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Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition strikes the US on February 7 and Europe on February 10. It includes every DLC pack -- Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, Lonesome Road, Courier's Stash and Gun Runners' Arsenal -- for $50 on Xbox 360 and PS3, and $40 for PC.

#fallout Did you forego picking up Fallout: New Vegas and its downloadable content in the hopes that Bethesda would release some sort of Ultimate Edition featuring everything rolled into one? Then February 7 (10 in Europe) is your day to reap your patience's reward. More »

Among the modders eagerly tinkering away at Fallout: New Vegas, arguably "correcting" what they see as deficiencies in the original design, is ... lead designer J.E. Sawyer. Sawyer has developed an optional patch for the PC version, which reduces the level cap to 35, halves XP acquisition, cuts water and food drop rates, and tweaks a bunch of other variables, all detailed on Sawyer's Formspring. You can download the mod here.

So why is this a mod instead of an official patch? "In addition to technical reasons," Sawyer said, "some of the mechanics changes make the game significantly more difficult (base health / stim changes) or at least more of a hassle (carry weight, stims having weight, H2O/SLP/FOD rate increase). I'd rather have people opt-in to those changes than make them the default in a patch." This is also something Sawyer is doing in his spare time, as nobody is officially working on New Vegas anymore.

#fallout Sometimes games aren't to your exact liking. If you have computer skills, maybe you can create a mod. If you have computer skills and developed the game, well, you can do that, too. More »

Select DLC for Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas is in the deal spotlight today on Xbox Live. For $5 you can snag "Lonely Hearts," "Old World Blues," "Lonesome Road" or "Dead Money" for Fallout: New Vegas, or "Mothership Zeta," "Operation: Anchorage" or "Broken Steel" for Fallout 3, half off the usual asking price.

You'll need to act fast in order to take advantage of this sale. Tomorrow, each of these will be back up to their full price.

#fallout Originally, the graphic novel tied into Fallout: New Vegas was only available by buying the collector's edition of last year's post-nuke RPG. But Bethesda's announced that you can now download All Roads to iDevices. Written by Chris Avellone—creative director for New Vegas—with interior art by Jean Diaz (Boom's Incorruptible) and Wellinton Alves (Marvel's Shadowland: Blood on the Streets), All Roads served as a prequel to the events of FNV. So, if you loved the stories of the radioactive badlands you found in the game, all you FNV completists should probably get to downloading. More »

Next year, the Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition will wander into stores across North America and Europe on February 7 and 10, respectively. The Ultimate Edition includes all the previously released DLC packs: Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, Lonesome Road, Courier's Stash and Gun Runners' Arsenal. The buy-in for the Mohave Wasteland bundle bonanza will be $49.99 for the Xbox 360 and PS3, and $39.99 for PC.

Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition follows in the footsteps of the DLC-heavy Fallout 3. If you never got around to walking through the Capital Wasteland, the Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition, which easily includes 100 hours of content, is going for $30 (or less) these days.

Bethesda has announced the release of Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition. The set will contain all previously-released DLC packs, including Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, Lonesome Road, Courier's Stash and Gun Runners' Arsenal...

#fallout Those of you who held off on getting the post-nuclear adventure set in the Fallout universe's version of Sin City with the hopes of getting a beefed-up edition have just hit the jackpot. Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition ties together all of the add-ons—Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, Lonesome Road, Courier's Stash and Gun Runners' Arsenal—so that you can hit the increased level cap of 50 with no waiting. Europe gets FNV Ultimate on February 10th of 2012 and North America can open it up three days earlier on February 7th. More »

Digital Development Management is like Gus from Breaking Bad. DDM works behind the scenes, making connections and taking advantage of opportunities while the patsies -- video game developers and publishers -- make the money. DDM represents some major studios, and it revealed some interesting information about their future projects in a recent corporate slideshow.

Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind Fallout: New Vegas and Dungeon Siege 3, is developing an "unannounced project for [a] leading animation franchise," according to DDM's presentation. It also says Need for Speed: Shift developer Slightly Mad Studios is working on an unannounced project, which could be its crowd-sourced venture, C.A.R.S. Triumph Studios, creator of the Overlord and Age of Wonders franchises, is also working on an unannounced title, DDM's presentation says.

It's not too surprising that game-development studios are creating games, but details such as Obsidian's "leading animation franchise" get us curious. So far, we're hoping for Fallout: Seth MacFarlane Armageddon.

