Any news is better than no news . . . but what sort of news is this!?  Today, all of us who’ve signed up for Fallout Online received yet another strange piece of propaganda via email.  This time we’ve been given a pamphlet for the, “Church of Harold.”

If you are not aware of who Harold is, then you are clearly not a fan of the original Fallout or Fallout 2.  Hell, he even made an appearance in Fallout 3!!  In fact, he’s the only character to appear in every Fallout game so far.

But what of this church?  Apparently it was created by worshipers of Harold, who aim to rebuild the world, “One twig at a time.”  The entire pamphlet is very tongue and cheek, but perhaps it is hinting at an actual faction or church that will exist within the Fallout MMO?  Perhaps a starting point for young mutant adventurers?  Perhaps a quest hub?  Who knows!?  One thing is certain, it’s better to get some news about the Fallout MMO, than no news at all.

• Bethesda: “The license is ours. Fallout belongs to us.” Interplay: “ORLY!?”
• Interplay Calls Bethesda’s Fallout Claims, “Absurd”
• NEW Fallout MMO Info Surfaces – Actually Tells Us Something
• Bethesda’s Motion to Dismiss Interplay Counter-Claims – DENIED
• Fallout Online Announced, Sign Up for the Beta
• Fallout Belongs to Bethesda, Period – Rights to the MMO Taken from Interplay

I haven’t played Fallout 3. But please, somebody who has, please tell me: do all the NPCs have bulletproof adamantium skulls? I understand every action in the game is determined by stats and behind-the-scenes dice rolls, and that the game isn’t an action game or a shooter, but this is pretty ridiculous, and if it’s not totally indicative of what actually goes down in the game, well, it’s at least funny.

32 headshots. Ouch. Hit the jump and see it for yourself.

• Best. Headshot. EVER.
• Five O’Clock Fan Art: Fallout Posters
• Robin Hood and William Tell Have Nothing on These Skyrim Archers
• Bethesda’s Todd Howard says Skyrim is “More Like Fallout 3″ than Oblivion
• Five O’Clock Fan Art: Fallout 3 Poster
• Geeked-Out: Fallout Fan Creates Fully Working Pip-Boy 3000