### STORY ###
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas.

It’s the kind of town where you dig your own grave prior to being shot in the head and left for dead…and that’s before things really get ugly. It’s a town of dreamers and desperados being torn apart by warring factions vying for complete control of this desert oasis. It’s a place where the right kind of person with the right kind of weaponry can really make a name for themselves, and make more than an enemy or two along the way.

As you battle your way across the heat-blasted Mojave Wasteland, the colossal Hoover Dam, and the neon drenched Vegas Strip, you’ll be introduced to a colorful cast of characters, power-hungry factions, special weapons, mutated creatures and much more. Choose sides in the upcoming war or declare “winner takes all” and crown yourself the King of New Vegas in this follow-up to the 2008 videogame of the year, Fallout 3.

Enjoy your stay.


### KEY FEATURES ###

Feel the Heat in New Vegas!
Not even nuclear fallout could slow the hustle of Sin City. Explore the vast expanses of the desert wastelands – from the small towns dotting the Mojave Wasteland to the bright lights of the New Vegas strip. See the Great Southwest as could only be imagined in Fallout.

Feuding Factions, Colorful Characters and a Host of Hostiles!
A war is brewing between rival factions with consequences that will change the lives of all the inhabitants of New Vegas. The choices you make will bring you into contact with countless characters, creatures, allies, and foes, and determine the final explosive outcome of this epic power struggle.

New Systems!
Enjoy new additions to Fallout: New Vegas such as a Companion Wheel that streamlines directing your companions, a Reputation System that tracks the consequences of your actions, and the aptly titled Hardcore Mode to separate the meek from the mighty. Special melee combat moves have been added to bring new meaning to the phrase “up close and personal”. Use V.A.T.S. to pause time in combat, target specific enemy body parts and queue up attacks, or get right to the action using the finely-tuned real-time combat mechanics.

An Arsenal of Shiny New Guns!
With double the amount of weapons found in Fallout 3, you’ll have more than enough new and exciting ways to deal with the threats of the wasteland and the locals. In addition, Vault-Tec engineers have devised a new weapons configuration system that lets you tinker with your toys and see the modifications you make in real time.

Let it Ride!
In a huge, open world with unlimited options you can see the sights, choose sides, or go it alone. Peacemaker or Hard Case, House Rules, or the Wild Card - it’s all in how you play the game.

Source: Bethsoft


### HARDCORE MODE ###
- Stimpaks heal over time.
- Ammo has weight.
- Must drink, eat, and have proper sleep cycles to stay alive.
- Only a doctor or a doctor's bag can heal a crippled limb.
- RadAway heals radiation poisoning over time.
- Companions can die.
+ 100G points at end of game
+ alludes to a special bonus at end game, but no info yet


### SCREENSHOTS ###








Source: Bethsoft


### TRAILERS ###






### RELEASE DATE ###
October 19th North America
October 22nd Europe

This post has been edited by redninja: Oct 21 2010, 11:45 AM

### COLLECTOR'S EDITION ###


- "Lucky 7" poker chips.
- Fallout: New Vegas deck of cards.
- "Lucky 38" platinum chip.
- Hardcover graphic novel "All Roads"
- The Making of Fallout: New Vegas DVD
--> More info

### ADD-ON PACKS ###
- Only available through pre-order through certain stores in UK, US, NZ, Steam etc.

Classic Pack

- Armored Vault 13 jumpsuit
- Weathered 10mm pistol
- Vault 13 canteen
- 5 stimpaks

Caravan Pack

- Lightweight leather armor
- Sturdy caravan shotgun
- 4 repair kits
- Binoculars

Mercenary Pack

- Lightweight metal armor
- Mercenary’s grenade rifle
- 3 super stimpaks
- 3 doctor's bags

Tribal Pack

- Tribal raiding armor
- Broad machete
- 5 bleak venom doses
- 10 throwing spears

This post has been edited by redninja: Oct 21 2010, 03:05 PM

So who's got it?

Are you going to play HARDCORE from the start?

Did you resist getting the 'Wild Wasteland' perk?

Hardcore and Wild Wasteland FTW!

anyone tried that caravan pack DLC?

i tried to redeem the code but it wont be accepted...Im blaming the servers right now....hopefully can try later

I have the Classic Pack, same problem - code invalid. Some people say they have to update the servers.

sorry i meant the classic pack...if you go to xbox.com you cant access the redeem code feature...

Wait for the to update the servers.

Is it possible to use the add-ons on a current game? Lots of people are having issues with the invalid code and they're saying that it only works on a new game after using the code. That would suck.

I want the canteen since in short play yesterday was having trouble staying hydrated. Standing in front of the water pipe to drink only goes up one bar at a time.

This post has been edited by redninja: Oct 21 2010, 04:13 PM

if its like Metro 2033 there will be multiple spots where you can retrieve your add on content. But I think you can warp back to the doctors place and there probably be a box or something containing all the stuff there....at least I hope so

alright i read from the fallout wiki about your add ons...it says the doctor will give it to you along with all the other belongings....

sheet...

exactly .. sheet

oh well fallout is a game to be replayed a couple of times. just hope there are water canteens available to buy.

You should be able to buy the water canteens. Just a question of where and when.

Sorry for noob question but how do you turned on hardcore mode?

@falconhour - it's after customizing character, special in beginning of game. you will get a full screen prompt to select hardcore. you can de-select it anytime in the game but to get the achievement (and mysterious bonus, if any) you cannot turn it off at all.

just got to the strip...about level 9. Then my friend said that he also was at the strip but was level 15...after beating my friend with a magazine ... i realize that I am making the same mistake I made 2 years ago where I got so far into the main story I forgot the side quests...so putting it off for a while and going exploring...I want to find Danny Trejo's character....and Zach Levi's

where i can find the pc version

You're very far ahead! I'm some ways back just arrived in NoVac and leveled up to 6 only. Finding it tough to make space as was used to Fallout3 with safehouse storage. There will be one at the Strip where you can store snowglobes as well but that's a little far ahead.

Finding it tough to survive with no water storage, low ammo and next to no caps. No sight of canteens yet. It's a little unrealistic as you'd think the first thing anyone would do before venturing out into the inhospitable desert is to get some kind of water container - even a plastic bottle, and filling up with clean water from Goodsprings.

Codes should work now. You'll get the DLC items once you load a save game.

^^ thanks MK84, real good news