#fallout Inspired by last year's Fallout: New Vegas, Nanahra has made himself a replica New California Republic Ranger's outfit that, at a glance, looks as good as the real thing. More »

Good, in fact excellent, tidings for those who find themselves able to enjoy Fallouts both old and new, and for anyone who lived through the 90s heyday of PC RPGs. Tim Cain, the main brain behind the original Fallout and co-founder of the much-missed Troika, has fetched up at Obsidian. Until this July, he was at Carbine, working since 2005 on what turned out to be Wildstar, but know we find out that he’s senior programmer at the Fallout: New Vegas/ KOTOR 2 devs. AVENGERS ASSEMBLE.(more…)

New adventures for the Courier may have concluded with "Lonesome Road," but a wandering instrument of vengeance can always use more toys. New Vegas DLC packs "Courier's Stash" and "Gun Runners' Arsenal" are available today for Xbox 360 and PS3.

The Courier's Stash is a bundle of four pre-order bonuses that will set Mojave wanderers back $1.99 (160 MSP). The Gun Runners' Arsenal, available for $3.99 (320 MSP), adds new weapon mods, ammo types and recipes. Bugs that will erase your save files are, of course, still free.

I stopped paying attention to the Fallout: New Vegas DLCs a while back. Not out of disinterest mind, it’s just that I have a preorder for the Goatee Edition from Amazon, from when they accidentally listed it early, and it was only priced at £20. I’ll just dive back into the Mojave Wasteland once that gets shipped to me, and I’ll gorge myself all the DLC in one tasty feast. This fourth DLC release for New Vegas is titled Lonesome Road. When you come, you’ll walk it alone… (more…)

Fallout: New Vegas' final (announced) DLC pack concerns the guy that never came to work -- causing The Courier to take a bullet to the head and kicking off the game's quest for answers and vengeance. The "Lonesome Road" can be traversed as of September 20.

#fallout Here's the brand-new trailer for Lonesome Road the next big expansion to the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC epic Fallout: New Vegas. More »

See? That's why you can't ignore a game after it's been released. Has there always been a lady toting a big gun painted like America in Fallout: New Vegas? Is she a new addition for the "Lonesome Road" DLC? Why have none of the Republican presidential hopefuls named her as their running mate yet?

The Courier's adventures in the Mojave Wasteland are coming to an end, with the last of Fallout: New Vegas' announced DLC expansions, "Lonesome Road," arriving on September 20. It was delayed beyond July and then, "due to circumstances beyond [Bethesda's] control," missed another scheduled pick-up in August.

Bethesda has also announced two smaller DLC packs for New Vegas, entitled "Courier's Stash" and "Gun Runners' Arsenal." The Courier's Stash includes the four content bundles previously available as pre-order bonuses, while The Gun Runners' Arsenal adds weapon mods, ammo types and recipes. Courier's Stash and Gun Runners' Arsenal will cost $1.99 (160 MSP) and $3.99 (320 MSP), respectively.

[Thanks, Nathan.]

Lonesome Road, the fourth DLC for Fallout: New Vegas, will be available on Xbox LIVE, PSN and Steam on 20 September. The add-on pack will cost 800 Microsoft points and 9.99 on PSN and Steam...

#fallout Lonesome Road, the fourth add-on pack for Fallout: New Vegas, will be available for download on Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network and Steam on September 20th. (Xbox LIVE for 800 Microsoft points, PlayStation Network and Steam for $9.99), Bethesda said today. Two additional DLC packs, Courier's Stash and Gun Runners' Arsenal, will also be available for download on September 27th. More »

#fallout The Lonesome Road add on won't be hitting this month as originally planned, Bethesda says on their blog. We don't know why exactly it's being delayed, but we do know that they hope to get it out as quickly as possible. More »

Back in May, Fallout: New Vegas publisher Bethesda Softworks announced a trio of DLC packs for its post-apocalyptic wasteland wanderer: "Honest Hearts," which arrived in May; "Old World Blues," which arrived in July; and "Lonesome Road," which was also planned for a July launch.

"We just wanted to drop in here and let you know that due to circumstances beyond our control, Lonesome Road won't be out this month," senior producer Jason Bergman explained in a Bethesda.com forum post. "We don't have an exact date yet, but we're working to get it out as quickly as possible. We'll be announcing the final date, along with a couple of other interesting FNV-related items in the near future," he added without specifying a new launch window for the third DLC pack.

As a peace offering, Bethesda showed off the first image of Lonesome Road, seen above. If that's what taking the high road gets you, how bad must the other one be?

