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Ronald Reagan called it “The New Federalism.” Gov. Mario Cuomo derided it as “Fend-for-yourself-federalism.” By any name, New York suffered acutely in the wake of federal cutbacks. In 1981, Washington’s largesse flowed freely into virtually every corner of New York state government. New York spent $2.7 billion in federal funds that year to help build housing, treat drug addicts, train the jobless and subsidize mass transportation. Through revenue sharing, Albany passed on millions to its cash-starved cities, which gobbled the money up for everything from teachers’ salaries to debt service....

According to insider Jeff Grubb, there are talks at Microsoft to give Obsidian Entertainment the chance to make Fallout: New Vegas 2. This is possible thanks to Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda, giving control of the Fallout IP to Xbox. Grubb’s sources said that “there’s a lot of interest to make it happen,” though if Fallout: New Vegas 2 does get off the ground, fans likely won’t see it for years....

A sequel to Fallout: New Vegas would need to deal with some huge unresolved story threads if it was going to continue the tale of the Mojave Wasteland or any of the surrounding areas. Here are just some of the stones from the original Fallout: New Vegas canon left unturned, and the key questions the next game should answer. RELATED: BioShock 4 Might Have ‘Fallout’ Style Dialogue, but That Should Be New Vegas, Not Fallout 4...

The more modern Fallout games have a ton of custom-made mods, some of which turn the titles into something completely different from the developer’s original vision. Everything from visual upgrades, improving the main quest line, adding new weather effects, or tweaking the overall gameplay for a more immersive experience are all par for the course when it comes to modding Bethesda’s franchise. But this particular mod takes into consideration those who fear or uncomfortable around law enforcement officers....

RELATED: 15 Most Powerful Weapons In Fallout 4, Ranked From alien blasters to Lovecraftian clubs, there’s a lot of strange weaponry in the world of Fallout. It’s said that “variety is the spice of life,” and the Fallout franchise has that in droves. Finding these implements of death isn’t always easy, but they are certainly worth the risk, even if it’s just for the laughs. 10 The Alien Blaster Does using weapons from planet Earth ever get boring?...

Modder xxdeathknight72xx discovered a secret Harpoon Gun in Fallout 4’s files, though it’s not available anywhere in the actual game. The gun is incomplete, and as such, can’t be added simply by using a console command or accessing Fallout 4’s secret room. However, with a little tinkering, xxdeathknight72xx was able to tweak the gun to make it usable in-game, provided gamers don’t mind installing a mod overriding the railway rifle....

The Fallout 4 and One-Punch Man mashup is quite entertaining, as it contains practically every aspect found in the last three episodes of the anime’s first season. As is to be expected, the characters trade a several extremely powerful blows, with some punches knocking the other nearly halfway across the Boston Commonwealth. Fans can check out EzPlays’ creation below, and they would do well to stick around until the very end for a brutal finale featuring some consecutive normal punches....

Interestingly enough, ki da admits to buying a PS4 too late to have actually played P.T. before developer and publisher Konami removed it from the PlayStation Store. Bearing that in mind, since it can’t be downloaded again without having been owned prior to the publisher and developer pulling it from the marketplace, the YouTuber figured a recreation was in order with the use of mods and Fallout 4’s Workshop feature with the action-RPG’s crafting system....

There are four virtual dogs nominated for the award. This includes Dogmeat from Fallout 4, D-Dog from Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, Chop from Grand Theft Auto 5 (despite the fact that GTA 5 released in 2013, and the new-gen version of GTA 5 released in 2014), and a dog from Barbie and Her Sisters: Puppy Rescue. The CW, which will host The World Dog Awards next week on January 14th, is allowing viewers to vote on the various categories, which includes Top Video Game Dog....

A recent ten-minute video by Cosmic Contrarian imagines a small scale alien invasion, a step-down from his usual videos which can sometimes feature over 10,000 NPCs. The video kicks things off with an alien crash-landing and things escalate quickly from there, as a full-on invasion begins to take place in Diamond City – where Takahashi just wanted to make some noodles for everyone. The below video may be a little lacking in the voice acting department, but Cosmic Contrarian gets it spot-on when he makes a comment that ’negotiations broke down’....

