The Definitive Story On Level Scaling

A couple of posts by Emil Pagliarulo to end all doubts about level scaling, first this one:
This has been mentioned several times in past threads and interviews, but for those who missed it:
– Yes, there is a variation of level scaling used to control the difficulty of the main quest, so you can proceed through [...]

No Cryolator, A Few Misses At MTV Multiplayer

More Fallout 3 talk at MTV Multiplayer blog:
Howard dropped some other bits of info for me. I asked him about novel weapons and the obligatory tactical clichés like melee and range weapons. He mentioned that they removed one tried-and-true video game offensive technique: freezing. It didn’t play very well. We talked about the game’s 500-something [...]

Gametrailers.com – Best of E3 Awards 2008 -Fallout 3 Best Role Playing Game

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E3 Hands On At TGR

Fallout 3 preview at The Games Reviews:
Perhaps the only thing better than actually playing Fallout 3 was watching everyone else do it. Looking at the ten or so consoles around the room, I was struck by how no two people were doing the same thing. One soul had headed straight for Megaton, found out some [...]

The Middle Path

The MTV Multiplayer blog has an interview with Todd Howard:
Video games often discourage players from living interesting, unpredictable virtual lives. Play a game that allows you to be good or evil, violent or peaceful, and seldom will you find that a mixed approach is rewarded. Special powers are given to players who direct their character [...]

And Yet More Awards

Fallout 3 won the GameDaily’s Best of E3 award:
Going into E3, this was one of our most anticipated games of 2008. Leaving E3, it’s now at the top of the list. Fallout 3 is in the very capable hands of Bethesda Softworks, the team behind The Elder Scrolls series, and the ways the developers have [...]