For twitter, I thought it’d be appropriate to look back at her impact on that game. Heartbroken doesn’t cover it, but I won’t eulogize her here. I said goodbye today to River, who most of you know as Fallout 4’s Dogmeat. It’s a great tribute to her and I highly suggest you read the thread. River, the German Shepherd who inspired the canine companion Dogmeat in Fallout 4, has died.įormer Fallout developer Joel Burgess announced River’s passing on Twitter. Sad news for the gaming community dropped this weekend.