Amazon is gearing up to deliver the second season of the award-winning series Fallout on Dec. 17 on Prime Video. The new season takes us to a place called New Vegas, which makes it a great time to explore -- or revisit -- that area in the game Fallout: New Vegas on Xbox Game Pass now.
In the trailer for Fallout's upcoming season, we see Lucy (Ella Purnell), the Ghoul (Walton Goggins) and the trusty Dogmeat traversing the irradiated desert to reach the glitzy town of New Vegas. Lucy continues to search for her father while the Ghoul is likely looking for the cause of the apocalypse, and all roads lead to the roulette wheel in the desert formerly known as Las Vegas. The trailer is filled with characters and set pieces that anyone familiar with the New Vegas game will recognize, and the game can give you some insights into what to expect when the second season airs.
According to CNET's sister site HowLongtoBeat, you can play the game's main story and side quests in about 60 hours. So you have plenty of time to play the game on either Xbox Game Pass Premium or Ultimate ($15 and $30 a month, respectively) before the show's Dec. 17 premiere.
Here's what to know about Fallout: New Vegas, and some of the lore behind characters and places we'll see in the show.
Warning: Fallout: New Vegas spoilers ahead.
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What happens in Fallout: New Vegas?
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In this RPG, you play as a character named the Courier. At the beginning of the game, you're kidnapped while making a delivery, shot by a man named Benny and left for dead. You survive, and with nothing but a thirst for vengeance, you set out across the desert to find Benny and give him a taste of his own medicine.
Along the way, you will explore different towns, learn about the different desert factions and interact with con artists, like a character named Fantastic who tells you he has a theoretical degree in physics. It's a wild game, filled with excellent writing and superb set pieces.
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