The End

This is the last post, today the game was released in Europe, it’s time for me to stop updating the blog.
I wanted to thank Killzig, Ausir, Morbus, 4too, blinzla, brothernone, docconrad, droveri,lithal, Role Player, osiris1975, rilom, s001, Desslock, Gstaff, Mr. Happy, Mr. Teatime, Gimli, Cameron Sorden, zippydsmilee, Defonten, Amasius, Tigranes, all the people that gave [...]

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 180

Excellent exercise at the Brainy Gamer:
Some ardent defenders of the Fallout series – let’s call them Fallout traditionalists – have a beef with Fallout 3 and the RPG they fear it will be: non-isometric, non-turn-based, sans dialogue trees, simplified (i.e. dumbed down) SPECIAL system, and a distinct lack of the offbeat, self-referential Fallout vibe. Such [...]

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 [...]

Sweepstake!

From Planet Fallout:
Attention wasteland inhabitants and please holster your weapons. Are you looking to spruce up your room in the Vault? This is your chance to win some world-stopping prizes that include a 42″ Plasma TV, Gaming PC, Xbox360, t-shirts and so much more! All you have to do is submit your entry to be [...]

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 [...]

Level Designer Diary

A new dev diary has hit the official site.  This time we’re talking level design.
Fallout 3 has been the first Bethesda Game Studios project with a dedicated level design team from the outset. With this resource, we were able to set our sights higher than ever before. We knew early on that one of our [...]

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 [...]

GTTV Video Footage

Gametrailers.com has posted the source footage for their recent SpikeTV special.  In all, four new videos showing off a lot of combat.

Vault Dweller in the Trenches
Vault Dweller Underground
Vault Dweller v The Behemoth (“Grab the Fatman!”)
Vault Dweller goes to the Museum

Yeah, I was tempted to use a planetarium shot again.  I resisted.

You’re Not Invited

Joystiq got invited to a party, we didn’t.  Not that we’d go.  We’re busy that night.  We’re busy every night.  Too busy for launch parties anyways.  People that did get invited:
The party features headline music by the Foo Fighters, and it’s hosted by Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Odette Yustman, Ben Harper, and it’s being co-hosted [...]

Pete Hines: Bounty Hunter

According to Kotaku, Bethesda is searching for those responsible for the recent leak of Fallout 3 (360).  Pete Hines has made the solemn vow to hunt them where they sleep, to find those responsible and make them pay by any means necessary.  That’s not actually what he said, here’s the quote:
“We’re looking into it. Since [...]

I Give an Interview, World Taken By Surprise

That guy Briosafreak gave an interview to the excellent blog Alley of Infinite Angles. It’s not so bad as you might think, since he barely speaks of him, and instead brings ahead some point for discussion about the Fallout community and Fallout history. One example:
The way they followed the original is still available in the [...]

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 Wiki Perk List

Looks like most of us have been letting our curiousity get the better of us. Fret not, some good has come of it and it looks like the Fallout 3 Perk List is nearly complete. Hopefully this gets integrated into the excellent Character Creator by Quinnis.
Edit: Perk information has been removed from the [...]