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By Mazen (Mithrie) Turkmani
Published: May 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM BST

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📺 Fallout TV Series: Seasons 2 & 3

Fallout Season 2 will premiere on Amazon Prime Video in December 2025—just 20 months after the smash-hit debut season—and the first teaser shows Lucy, The Ghoul, and Hank MacLean trekking toward the neon ruins of New Vegas. You can catch the evocative 45-second trailer on Amazon's official Fallout Season 2 teaser channel, while outlets such as VGC's detailed report break down the lore hints hidden in every frame. The fast turnaround signals Prime Video's confidence in the post-apocalyptic franchise and keeps buzz high among RPG fans.


Fallout Season 3 has already been green-lit by Amazon Studios—an unusual vote of confidence that allows writers to craft a cliff-hanger ending to Season 2 without fear of cancellation. Industry insiders cite Variety's coverage, echoed in this celebratory tweet from @falloutonprime, as proof that budgets and sets are locked. Expect the creative team to expand beyond Vault 33 and Los Angeles, with rumors pointing to Mojave hotspots that should resonate with long-time Fallout New Vegas players. The renewal also boosts the chances we'll see new merchandising, companion podcasts, and perhaps a next-gen remaster of Fallout 3 or New Vegas timed to the Season 3 finale.

📺 FBC Firebreak Preview

FBC Firebreak launches on 17 June 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, bringing Remedy Entertainment's surreal Control universe into a frenetic three-player co-op shooter. The release date was confirmed in a hands-on PlayStation Blog report that dives into map layouts, enemy types, and DualSense features. Day-one cross-play support and Xbox Game Pass availability position the title to dominate summer multiplayer chatter, and early testers praise its motion-based "Crisis Kit" abilities for fresh moment-to-moment tactics.


FBC Firebreak previews spotlight five crisis-kit classes and post-launch support that will add two more kits before year's end. IGN's video breakdown of Firebreak's weirdest weapons highlights the Sticky-Note Swarm and AI19 Garden Gnome augment, while Windows Central notes Remedy's pledge for free content drops. The game leans into "double-A" pricing but layers AAA polish—ray-traced lighting, adaptive-trigger recoil, and a shared progression path—to stay competitive with Helldivers 2, Destiny 2, and other co-op shooters in the SEO-friendly "live-service" space.

📺 Steam Security Alert

Steam account data was reportedly leaked by a third-party vendor, affecting up to 89 million users according to a PCWorld security bulletin and corroborated by cybersecurity firm Underdark AI on LinkedIn. Valve says its own servers remain uncompromised, but dark-web listings allegedly include hashed passwords and expired SMS one-time codes. The warning mirrors earlier alerts surfaced on X by user MellowOnline1, fueling an industry-wide conversation about safeguarding digital libraries worth thousands of dollars.


How to protect your Steam library with Steam Guard two-factor authentication starts with switching from text-message codes to the more secure Steam Mobile App generator. Users should also reset passwords, audit linked email accounts, and enable device-level passkeys or hardware tokens where possible. Valve's built-in Steam Guard FAQs walk you through the process, and password-manager integration makes the update painless. Taking these steps now not only shields in-game purchases and trading cards but also minimizes the risk of phishing campaigns that often follow large-scale credential leaks.

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