We're pretty sure that if, before sundown, dogs learned to talk and fountains of chocolate fondant began springing from the ground, the Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues DLC trailer posted above would still be the craziest thing we've seen today.

#leaveyourskinatthedoor Due out July 19, the Old World Blues downloadable content for Fallout: New Vegas isn't exactly brain surgery, but it's pretty damn close. Does removing the entire brain count? More »

Updates to Fallout: New Vegas have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

• New feature: system save is automatically created prior to endgame sequence. After credits, user is prompted to load save game. This will allow single save players to play DLC without creating a new game.
  
• Fixed issue where Minigun audio could get stuck/keep playing indefinitely when fired out of VATS.
  
• Script fix to restore destroyed ED-E. This should address issues players have with attempting to use certain companions (e.g. Rex) or when the player needs to clear his or her companions before entering an area (e.g. Zion / Honest Hearts).
  
• New Companion Dismissal Terminals added to Gun Runners and Lucky 38. These will allow players with lost companions from earlier patches to force-fire if they are experiencing problems attempting to get into DLC or areas that prevent companions from entering.
  
• Arms no longer lifted above head when sneaking with certain weapons.
  
• Fixed sound cutting out after extended playthroughs.
  
• Massive world optimizations in major areas for better stability/performance with multiple DLCs installed.
  
• Players can now have six or more DLCs installed without encountering an infinite loading DLC message on startup.
  
• Navmesh fixes/NPCs no longer getting stuck.
  
• Scripts added to keep certain NPCs who were marked as dead from respawning.
  
• Extensive world optimizations for Hoover Dam.
  
• Fixed lockup with Ranger Grants forcegreet at HD/NCR path.
  
• Fixed NPC AI packages so they dont get stuck at HD.
  
• Fixed bug where upgraded ED-E could be killed in non-hardcore mode.
  
• Post-assassination Kimball now gets removed prior to Hoover Dam battle.
  
• Fixed navmesh around Camp Searchlight to improve performance over long soaks.
  
• Searchlight Troopers dont bump into each other as often.
  
• Fixed navmesh on HD Observation Deck.
  
• New teleport locations for Legion path through Hoover Dam. Improves performance.
  
• Radio stations will work properly now if DLC is uninstalled.
  
• Fixed instances where it was possible to fast travel during Hoover Dam battle.
  
• Fixed case where recruited Remnants were hostile to player during HD battle on Independent and House paths. They will still turn hostile if you shoot them too much though.
  
• Two vending machines in Hoover Dam were facing the wrong way.
  
• Made it so Big Sal/Nero no longer accepts yield if the other is already dead.
  
• Removed Brotherhood objectives when ED-E is given to the Followers.
  
• Fixed rare instance where Cachino turned hostile on the player if player attacks Big Sal/Nero prior to Cachino entering the room.
  
• Fixed crashes in Ultra-Luxe.
  
• Fixed Alpha Squad snipers getting stuck when told to support player.
  
• Fix for Lilys weapon being displayed oddly on her back..
  
• Improvements to navmesh and pathing in Great Khan Longhouse. Fixes crashes.
  
• Plasma Spaz now gives 20% AP reduction (was 10%).
  
• Fixed crash after hearing certain ED-E dialog triggers.
  
• Fixed instance where Boone would constantly holster his rifle in combat if player had lost rep with the NCR.
  
• Veronica no longer waits for player to speak to her before leaving after Hidden Valley is destroyed.
  
• Extensive optimizations in McCarran.
  
• Optimized NPC packages at Camp Golf to improve performance. Misfits now stay in a normal radius.
  
• Arcade now properly rants against Caesar (once).
  
• Motor-Runner Helmet now properly 0 weight. Also removed after quest completes.
  
• NCR Heavy Troopers will now attack player if you attack Hsu.
  
• Vulpes (and Alerio) now properly forcegreet if you somehow fast travel before their initial forcegreet fires.
  
• Killing hostages while helping Khans no longer fails quest.
  
• Gilbert/Ackerman now properly stay dead if murdered.
  
• Mr. New Vegas will only mention failed NCR attack on Powder Gangers if Troopers are dead and Eddie is alive.
  
• Fixed case where player could break quest with Orris if they fast traveled after he shoots thugs, but before forcegreet.
  
• Generic Powder Gangers now set as Aggressive (previously Very Aggressive).
  
