Bethesda Softworks Newsletter

05.20.09

This week we've got some exciting DLC news for Fallout 3. First, fans playing Fallout 3 on the PLAYSTATION®3 will soon be able to further their experiences with downloadable content. Beginning with Operation: Anchorage in late June, Downloadable Content will now be available on the PlayStation®Network. DLC will continue with two previously unannounced add-ons: Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta. Stay tuned for more details.

Fallout® 3
DLC Coming to PLAYSTATION 3	Broken Steel Reviews
Point Lookout & Mothership Zeta Announced	Game Add-On Packs & Game of the Year Edition
Interviews	Awards

WET™
Previews	Gameplay Videos
Interviews

Rogue Warrior™
New Previews	Interviews
Awards

Bethesda Blog

	We are pleased to announce that Fallout 3 downloadable content (DLC) is coming to PLAYSTATION 3. We’ve been working on implementing it for a while and look forward to bringing it to PLAYSTATION 3 gamers via the PlayStation Network. Fallout 3’s first DLC, Operation: Anchorage, will be released in late June with other DLC following on a regular basis.
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We announced two new DLCs planned for all three platforms:

Point Lookout – Explore a massive new swampland area filled with new quests and content. Point Lookout will be available in late June for Xbox 360 and PC. Cost will be 800 points or $9.99. It will be available through Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live and through token cards available at retail. Point Lookout will be available on PLAYSTATION 3 after the first three DLCs have been released.
Mothership Zeta – The aliens have returned, and they’re pissed. Experience an alien abduction first hand and find out if you’re tough enough to survive. Mothership Zeta is scheduled for release in late July for Xbox 360 and PC. Cost will be 800 points or $9.99. It will be available through Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live and through token cards available at retail. Mothership Zeta will be available on PLAYSTATION 3 after Point Lookout.

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In addition to DLC releases, we have three new Fallout 3 products releasing this year.

Fallout 3 Game Add-on Pack #1 includes The Pitt and Operation: Anchorage on a disc and will be available for Xbox 360 and PC on May 26.
The Fallout 3 Game Add-on Pack #2 includes Broken Steel and Point Lookout on a disc and will be available for Xbox 360 and PC in August.
Retail versions of the game add-on packs for PLAYSTATION 3 are not possible and the DLC will only be available for download online via PlayStation Network.
A Fallout 3 Game of the Year edition will be available in October. It will include the original game plus all five add-ons for $59.99 for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3, and $49.99 for PC.

