Fallout 3 DLC Announced

[Queasy]

Press Release:

Bethesda Softworks Announces Creation Kit and

First Downloadable Content for Fallout 3

Editor to be Available in December; Downloadable Content coming for January, February, and March

November 25, 2008 (ROCKVILLE, MD) ? Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced plans to make both its editor and downloadable content available for its award-winning game, Fallout® 3 in the coming weeks. The official editor for Fallout 3, called the G.E.C.K. (Garden of Eden Creation Kit), will be available for free download in December and will allow Games for Windows® users to create and add their own content to the game. In addition, the first official downloadable content, Operation: Anchorage, will be available exclusively for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows® in January, and more downloadable content coming in February and March.

?We?ve always seen the original world of Fallout 3 as a foundation for even more content. Some created by us, and a lot more created by users,? said Todd Howard, game director for Fallout 3. ?It?s fun to create your own character, but it can be equally fun to create your own adventures. We can?t wait to see what the community does with the G.E.C.K.?

The release of the G.E.C.K. provides the community with tools that will allow players to expand the game any way they wish. Users can create, modify, and edit any data for use with Fallout 3, from building landscapes, towns, and locations to writing dialogue, creating characters, weapons, creatures, and more.

Three downloadable content packs will be coming to Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live starting in January that will add new quests, items, and content to Fallout 3.

* Operation: Anchorage. Enter a military simulation and fight in one of the greatest battles of the Fallout universe ? the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from its Chinese Communist invaders. An action-packed battle scheduled for release in January.
* The Pitt. Journey to the industrial raider town called The Pitt, located in the remains of Pittsburgh. Choose your side. Scheduled for release in February.
* Broken Steel. Join the ranks of the Brotherhood of Steel and rid the Capital Wasteland of the Enclave remnants once and for all. Continues the adventure past the main quest. Scheduled for release in March.

 

[erwos]

Looks like some good stuff. I wonder how they're going to handle Broken Steel, considering that the game just ends past the main quest.

 

[tatteredpotato]

I'm pumped... Hopefully there'll be more achievements!

 

[R Nilla]

Sweet. I still need to get this game--banking on getting it for Christmas. 🙂

 

[Yreka]

Arg.. 360 only ? And I frigging bought it for PS3.

Guess I need to sell and re-buy.

 

[Jules]

Nice! Glad i picked up the 360 version.

 

[AstroManLuca]

That should be fun. Pittsburgh is already pretty depressing as a normal city.

 

[dlock13]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
That should be fun. Pittsburgh is already pretty depressing as a normal city.

Hey! It's not that bad. 🙁

I can't wait to see what they do with it though. I wonder if they'll have a ruined incline. I hope to see some ferry boats thrown about in places. Haha.

Oh man. I'm going to keep Fallout just for this downloadable content.

 

[trmiv]

Awesome! Can't wait.

 

[EvilComputer92]

I'm very happy that Bethesda decided to make modding tools. I was seriously starting to think they would just keep releasing paid DLC, which I'm fine with but really it's the modding community which will keep people playing years later. It's amazing what the modders have done with Oblivion and I hope they do the same with Fallout.

 

[dougp]

Hopefully they'll allow you to explore after beating the game, and also raise the level cap >=(

 

[dlock13]

Originally posted by: dreadpiratedoug
Hopefully they'll allow you to explore after beating the game, and also raise the level cap >=(

GreaterthanEqualsOpenParentheses

I agree though. Oblivion is still playable and enjoyable with all the new mods people are still continuously releasing and updating. Honestly, that is what makes every game fun.

I went back to Counter Strike 1.6 the other day because my friend found an American Football mod for the servers, and I've been playing that a bit as of late instead of L4D. It's brilliant what modders can do.

 

[imported_Imp]

Glad I didn't buy it on PS3 now. Small WTF though.

 

[Elcs]

I hope some proper from Developer mods come for the PC version. These look very promising for the XBoxers.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: Elcs
I hope some proper from Developer mods come for the PC version. These look very promising for the XBoxers.

"Three downloadable content packs will be coming to Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live", They are coming to PC, just not PS3.

 

[Elcs]

Originally posted by: nitromullet

Originally posted by: Elcs
I hope some proper from Developer mods come for the PC version. These look very promising for the XBoxers.

"Three downloadable content packs will be coming to Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live", They are coming to PC, just not PS3.

Oh, never saw this in the PC forum and just glanced over what kind of content it was.

Woohoo for the DLC!!!