The Fallout franchise is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month, and Bethesda is going to be putting a spotlight on the iconic RPG franchise with developer retrospectives and more. In-game activities are kicking off with a Free Week for Fallout 76 that concludes on October 10, alongside an update to the mobile Fallout Shelter.

Which is something of a nice surprise as Fallout Shelter hasn't received an update in over four years. As per the description, it drops next week and includes an alien threat as part of an all-new quest line, new enemies, new weapons, new Dwellers, and a new celebration room theme for your Vault.

There's also a franchise-wise Fallout sale across Steam (until October 18), Xbox, and PlayStation (until October 12). In addition to the Free Week, Fallout 76 players on PC and Xbox can redeem one free month of Fallout 1st through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

For more info and details on the upcoming community streams and other activities - head to the Fallout 25th site.