Release Day

The game is out in north America, a couple of days until it’s released in Europe. On that day I’ll stop updating the blog, for now check NMA and Planet Fallout for the tons of reviews pouring in.

Interview with Desslock

I did an interview with Desslock, the PC Gamer columnist, for Planet Fallout, talking about the past, present and future of Fallout 3, here’s a snippet:
PF:You went there and came up with a column in PC Gamer, the famous “Memo to Bethesda”. In it you gave five tips for Bethsoft not to screw up Fallout [...]

Fallout 3 Reviews

The reviews of Fallout 3 are pouring in, here are a few examples:

PC Action Germany: 90/100
Official Xbox Magazine: 10/11
Official Xbox Magazine UK: 9/10
PSM3: 90/100
PC PowerPlay Australia: 90/100
PC Gamer Sweden: 81/100
PC Gamer UK: 90/100
PC Zone: 91/100

Most of this was spotted at NMA and Planet Fallout.

Blinzler Special

Bethsoft forum regular and Planet Fallout editor Blinzler brings us two articles in preparation for the release of the game, first Things You Should Know Before You Head Out:
Fallout 3 is filled with a host of creatures, most of them severely mutated, and plenty of which see humans as a welcome addition to their daily [...]

Amazon.co.uk Missteps

From Planet Fallout:
Amazon.co.uk has been sending e-mails for the people that pre-ordered the Fallout 3 Special Edition with some bad news:
Dear Customer,
We wanted to give you an update on the status of your order #XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX. We are sorry to report that the release of the following item has been cancelled:
“Fallout 3 UK Collectors Edition (PC)”
This [...]

X-Play Fallout 3 Special

If you’re like me, you probably can’t even find G4TV on your television dial and luckily for us the good people at G4 know this.  They’ve posted up their Fallout 3 X-Play special on the internets for all to see.  Included is some great footage of Rivet City and commentary from Todd, Pete, Istvan and [...]

Gamasutra Interviews Todd

Gamasutra has posted an interview with Todd Howard.  While light on Fallout 3 details the interview does go into some of Todd’s view on game design:
As a game director — and it’s not like this is the first time you’ve done this — how do you even approach something like this? It seems like such [...]

Tonight on Spike TV

A message from Rohan at Gametrailers TV:
Hi! I’m Rohan from GameTrailers TV
I wanted to let you know that this Friday, tomorrow night at 1am on Spike TV, we’ve got a whole show on Fallout 3!
We went to Bethesda to talk about the game with the developers, received over 15 minutes of brand new, [...]

Fallout 3 Review From Sweden

Swedish PCGamer reviews Fallout 3, gives a 81% score, and Dupa got us some bits and pieces in English:
I just got the October issue of  swedish PC gamer and they have a review of the PC version of fallout 3.
In short:
score: 81%
Pros:
VATS
SPECIAL
Megaton at night
Cons:
A feeling of lifeless backdrops
Lifeless/stale Characters
To much on a too [...]

First Review Hits

From our friends at NMA comes news that Fallout 3’s first review has been unleashed on the wild. This coming from French magazine PC JEUX:
Thus, the fear that Fallout 3 could be a post-apocalyptic Oblivion is totally gone. A few hours with the game will be enough for Fallout veterans to get their habits [...]

The DRM Interview

From the you’ve-probably-already-read-this file, Shack News conducted an interview with BethSoft PR Gorilla Pete Hines. The big take away from this interview seems to be the confirmation of minimal DRM for Fallout 3’s PC version:
Shack: Similar question in the sense that it’s an issue that can be overblown. What kind of copy protection will [...]

IGN Fallout 3 Weapons Video

more about “IGN Fallout 3 Weapons Feature – Plane…“, posted with vodpod
Spotted at Planet Fallout.

Fallout 3 at IGN Week

From Planet Fallout:
What could be better than a whole day of Fallout 3? Think a whole week of Fallout 3. And that is exactly what IGN is offering. Kick starting their week-long Fallout 3 coverage, IGN has published an in-depth look at the various weapons right here. The article touches upon VATS, the ability to [...]

Win A Puppet at Joystiq

Want to win Vault Boy puppets or Survival Guides? Joystiq has a giveaway contest just for you:
All we want to know is what perk you would want in real life, whether it’s an actual Fallout perk or something you just made up.[...]

Leave a comment telling us what perk you would want to have in real [...]

The ABC Apologises

Saw this at xboxOZ360-gamer:
This has just came to my attention regarding an earlier article we published, and it shows that not all TV stations are the same, and are willing to go back on their reporting if it is proven to be wrong or misleading. Recently ABC ran a piece on the controversial Fallout 3 [...]

Todd X

Spotted at NMA, G4 X-Play has a video interview with Todd Howard:
Adam Sessler: What are you noticing in people’s reactions, in how they’re playing the game that is surprising you?
Todd Howard: I guess I’m not surprised at how much they like the violence, y’know, they go right for it. People like to see the dialogues [...]

Inside Dunn

From the BethBlog:
Inside the Vault presents Terry Dunn, quality assurance tester.
What’s your job at Bethesda?
I am a quality assurance tester, which basically means I get to play games for a living. While it may sound like a glorified position to some, it actually requires persistence, conviction, and thoroughness. It’s my job to track down issues [...]