Fallout 3

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ON OTHER PLATFORMS: PC, Xbox360, Playstation 3

GAME INFO
publisher: Bethesda Softworks
developer: Bethesda Softworks
genre: RPG

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
PIV 2400, 1GB RAM, 256MB video card

ESRB rating: M
homepage:
http://fallout.bethsoft.com/

release date: Oct 28, 08 (released)

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ACTIONTRIP'S REVIEW Fallout fans have been waiting impatiently for a third installment in the famed RPG series for many years and now they'll get their chance to explore the surroundings of post-apocalyptic Washington D.C. To make one thing clear before we go any further, there's no denying Fallout 3 is, as many already observed, "Oblivion with guns...

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PATCHES	size	date
v1.7 Patch	51MB	Jul 31, 09

v1.6 Patch	50MB	Jun 23, 09

v1.5 Patch	49MB	Apr 30, 09

v1.4 Patch	48MB	Mar 04, 09

v1.1.0.35 US Patch	47MB	Jan 13, 09

v1.0.0.15 Patch	6.59MB	Nov 07, 08

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	'The Wasteland' Trailer		TenPenny Tower Trailer

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Aug 31, 07

Fallout 3 Interview
After witnessing the debut showing of Fallout 3 at this year's E3, it quickly became clear that Bethesda's upcoming post-apocalyptic themed RPG is finally beginning to take shape. I've always wanted to settle down in a place like this. I'm seeing mushrooms everywhere...

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Fallout 3 News

»	Jul 12, 2011 Dishonored Screen & First Details Bethesda and Arcane Studios are working on a mysterious new game called Dishonored, as we've reported a few days ago. GameInformer has the exclusive word and they've posted the first details and a single screenshot from the game. » MORE

»	Jun 29, 2011 Skyrim DLC to be Lesser in Quantity, Higher in Quality Fallout 3 had five different bits of DLC, and only two were any good or worthwhile. With Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, expect fewer DLC releases, but expect the DLC to be beefier. » MORE

Apr 30, 2011

Fallout: New Vegas Xbox 360 Patch Nightmare
Obsidian is widely known for being able to write some of the best stories for games around. Knights of the Old Republic 2 was a masterpiece in its writing, and New Vegas has, at least in my opinion, a much more engaging and interesting story than Fallout 3 did.

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»	Apr 07, 2011 Rage to Last 15 Hours, Game on 2 Discs It seems like we've been waiting forever for id Software and Bethesda Softworks to release the highly anticipated shooter Rage. The game is going to showcase id's new technology and we're eager to see it in action. » MORE

»	Dec 02, 2010 Fallout: New Vegas If I remember correctly, there were a few things we didn't like about Fallout 3, but that didn't stop us from having a jolly good time while exploring the vast areas of post-apocalyptic Washington D. » MORE

»	Mar 02, 2010 PC Sales - Bad Company 2 Taking Over According to the latest online distribution PC sales charts, gamers are pretty eager about DICE's Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Check it out: Steam: 1. » MORE

»	Feb 11, 2010 Fallout: New Vegas Details If you recall, Bethesda and Obsidian Entertainment released the first trailer for the next Fallout game only last week. The development of Fallout: New Vegas is in full swing and first info on the game just emerged via PSM Magazine. » MORE

»	Feb 04, 2010 Fallout: New Vegas Teaser Trailer Fallout: New Vegas is the continuation of Bethesda's popular post-apocalyptic RPG. It won't be developed by Bethesda, but rather by Obsidian Entertainment. » MORE

»	Dec 16, 2009 Games On Demand Kicks Off Microsoft announced recently that it's going to dive into the PC digital distribution race with its "Games on Demand for Windows" service. » MORE

»	Dec 15, 2009 Australia Starts to Consider R18 Rating Openly Gamasutra has word that the Australian government may town down its current video game ratings system, requesting the country's citizens to weigh in on the subject. » MORE

»	Oct 07, 2009 Modern Warfare 2's Depiction of D.C. Questioned The recently released trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 premiered on national TV Sunday night and already comments were made about how the game's portrayal of a destroyed Washington DC might be taking things too far. » MORE

»	Sep 25, 2009 Valve Appeals Australian L4D 2 Ban Left 4 Dead 2 is going to hit stores on November 17 on Xbox 360 and PC. The game received ratings for most regions, except for Down Under, where it was denied classification. » MORE

»	Sep 14, 2009 Bethesda Sues Interplay Bethesda Softworks filed a complaint against Interplay in an attempt to block the release of Fallout Trilogy. Bethesda is accusing Interplay of trademark infringement... » MORE

Sep 10, 2009

Champions Online Still Top PC Seller
If you remember recent PC charts, Valve's L4D and Cryptic's MMOG Champions Online were being ordered by PC gamers more than any other title. According to the latest weekly PC sales charts for the US, the upcoming MMOG, Champions Online, is, once again, a number one seller via digital distribution: Steam Top 10 (8/30 - 9/5) 1.

