Fallout 3: Japanese Release Date

It’s official, Fallout 3 will be released on Thursday, December 4th 2008 in Japan.
Spotted at the Bethblog, I still don’t know if that’s the release date for other Asian countries at this time.

Australia and Fallout 3: The Saga Continues

From IGN:
And so, the epic saga comes to a close – Fallout 3’s OFLC report has been made available to IGN AU; the contents outline the reasons behind the reassessment of Bethesda’s post-nuclear RPG in Australia by the classification board.
The biggest points to take away with you are that the essential nature of drug use [...]

Breaking News: Fallout 3 Rated In Australia

The Australian fans will indeed have Fallout 3 copies of the game with a MA15+ in the box, the ban was lifted:

Classification
MA 15+ (Not suitable for people under 15. Under 15s must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian)

Consumer Advice
Strong violence, drug references and coarse language

Category
Computer Games

Version
REVISED

Duration
variable

Date of Classification
7 August 2008

Author
BETHESDA GAME STUDIOS

Publisher
ZENIMAX EUROPE [...]

Australian Cuts

GamerChip is reporting that a censored version of Fallout 3 will indeed be available in Australia:
Fallout is an apt name for the upcoming game. The Australian media has been whipped into the closest thing to a frenzy we have here for the gaming industry over the ban on the upcoming Bethesda title Fallout 3. But [...]

A Post-Apocalyptic Film Festival Presented by Fallout 3

Spotted this at Destructoid, a great idea, I just wished I lived near by:
Bethesda Softworks®,
The American Cinematheque, and Geek Monthly Sponsor
‘A Post-Apocalyptic Film Festival Presented by Fallout® 3’
Fallout® 3 Film Festival to Take Place at the Aero Theatre
in Santa Monica, California on August 22 and 23, 2008
July 11, 2008 (Rockville, MD) – Bethesda [...]

Breaking News:Fallout 3 Banned In Australia-It’s Official

From Kotaku.au:
Yes, the rumour was true. The Office of Film and Literature Classification has handed an RC to Bethesda’s Fallout 3, making it illegal to sell the game in Australia. It’s not known at this stage if the ban was for drug use, as the original rumour states, or gore as I was predicting.
Thanks Logan, [...]

Bethesda Expands to Asia

With a new office in Tokyo, from the Bethblog:
Thought I’d mention that we put out a release today announcing the formation of an office in Tokyo that will oversee our publishing/distribution in Japan and throughout Asia. It’s being headed up by Tetsu Takahashi (on the left in the photo above, along with Kei Iwamoto, one [...]

GameDev Likes BethSoft

Image Gameguru.in
From Game Developer Research:
Game Developer Research is pleased to announce the debut of its fifth report, ‘Top 50 Developers 2008,’ an exhaustive survey of the game industry’s major developers worldwide. This is a detailed supplement to this month’s Top 50 Developers countdown in Game Developer magazine, and includes a full ranking of [...]

European Fallout 3

Zenimax, the company that owns Bethesda Softworks, makers of Fallout 3, is going to be a publisher in Europe now, based in London and keeping a few publishing and distribution agreements in some markets with third parties:
16th February 2008 (London, England) – ZeniMax Media Inc., the parent company of Bethesda Softworks®, today announced it [...]

Want To Be a Tester On Fallout 3?

Want to be a tester on Fallout 3? This might be your chance! From the Bethesda Blog:
We’re hiring for testers in our Quality Assurance department! We tend to favor candidates with programming experience but most importantly, we want people who are fans of our games.Why would you want to work in our QA dept? [...]

Jerry Goes to MTV

From Kotaku:
Jerry Bruckheimer and MTV have signed a deal whereby Bruckheimer will set up a gaming studio with the goal of making “new, original” titles (ie not games based on Bruckheimer’s films). Speaking about the move, Bruckheimer says:
Video games represent a new and innovative medium for what we’ve always tried to do, which is [...]

November Misc

A few thoughts and news for the day:
First Rock Paper Shotgun has some thoughts on Zenimax Online intentions:
CVG reports (good luck Firefox users!) that ZeniMax Online have licensed Simutronics‘ MMO HeroEngine (the same one BioWare have picked up for their forthcoming super-secret (ohmygodit’ssoobviouslystarwars) MMO). This is being linked to the story from earlier this [...]

TES Online?

From VoodooExtreme:
While doing a little domain crawling, we noticed that ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, recenly purchased ELDERSCROLLSONLINE.COM. Combine this little acquisition with the fact that it recently opened up a online game division headed up by Mythic co-founder Matt Firor, and I think we might have made a love connection. [...]

Zenimax at DevelopMag

Summer at NMA points out some speculation about Zenimax 300 million dollars deal on Developmag:
Bethesda Softworks, the developer and publisher of 360 hit Oblivion, is setting up a European division reports MCV – and the publisher is reportedly looking to buy European talent.
Although the move is not yet confirmed, the publisher has already hired Blast [...]

Zenimax in the News

From NMA:
ZeniMax Media Receives $300 Million Investment from Providence Equity Partners
Rockville, MD, October 25, 2007 – ZeniMax Media Inc. today announced the closing of a $300 million investment by Providence Equity Partners Inc. for convertible preferred stock of the Company. The proceeds of the investment will be used [...]