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An article by USA Today has revealed new info on Bethesda’s Obsidian developed Fallout: New Vegas.
The game is set in the year 2280, several hundred years after a nuclear holocaust during the great war between the United States and China, and a few years following events of Fallout 3.
At the outset players get to customise their character’s age, race and skill attributes. The action picks up with you shot and left for dead, with an unknown package taken from your possession. You’re found by a robot and taken to Doc Mitchell who nurses you back to good health.
While the game will certainly appeal to fans of Fallout 3, New Vegas is a standalone adventure that will require no previous knowledge of the franchise. No characters from Fallout 3 will feature in the game, although there will be some references to its key events.
The game will also feature a dramatically different look to Fallout 3. Bethesda’s Pete Hines told USA Today: “Vegas is up and running. It is not a ghost town. It still exists and thrives. There are casinos, and you can go down onto the Strip. It will have a very different feel from that standpoint.”
The New Vegas territory also promises to be pretty sizeable, Hines stating: “It is a massive game world that will take you hundreds of hours to explore every nook and cranny.”
It all sounds good so far. The game’s scheduled for release in the autumn on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.
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Fallout: New Vegas
- Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Genre(s): Action, Adventure, RPG, Shooter
