Fallout Day 2025: Everything Announced From New Vegas to Fallout 4

October 23rd holds special significance in the Fallout universe—it's the day the bombs dropped in 2077, plunging the world into nuclear devastation. Each year, Bethesda commemorates this date with Fallout Day celebrations, and 2025's event delivered a treasure trove of announcements that have fans buzzing across the wasteland.

Fallout 4 Gets the Anniversary Treatment

The biggest reveal from this year's Fallout Day broadcast is Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition, launching November 10, 2025—exactly ten years after the original release. Following in the footsteps of Skyrim: Anniversary Edition, this comprehensive bundle packages the base game with all six DLC expansions and over 150 pieces of Creation Club content.

The Anniversary Edition will be available across all currently supported platforms including PC, PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One. Notably, a Nintendo Switch 2 release is planned for 2026, marking the first time the full Fallout 4 experience comes to a Nintendo platform.

For existing owners, Bethesda is offering an Anniversary Upgrade purchase option. Players accessing the game through Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus will also have a similar upgrade path available. The package includes all six major expansions: Automatron, Wasteland Workshop, Far Harbor, Contraptions Workshop, Vault-Tec Workshop, and Nuka-World.

Creation Club Content Goes Mainstream

The Anniversary Edition brings officially curated mods—called Creations—directly into the console experience. These aren't traditional mods, but rather content vetted and supported by Bethesda. The current mod menu will be replaced with a new Creations interface, streamlining the experience for console players who want to extend their wasteland adventures.

Fallout: New Vegas Celebrates 15 Years

Obsidian's beloved 2010 entry gets commemorative treatment with the Fallout: New Vegas 15th Anniversary Bundle. This physical collector's package includes a PC code for the Ultimate Edition alongside several exclusive items that will appeal to dedicated fans.

The bundle contains:

• An 8-inch Victor Statue (the friendly Securitron from Goodsprings)
• Doc Mitchell's Evaluation Cards set on 8x8 cardstock
• A 1.5-inch Vault Boy Enamel Pin featuring poker chips
• A Mojave Express Patch (3.5" × 1.9", woven and iron-on)
• An NCR Recon Patch (3.25" × 3.5", woven and iron-on)
• A throwback-style Collector's Big Box

Pre-orders opened October 23rd through the Bethesda Gear Store, with both US and international ordering options available. The timing couldn't be better, as Prime Video's Fallout Season 2 is heading to New Vegas when it premieres December 17th.

McFarlane Toys Expands Fallout Figure Line

The merchandising push extends beyond Bethesda's official store. McFarlane Toys announced a comprehensive wave of 7-inch scale action figures based on Amazon's hit Fallout TV series, moving beyond the posed figures (essentially statues) released earlier this year.

The new wave includes articulated figures of Maximus in Brotherhood of Steel Power Armor with alternate unmasked head, four extra hands, and a Super Sledge. Walton Goggins' The Ghoul gets the figure treatment with fantastic detail, removable hat, and weapon accessories. A 7-inch Cooper Howard (The Ghoul's pre-war identity) will be exclusive to Amazon and GameStop.

Additional figures include former Vault 33 Overseer Hank MacLean in power armor with forearm jets, and Steph Harper with multiple hands, swappable face plate, and weapons. Three different 5-inch Vault Boy posed figures will be distributed as exclusives through Walmart, Amazon, and GameStop.

Pre-orders launched October 23rd at 9am PT/12pm ET through Entertainment Earth, Amazon, and Walmart, with posed figure exclusives available at their respective retailers.

Fallout 76 Heads to Ohio

Bethesda's live-service title continues its post-launch evolution with the Burning Springs expansion, scheduled for December 2, 2025. The update expands the map into what was once Ohio and introduces new bounty hunting quests.

Most notably, Walton Goggins reprises his role as The Ghoul from the TV series, serving as the head honcho of the bounty board. This cross-media integration arrives just ahead of the show's second season premiere in mid-December, creating a unified promotional push across gaming and streaming.

Fallout Shelter Gets Battle Pass Treatment

In perhaps the most unexpected announcement, Fallout Shelter—the mobile game that launched in 2015—is receiving significant new content through a seasonal model. Each season will feature different Vaults and time-limited adventures completely separate from players' main vaults.

Bethesda confirmed that seasons will include battle passes, though specifics about monetization remain unclear. This represents a major shift for the mobile title, adopting the live-service mechanics that have become pervasive across gaming in recent years.

Deep Discounts Across the Franchise

Coinciding with Fallout Day, Xbox Store launched a franchise-wide sale running through October 27th, with many titles hitting their lowest prices ever. Fallout 76 received an 80% discount, while Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition and the standalone base game both dropped 75%. Legacy titles Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas also hit 75% off.

Individual DLC expansions for Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 saw 60% discounts, with the Fallout 4 Season Pass at 65% off. The timing allows newcomers attracted by the TV series to explore the franchise's history at minimal cost.

What Wasn't Announced

Despite speculation, Bethesda didn't reveal any remasters—particularly the long-requested Fallout: New Vegas remaster. A Fallout 3 remaster was leaked in 2023, though those plans may have changed. Todd Howard previously stated in June 2024 that Bethesda doesn't feel pressure to rush Fallout 5, which remains positioned after The Elder Scrolls 6 in the studio's development pipeline.

Looking Ahead

Fallout Day 2025 demonstrates Bethesda's commitment to maintaining franchise momentum following the Prime Video series' success. Between the Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition, New Vegas collector's bundle, Fallout 76 expansion, and extensive merchandising, the company is capitalizing on renewed mainstream interest.

The December confluence of Burning Springs and Fallout Season 2 positions the franchise for continued cultural relevance heading into 2026. While fans may need to wait for Fallout 5 or that elusive New Vegas remaster, there's plenty of wasteland to explore in the meantime.