Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta descends Aug. 3

  • By Matthew Peters, GameSpot
  • Posted Jul 14, 2009 3:58 pm PT

Bethesda reveals release date for final add-on to post-nuclear RPG, along with new screenshots and gameplay information.

Bethesda had been tight-lipped on the details of its alien-abduction-themed add-on, divulging only its name, Mothership Zeta, and a few scant details. However, the developer has finally beamed down some vital information surrounding this fifth and final update pack, announcing the title will go downloadable on August 3 for the Xbox 360 and PC for 800 Microsoft points ($10).

On helmet-clad aliens: "In space, nobody can hear them scream."

In an update to the official Fallout 3 Web site today, Bethesda revealed that Mothership Zeta would allow players to recruit an "unexpected array of characters" to help overtake an insidious alien vessel that abducts the protagonist. With the help of new equipment--like the Alien Atomizer, Drone Cannon, Gemini-Era Spacesuit, and Samurai Armor--the hero can commandeer the UFO before it wreaks havoc on earth and its irradiated inhabitants. The developer's announcement also comes with several new screenshots of Mothership Zeta.

The most recent update Fallout 3 update, Point Lookout, was released without a major hitch on June 23. That can't be said for some of the previous add-on releases, like Broken Steel and The Pitt, which were hampered by crippling technical problems at launch. Mothership Zeta will be the final add-on to be included in the Fallout 3: Game of the Year edition, which will package all five expansions with the original game. The edition will cost $50 for the PC and $60 on the Xbox 360 when it ships in October--one month after the PlayStation 3 begins receiving the expansion packs.

128 Comments

  • JB2B

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 2:52 am PT

    When my Xbox is fixed I'll get all the DLC for Fall Out I don't got yet including this one. Can't wait.

    Oh yeah Bethesda; I'm waiting for the new Elder Scrolls even though I still have to complete the main story in Oblivion (spend almost 40 hours doing other stuff).

  • asindro

    Posted Jul 27, 2009 10:07 pm PT

    Damn dirty aliens they blew it all up! Always knew there was no war, no nuclear fallout, just an alien conspiracy.

  • Jhraxlin

    Posted Jul 27, 2009 7:37 am PT

    I'll think I'll wait for the GOTY edition to come out, even then, once it does I'll wait until it gets cheaper.

  • Jim60360

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 10:36 pm PT

    didnt really like point look out, thought it was a bit bland and boring. this however looks a lot more fun.

  • Shishio817

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 2:36 pm PT

    i love fallout 3 and have been impressed and pleased by the expansions so far, so i'm really looking forward to this one. Though it does kind of suck to have to pay all the while knowing they're releasing a same-priced GOTY edition; but I support their work and want em to hurry up and make something amazing with the next Elder Scrolls, so i don't mind that much haha

  • mcfly_88

    Posted Jul 21, 2009 11:05 pm PT

    I want this .....i hope they have a little ammo for the Alien Blaster.

  • smiseck

    Posted Jul 21, 2009 3:20 pm PT

    im excited about the new stuff, kinda weirded about the aliens thing...hoped it would have stuck to more believable stuff, but hey im not complaining, im totaly stoked!!

  • L0rD_ShAde

    Posted Jul 20, 2009 2:41 am PT

    Aliens eh,.......... this I definitely got to get for my X360.

  • VALENTT

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 6:36 am PT

    StarlightHunter
    that is soo true

  • StarlightHunter

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 5:24 am PT

    Beth needs to make a full blow expansion like the Shivering Isles or a Fallout equivalent. That would be awsome, a new world roughly 4 times the size of Point lookout. There is no doubt they will though.

  • Cloud_in_midgar

    Posted Jul 18, 2009 12:23 pm PT

    i cant wait for the goty edition i have the original fallout 3 but i think its best if i only get the goty instead of getting expansions now.

  • thenephariouson

    Posted Jul 18, 2009 1:01 am PT

    "Welcome to Earth" **Smack!** : )

  • AnarchyRising

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 8:19 pm PT

    @facistinabag

    Agree with ya 100 fold. Whine whine whine. If the game sold 10 copies do you think they would plan for DLC? Doubtful. They didn't know it would do so well all they could do is analyze that it would and plan their DLC from there. Now you whine that Bethesda could not predict the future. Maybe they should have just pushed the game back until August and made everything as one package? Well then you would complain about the pushbacks. No middle ground.

  • FinalDuo1886

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 7:53 am PT

    Ah well! I have both + I own Fallout 3 on the 360, so I guess I escape biting the bullet of not having the DLC's.

  • the05birdman

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 7:14 pm PT

    The full game plus all 5 expansions for $60!?!? Well that sucks for people like me who paid full price for the game and the expansions. That's a little messed up. They should've at least made all the DLC cheaper.

  • Land-0-Funk

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 1:10 pm PT

    I've yet to buy any of these on the PC ver..I'll keep waiting until they combine them in one large download together and the price is worth it.

  • ShroudedEagle

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 12:05 pm PT

    Finally, some info on this DLC.

  • dmgonzales0378

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 9:26 am PT

    I'm glad to have this expansion coming out I still haven't finished the other DLCs because jumping from game to game recently. I will purchase this the day of purchase and just waiting for New Las Vegas.

  • Yuck_Too

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 8:13 am PT

    @lewser5

    Easy...buy it the day it ships...ignore all the DLC...then trade in the original for $45 and pick up the GotY edition with all the extras for $60...best of both worlds as you get to olay it when it first ships and then pick up all the extra content for $15.

  • YoJim8obaJoe

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 4:13 am PT

    I hope this isnt the last expansion,even though none are out on PS3 yet im still looking forward to them

  • Ospov

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 1:00 am PT

    Wait, so the GotY edition won't be coming to the PS3 in October? That's what I got from the article anyway...