• Fixed rare case of black screen during dialog at REPCONN facility.
  
• Fixed phantom quest marker remaining on Major Knight after hes killed.
  
• Fix for incorrect dialog if player meets Bryce Anders after killing Motor Runner.
  
• Player can no longer isolate the BoS virus by hitting isolate virus three times on a single console.
  
• Fixed crash related to Arcade leaving the Remnants bunker.
  
• Fixed Nightkin encounter at Tumbleweed Ranch to occur after user reloads a save.
  
• Arcade will no longer attempt to initiate his quest during Hoover Dam.
  
• Hoover Dam Boomer Bombing Run now works properly after save/reload.
  
• Cass now only barks once per gameday and not every two gamehours.
  
• Fixed XP exploits with MantisForeleg.
  
• Massive optimizations in Westside, North Vegas and The Thorn. Improves AI pathing and performance with high uptimes.
  
• Optimizations in Vault 19.
  
• Fixed issue where Oliver Swanick would respawn after three days if killed.
  
• Pathing improvements to The Strip and North Sewers.
  
• Moved teleport doors on The Strip so NPCs dont collide with players or other actors that stand in front of doors.
  
• Ethel, Walter, and the Station Merchant no longer wander or patrol to avoid collisions with other NPCs.
  
• Separated NPCs in the North Sewers.
  
• Fixed issue where window in Vault 19 let player see through the world.
  
• Greasers from Crandons quest now become disabled when the player leaves the area.
  
• Fixed a Legion melee NPC near Nelson that was under the terrain.
  
• Modified Legion and NCR hit-squad NPCs to use new level lists. They now have a smoother leveling curve that takes into account new level caps. Legion and NCR hit squad spawning was also
• revised to make their appearance more consistent and less memory-intensive.
  
• Fixed issue where Omerta thugs wouldnt leave Freeside if you killed Joana and Carlitos.
  
• Cazador Poison Effect sound no longer plays globally if someone, somewhere gets stung. Only plays if the player is hit.
  
• Player can no longer repair the Grenade Launcher with the minigun.
  
• Fix for companions going into unconscious/conscious cycle over and over again when stung with Cazador poison. In normal mode (or against companions), Cazador poison now lasts 8
• seconds, doing 18 points of damage per second. It is, in fact, even deadlier than the normal version, but lasts 1/4 as long. In hardcore mode or against the player, poison remains 30 seconds/5 damage per second.
  
• Casino slot scripts altered so their max bets do not produce game economy-ruining levels of cap overflow
  
• Hit the Deck and Stonewall now properly work with players weapon condition. Hit the Deck is now +25 DT vs. Explosives instead of +50% vs. Explosives.
  
• Adjusted Deathclaw fatigue to make them less exploitable with certain attacks. Inconsistent health values for Deathclaws were also corrected (in favor of stronger Deathclaws).
  
• Cazadores are now properly flagged as fliers, so they wont set off mines.
  
• Increased radii for plasma and pulse grenades.
  
• Fixed bug where rescued Powder Gangers would return to the legion camp.
  
• Added Followers of the Apocalypse supplies to three areas of Hoover Dam if you gain their support and fight on independent or NCR paths. This also enables the FoA + NCR "good" ending through Julie Farkas.
  
• Optimizations for Westside.
  
• Fixed issues with Recharger Pistol animation.
  
• Fixed issue where Aba Daba Honeymoon wouldnt update if the player was running O My Papa simultaneously.
  
• Typo: Night Stalker Blood changed to Nightstalker Blood
  
• Yes-Man now checks both Loyal and Pearls status before the player can tell him the Boomer leaders are dead.
  
• Removed Intelligence flag from Int<=2 check at REPCONN HQ, as engine doesnt support checks that low.
  
• Fixed scripting on Lonesome Drifter barter check so player doesnt get next objective with Tommy Torini if they fail.
  
• Legion Assassins moveto script no longer occurs every frame (frees up memory).
  
• Added recipe so player can now break down 12.7mm ammo.
  
• Four Eyes now works with ball cap with glasses.
  
• There is now always an option to give ED-E to Lorenzo, even if player has said no the first time.
  
• Mister Sandman no longer works on The Forecaster (XP exploit).
  
• Ultra-Luxe doors no longer disable player controls if player is an enemy of the White Gloves.
  
• Fix scripting conflict between Cold, Cold Heart and Mojave Ghost with Vulpes/Benny.
  
• Fixed issue where player could become control locked in Gommorah if they had installed Yes-Man.
  
