Fallout 4 Goes Gold, Fallout-branded Beer Announced

To celebrate October 23rd, the date of the Great War in the Fallout setting, Bethesda Game Studios’ official Twitter account has confirmed that the game has gone gold, and that all the “27 versions” of the game, which presumably include not only the two console and the PC versions, but also all the different localizations and packages, are now ready to go out in the wild in time for the November 10 release. Presumably they’ve been ready for a while, but the announcement was scheduled for this day because of its symbolic importance:

Oct 23rd – the bombs have fallen. Fallout 4 is complete. All 27 versions.

The company also announced a collaboration with Carlsberg to produce a Fallout-branded beer, which will be available ahead of the game’s launch. A cola would have been a more natural fit for the franchise and would also be available to a wider public, so I have to admit I’m a bit confused by this choice:

Bethesda Teams Up With Carlsberg UK To Produce Fallout BEER

23 October 2015 (London, UK) Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today announced that it has teamed up with Carlsberg UK to offer fans Falloutâ„¢ BEER, a beverage inspired by Vault-Tec Industries and the multi-award winning Fallout® videogame series. Fallout BEER will be available via Amazon.co.uk and will begin shipping to customers from 5th November, ahead of the launch of Fallout® 4, the most anticipated video game of the year.

Fallout 4 will be available worldwide on 10th November 2015, and is being developed for Xbox One, PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system, and for PCs by the award-winning team at Bethesda Game Studios® under the direction of Todd Howard. Named ‘Best of Show’ by the official Game Critics Awards following its world premiere at E3 2015, Fallout 4 is the eagerly-awaited follow up to the 2008 ‘˜Game of the Year’, Fallout® 3, and the first title from the world-renowned studio since the release of their global phenomenon and 2011 ‘˜Game of the Year’, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim®.

Bruce Ray, Corporate Affairs Director at Carlsberg UK: (This is something of a world-first. Adult participation in video gaming is a truly social activity, on a par with cinema and music. We’re proud to work with Bethesda to produce a beer Fallout fans can enjoy).

Fallout BEER is a 4% alcohol by volume (ABV) pilsner lager, with a refreshing zesty hoppy taste and a floral aroma, sold in a 330ml bottle format and sold only to customers aged 18 and over. To reserve your case of Fallout BEER please visit http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016XZVE96

For more information about Fallout 4 please visit www.fallout4.com