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The incredibly strange and delightful Fallout 3 launch party

by Kevin Kelly on Oct 11th 2008 2:30PM

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Bethesda is throwing a radiation-hot launch party for Fallout 3 next Saturday in Los Angeles, complete with even more Vault Boy retro graphics. The party features headline music by the Foo Fighters, and it's hosted by Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Odette Yustman, Ben Harper, and it's being co-hosted by the Bethesda / Zenimax board of directors, which includes bigwig producer Jerry Bruckheimer, bigwig CBS president Les Moonves, bigwig MGM president Harry Sloan and and bigwig baseballer Cal Ripken, Jr.

That's an odd mix of folks to kick off this post-apocalyptic video game, but given the current state of the economy, maybe everyone is embracing impending disaster and learning to love the bomb. Joystiq will be on-hand to take photos and collect thoughts about Fallout 3. Plus those frolic-inducing spirits sounds pretty damn goon.

Tags: Bethesda, Bethesda-Game-Studios, Bethesda-Softworks, Fallout3, party, PS3, RPG, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (33)

I eagerly await the day when the big gaming companies acknowledge that there is life outside of California

On post-apocalyptic Earth, California is all that's left.

Haha agreed man, atleast a more cental location would be nice for big events. A state like TN would be nice for that, internation airport and shipping hub of the nation.

would have made sense to have the launch party in... i don't know, washington?

California and Hawaii, actually. Alaska can come too...

"On post-apocalyptic Earth, California is all that's left."

Said the probably-resident of CA. The rest of us (primarily Coloradans who want Californians to STAY IN CALIFORNIA) are hoping California just drops into the ocean.

"Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
One great big festering neon distraction,
I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.
Learn to swim."

Though I have to admit I'm in love w/ San Francisco.

Does Courtney Cox even play video games?

OK, dump cali into the sea - but don't come crying when 1/8th of the country's economy goes with it...

Also, I'm glad there are so many LA haters that will never discover the best parts of this city because it's TOO CROWDED ALREADY.

But on the flipside, would anyone notice if Colorado vanished off the face of the Earth? Probably not, except when ski season comes around.

The only reason I even acknowledge Colorado as a state is because of Cannibal: The Musical and South Park.

FWIW, Cali will get the hell beat out of it in a nuke fight, but as far as fallout (and Fallout) goes, the rest of the nation will get it a lot worse once the bombs have stopped falling.

http://www.ki4u.com/nuclearsurvival/states/ca.htm

Chris Are sure sounds like a grump.

I'm no grump! I just don't like CA. :-)

Several days late, but: Hey dumbass! I've never set foot in California in my life. My post was humor.

I actually just happen to live in that one state Anticrawl mentioned.

...er, the first one he mentioned. Tennessee.

Who cares, nobody's going to read this.

I'd love some goon spirits too!

Hehe, "pretty damn goon".

Points for Dr. Strangelove reference!

AAAGH! BETHESDA, MD-based software company flies to LA to have a launch party. They sure know how to screw their VA/DC/MD fans!

Not like you'd be invited anyway...

i thought foo fighters were "taking a break", they must be getting paid really good

I wish this bomb would hurry up and drop, I'm ready to worship.

Damn man, if I wasn't in Las Vegas right now I'd definitely be there.

If I was in Australia I would be there... but that's another story.

i find myself getting excited for this game to come out but i don't have the desire to play it. probably because i like the subject matter and setting,

Someone should take a copy of Mine-Shaft Gap to play. Yes, that really is a game.

ben harper isnt he a character off "my family" uk tv show

can anyone go or just invite

Not a fan of their music by any means, but wouldn't Fall Out Boy been a more appropriate act for this event?

Whoa, that is an incredibly good call.

I love how all the idiots here are whining that it's in
California when they probably can't go anyway since it's clearly an invite only event.

I second anyone's question:

Invite-only?

Unfortunately I believe so.

This was actually last night, not saturday. It was great - the game looks and plays really well and the Foo Fighters kicked a$$. Dare I say it was "the bomb"? Ouch.

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