Fallout: New Vegas

SkeeterUK · 20 Apr 2009 at 17:24

At a Bethesda press event in London today, our very own Jem Alexander learned of a brand new addition to the Fallout universe. Fallout: New Vegas will be available on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 next year, courtesy of Alpha Protocol developer Obsidian Entertainment.

No other details have been revealed yet, but we're certain Jem will lockpick and hack his way to as much information as he can. We'll feed him to the mutants if he doesn't.

Update: The title is "just Fallout: New Vegas. No number. It's not a sequel." For those worried this non-numbered expansion would be a party game, fret not. It's "definitely an RPG," according to Bethesda VP Pete Hines. Obsidian Entertainment was founded by Fergus Urquhart who, along with a few other Obsidian guys, worked on the original Fallout. The team was approached by Bethesda and "jumped at the chance" to work on this new title.

Nymins · 20 Apr 2009 at 17:25

Awful title, should be good though.

Tefal · 20 Apr 2009 at 17:28

New Reno ***!!

Reno > Vegas, i wanted to meet the descendants of my love child with Bishops daughter

Rhys-M · 21 Apr 2009 at 15:45

Reno > Vegas, i wanted to meet the descendants of my love child with Bishops daughter

haha classic.

should really be New Reno tho

dunno why they changed that

Antar Bolaeisk · 21 Apr 2009 at 20:34

So, will this be an expansion much like Shivering Isles for Oblivion or will it be a completely new game which just happens to be in the Fallout universe?

Also, arn't Obsidian the ones responsible for Knights of the Old Republic 2?

Shamikebab · 21 Apr 2009 at 21:04

New game and yes.

n1kunj · 21 Apr 2009 at 21:32

Obsidian, goddamnit. I swear these guys have never released a game that didn't have fatal issues. KOTOR2 didn't have an ending and was bugged to hell, and NWN2 ran as well as a 1 legged tortoise. Why on earth would Bethesda choose these guys?

Duran · 21 Apr 2009 at 21:44

n1kunj said:
Obsidian, goddamnit. I swear these guys have never released a game that didn't have fatal issues. KOTOR2 didn't have an ending and was bugged to hell, and NWN2 ran as well as a 1 legged tortoise. Why on earth would Bethesda choose these guys?

because every bethesda game before oblivion suffered the same issues you are talking about. obsidian is bethesda's child

hideki · 22 Apr 2009 at 01:14

Obsidian having members of Black Isle, who created the original Fallout games probably was a factor in Bethesda choosing them.

For those who've only played 3, great news, more Fallout; for those who played 1 and 2 and were not in favor of Bethesda, even better news.

Tefal · 22 Apr 2009 at 01:25

I hope there's something equal to the new reno pretty boy Lloyd quest.

"There are two kinds of people in this world Lloyd those with loaded guns, and those who dig"

Paul_cz · 22 Apr 2009 at 07:03

Best gaming news ever since announcing that FO is not dead and that Beth would develop it 5 years ago.Simply awesome.FNV is my number 1 most anticipated title now.

SteQ · 22 Apr 2009 at 15:38

Are we sure this just isnt another expansion / DLC?

alex24 · 22 Apr 2009 at 15:40

SteQ said:
Are we sure this just isnt another expansion / DLC?

Yeah it's a new game, but set in the same universe, so expect it to be more of the same, same sort of design but hopefully as long as FO3.

Tucker87 · 25 Apr 2009 at 09:23

Ouch!
Obsidian really ruined NWN2 for me, they changed far too much from NWN1 and yes it ran awful... wait... it still does! even after about 600Mb of patches and updates!

Honestly I know some of the old Black isle studio people work there and I respect them for their work in black isles but I've yet to see anything good come from Obsidian, they could be the new EA for me.