He’s before our time, but Robby the Robot’s timeless influence spans from 1956’s The Forbidden Planet to today’s Fallout 3; this 1:6 scale, 13″ figure packs light and sound effects.

Think Fallout 3 with less RPG and more runnin’ and gunnin’: this QuakeCon trailer for id Software’s post-apocalyptic FPS Rage looks spectacular; the game is on track for a 2010 release.

Getting abducted by aliens tends to ruin your day, but this B-movie style trailer for Fallout 3’s final DLC, Mothership Zeta, promises the game will go out with an out-of-this-world bang.

If you liked Fallout 3’s cheeky retropocalyptic videos, Rob Moffett’s Wagglemax shorts hype similar products for nuclear wars, zombie infestations and even Gears of War players.

Post-nuke America meets Apple with this iPod Touch-powered Pip-Boy 3000; it uses the shell of the wristwatch replica that came with Amazon’s Survival Edition of Fallout 3.

Like something out of Fallout 3, Eton’s FR500 Solarlink is made for worst-case scenarios: this AM, FM, weather and shortwave radio also has a flashlight, beacon and siren.

Amidst all the Fallout 3 and Resistance 2 news, we didn’t forget Killzone 2: it’s got a sweet new trailer out that focuses on our favorite fascist red-eyed baddies, the Helghast.

We’ve been watching Fallout, so a post-apocalyptic wasteland is top of mind. Should such a catastrophe come to pass, the latest Worst-Case Scenario book has got you covered. Whether it’s robots, nukes, aliens, or a pandemic that ends the world as we know it, you’ll find useful pointers from experts to help you not only survive but help rebuild civilization.

The tilt-shift lens technique is known for making real-world locations look like miniatures. Flurdeh applies the same effect to video games, offering up tilt-shift takes on Fallout: New Vegas, Bioshock Infinite, CyberPunk 2077, and Skyrim and more. We loved watching tiny street fights break out in Batman: Arkham Knight.

After wowing us with his Fallout-inspired Red Rocket, metal artist Engineer BrunS is back with an even more challenging build, a big bronze rocketship. Watching the precision-milled components fit together so perfectly is wonderfully satisfying. If you’ve got 1500 bucks to spare, you can even own this masterpiece

Consistently awesome animator and illustrator Steve Cutts offers up a topsy-turvy take on the destruction of our environment and climate change, envisioning a world in which animals are destroying the place, and humans have to deal with the fallout of their actions. The Track is The Turning Point by Wantaways.

There’s an official Nuka-Cola mini fridge, but Etsy store Dragonborn Studios‘ unlicensed versions look so much better. They have weathered metal cases, can hold up to 6 cans, and can be set to warm or cold. Available in Nuka-Cola, Quantum and Vim! colorways.

Some of the lead contributors to Fallout: New Vegas, Wasteland 2, and more are working on a video game adaptation of Apocalypse Now. The survival horror RPG will let you relive and rewrite the story of the movie’s protagonist, Capt. Willard. Its estimated release is in 2020.

(PG-13: Language) YouTuber charborg shows us how much fun you can have with the cutting edge weapons and tools in the tactical FPS Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege. If you love dunkey you’ll love this dude.

This is how you break the Internet. With E3 dropping bombs one after the other, Square Enix obliterated the minds of many JRPG fans by announcing an HD remake – not a remaster – of Final Fantasy VII. Coming first to PS4.

Ten Second Songs performs Katy Perry’s Dark Horse in 20 different styles, from Metallica to Sinatra. Some of his impressions are off – was that Michael Jackson or Fallout Boy? – but overall this is one skilled and funny dude at work.

If Shadowrun Returns got you excited, check out UnderRail, another Fallout descendant. The isometric turn-based RPG is set in a distant future where people have camped out in subway stations.

Alpha gameplay of Shadowrun Returns, a tactical turn-based cyberpunk fantasy RPG. It’s like the original Fallout, but with less radioactivity and more magic. Coming Summer 2013 for PC, Mac & Linux.

(NSFW: Language) Made by the team behind Nuka Break, Captain America: The Fighting Avenger puts a squad of soldiers in a life-or-death battle. For them anyway. For Cap, it’s just another day.

After their awesome Fallout reenactment, Russian live-action fans hit much closer to home with this STALKER LARP; over 200 players were involved, albeit in Vyborg instead of Chernobyl.

An FPS/RPG, Borderlands is a bit like Fallout albeit with a focus on the FPS bit; this gameplay montage shows just what a literal blast it is to play, even with the funky cell-shading.

We love GameTrailer’s retrospectives (watch Fallout here), but this WoW video is our favorite; it actually covers everything from Kesmai, UO and Everquest to the Lich King expansion.

In theaters now, City of Ember is definitely geared towards a younger audience, but we’re intrigued by its post-apocalyptic survivor story. It smacks of a kid-friendly version of Fallout.