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Wasteland 3

Wasteland 3 is an upcoming role-playing video game and the sequel to Wasteland 2. The story, which revolves around the surviving member of Team November, will be set in the freezing wastelands of Colorado's post-apocalyptic environment.

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Wasteland 3 co-op will not have crossplay

Co-op multiplayer in Wasteland 3 will not feature Xbox One and PC crossplay but that is the only bit of bad news as the rest sounds rather flexible, which is a good thing.

Wasteland 3 will have several familiar faces, despite being in Colorado

Wasteland 3 is set in Colorado, fairly far from the Rangers' native Arizona but that has not stopped inXile Entertainment from bringing over some familiar faces from the first two games.

Wasteland 3 game length revealed

Picture of Desert Rangers about to fight a giant robot in Wasteland 3

Wasteland 3's size has been described roughly the same as Wasteland 2, with more accent on quality content and more immersion.

Wasteland 3 release has been delayed again

Wasteland 3 has gone through its second major release date delay as inXile Entertainment announced that the remote work caused issues with the studio's schedules and the release date is now set for 28 August 2020

Wasteland 3 backer beta is now live

Microsoft and inXile Entertainment have announced that Wasteland 3 backer beta is now live. Bug hunting and post-apocalyptic Colorado are both available with some handy tools for the testers.

Wasteland 3 release date set for May 2020

Desert Rangers in a colourful room in Wasteland 3

Inside Xbox 2019 featured a new trailer for Wasteland 3, this time around in a much more appealing fashion for the fans. As a cherry on top, it revealed the frozen Colorado wastes will be open for business on 19 May 2019.

Wasteland 3 will have dozens of different endings

Brian Fargo revealed some more information regarding Microsoft's acquisition of inXile Entertainment, including the increased staff number and how Wasteland 3 will benefit from it. For example, the game will have a pile of different endings.

Wasteland 3 will have condensed weapon and skill systems

Wasteland and Wasteland 2 fans may not be happy about streamlining that takes place in weapon and other skill systems with Wasteland 3. On the other hand, we have only seen a small section of gameplay and it might be too early to judge.

Wasteland 3 gets a proper trailer on Gamescom 2019

Screenshot of Rangers and a Scorpitron in Wasteland 3

Wasteland 3 gave fans a scare during E3 2019 with a trailer that didn't fit the franchise's tone but the Gamescom trailer proved there was nothing to be afraid about. Thankfully, it features Scotchmo in a much smaller capacity this time.

Wasteland 3 is not as goofy as infamous E3 trailer suggested

Wasteland 3 is highly anticipated but the trailer from E3 2019 suggested the game would leave its grim roots in favour of a goofy tone. It wasn't received well and Brian Fargo recently confirmed the game would stay true to its origins.