Fallout 76 Gamers Are Nuking Phil Spencer

Players have decided to attack Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer and his personal camp in Fallout 76. A new social media post went viral recently, revealing that longtime Microsoft executive Phil Spencer was hit by a nuke in Fallout 76.

Fallout 76 acts as a prequel to the world-renowned Fallout series and is the only entry in the decades-old franchise to feature online-focused play. While Fallout 76‘s release in 2018 was incredibly rocky, with players encountering a plethora of bugs, glitches, and gameplay issues, the game has slowly and consistently improved, offering fans of the franchise a massive, detailed, and rich world to get lost in, either alone or with a group of friends. Thanks to the release of Amazon’s Fallout series earlier this year, Fallout 76 reached over 1 million concurrent players, proving the game is more popular now than it ever has been.

This new surge of players meant trouble for Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, who was recently hit by a nuke. Fallout 76 features a wide variety of weapons, with the biggest threat players can unleash being a nuclear bomb. Nukes take a long time to get in Fallout 76, requiring players to go through countless missions and tedious steps. However, at least one player was dedicated enough to acquire a nuke, launching an attack on the Xbox executive. A recent post on Twitter went viral, with a player capturing a photo of Phil Spencer’s camp being decimated by the bomb.

Fallout 76 Players Launch Nuke on Phil Spencer

This rather bold attack against the executive comes at a very tense time for the company, with Microsoft announcing layoffs and the closure of several game studios. Earlier this week, Xbox officially pulled the plug on Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Studios. The decision to close these studios came as quite a surprise, especially when considering how popular Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi-Rush ended up being. While Fallout 76 players may have just been having fun, this nuke may be a reaction to this decision by Xbox and Microsoft.

With both Fallout 76 and Amazon’s original series being as successful as they are, many fans are wondering what the future of the Fallout franchise will look like. Bethesda has been working on the next Elder Scrolls game for quite some time, though its release is still many years away at this point. In 2022, Todd Howard, director and executive producer at Bethesda, claimed that Fallout 5 would enter development after The Elder Scrolls 6 releases. However, with interest in the franchise hitting an all-time high, it’s possible a new Fallout title will be outsourced to a different studio. Not only would this speed up production on a potential Fallout 5, but it would also provide gamers with something new to enjoy along with Amazon’s Fallout series, which is already confirmed to be getting a second season.

Fallout 76

Fallout 76 is a new horizon for the long-standing series, giving players an MMO world to explore, where they can meet other players and embark on quests with them.

Released

November 14, 2018

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer