Fallout DLC and Game Of The Year Dated
Fan, eh? Well, you'll want to read this.Published 17/09/2009 at 15:00 by nofi
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Just had to sit this one out until the embargo was up, but here’s details on the PS3 Downloadable Content and the multi-format Game Of The Year editions of Fallout 3.
PlayStation 3 Downloadable Content
Today Bethesda released an update for the PS3 version of Fallout 3 that addresses a number of issues, includes some optimisations, and adds trophy support for the DLC. The first DLC for PS3, “Broken Steel”, will be available next Thursday, September 24th. That will be followed by the release of “Operation: Anchorage” and “The Pitt” on October 1st, and “Point Lookout” and “Mothership Zeta” on October 8th.
Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition
Bethesda have also let us know that the Fallout 3 Game of the Year edition (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Games For Windows) will be available at retail on Friday, October 16th. The Game of the Year edition includes the critically-acclaimed game as well as all five downloadable content packs. The discs will include the title updates you will need to play the DLC. (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions will retail at £39.99 / €59.99 and the Games for Windows version will be available for £29.99 / €49.99.)
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iNsAnE_gAmInG | 17/09/2009 17:30
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Wahoo, great news.
Probably will have it for christmas.
legalisemurder | 17/09/2009 18:10
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Can’t wait for this.I love fallout.Where are you people getting your psn cards from because i went to gamestation on monday and the dude behind the counter said the weren’t launching until october.Couldn’t find them on amazon or play.com either.
Dafro1989 | 17/09/2009 19:01
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I can FINALLY put Fallout 3 back in the disc drive. Briefly anyways, and in between Ninja Gaiden 2, and the various PS1 games I bought…
hiab-x | 17/09/2009 19:15
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I picked the original Fallout 3 up second hand for £17 back around March this year, I’m still playing it and loving every minute of it. It is one of the best value for money games I’ve ever played, so delighted to read about the GOTY version as I’ve been avoiding playing the final main chapter for fear that my game would end.
Soli | 17/09/2009 22:34
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Sukeeeeeee !!!
yogh_wayne | 17/09/2009 23:30
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Yay!! Looking forward to the new quests.
Dagger471 | 17/09/2009 23:43
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I might as well get the GOTY edition if it will be cheaper than buying all the DLC seperately.
BlingOnMyWrist | 18/09/2009 01:30
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Hello GOTY edition! My poor, overstuffed, HDD will thank me.
iNsAnE_gAmInG | 19/09/2009 17:50
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It might just install all of it onto your HDD though.
I’m not fussed though, my 320GB needs something to fill it up.
gurglesletch | 18/09/2009 03:14
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Finally confirmed for next month.
BadBoyBoogie | 18/09/2009 09:09
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I’ll be waiting before I get the GOTY edition. I’m tempted, but a mid October release date clashes with so many other titles that I want, that I’m afraid Fallout will have to wait!!! Still, at least it should be cheaper to buy when I’m looking to pick it up early next year sometime!!
Sympozium | 18/09/2009 11:35
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wow…….
flatfour | 18/09/2009 13:54
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Can’t believe it’s finally gonna be here, y’know it just doesn’t seem real !
iNsAnE_gAmInG | 19/09/2009 17:51
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It’ll be like another whole game!
Plus LOADS more trophies and we’ll all be saving money if we have all the packs with the GOTY.
fanpages | 20/09/2009 17:54
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I didn’t realise there was an embargo with regards reporting on this, Nofi.
I wrote the text at the following hyperlink on 11 August 2009…
[ http://www.1upgamers.com/forums/fallout-3-game-year-edition-t997.html ]
What was so secret about the information, and what promotional goodies were you enticed with so you wouldn’t ‘Fallout’ with Sony &/or Bethesda?
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nofi | 20/09/2009 17:57
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Your report didn’t include the DLC, or their dates. Details on those were embargoed until 3pm on the 17th.
Please don’t imply we were ‘enticed with goodies’ – dangerous grounds.
Thanks.
fanpages | 20/09/2009 20:51
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Sorry, I was not ‘implying’ anything. I know you have received other promotional items before; you have reported on these before here at The Sixth Axis.
