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Fallout: New Vegas announced

  • By Mark Walton, GameSpot UK
  • Posted Apr 20, 2009 7:37 am PT

Bethesda's latest postapocalyptic action RPG heads to the PS3, 360, PC in 2010; Black Isle Studios castaway Obsidian Entertainment developing.

Released in October of last year, Fallout 3 was met with critical acclaim and commercial success, having shipped 4.7 million units worldwide in its first week. The game also performed well in the awards circuit, taking the top honours at the 2009 Game Developers Choice Awards last month during the Game Developers Conference.

Given that performance, it comes as little surprise that Bethesda Softworks won't be dallying in bringing a follow-up to market. At an event in London today, the publisher announced that a new Fallout game will be coming to the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC in 2010. Titled Fallout: New Vegas, the game is being developed by Obsidian Entertainment, whose most recent works include Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir and the upcoming Alpha Protocol. The studio was also at work on the third-person action title Aliens RPG before Sega canceled it earlier this year.

Obsidian Entertainment was founded in 2003 by Feargus Urquhart and others from Interplay's now-shuttered Black Isle Studios, developer of the original Fallout games. On hearing that the Fallout licence had fallen to Bethesda, Urquhart said: "Good Luck! That's probably somewhat horrible to say, but I think the team at Bethesda has their work cut out for them. This is mostly because there is almost nothing that they can do that will make the Fallout fans happy."

Fallout: New Vegas will be set in the Fallout universe but will not be a direct sequel to Fallout 3. However, it will stick to that game's RPG format, rather than branching out into real-time strategy territory as happened with 2001's Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel.

For more on Fallout 3, check out GameSpot's video review below.

613 Comments

  • StrataRev

    Posted Oct 10, 2010 7:17 pm GMT

    Maddaus you owe me your house and car

  • jeremiahx99

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 1:35 pm GMT

    i am really looking forward to this if they learn from there fallout 3 mistakes and fix them like clunky shooting, bad ai, and technical problems and hopefully they will take there time a little more on this one and make sure everything is complete when they release it

  • Culerthanu

    Posted Jan 26, 2010 10:56 pm GMT

    A new Elders Scrolls is what everyone wants! Sure a new Fallout would be nice...but Fallout 3 just came out...It's been years since Oblivion came out. I just hope Bethesda isn't planning on releasing a new Elders Scrolls with the next generation of gaming...that will be forever...

  • Malscyllis

    Posted Oct 31, 2009 11:56 am GMT

    @ green_dominator

    Don't worry it was Lucas Arts that made Obsidian push the deadline because of holiday release. Lucas isn't part of this game so it will be complete

  • TechnologoDoom

    Posted Oct 20, 2009 9:57 am GMT

    ***As someone has said before, I'm truly hoping Bethesda delegated New Vegas to Obsidian only so that they can concentrate on the Elder Scrolls series, be it a new Expansion Pack or a complete new installment. - _Witchunter_****

    I completely agree. Although Bethesda is so good as this type of RPG, and fallout is such a great series that I just pray it doesn't go south.

  • green_dominator

    Posted Oct 14, 2009 8:48 pm GMT

    The ruins of Vegas should be fun lol
    Fallout 3 was freaking awesome and if Obsidion does what they did with KOTOR 2 things should be good just finish the game ya know......Ehh, I know they'll do good......

  • Deus_Ex_Fan

    Posted Sep 29, 2009 8:37 am GMT

    NW2 devs and = bugs galore. This is not good news. NW2:MoZ was one of the buggiest games I've ever bought and played (and worse than Ubisoft's bugged out Silent Hunter IV game). The art direction is also not on par to what Bethesda can produce (really love their art direction, a common theme through games). Scratch getting a game from this dev house, just not going through that and the mods from hell on their official forum (for even *mentioning* technical problems, and get 2 mods riding your tail eager to close the thread and ban you). Any game company THAT sensitive about feedback doesn't deserve business, and the quote above by Urquhart explains why. Sad.