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	Xbox 360 Achievements 10/10 "Broken Steel's additions to the game will continue to be felt and enjoyed long after the 4-5 hour storyline is complete."
	Game Focus 9.5/10 "It’s the best DLC we have seen in a long time for any content on any platform for any game."
	Stick Skills 9.5/10 "Broken Steel is the best Fallout 3 expansion to date."
	Xbox Evolved 9/10 "If you haven't played Fallout 3 in awhile or just need something new on the game, you won't be disappointed with this purchase."
	Videogamer.com 9/10 "Put simply, if you love Fallout 3, Broken Steel is an essential purchase."
	Evolved Gaming 9/10 "I think that this is the best of the three expansions for Fallout 3, and is easily worth the money for how much gameplay you get out of it."
	Blast Magazine 9/10 "Broken Steel is far and beyond the best $10 investment a Fallout 3 player can make."
	Talking About Games A- "What’s left is one of the very few absolutely-must-own DLC packs available for any game."
	Gaming-Age A - "Between the continuation of the storyline, the tougher enemies, and the great amount of action given, it's well worth the $10 to take a ride with the Brotherhood of Steel one more time."
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	GamePro To celebrate GamePro’s 20th Anniversary, they’re putting together a list of their top 20 most influential people in gaming – including Todd Howard at #18. For the occasion, GamePro has a video chat with him where he talks about what made him get into the industry, his favorite games, and more.
	NowGamer Todd Howard and Emil Pagliarulo look back at the making of Fallout 3 in a new retrospective.
	OXM UK Pete Hines discusses Fallout 3 DLC and more.
	OXM Podcast Todd Howard tackles questions about Broken Steel while discussing future plans for Bethesda Softworks.
	Gamasutra Bethesda Community Manager Matt Grandstaff discusses his job duties and his experience working on Fallout 3.
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	Game Trailers At Game Trailers, you can vote for the Gamers Choice 2009 in association with Spike. Fallout 3 is nominated for Game of the Year, Favorite Weapon, and Favorite Environment
	Develop 100 Develop 100 has ranked Bethesda Softworks #10 in their list of The World’s Most Successful Game Studios.
	VG Chartz VG Chartz is counting down their Top 100 Best Games of All Time, ranking Fallout 3 #53 on the list, as well as Morrowind at #92.
	Golden Joysticks Voting for the 2009 Golden Joysticks has begun – with Fallout 3 nominated in five categories: Ultimate Game of the Year, PC Game of the Year, PlayStation Game of the Year, Xbox Game of the Year, and Soundtrack of the Year. Additionally, Bethesda is nominated for Publisher of the Year.
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	Play Magazine "If the actual gameplay and controls can match the stylized combat, pulp film paint job, and special effects-laden presentation, WET could blur the line between Hollywood blockbuster and videogame like no title before it."
	Videogamer.com "There's no denying that WET boasts an energetic and eye-catching style."
	IGN "The intriguing combat system is something like a Tony Hawk and Gears of War mash-up. It's acrobatic. It's filled with combos and wall runs. And the bullets and blood never stop flying."
	Kotaku "Another fun touch is the game's Rage Mode. These sequences, which are activated automatically about seven or eight times throughout the game, turn the already stylized look of WET into an animated snuff flick… in a good way."
	Destructoid "The stage is definitely set for a great action videogame."
	Joystiq "We're definitely intrigued to see more of this fall 2009 title and can't wait to get our hands on it."
	Gamespot "The game's cinematic approach is definitely cool looking…"
	Team Xbox "The unique visual style and truly spectacular animations make Wet stand out from all the garden-variety shooters flooding the market these days."
	Game Informer "When Artificial Mind & Movement says that its shooter Wet draws inspiration from action films like Kill Bill and Desperado, they’re not kidding."
	Edge "Lara Croft always hid her psychopathic leanings under the veneer of an English rose, but Wet’s ‘problem-fixer’ Rubi is the Kill Bill ideal taken to extremes: a one-woman Fox Force Five who performs her tasks with merciless glee."
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	See WET in action with new videos up at Gametrailers and G4TV.
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	Game Trailers Interview with Creative Director Patrick Fortier.
	Gamasutra Interview with Creative Director Patrick Fortier.
	Gamespot Interview with Creative Director Patrick Fortier.
	Kotaku Interview with Creative Director Patrick Fortier.
	Team Xbox Interview with Creative Director Patrick Fortier.
	SPOnG Interview with Lead Game Designer Ashraf Ismail.
	Gamespot Interview with A2M studio head Denis Lacasse.
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	Eurogamer “…if the developer pulls it off right, it could have a tight, taught, brainless funhouse on its hands.”
	GamePlayer “We have to say that it is looking rather solid. At this early stage it isn’t the most innovative game in the world, but it is clichéd in a very endearing way – it’s a guilty 'eighties action movie' pleasure, if you will. “
	Play.tm “…given Bethesda's long-term approach to this military homage we're hopeful of good things to come.”
	Team Xbox “…the voice work of Rourke adds a fun dimension, and 16-player online multiplayer will be in the mix, too, so the final product could find a way to rise above the genre.”
	Gamespot “Based on what we saw Rogue Warrior Looks like it’s pretty set in the personality department.”
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	Gamespot Interview with Senior Producer Aeron Guy.
	Inc Gamers Interview with Senior Producer Sean Griffiths.
	SPOnG Interview with Senior Producer Sean Griffiths.
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	Golden Joysticks Nominees for the Golden Joystick Awards 2009 have been announced and Rogue Warrior is nominated in the One to Watch category.
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Best video ever?

This morning I received an email from Todd asking that very question.

A trio of developer profiles for Splash Damage

Splash Damage’s community guy, Steve ‘Badman’ Hessel, gave me a head’s up on three new developer profiles up on the Splash Damage site.

Maps for Oblivion, Morrowind

Today I was alerted about some pretty cool maps created by the community over at UESP.

Community Scrapbook - Favorite Homes

In my last post for Community Scrapbook update, we asked you guys to grab screenshots of the homes you’ve created (or at least touched up).

New Fan Art

Recently we uploaded new Fan Art here on the blog — be sure to check it out. Above is one of the latest submissions we received from FG.

Planet Elder Scrolls Hall of Fame

At Planet Elder Scrolls they’ve announced their April Hall of Fame mods for Oblivion and Morrowind.

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Order Fallout®3 at the Bethsoft Store.

Order Fallout®3 Collector's Edition at the Bethsoft Store.

Fallout 3 Donwloadable Content can be purchased on Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows LIVE.

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Order custom console skins and wall graphix at gamer graffix.

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