Lockpicking the Moriarty Saloon

Remember the EuroGamer Fallout 3 Second Look? At one point it was mentioned this:
The saloon door is locked, meaning we have to tease it open with picks (instigating a simple but entertaining mini-game). This is all a little strange, as, once inside, we find that the place is actually open for business after all, and [...]

Fallout 3 CE, and Maybe Some Clothes

From the Bethblog:
Last month we announced the Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition, and today we’re giving you a first look at the contents included with it. When you purchase the CE, you’ll get the following:

Vault Boy Bobblehead: Enjoy your very own Vault Boy with this collector’s item direct from Vault-Tec.
The Art of Fallout 3: This hardcover [...]

I Want To Set Your World On Fire

As No Mutants Allowed reported earlier, GameStop will give some goodies for those that pre order Fallout 3, now according to the Bethblog:
Gstaff: I’ve received several emails from fans inquiring whether or not GameStop is providing a Fallout 3 CD with pre-orders for the game. The answer? Yes, yes we are. With a pre-order of [...]

New Fan Interview Poll

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Go see the questions and vote:
Alexander, Briosafreak, and Gizmo have, over the last nine days, gone through the threads collecting suggestions for questions to put on the new official Fan Interview and have compiled the list, sorted it and then condensed it. There are 40 uniques left. These represent the most popular and/or most [...]

New Fallout 3 Fan Interview

From the Bethblog:
Last year, once all the dust cleared from our initial unveiling of Fallout 3, we provided you guys with a chance to ask some burning questions about the game. Given we’ve just had another blitz of previews come out, we figured now was as good of a time as any to give you [...]

Going to the Movies

Not news to me, but in case someone still didn’t knew, here’s something from Matt “Gstaff” Grandstaff:
We intend on making gameplay video available for you guys to see the game. That’s all I can say at moment.
Thanks Pieatorium at NMA.

Fresh From The Fallout 3 Forum

More tidbits from the Bethesda Games Fallout 3 forum, with Matt “Gstaff” Grandstaff talking about the upcoming E3:
Yeah, some folks were able to get their hands on the game last year. As you said, part of that criteria was that judges had to be able to see that the game was “playable.”
Talking with Pete, at [...]

SPECIAL Fallout 3 Rumblings

A bit of controversy on the Bethesda Games Fallout 3 forum, this time about SPECIAL, with Matt “Gstaff” Grandstaff stating that:
I think you might be jumping to conclusions, as SPECIAL in Fallout 3 is an integral part to customizing the character you’ll be taking through the game. The use of of SPECIAL in the game [...]

Fallout 3 Talk of the Town

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A few quotes about Fallout 3, let’s start with Matt “Gstaff” Grandstaff:
Anyhow, I just chatted with Emil on the matter and he had this to say:
Emil: We don’t have full dialogue options for characters with low intelligence. That is to say, you cannot simply “Ughhh” and “Agghh” your way through dialogue. [...]

Fallout 3: You Never Know

What’s the current state of the game, and any changes or suggestions from the fans still matter? Matt “Gstaff” Grandstaff takes the stand:
A lot of the developers spend their free time reading the forums. Some, like Emil, have accounts and post when they have time. There are other members of the team that don’t necessarily [...]

Interview With Todd and Istvan on Xbox Live

From the BethBlog:
When the folks from Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) came to our office to cover Fallout 3 for their April cover story, they also shot some footage with Executive Producer Todd Howard, as well as Lead Artist, Istvan Pely. Originally, these interviews were planned to be included on the disc that comes with OXM. [...]

Gaming Papercraft at PCGamer

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From the Bethesda Blog:
Starting on the print side, there’s a special issue of PC Gamer out now called “How To: The Ultimate Guide to DIY Gaming” that provides some cool stuff for Oblivion and Fallout 3. [...] As for Fallout 3, there’s a section at the back of the magazine [...]

Paint-An-Egg-Contest At Kotaku=Vault Boy Fallout 3 shirt

From Kotaku:
Now, we have something to sweeten the deal. Bethesda will also be giving the winner of our Paint-An-Egg-Contest a Vault Boy Fallout 3 shirt. There’s more! The back of this shirt is signed by Fallout 3 team. So big kudos for Bethesda for pitching this in and for the devs for writing their [...]

Fallout 3 Endings – An Update

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There’s a feeling some people aren’t getting what over 200 endings in Fallout 3 really means. When the NMA forum gets back online I’ll try to copy/paste how this compares to the other games, you’ll see it isn’t very different. Still it’s better to listen to what exactly Todd Howard said on the [...]

There Are No Free Lunches

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Questions from Blinzer on the Bethesda Games Fallout 3 forum:
You’re working on it[a new community interview]? As in ‘pushing the powers that be to okay the next one’ or as in ‘collecting questions from the board for FAQ #2′?
And how come whenever I ask nicely for free stuff for fanpages I hear [...]

No Magic In Fallout 3

Gamepro has a new interview with Todd Howard:
GamePro: To Oblivion players, what will Fallout 3 feel like? It’s obvious (to us at least) that combat mechanics and design play a much larger role in Fallout 3 than Oblivion.
Todd Howard: The overall game flow feels like Oblivion, in that you make your own character and then [...]

Another Fallout 3 Bethsoft DevWatch

Another day another Bethsoft Devwatch:
myn: 3rd person perspective was terrible in Oblivion.
Matt “Gstaff” Grandstaff: Well, the 3rd person perspective is something that’s getting more attention with Fallout 3.
LolWoot: [About OXM article]If I wanted to compare Fallout I’d compare it to Arcanum, Jagged Alliance, etc.
Jay “RadHamster” Woodward: Imagine that you’re talking to people who haven’t [...]