  • AdamWriter

    Posted Sep 28, 2009 4:49 pm GMT

    Cool. Just don't forget the V.A.T.S. system!

  • _Witchunter_

    Posted Sep 28, 2009 4:08 pm GMT

    As someone has said before, I'm truly hoping Bethesda delegated New Vegas to Obsidian only so that they can concentrate on the Elder Scrolls series, be it a new Expansion Pack or a complete new installment.

  • ResistCombine

    Posted Sep 25, 2009 7:34 am GMT

    It's Bethesda with an h people come one, at least know how to spell the companies name if your going to bash it for being better than bungie. owned

  • DKtroa

    Posted Sep 13, 2009 12:17 am GMT

    As Moriarty would have said: "The gaming industry can be such an unforgiving place"

  • Chyfer posted Sep 11, 2009 5:24 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Chyfer

    Posted Sep 11, 2009 5:24 am GMT (hide)

    hate beteshda for destroying fallout series..hope this will live up to its name....please..beteshda makes unfinnished games with huge bugs and releases patches that makes new fatal bugs..my fallout 3 is unplayable ATM..waiting for a BETTER patch thta they will test before releasing ...hopefully

  • pecanin

    Posted Sep 11, 2009 12:36 am GMT

    Happy that at least some of original team are involved
    loved Fallout 3 but not weapons/confusing maps
    it took me three replays to find 95 % of stuff
    in my opinion Beteshda are yet to better Morowind
    now that was a game,most of Oblivion flaws were hidden by pretty graphics
    it become repetitive after you closed gate number 67 943,i mean man that game was boring

  • Lacrosse3

    Posted Sep 4, 2009 1:11 pm GMT

    i love fallout 3..i hope this has the same feel to it

  • CHAMPION6171994

    Posted Aug 28, 2009 5:16 pm GMT

    This better be better than 3. Not saying that Fallout 3 was bad but there are many flaws in it, even though they are outweighed significantly by the content. Better DLC's for New Vegas as well.

  • captainoflust

    Posted Aug 28, 2009 12:52 am GMT

    much prefer TES: V

  • Rez169101

    Posted Aug 26, 2009 11:20 pm GMT

    i liked Fallout but i agree with u guys i mean fallout was great but oblivion was just "WOW" and i am a bit pissed that they have already thought of new fallout but not a new TES but to be honest TES games are bigger and with more things to do so i understand why they are having a hard time making a TES

  • EGM_BlizzardKil

    Posted Aug 25, 2009 7:03 pm GMT

    I do think that they should be working on TESV not the new Fallout.... Im dying to see the next TES game

  • EGM_BlizzardKil

    Posted Aug 25, 2009 6:06 pm GMT

    Maddus, ill take you up on that lol i bet 50c

  • nikola96

    Posted Aug 24, 2009 10:27 pm GMT

    finaly pc

  • Maddaus

    Posted Aug 22, 2009 5:37 pm GMT

    omg Bethesda isn't developing it. They should give the Elder Scrolls series to Electronic Arts while they're at it. I think this buzz they've gotten since Fallout 3 came out has put them in a frenzy.

  • Maddaus

    Posted Aug 22, 2009 5:32 pm GMT

    I will bet my house and car this doesn't come out until 2011.

  • sukafubi

    Posted Aug 21, 2009 6:53 pm GMT

    although this sounds great... its kinda stupid thinking ther already making a new fallout. they shuld set their minds to a new elder scrolls.

  • better-than-U

    Posted Aug 18, 2009 12:17 pm GMT

    i want another elder scroles alot more...im dying to play another elder scroles...

  • saxatron58

    Posted Aug 14, 2009 6:38 pm GMT

    why does it say Obsidian AND Bethesda underneath the title?...

  • OF-5

    Posted Aug 13, 2009 11:08 pm GMT

    This is great, but I must admit I am a little put out that they manage to come up with a new Fallout in less then a year but it has been 4 years since Oblivion and we still have not heard anything about a new Elder scrolls game...

