It’s been more than a year since the video game Fallout 76 was released. The game — one in a popular series created by Maryland-based Bethesda Game Studios — takes place entirely in a post-apocalyptic West Virginia. Players from around the world play together online to reclaim the land.  New research finds […]

While wandering through familiar Appalachian landscapes on my first playthrough of Fallout 76, the latest addition to the Fallout video game franchise set in West Virginia, I stumbled across a familiar scene. A converted Chrome Airstream camper, an old bus with a boat resting atop and a familiar sign confirmed […]

There’s no question Fallout 76 is a beautiful game. Bethesda Game Studios, the maker of the Fallout series, captured the incredible landscape and breathtaking views of the Mountain State in a way that illustrates exactly why we call West Virginia “Almost Heaven.” Dozens of local attractions are featured in the […]

Imagine a world devastated by nuclear war. You’re one of a handful of lucky survivors who took shelter before the bombs fell and destroyed civilization as we know it. Your Vault-Tec bomb shelter is well-stocked and secure. You and your fellow survivors could live in the vault for years, decades […]