The Fallout series has been the game that most people think of when asked about post-nuclear war survival games. The newest addition to this is Fallout 4, which comes with a brand new collector addition, with added Pip-Boy wearable. The new tech is compatible with most mobile phones by docking them inside and has most fans crying in anticipation to get their radioactive hands on them.
In the UK, GAME has the exclusive rights to this new collectors edition and went on pre-order at 9am this morning; well it was supposed to anyway. Due to the overwhelming interest in the item, the GAME website crashed and caused major headaches.
As any company would do in this day and age, someone from the marketing team took to Twitter to try to ease the tense customers, using references from the game itself.
The Pip-Boy is BACK in town! Limited stock of Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition is now available: http://t.co/FRNmdSKj55 pic.twitter.com/fZHIEWGtMH
— GAME.co.uk (@GAMEdigital) July 3, 2015
Due to increased number of Dwellers trying to access Vault 111 we are experiencing some issues. Please bare with us.
— GAME.co.uk (@GAMEdigital) July 3, 2015
We are working hard to get Vault 111 back to full capacity as soon as possible. We will keep you updated.
— GAME.co.uk (@GAMEdigital) July 3, 2015
The website was then fixed, or maybe the consumers broke their computers and the amount accessing the site was less, and all of the pre-orders were taken within minutes.
Were you one of the thousands trying to access the website this morning? Did you get your hands on the Pip-Boy Edition? Let us know in the comments.
Thank you to MCVUK for providing us with this information.