No, I did not include any more information than I had available at the time of writing at 1upGamers.com, but I did not revisit the thread as I am not a fan of what I have seen of “Fallout 3″. My Collector’s Edition remains as sealed as it was when I bought it in GAME’s sale last December. If I ever run out of something to play, it is there for emergencies, or for trading with somebody for a game I favour more.
I was just curious [some would say I was like that anyway] as to why the additional information was retained. Why the big secret?
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nofi | 20/09/2009 20:53
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I’m not sure what you don’t understand – the release dates and pricing for the DLC was embargoed, worldwide, until the time and date I said. That’s how these things sometimes work.
fanpages | 20/09/2009 20:58
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It is not that I do not understand English; what I was asking is the reason why the details had to be retained until the specified date.
You obviously do not know, or are unable to tell me due to other restrictions.
Thanks anyway.
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Raen | 20/09/2009 21:29
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An embargo means that the publisher won’t let a media outlet report on them officially. While not always a legally binding document it tends to put you significantly in the publishers/PR company’s bad books if you break it. These are imposed for a number of reasons, from stopping secrets coming out early to ensuring that press arrives at the correct time for a particular title. It may not be that you’re offered anything other than a good working relationship for keeping something under embargo.
fanpages | 20/09/2009 21:33
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FYI: Some images of the (US) box art…
[ http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/17/fallout-3-goty-edition-ps3-dlc-dated/ ]
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LiquescentShadow | 20/09/2009 21:39
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@fanpages:
I really don’t know what you’re on about. Sometimes websites are given information which has to be withheld until a specific time and date for any number of reasons. Everyone knew that the DLC and GOTY was coming to the PS3, it’s just the cost and specific date. This could be withheld for any number of reasons, an example being to prevent the damage of sales. If a website/publication leaked the date of the GOTY edition, it would put people off buying the regular edition. Same as the PS3 Slim – if it had been outright confirmed as coming on a specific date early on it would have hurt sales of the existing models. As the writer/administrator of a news website you should be fully aware of these types of things.
As for suggesting there were incentives involved, it’s quite a silly accusation. If a developer or publisher provides a site with this information it’s just a matter of courtesy and trust that prevents the site from leaking it. We all know how damaging leaks can be.
fanpages | 20/09/2009 22:21
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You are all reading more into my initial post than I intended.
I was asking if the reason for the delay in releasing the information was known. So far the responses have tried to educate me on how press releases are timed, but only providing best guesses at the reason to why this was required.
Joystiq also seems to have had a similar embargo, but they chose to release the details a few hours early; maybe I should ask there instead… although, if a genuinely innocent question meets with a similar response perhaps I should not bother. It just seems odd to release the information in two parts; why not all at once… on 17 September? I do not see the gain for a two-step approach, in this case.
My mention of whether any advance copies or promotional items were available also seems to have been taken like a personal attack on nofi.
Sorry if you are offended on his behalf.
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Raen | 20/09/2009 22:47
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I explained how an embargo works, and how the system works. The reason for spreading them is that it simply keeps focus on the game for longer. You have one piece of information come out at one time, and another come out at another time. They get two stories on Fallout, it keeps it in the public mind for longer. Another example would be Borderlands, they’ve had press come every two weeks or so with a two week embargo. That means that they get a new story about Borderlands every two weeks and keeps PR for the game flowing well.
Joystiq going earlier could be that they simply had a different embargo to get an exclusive on the information. If I’ve missed anything I really don’t know what you’re asking.
fanpages | 20/09/2009 23:08
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Reading back through the recent “Fallout 3″ articles at The Sixth Axis, I am guessing that the reason for the information was released over a long duration was to avoid having to announce that the testing/quality assurance process of the re-released title (including the introduction of the downloadable content & PS3 Trophy support) was not going as well as intended.
It’s OK… there was no need for the explanation you provided, but thank you for your time.
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rht992 | 20/09/2009 19:20
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dammit why october? thats my most expensive month in gaming this year
iNsAnE_gAmInG | 20/09/2009 19:28
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Haha, indeed it is. This, Fifa 10 and Uncharted 2 are what I want, but I think I’ll just get Fifa.
Fallout 3 is the best game on PS3 in my view, so you should understand I’m hyped that all this contents on the way.