. Waylon (was) (here) 17:15, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support unequivocally the case, having superseded being a series (perhaps even before being a show). ~ GoatLordServant^(Talk) 18:21, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Gobrona (talk) 08:53, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Would also add that the disambiguation "(series)" is now also ambiguous as it can refer to the video game series, the TV series, and Fallout (Irish TV series) Gonnym (talk) 09:08, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Then it will need to repoint to the disambiguation page. (using "series" is generally bad, it should have always said "video game series"; it could even refer to the way fallout precipates out of the air.) -- 65.92.247.66 (talk) 23:03, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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added back the English interlanguage link

Not important, but I did anyway QuantumFoam66 (talk) 21:14, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

FALLOUT NEW VEGAS IS NOT A SPIN OF

nv is loved and viewed as a main game not a spin of 47.44.39.122 (talk) 16:41, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This has been beaten into the ground. The developers and reliable secondary sources list it as a spin-off. That has nothing to do with it's quality, popularity, or fan love for it. It simply is. -- ferret (talk) 17:32, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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-== New Vegas as a spin off? ==
-Why is fallout new Vegas marked as a spin off? It is a cannon (or at least semi cannon) game with gameplay being the same as f3 with only some changes [[Special:Contributions/185.186.152.130|185.186.152.130]] ([[User talk:185.186.152.130|talk]]) 11:29, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
-:I agree, but dont know exactly how to change the chart. can somebody? [[User:Notreal1066|Notreal1066]] ([[User talk:Notreal1066|talk]]) 22:54, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
-::No, because it's a spin off. This is backed by reliable secondary sourcing, per [[WP:V]]. Being a spin-off, or not, has nothing to do with being canon, or not. -- [[User:Ferret|ferret]] ([[User_talk:Ferret|talk]]) 23:15, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
-:::It's not a spin off, as regardless of if it is numbered it is still a main game, and I see no source stating otherwise. A spin off is something that is wildly different from the main series, at least by most definitions. ([[User:Kelis98|Kelis98]] ([[User talk:Kelis98|talk]]) 20:04, 21 August 2023 (UTC))
-::::Literally dozens of sources have been present on this topic, so it's kind of a non-starter to go "i see no source stating otherwise" -- [[User:Ferret|ferret]] ([[User_talk:Ferret|talk]]) 20:08, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
-:::::Yes but there are also dozens of sources starting the opposite as well, it is also debatable whether one persons opinion/wording in an article counts as a source in this case ([[User:Kelis98|Kelis98]] ([[User talk:Kelis98|talk]]) 12:12, 22 August 2023 (UTC))
-::::::I've never seen one reliable source presented that says "New Vegas is a main line game in the Fallout series". Feel free to use [[WP:VG/S]]'s reliable source search to find and present some though. I've only seen two cases: No mention of it at all, or "the Fallout spinout". -- [[User:Ferret|ferret]] ([[User_talk:Ferret|talk]]) 13:17, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
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 Not important, but I did anyway [[User:QuantumFoam66|QuantumFoam66]] ([[User talk:QuantumFoam66|talk]]) 21:14, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
+== FALLOUT NEW VEGAS IS NOT A SPIN OF ==
+nv is loved and viewed as a main game not a spin of [[Special:Contributions/47.44.39.122|47.44.39.122]] ([[User talk:47.44.39.122|talk]]) 16:41, 9 October 2024 (UTC)
+:This has been beaten into the ground. The developers and reliable secondary sources list it as a spin-off. That has nothing to do with it's quality, popularity, or fan love for it. It simply is. -- [[User:Ferret|ferret]] ([[User_talk:Ferret|talk]]) 17:32, 9 October 2024 (UTC)