There are a couple of ways in which players can play with their friends in Fallout 76. The first involves navigating the game’s menus. Here is a step by step: Open up the Fallout 76 menu and cycle over to the tab labelled “Social” Then, choose between the sections Recent, Team or Friends in order to find the person you would like to play with Select the player that you’d like to play in co-op with and either click “join” or “invite” - joining their game will see you join their server while inviting the player will send them an invite to join yours....

Finally, there will be no NDA on the Beta and Bethesda is actually encouraging fans to share footage. Bethesda says: “We encourage you to share your experience! Beginning on October 23 on Xbox One, and October 30 on PlayStation 4 and PC, anyone in the B.E.T.A. can freely stream, post screenshots, create content, and share their feedback with us. [Only] anything posted prior to the official B.E.T.A. is in violation of an NDA....

RELATED: Every Fallout Game In Chronological Order New playthroughs allow for different character builds and choices that shape the player’s experience. Many of the role-playing tropes that have spawned from this, such as the ’low intelligence’ playthrough, have become widely attempted by fans of the game. There are, of course, many more to try out on initial or subsequent playthroughs of Fallout: New Vegas. 8 The NCR Loyalist Everyone knows that the NCR (New California Republic) is one of the primary in-game factions....

Their demands came after the Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled on Monday that Truitt’s death was a homicide. The family’s attorney, Gerald A Griggs, received a copy of the report, which said: “It is my opinion that Vincent Truitt died as a result of 2 [gun-shot wounds] of the torso. Based on the information available at this time, the manner of death is classified as Homicide,” according to Griggs....

Covering seven different questions, the survey asks players to rank their favorite types of modes, say where they’d like to see improvements, and how many new modes players want out of new Fall Guys seasons, which will happen every two months. It’s quite a bit of data to collect from the community, and if taken to heart, it could help shape the way the game evolves. RELATED: Fall Guys Had ‘Cheater Island’ to Deal With Hackers...

Fall Guys similarly took the world by storm following its release in August 2020, gaining steam fast due to its popularity among streamers and the simple but addictive gameplay. Similar to Monopoly’s frequent tie-ins with pop culture juggernauts, Fall Guys has featured many of the biggest franchises in gaming, movies, and television as crossover costumes for the game’s iconic bean-shaped characters. Now, Fall Guys’ newest collaboration will bring the beans, Crowns, and Kudos to a tabletop environment....

Vault 34 is found north of the Follower’s Outpost and east of the Aerotech Officer Park on the map of Fallout: New Vegas. The facility is nestled inside a cave system. The area is also highly irradiated, so it’s best to bring plenty of Rad-X and RadAway when visiting. RELATED: The Next Fallout Game Should Drop One Series Tradition The Gun Experiment in Vault 34 Vault 34 was built with a fully stocked armory that contained weapons and ammunition....

There are two likely next steps for Fallout. Fans will likely either be made to wait up to a decade for Bethesda to finish work on Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 before focusing on Fallout 5, or it’s possible the studio will once again outsource to a third-party developer as it did with Fallout: New Vegas. Whether or not a third-party title would actually be a direct sequel to the story of New Vegas is unknown, but there are advantages and disadvantages of each possible path....

Fallout 4 implements the waiting mechanic similarly to other Fallout or Elder Scrolls games with this one caveat. Like those other games, players can’t wait while there are enemies nearby, while they are trespassing, while being irradiated, and the like. Despite these restrictions, waiting has unique uses in Fallout 4’s survival mode. RELATED: The 10 Best Fallout 4 Mods, Ranked In order to wait, players will first need to sit down on a chair, bench, or couch....

RELATED: The Most Powerful Weapons In Fallout 4, Ranked Fortunately, the talented and passionate modding community of Fallout 4 has created some fantastic mods that make settlement building much more intuitive and enjoyable. From simple quality-of-life improvements to fundamental overhauls, here are twelve fantastic settlement mods that make settlement building so much better. Updated on July 23, 2022, by Ritwik Mitra: Fallout 4 is a game that boasts a robust modding community that has tried to augment each and every aspect of the game ranging from its gameplay to its visuals....