Fallout has an extensive past and a deeply dedicated fan base going back to the original, highly renowned CRPGs, which introduced players to an immersive and darkly humorous post-nuclear apocalypse atomic-age America. The first two titles became classics of the genre and are still celebrated today. Later, Bethesda Studios, known prior for its Elder Scrolls franchise, acquired the rights to Fallout and produced an FPS RPG title in 2008 that was a big change from the previous direction, but put the series firmly in the mainstream.