Bethesda Partnering with Namco Bandai to Publish Fallout: New Vegas

Bethesda Softworks and Namco Bandai are partnering up for the publishing of Obsidian-developed Fallout: New Vegas, with Namco Bandai taking on Australia, New Zealand and a number of European countries.

BETHESDA SOFTWORKS AND NAMCO BANDAI PARTNERS S.A.S. AGREE TO FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS DISTRIBUTION DEAL

28.01.2010

NAMCO BANDAI to Distribute Fallout: New Vegas in Europe and Australia
LONDON, UK 28th January, 2010 Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, and NAMCO BANDAI Partners SAS, today announced a distribution partnership for Fallout®: New Vegas effective immediately for France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Benelux, Nordic, Australia and New-Zealand. NAMCO BANDAI Partners S.A.S. will distribute Fallout: New Vegas for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows.

(We are pleased to be teaming up with NAMCO BANDAI Partners to distribute one of our flagship titles. Fallout: New Vegas builds upon the immersive gaming experience that made Fallout 3 the 2008 Game of the Year. We are extremely happy to be able to offer Fallout fanswith another premium gaming experience), said Sean Brennan, Managing Director, ZeniMax Europe Ltd. (NAMCO BANDAI Partners have a terrific European distribution network and this partnership will help establish Fallout: New Vegas as one of the premier games of 2010).

(Reaching this agreement for Fallout: New Vegas underlines the excellent distribution channels NAMCO BANDAI Partners has across Europe), said Alberto González Lorca, VP 3rd Parties for NAMCO BANDAI Partners S.A.S. (Working closely with Bethesda Softworks we are thrilled to be involved with the Fallout brand and help launch this exciting and richly deep game).

Fallout: New Vegas will be launched in Europe in 2010. For more information on Bethesda Softworks, visit www.bethsoft.com. For more information on NAMCO BANDAI Partners S.A.S., please visit www.namcobandaipartners.com.