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»	Aug 25, 2009 L4D & Champions Online Rule PC Sales According to the latest PC sales (via digital distribution), Left 4 Dead and Champions Online (pre-order) are what PC gamers seek the most right now. Check it out: Steam's Top 10 (by Revenue) (8/16 - 8/22) 1. » MORE

»	Aug 05, 2009 Dawn of War II & The Sims Dominate PC Sales The latest US PC digital release sales charts show Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II and The Sims 3 as the best-sellling games in the previous week: Steam (week 7/26 - 8/1): 1. » MORE

»	Aug 03, 2009 Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta Released Bethesda Softworks releases the new DLC for Fallout 3, Mothership Zeta. The fresh downloadable content is available on Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live for 800 Microsoft points. » MORE

»	Jul 31, 2009 Fallout 3 v1.7 Patch Released Bethesda releases a new patch for Fallout 3. It's nothing much, just an update that adds new Achievements for the DLC Mothership Zeta. Download the Fallout 3 v1. » MORE

»	Jul 22, 2009 Fallout 3 DLC & Champions Online Shots We have updated our screenshot galleries for Cryptic Studios' Champions Online and Bethesda's DLC for Fallout 3: Champions Online Fallout 3 'Mothership Zeta » MORE

»	Jul 15, 2009 Fallout 3 DLC 'Mothership Zeta' in August Mothership Zeta, the last downloadable content for Fallout 3, is going to become available on August 3, as confirmed by Bethesda. The DLC will cost 800 MS Points ($10). » MORE

»	Jun 23, 2009 Fallout 3 DLC & Patch Released The latest downloadable content -- 'Point Lookout' -- for Bethesda's RPG Fallout 3 has just been released, along with an update for the game. This 50MB Fallout 3 patch (v1. » MORE

»	Jun 15, 2009 The Sims 3 Completely Outsells Everything Well, last month's sales have shown a more or less traditional bunch of PC games in the chart of top-sellers in the US. However, the latest weekly PC sales prove that gamers are out there buying The Sims 3 like crazy. » MORE

May 27, 2009

PC Sales: Empire: Total War Returns
As we've witnessed last week, PC gamers are still taking interest in Valve's Left 4 Dead. This week, apart from the usual hypnotized masses that keep buying WoW and The Sims, it looks like gamers are grabbing Empire: Total War off of store shelves once again.

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»	May 19, 2009 Fallout 3 Overdose - More DLC Coming Yep, Fallout 3 overdose. We've all experienced it... well most of us anyway. And if you didn't, you're about to, because Bethesda officially confirmed more DLC for their popular RPG is slated for release later this year for PC and Xbox 360. » MORE

»	May 15, 2009 PC April Sales: It's Time For Blizzard Again Unlike last month's PC sales chart, which had Creative Assembly's Empire: Total War as the best-selling PC title, the April chart for PC top-sellers in the US shows that Lich King is King once more: 1. » MORE

»	May 07, 2009 Fallout 3: Broken Steel Not Broken Anymore PC gamers who bought "Broken Steel," the latest DLC for Bethesda's Fallout 3, can actually play it now - read our report from Tuesday to learn more about the issue. » MORE

»	May 05, 2009 Fallout 3: Broken Steel (PC) is Broken Fallout 3: Broken Steel has been released, but it seems that PC users got a broken version of the DLC. The error was confirmed by Bethesda and they said they are "looking into it" (thanks WP). » MORE

»	May 04, 2009 WoW, It's The Sims! Demigod and Empire: Total War are still selling okay, but it didn't take too long for Wow and The Sims titles to get back on top of US weekly PC sales. » MORE

»	Apr 30, 2009 New Fallout 3 Patch Available You might've already grabbed this one, but here it is anyway. Bethesda releases a brand new patch for their post-apocalyptic RPG, Fallout 3. Download the Fallout 3 v1. » MORE

»	Apr 27, 2009 PC Sales: Demigod Starts Well In an everlasting battle of weekly PC games sales, mostly occupied by WoW and The Sims releases, there seem to be a few games that managed to break the monotony. » MORE

»	Apr 22, 2009 PC Sales: Hello Nancy & CoH This week's PC sales charts show that Relic's standalone expansion Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor squeezing into 3rd spot, right behind Blizzard's ever-popular Lich King and EA's never-ending life simulation The Sims 2. » MORE

»	Apr 21, 2009 Fallout 3: Broken Steel Shots, Release Date As Bethesda Softworks revealed last year, the Broken Steel DLC allows players to "join the ranks of the Brotherhood of Steel and rid the Capital Wasteland of the Enclave remnants once and for all. » MORE

Apr 20, 2009

Fallout: New Vegas in Development
Let's get one thing clear straight away. This is not a sequel to Fallout 3; that's according to Bethesda marketing VP Pete Hines. "It was just a great opportunity we thought to work with some guys who very clearly know Fallout--Feargus [Urquhart] and those guys were there in the early days of Fallout," he said.

