Fallout 76 Smashes Steam Player Record Amid Fallout TV Show Success - IGN
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The success of Prime Video’s Fallout TV show has spilled over into the video games upon which it is based, boosting player numbers in even decades old titles.
    • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      And that’s how it goes.

      • Good TV show that respects the source
      • More people consume more of the source and related products
      • Different IP looks at this and had a brilliant idea
      • Bad TV show that doesn’t respect the source
      • Everyone shits on toxic fans and how making adaptations is not worth it
      • Different IP decides to challenge this
      • Go back to step 1
      • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yeah, it boils down to media companies not understanding what people like and wanting an easy cashgrab