Fallout 3

Direct2Drive Spring Sale, Week One

Direct2Drive has kicked off their spring sale with a host of deals that include Neverwinter Nights 2 Gold Edition for $9.95, King’s Bounty: Armored Princess for $8.95, Gothic 3 for $4.95, Fallout 3 for $14.95, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky for…

Wasteland Survival Guide Video Series Finished

If you’re a fan of the post-nuclear apocalypse depicted in the Fallout series, you’ll most likely also be interested in X-Strike Studios’ six-episode Wasteland Survival Guide video series. The videos feature two characters named Sam Survive and Peter Perish doing…

Fallout 3 DLC on Sale This Week

Xbox Live’s Major Nelson brings word that all five DLC packages for Bethesda’s Fallout 3 have been reduced in price by 50% (from 800 to 400 points each) until next Monday, March 29th. If you haven’t picked any of them…

A Brief History of Bethesda Softworks

The people over at Spawnio have penned a short editorial that briefly covers the history of Bethesda Softworks, from their early days of starting the Madden franchise to their move to the post-apocalyptic wasteland: One of Bethesda’s early major accomplishments…

Interplay vs. Bethesda, Continued

Duck and Cover once again brings us up to speed on the legal drama between Interplay and Bethesda Softworks over the Fallout franchise. Interplay’s latest filing continues to claim that Bethesda seeks to deny them of the merchandising and MMO…

Fallout 3 and Diablo III Controversies Examined

Destructoid’s Jim Sterling has apparently had enough of “franchise fanboys”, as he’s decided to editorialize about the commotion that erupted during the development of Fallout 3 and the ongoing petition to make Diablo III a darker, more macabre experience than…

Tim Cain Interview

The guys over at Duck and Cover caught up with RPG veteran Tim Cain for an interview about the Fallout franchise he helped create, its sale to Bethesda Softworks, the post-apocalyptic game they were working on at Troika, and more.…

Chris Avellone Talks Fallout 3

Answering a fan’s question, Chris Avellone discusses what he likes and dislikes about Fallout 3 in his blog. He mostly talks up tidbits and seems to avoid large-scale complaints and positives, for obvious reasons. It’s a testament to the game…

Interplay vs. Bethesda, Continued

The legal drama over the Fallout IP continues, as Duck and Cover reports that Interplay CEO Herve Caen has issued a seventeen-page statement that highlights some of the behind-the-scenes actions Bethesda has taken to kill Project V13 (Fallout Online). Interplay…

More Fallout Extreme Details

After revealing the existence and cancellation of Fallout Extreme yesterday, The Vault brings us further details about the preliminary gameplay ideas that were being kicked around at Interplay back in 2000. The game was not going to be just a…