[STEAM][PRESS]Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Other Fallout Games Surge in Popularity, Put Pressure on Mod Site NexusMods

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Amid the success of the

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, Fallout video games are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. The player boost is so significant that even NexusMods is struggling to cope.

The mod site issued a warning over the weekend that increased interest in Fallout mods had caused heavy network traffic, forcing it to deploy “extra resources” to cope. Explaining the situation, NexusMods namechecked the popularity of the Fallout TV show.

"We are experiencing much more traffic than usual due to the popularity of the Fallout TV series," NexusMods said in a statement. "We have deployed extra resources where possible and we are monitoring the uptime and performance across the network. We have staff on call at all times to deal with any problems.

"Please do be aware that this extra traffic could cause a degraded experience across the website and our applications."

Even now, April 22, the problem continues, with a “degraded performance”

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Perhaps it’s no surprise to see NexusMods struggling given the increase in player numbers for everything from the original Fallout to the most recent release, Fallout 76. On Steam, which tracks concurrent player numbers,

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has seen a significant increase, resulting in a peak concurrent player count of 164,190 over the weekend.

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, meanwhile, has hit its all-time peak on Valve’s platform, with 73,368 concurrents. The actual player numbers for Fallout games will be even higher, given their availability on multiple platforms, including Game Pass.

Fallout 4 is set to get yet another shot in the arm with this week’s release of its

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. As for the Fallout TV show, we know for sure Fallout will get a second season, and that

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. To keep you going until Season 2, be sure to check out

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. Elsewhere,

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. There are plenty of unanswered questions following Fallout Season 1, too, including about

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