Typical. You wait years for a Fallout remake, and two come along at once. According to a recent Steam discovery, it would appear that both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are poised to get the remake treatment before the end of the year.

Any Fallout fan will know that there’s long been a common argument: is Fallout 3 better than New Vegas? There are those who believe Fallout 3 is ultimately more ambitious and larger in scope, and there are those who think New Vegas is a much more accomplished RPG. I couldn’t possibly say who is right. Actually, screw it, New Vegas is obviously better.

Fallout 3 And Fallout: New Vegas Remakes May Be Real

Wow, two cakes!

The good news is it looks like we don’t have to pick a favorite, with both games seemingly getting remakes. Take this with a pinch of salt for now, but this latest discovery is certainly just another piece of compelling evidence on top of a mountain of proof that remakes are coming down the road.

Over on the Fallout subreddit, fans have noticed some irregularities with Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. User Homer4a10 was alerted to some odd goings-on when they attempted to leave a review for Fallout: New Vegas, only to be blocked by a message that said: “You must wait until this product has been released before writing a review for it.” It would appear this issue is also affecting Fallout 3, and as far as I can see, the other Fallout titles available on Steam aren’t encountering the same problem.

It is worth noting, however, that a few other non-Fallout games produce the same message. Batman: Arkham City and Kerbal Space Program are among them, which means this could be a whole lot of nothing.

This Steam Leak Is A Promising Sign

While I wouldn’t advise you get your hopes up too much yet, there are other signs on top of the Steam weirdness. There’s the mysterious countdown online, plus multiple reliable leakers have said at least one Fallout remake is all-but guaranteed at this point.

The biggest sign of all, in my opinion? A Fallout 3 remake was leaked years ago in the very same court documents that showed the Oblivion remake, which obviously ended up launching last year. Could Bethesda do another stealth drop for Fallout? We’ll doubtless find out very soon.

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Released

October 28, 2008

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs

Developer(s)

Bethesda Game Studios

Publisher(s)

Bethesda Softworks

Engine

Gamebryo