Fallout: New Vegas News

CEO Feargus Urquhart says original downloadable action RPG due Q1 2012, established property announcement due during E3; talks "Defiance" pitch.

Bethesda confirms simultaneous multiplatform launches for upcoming content; PS3 and PC versions of Dead Money add-on set for February 22 release.

Playdead's IGF winner joined by Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2 as top contenders at Game Developers Choice ceremony; indie frontrunner Minecraft up for three.

God of War III, Singularity, Prince of Persia, and Star Wars: Force Unleashed II also receive 2010 Writers Guild of America nods for achievement in game writing.

Specialty retailer posts fifth straight quarter of revenue growth on strong slate of new releases, expects Kinect in short supply through holiday season.

2K Sports' annual basketball sim boosts software sales to positive gains, but overall industry sales slip 4% to $1.07B; Fallout: New Vegas on 360 top software SKU with 692,000.

Namco Bandai's monster-hunting PSP title maintains chart-topping appetite, while Western RPG Fallout: New Vegas scores on both 360 and PS3.

Pacific Crest's Evan Wilson thinks Medal of Honor, Fallout: New Vegas, Fable 3, and Force Unleashed 2 combined to push game sales to their biggest increase of the year.

Bethesda and Obsidian's post-nuclear RPG sequel hits milestone, generates "well over" $300 million in sales.

This week saw a bevy of content, including a Dan Houser Q&A, Fallout: New Vegas review, and all the latest from BlizzCon 2010.

[UPDATE] Bethesda says it is aware of issues affecting highly rated postapocalyptic role-playing game; patches for quest, scripting, and preorder bonus errors arrive Tuesday afternoon.

The apocalypse has never been so glamorous.

New release slate spearheaded by latest entry in RPG series, Nintendo's cutesy platformer, turntable disc jockey game, EA's new fighting game, Sega's Vanquish, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2011.

Private equity firm makes second major investment in ZeniMax Media for "increased game development, expanded publishing operations, and strategic acquisitions."

GDC Online 2010: Obsidian Entertainment writers reveal the months of preparation required before any one of the game's 60,000 lines of dialogue could be put to paper.

Obsidian-developed spin-off of Fallout 3 sent off to the factory for Oct. 19 release on PC, 360, and PS3; PC requirements inside.

[UPDATE] Legendary Las Vegas entertainer joins Ron Perlman, Danny Trejo, Kris Kristofferson, Felicia Day, and Matthew Perry in post-nuclear RPG; Michael Dorn returning as Fallout 2's Marcus.

Comic-Con 2010: Obsidian creative leads Chris Avellone, John Gonzalez, and George Ziets describe the story-development process on New Vegas and Dungeon Siege 3.

Postapocalyptic combat racer takes home three awards, but Nintendo's new handheld walks off with Best of Show.

Id Software confirms Brink, Fallout: New Vegas, Hunted: The Demon's Forge as playable titles for four-day games celebration; Rage strangely absent; on-site registration added to streamline process.