QuakeCon 2018 is just a few days away; the annual Bethesda event promises significant updates from the studio on several of their major franchises. Doom Eternal looks to be the headliner of the event, but a new tweet from Bethesda has teased a major Fallout presence as well. Of course, this isn’t exactly surprising; Fallout 76 is just a few months away from release.
The Fallout QuakeCon Presence
Yesterday, Bethesda tweeted two photos of people in Vault Boy costumes at the QuakeCon center in Texas. “Vault Boys among us!” stated the update; “Starting at QuakeCon 2018, you can expect to see a little more of your favorite Fallout friend. Look for Vault Boy to show up in a city near you!”
Vault Boys among us! Starting at #QuakeCon2018, you can expect to see a little more of your favorite #Fallout friend.
Look for Vault Boy to show up in a city near you! pic.twitter.com/CbJRReBrST
— Fallout (@Fallout) August 1, 2018
The most interesting thing about Bethesda’s update is that this seems to be the start of an ongoing marketing scheme. It sounds as though Bethesda plans on staging promotional events featuring Vault Boys across the US. After the company released the cover of Country Roads which they used for their trailer, with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity, Bethesda mentioned that there would be further partnerships with the charity in the lead-up to the release of Fallout 76. Thus far, Bethesda hasn’t announced any of those partnerships. It could be that this new promotional campaign could have some tie to Habitat for Humanity, but fans will have to wait and see.
Thus far, it’s unknown exactly how much or how little Fallout 76 will feature at QuakeCon. Doom Eternal has received the lion’s share of the pre-event marketing. That suggests that the game is Bethesda’s top priority for the time being. However, with the Fallout 76 release just months away, and the public beta launch even closer, it would be very surprising if Bethesda didn’t release a new trailer, gameplay video, or such. Thus far, Bethesda hasn’t shown off any actual demonstrations of gameplay. QuakeCon would seem an ideal opportunity to do so, but similarly; the studio may wish to focus more on other titles at the event having devoted much of their E3 coverage to Fallout.