MSNBC.com video: Video game falsely accused of being al-Qaida affiliated

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Found by Ausir.

New Video Interview with Pete Hines

And another video interview with Pete Hines, this time from Gry-Online/TVGry.pl.
Besides the announcement of gameplay footage shown to the public around E3 and Leipzig there’s a lot more there, highly recommended, and it’s all in English with Polish subtitles.
Thanks Ulyssaeir.

TGR Fallout 3 Preview

Wrapping up their extensive coverage of Fallout 3 TGR presents us with a quite informative Fallout 3 preview:
The demo started off at the beginning of the game, before the player chooses what their character will look like and what skills they want. The amount of freedom you have while customizing is reminiscent of Oblivion. In [...]

An Atomic Embarrassment-Updated!

Terrorist training camp!!!!! Lolz!
After that hilarious newsbit of yesterday finally one newspaper found out the obvious, the honor goes to the Telegraph:
SITE red-faced as Islamist ‘Washington ruin’ image turns out to be from Fallout 3 game
The SITE Intelligence Group said that the image, showing a ruined Capitol Building in Washington, was created [...]

Fallout 3: Polish Day

A couple of news from Poland, first the video interview with Pete Hines at Gram.pl. Pete replies in English, so it’s worth a look.
Also Gry-Online has a Fallout 3 preview, in Polish. Ausir got us a rundown of what’s there:
Summary of the preview for those who don’t speak Polish:
* The intro, narrated of course by [...]

Major Cuteness Alert

From the BethBlog:
Today on Inside the Vault, we talk with Dan Teitel. Dan is one of our interface programmers. Interface programming requires lots of iterating since user interface feedback can be subjective, and our interface programmers are especially good at getting features in so we can try them out quickly.
What’s your job at Bethesda?
I am [...]

And Yet More From TGR

And more coverage from TGR, first Fallout 3 bigger than expected:
While playing through the game, we were told that the game ended up “being a lot bigger than was initially planned.” When we asked exactly what he meant by that, Pete Hines responded:
“It’s a Content thing. It was one of those things like the world [...]

Fallout 3: The Al Qaeda Connection!

I always wanted to make a really sensationalist title, now I finally had the chance. If you go to Australia’s News.com site you’ll find this piece:
The FBI warning came as the US-based monitoring group SITE said the video encouraging terrorists to develop and detonate weapons of mass destruction in the US and Europe was posted [...]

Pete Hines on HD Space and the PS3

Pete Hines gets back to the no mandatory installation issue on the PS3, now at Joystiq:
It’s a sentiment echoed by the developers at Bethesda, as the company recently let slip that the PS3 version of its radioactive RPG Fallout 3 will not include any upfront installation at all.
“The answer to that is no, there isn’t,” [...]

Fallout 3: More From TGR

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And two more snippets from TGR about Fallout 3, first about violence:
While we were being shown the combat system, we thought this would be a good time to bring up what ESRB rating the guys are trying to hit. When asked if it could be M rated, Pete Hine responded:
“It is definitely mature. I [...]

Fallout 3 Gameplay Footage and Hands On Playing at E3

Again from TGR:
While Pete was showing us the game, we thought it would be a good idea to ask when they will be showing off new gameplay footage of this amazing game. It has been a long time since the public saw Fallout 3 in motion, and it looks like you will have to wait [...]

Fallout 3: No Mandatory Installation on PS3

From TGR:
While being shown the Fallout 3 universe, TheGameReviews.com asked whether or not Fallout 3 would require a Mandatory Install for the Playstation 3. Bethesda responded:
“We do not do that, no. We do the put you know, put the stuff down there that we need to be there, we can stream it on in and [...]

Oh Loretta! or Fan Interview II Was Sent

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The Fan Interview questions were sent to Bethsoft, now it’s time to wait for the replies. Here is the final list, chosen by votes of the Bethesda Games Fallout 3 forum members:
1) Which of the following, if any, will be featured in Fallout3; Romance, Sex, Homosexuality, Nudity, Prostitution, Slavery, Cannibalism, Children, Child [...]

One To Watch At Golden Joystick

It’s the time of the year to vote on the Golden Joystick Awards:
The Golden Joysticks truly are the people’s gaming awards. Now in their glorious twenty sixth year, the Joysticks are also the oldest gaming awards ceremony in the world and the most prestigious – voted for by the only people who truly matter – [...]

Nuclear Oblivion

PCGzine Magazine has a special feature on Fallout 3.
Nothing really new there, but you can have it for free, so why not download it?

GamerDad and PC Fallout 3

Mike Anderson from GamerDad (I’m glad Andrew is feeling better these days) went to order Fallout 3 at GameStop, and has a few ideas to share about the endeavor:
The associate at GameStop asked “Would you like to preorder Fallout 3 for the PS3 or XBOX360″? After deciding that I would not immediately kill the [...]

GI To Harass Todd Howard

Todd Howard
Game Informer is now more available for those that live in the States, it has an interview with Todd Howard:
In honor of Fallout 3’s recently announced fall release[Briosafreak: What?!], we felt it was time to dig up new details on the game. The best way to do that is to harass Bethesda’s Todd Howard [...]