Trademark Application for Fallout: Shadow of Boston

Alternative Facts · November 05, 2014, 09:27:19 AM

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A trademark application for the brand "Fallout: Shadow of Boston" has been registered in Germany.

The application - spotted by an eagle-eyed user on NeoGAF earlier today - describes the product as "computer game discs; Downloadable computer game programs; Computer games program downloaded via the internet".

Details are light, but the trademark owner - listed as Bethesda Softworks LLC of Rockville, USA - has recorded that the first language is English, and the second French.

Rumours of the new Fallout instalment have been circling as far back as 2012, when an anonymous user on Reddit stated that they'd noted that Bethesda had been "scoping out and researching Boston".

We've reached out to Bethesda for comment and will update you just as soon as we know more.[/img]

Juuzou · November 05, 2014, 09:42:45 AM

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Sandtrap · November 05, 2014, 09:43:43 AM

Super Irish · November 05, 2014, 09:44:03 AM

Careful now.

Trademarks can be filed with false credentials, and cost a few hundred to finalise (which can take a while to check, and allows some time for the money to be actually required). The same happened last time with the last trademark shit with the elaborate "Survivor2299" hoax and even Half Life 3 rumours. There's even been "Fallout:Boston" test scripts to hire actors on supposedly a few months back.

Don't believe the hype...at least until Pete Hines confirms/denies it.

Alternative Facts · November 05, 2014, 09:46:06 AM

Quote from: SuperIrish on November 05, 2014, 09:44:03 AM

Careful now.

Trademarks can be filed with false credentials, and cost a few hundred to finalise (which can take a while to check, and allows some time for the money to be actually required). The same happened last time with the last trademark shit with the elaborate "Survivor2299" hoax and even Half Life 3 rumours. There's even been "Fallout:Boston" test scripts to hire actors on supposedly a few months back.

Don't believe the hype...at least until Pete Hines confirms/denies it.

Simply reporting a news source.

Super Irish · November 05, 2014, 09:54:55 AM

Quote from: IcyWind on November 05, 2014, 09:46:06 AM

Simply reporting a news source.

Simply saying don't get your hopes up

PIXLEsauce · November 05, 2014, 11:10:04 AM

>tfw never played a fallout game
>tfw doesn't want to play a fallout game

Lemy the Lizerd · November 05, 2014, 11:40:20 AM

Yeah I'm not paying money for a Bethesda Fallout game.

MIGHT pirate it, but only if I hear good things. Not from the tasteless idiots who liked Fallout 3, I mean from actual Fallout fans.

Juuzou · November 05, 2014, 12:12:22 PM

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Lemy the Lizerd · November 05, 2014, 12:14:19 PM

Quote from: Noelle on November 05, 2014, 12:12:22 PM

Quote from: Lemy the Lizerd on November 05, 2014, 11:40:20 AM
Yeah I'm not paying money for a Bethesda Fallout game.

MIGHT pirate it, but only if I hear good things. Not from the tasteless idiots who liked Fallout 3, I mean from actual Fallout fans.
Nobody gives a shit about your trolling, Door. You suck at it.

I'm not trolling, Fallout 3 is genuinely awful.

Juuzou · November 05, 2014, 12:31:35 PM

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Azumarill · November 05, 2014, 12:31:57 PM

Probably another hoax

MattyFez · November 05, 2014, 12:33:30 PM

This is why it's supposed to be fake.

http://fallout.gamepedia.com/Blog:News/Hoax_News:_Fallout:_Shadow_of_Bostion

Mr. Psychologist · November 05, 2014, 12:45:54 PM

Quote from: MattyFez on November 05, 2014, 12:33:30 PM

This is why it's supposed to be fake.

http://fallout.gamepedia.com/Blog:News/Hoax_News:_Fallout:_Shadow_of_Bostion

*sigh*

At least it was dismissed as easily as that.
I'd have been pretty fucking annoyed with Bethesda if they let another Survivor2299 style hoax go on <_<

Tyger · November 05, 2014, 02:34:23 PM

It's fake. Bethesda tweeted about it an hour ago

Hahahaha very funny Zonda · November 05, 2014, 02:46:15 PM

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