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»	Apr 17, 2009 Empire: Total War Outsells WoW in March During March 2009 Creative Assembly's strategy Empire: Total War has been outselling Blizzard's Wow week after week. NPD's chart for the best selling PC games in March, shows the excellent strategy on top of the bunch: 1. » MORE

»	Apr 13, 2009 The Sims Strike Back Last week's charts have shown Blizzard's WoW back on the top as the best selling PC game, with Creative Assembly's Empire: Total War falling into second place. » MORE

»	Apr 07, 2009 Lich King is King Again NPD, once again, releases the weekly PC software chart. During the week of March 22, Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is back on the top of top ten PC best sellers in the U. » MORE

»	Mar 25, 2009 Fallout 3 'The Pitt' Screwed Up, Fixed & Re-released As we've informed you a few days ago, Bethesda launched the new DLC for their RPG Fallout 3. The DLC ($10) expansion offers new quests, items and new area to explore; namely a post-apocalyptic version of Pittsburgh. » MORE

»	Mar 24, 2009 Games for Windows Live With Strong Anti-Piracy Measures Microsoft claims it has taken a major step forward to fight video game piracy with its latest features for the company's Games for Windows Live service. » MORE

»	Mar 12, 2009 Top 20 PC Best-sellers for February New to NPD's monthly top 20 best-selling PC chart are F.E.A.R. 2 and Dawn of War 2. The rest are more or less the same as in last month's chart. Check it out: 1. » MORE

»	Mar 05, 2009 New Fallout 3 DLC on March 24 Bethesda Softworks plans to release additional downloadable content for the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the company's successful RPG, Fallout 3. They've confirmed that the DLC will launch on March 24. » MORE

»	Mar 04, 2009 Fallout 3 Patch Bethesda Softworks released another patch for their apocalyptic themed RPG, Fallout 3, updating the game to version 1.4. The update is applied automatically via Games for Windows Live or manually. » MORE

»	Feb 23, 2009 New ATI & Nvidia Drivers ATI just released the Catalyst 9.2 drivers, increasing Crysis and Crysis Warhead DirectX 10 performance by up to 20%. Supposedly, these drivers also improve performance in and World In Conflict by 5%. » MORE

»	Feb 24, 2009 PC Sales: F.E.A.R. 2 Almost Tops Lich King Weekly PC game sales (during the week of February 8) show a very good start for Monolith's horror-themed shooter, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin: 1. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King 2. » MORE

»	Feb 18, 2009 WoW's Unstoppable NPD's latest PC sales chart -- covering the week of February 1 - 7 -- shows that no PC releases have managed to match the success of Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. » MORE

Feb 13, 2009

Top 20 PC Best-sellers for January
Marketing research group NPD released a list of the best-selling in the U.S. during the entire month of January 2009. Well, as one would expect, the list hasn't changed much since last month and once again we witness franchises like The Sims and WoW: 1.

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»	Feb 10, 2009 DLC Madness Alrigthy, we have DLC coming in left and right for a diversity of titles. Instead of reporting on the downloadable content for each game individually, I've decided to fit it all into one post. » MORE

»	Feb 02, 2009 The Sims Top PC Sales Again NPD's top 10 best selling US PC games (January 18-24th) clearly show that The Sims still manage to outperform World of Warcraft and other PC titles. Check it out: 1. » MORE

»	Jan 17, 2009 The Sims & WoW Heaven You don't want to see this sales chart from NPD, believe me. Oh fine, be like that. Here are the top 20 best-selling PC games in the US during December 2008: 1. » MORE

»	Jan 16, 2009 Best-Selling PC Games of 2008 What on Earth have PC gamers been buying the most in 2008. Well, let's have a gander, shall we (the words, Battle Chest, Sims & Warcraft keep coming up very often): 1. » MORE

»	Jan 15, 2009 More Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage Shots Bethesda sends over another batch of screenshots from their upcoming DLC for Fallout 3: click to view full gallery » MORE

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