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Fallout 76: Pete Hines Remembers ‘Probably the Dumbest Thing’ He Did at Bethesda

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Former Bethesda Softworks marketing boss Pete Hines has opened up about the Fallout 76 bag controversy of 2018, saying it led to "probably the dumbest thing" he ever did at the company.Hines, who served as senior vice president of global marketing and communications at Bethesda before announcing plans to retire in 2023, touched on the infamous Fallout 76 Power Armor Edition during an interview with DBLTAP. The first true multiplayer Fallout expe…

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The release of Fallout 76 in 2018 brought not only the game itself, but also a series of controversy that became a defining moment in Bethesda's history. One of the most well-known of these was the so-called "bag gate" affair, triggered by the inferior quality of the bags in the Power Armor Edition. Bethesda had promised robust canvas bags, which ultimately consisted of cheap, easily degradable nylon. The impact of the bag gate affair Why was th…

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pcgamer broke the news in on Friday, September 5, 2025.
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