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Remaster of a Classic EA RPG Is Now Free on Xbox

Fans of classic role-playing games on Xbox can grab the remaster of one of the most important RPGs for free. 

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Xbox has become the place to be for RPGs over the past several years, and now it’s made the 2020 remaster of a very important RPG free to purchase and own.

wasteland Remastered is Free on Xbox

Interplay’s Wasteland may not hold as much weight today as it once did in the late 80s and 90s, but its importance to the RPG genre can’t be understated. One of the earliest post-apocalyptic RPGs, Wasteland became the primary influence behind Fallout, which has gone on to become one of the most successful video game franchises ever under Bethesda. Without the original Wasteland, it’s possible that Fallout might not have ever been created.

Xbox’s inXile Entertainment, which is made up of veteran ex-Interplay developers led by industry legend Brian Fargo, released an impressive remaster of Wasteland in 2020 in order to celebrate the game’s 30th anniversary. The remaster........

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