  • CreatureRising

    Posted Aug 7, 2009 10:59 am GMT

    @BiGG SMiGG I agree. But It really comes down to Alpha Protcol If thats a Great Game It will Tell me they have the Power to do this But if it does poorly I am not Panicing But a little uneasy on forking the 60 bucks for it

  • KentTalbert

    Posted Aug 6, 2009 11:21 am GMT

    Sweet, actual writers for a change. Bethesda can't write dialogue for crap. Here's hoping Obsidian does well!

  • BlackLabel677 posted Aug 1, 2009 11:45 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    BlackLabel677

    Posted Aug 1, 2009 11:45 am GMT (hide)

    its cant be worse than fallout 3, it can only go up hill

  • Hoodgiy posted Jul 26, 2009 6:18 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Hoodgiy

    Posted Jul 26, 2009 6:18 pm GMT (hide)

    i think it may be worse than fot3

  • BiGG_SMiGG

    Posted Jul 25, 2009 7:48 am GMT

    i dont know why but i have a bad feeling about this one, maybe because bethesda arent making it

  • dcboy36

    Posted Jul 24, 2009 10:22 pm GMT

    ooh so its another fallout, i thought this was a DLC thing...

  • Shishio817

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 2:49 pm GMT

    Elder Scrolls V, please god! Though I'd enjoy another Fallout too; can't wait for this.

  • Dominicobaggio

    Posted Jul 6, 2009 3:35 am GMT

    Ps lets hope they do a better job of porting it to PS3 this time too. I really wish they would make a dedicated version for it lazy monkeys...

  • Dominicobaggio

    Posted Jul 6, 2009 3:27 am GMT

    OOhhh so by the sounds of it some of the original crew have their hands on this game!! The new engine coupled with the original minds could make for the greatest fallout ever in the history of the universe.... omg roll on 2010... Armegeddon here we come.

  • SipahSalar

    Posted Jul 5, 2009 4:19 am GMT

    Bethesda gave the development to Obsidian because they already have their hands full working on the next Elder Scrolls game.

  • odys1994 posted Jul 5, 2009 12:47 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    odys1994

    Posted Jul 5, 2009 12:47 am GMT (hide)

    i think that the new fallout wil be like the first 2 and dfenately worse than the fallout 3!

  • TheDarkSpot

    Posted Jul 3, 2009 8:42 am GMT

    I think it's a good time for a new Elder Scrolls also.

  • 8smokes

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 5:41 pm GMT

    I'm really wondering how the format of the game is going to be for this game. Obviously it won't be like Fallout 3, b/c Betheseda has it's own engine, but I can't really see a modern game looking like Fallout 1& 2. Now don't get me wrong, those were both amazing games. But I'm looking for more than improved graphics.

  • VALENTT

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 12:22 pm GMT

    why is that guy killing fawkes

  • sabaitis

    Posted Jun 27, 2009 3:08 pm GMT

    I am definitely happy with the development team for New Vegas. Hopefully, it will be darker and more adult, like Fallout2- with lots of drugs and addicts, sex, gangs. Not like the sterile Falout3, where foul language is forced and only for show.

  • drunkenyak

    Posted Jun 26, 2009 8:42 pm GMT

    Hope I'm around to play this. At least we still got one more DLC for Fallout 3 to look forward to until then.

  • CalvinHobbesDH

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 2:46 am GMT

    great game

  • OmegaAK47

    Posted Jun 21, 2009 8:44 pm GMT

    This should be good, I wonder if this one will have down loadable content.

  • funkyrandom

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 5:34 pm GMT

    itd be sick if it had co op coz i really wanted that in fallout 3

  • gedbyz

    Posted Jun 17, 2009 11:14 pm GMT

    This is going to be totally awesome!

  • Strigidae

    Posted Jun 7, 2009 4:24 am GMT

    Fallout 3 is a awesome game. But I can't help but feel, sometimes, that it was a little unfinished. Well... that's just my opinion anyway.

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