• Player can now re-hire Arcade if ED-E is in the party.
  
• Ultra-Luxe now properly pays out in Legion and NCR money.
  
• Veronicas companion perks (as in the ones Veronica gets, not the player) now properly assigned.
  
• Waiting companions will no longer get teleported by the Vault 22 elevator.
  
• Changed objectives for How Little We Know to better reflect branching paths.
  
• Return to Yes-Man objective no longer reopens if player tells him to go to Lucky 38 in Wild Card: Change in Management.
  
• Player can no longer pickpocket Button Man to break the scene where he shoots Cachino.
  
• Player can no longer ask Cachino about plans if Bosses are already dead.
  
• Fix for ED-E combat dialog.
  
• Ranger Helmet now has weight/value.
  
• Fixed Gomorrah holdout scripting to properly affect companions.
  
• Lily now properly uses Stealth Boy when player is sneaking if told to keep it during her quest.
  
• Fixed exploit where player could get infinite XP for punching Big Sals corpse.
  
• Fixed scripting for For the Republic II where exposing Karl would prematurely complete the objective to destroy the Khans.
  
• Fixed instance where fast travel was disabled when creating new game post-credits.
  
• Inventory will now show cumulative weight of item stacks instead of weight of a single item.
  
• Missile projectiles will no longer show in players target HUD.
  
• Player will now unequip a weapon if consuming it in the crafting menu (fixes crash).
  
• Weapons with recharging ammo now display ammo properly.
  
• Fixed rare instance where player could be control-locked if loading an autosave created while lockpicking a transition door.
  
• Beamsplitter mod fixed to proper DAM/DPS.
  
• Crafting can no longer create weapons/armor at 100% condition.
  
• Repair kits can no longer repair to 100% condition.
  
• Throwing weapons can no longer take damage, and are dropped when shot at 100% condition.
  
• DT Perks that increase DT based on enemy weapon should function properly.
  
• Weapons using multiple rounds of ammunition per shot fired now show proper VATS damage estimate.
  
• Fixed rare case where broken stick of dynamite could crash game if thrown.
  
• NPCs will now play face cards on players stack in Caravan.
  
• Various tweaks to audio system to improve memory performance.
  
• Fixed issue where looping reload weapons would get stuck, causing VATS camera to point to the ground.
  
• Fixed clock/calendar so that it doesnt reset on a fresh load.
  
• Fixed .45 auto pistol displaying incorrect condition/value on modding screen.
  
• Both DAM and DPS now display on workbenches when creating explosives.
  
• For ammo that reduce spread (like 12ga) effect is now properly applied to spread, not wobble.
  
• Fixed crash when attempting to enter DLC1 with equipped quest items.
  

#canttouchthis Fallout: New Vegas' story advances with fresh new kicks on July 19, when the Old World Blues expansion pack hits Xbox Live, the PlayStation Network, and Steam. Yo, let me bust the funky screenshots. More »

#fallout Bethesda Softworks said today that "Old World Blues," the next downloadable extension of Fallout: New Vegas will arrive on all platforms on July 19. Pricing wasn't discussed but past installments have run $10. These three screenshots are from the DLC. More »

Bethesda is going to give Fallout: New Vegas fans a case of the blues next month. "Old World Blues," the third DLC pack for the game -- joining Dead Money and Honest Hearts -- arrives for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on July 19. This new pack sees players trapped as subjects of a twisted science experiment. Also, as the screenshot above confirms, there will be robotic radscorpions. Yeah.

The days leading up to the DLC's release will see a title update issued for the game across all platforms that promises to improve stability in "major areas," along with performance increases. Bethesda says to expect a trailer for Old World Blues soon.

If you enjoyed Wayside Creations' Fallout: Nuka Break fan film as much as we did, you may want to consider helping the studio expand the series. The team is seeking donations to help fund a full Nuka Break webseries. if you're interested, check out the video below for additional details!

Honest Hearts, the first of three recently announced Fallout: New Vegas DLC packs, is available now on Xbox 360 and PC for 800 Microsoft Points and $9.99, respectively. It will be available on PSN as soon as the service has a regular store update.

Honest Hearts finds the courier traveling to Utah's Zion National Park and becoming embroiled in a war between a mysterious figure, known as the Burned Man, and missionaries that oppose him. Yeah, yeah, we're sure your idelogical issues are important and all, but the courier has to get back to New Vegas and pray at the alter of a Caravan table.