On June 3, game publisher Bethesda dropped a megaton bomb on the gaming world: 11 days before its scheduled keynote at the 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, the company released the official trailer for Fallout 4. The Fallout series has a huge fan base -- the last two games in the series have sold more than 16 million copies, and remain a favorite for dedicated players and modders today. Bethesda�s official Fallout 4 trailer racked up more than 13 million views within 10 days of its posting -- that�s the kind of number normally reserved for omnipresent blockbuster titles like Call of Duty. NeoGAF, one of the Internet�s premier gaming forums, had a thread entitled �Fallout 4 Officially Announced� which had more than 8,000 posts before E3 even started! But as with any title this size in a series this beloved, there are any number of ways things could go wrong. Bethesda�s last two Fallout releases, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, were littered with bugs and exploits that, in many cases, broke the games. Many problems were patched eventually, but these flaws tend to become part of a game�s legacy. Just ask Electronic Arts about Battlefield 4. That game eventually got (mostly) fixed, but it�s remembered best for how broken it was at launch. There�s also the issue of graphic fidelity. Some have disparaged the Fallout 4 trailers and screenshots, comparing its graphics to other new, gorgeous games like The Witcher 3. While it is true that what we�ve seen so far doesn�t compare on a technical level to other rock star productions like Dragon Age: Inquisition or Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Fallout 4 is a huge step up from Fallout 3. But, whether or not it matches the polygon count and shadow textures of other major titles probably doesn�t matter that much, especially for PC users. The modding ecosystems for Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are prolific, and some users have managed to bring these old games close to modern graphics standards. Luckily, Bethesda has announced that consoles will have Modding support. Most importantly though, Fallout 4 hinges on its gameplay, and after seeing the gameplay footage from Bethesda's E3 showcase it�s bound to please fans... We�ll see if "Fallout 4" matches the hype. Make sure if you are on PC to take a look at Fallout 4 on the Steam store!

Fallout 4 comes out on November 12th!...