  • facistinabag

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 10:48 pm PT

    What is with all the people complaining about to much DLC? Holy christ, gamers are the whiniest people on the planet. They'll whine if you don't give them enough DLC (Left 4 Dead) and then they'll whine if you give them a large amount of DLC.

    I for one am happy for the DLC, and hope there will be more coming.

  • lewser5

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 7:28 pm PT

    Sometimes i wonder why i buy the game when it comes out, when i know there is going to be dlc and probably be released again later with a GOTY edition with the content for the price of the game itself.

  • hannify posted Jul 15, 2009 4:13 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    hannify

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 4:13 pm PT (hide)

    how many of these add-ons are they going to add.

    it feels like a big scam to me. all these add-ons

  • blaze11987

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 3:45 pm PT

    @jgh94, you will be abducted after being drawn to the original alien crash site from the main game (if you found it) by an unintelligable radio transmission which turns out to be the mothership investigating the distress signal from recon craft theta that you can find crashed in the wasteland along with an alien corpse and a lovely alien blaster.

  • Triton

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 3:24 pm PT

    This is why if the game comes out on both systems...I only buy the 360 version. My PS3 is for only PS3 exclusives.
    On the DLC, I'm in to deep, I have bought so many of the DLC for this game, I can't stop now!!!

  • jgh94

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 3:24 pm PT

    where do we find this UFO in fallout 3?

  • ISuPrEmAcY32I

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 2:59 pm PT

    I never complain about more content to play, though i wish they could release them as an expansion pack so you can get them all at once and not pay quite so much per

  • PJthePlayer

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 1:30 pm PT

    Poor PS3 fanboys.

  • diabloakaSAHA

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 1:04 pm PT

    Thank u BETHESDA *bows* for giving me 5 awsome DLC's in less than a year after games release.
    I always wished there was a side quest based on the crashed UFO site in Fallout3 and now it has happened. Its alomst like Bethesda has answered my prayers. *bows again*

  • Wings_008

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 12:44 pm PT

    time to save earth again boys!!

  • Darth_Xavier

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 12:34 pm PT

    I own a 360 so I shouldnt be speaking for the PS3 guys here. But as a Fallout 3 fan I have to say why the hell do they keep putting off the DLC dates for PS3, I mean at least put out Broken Steel so these guys can at least play past the ending ( and the level cap is a big plus)

  • thenephariouson

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 11:25 am PT

    Murrdox Posted Jul 15, 2009 4:33 pm GMT "I'm a little confused... since when were aliens introduced to the Fallout universe?"

    You need to do some real exploring mate.

  • MissMorphine

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 10:28 am PT

    awesome. more Fallout 3. i still need to explore point look out. i just beat the new missions and havent played it since then. this will give me the excuse i was looking for.

  • mysarah6454861

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 10:10 am PT

    meh,why do they keep reminding us that DLC for ps3 wont be comming any time soon,at least tell september,my only hope is that GOTY will be worth it in terms of price!!

  • dzimm

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 9:59 am PT

    Hopefully they'll bundle all the DLC into a lower-priced expansion pack for those of us who don't feel like buying the game again.

  • cryptopox117

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 9:54 am PT

    the new armor sounds nice

  • Merex760

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 9:50 am PT

    Can't wait for this. I've really liked all of the DLC for the game so far.

  • 13thGuards

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 9:29 am PT

    Boo...I've been waiting for DLC for my PS3 forever and they keep pushing it back, bummer. I wonder though if there will be ammo for my alien blaster so I can actually use it on mothership zeta???
    guess I'll just revisit some Fallout 1 and 2 until I can finally get some PS3 DLC...no school like the old school, they say.

  • tremor33

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 9:15 am PT

    @Murrdox

    In Fallout 3 you could find a crash-landed flying saucer with an alien in it (along with one of the most powerful weapons in the game: the alien blaster)

  • Humorguy_basic

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 8:54 am PT

    The DLC should also be sold in one pack. I am fed up with Gold or GOTY or whatever editions having things I cannot get for my original bought game. After all, it's our money early on that pays for the later DLC and GOTY, etc editions!

  • Marcster1994

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 8:48 am PT

    FINAL dlc? Aw man

    I hoping for a bit more. i wanted the adventure t keep on running

  • HotShot_SS

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 8:47 am PT

    I don't know if I should pick this up. If I get wrongfully taken advantaged of in space, no one can hear me scream.

  • Murrdox

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 8:33 am PT

    I'm a little confused... since when were aliens introduced to the Fallout universe?

  • jakass13

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 7:50 am PT

    why not just make to goty edition for the ps3 with the xbox and pc versions so that they already have all the dlc out for the ps3

  • thk123

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 7:49 am PT

    More...?

  • ukpet_anime

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 7:40 am PT

    Definitely agreed with Camikitten. I don't mind a delay for us PS3 on DLC if it means a slightly improved product by the end of it all (besides, who's the idiot downmarking all the PS3 related comments? DO we have a troll on the loose again?)

  • halfbreed11111

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 7:35 am PT

    good thing i waited for the goty edition =)
    that 110$ worth of fallout 3 if you buy all the dlc...

  • drangel_jam

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 7:31 am PT

    I love this game but the flow of DLC is too much to bear and pay. By then, there will probably be about 5-7 DLC's. I've already bought the first two. I'll wait for the Goty edition or whatever, with all of the DLC, instead of spending $10 on each one of them, and filling up my HDD with more than 5GB of Fallout 3 content.

  • jokers_anarchy

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 6:44 am PT

    im hoping this one will be good

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