Fallout: New Vegas 'Dead Money' DLC tours the Sierra Madre's most exclusive resort
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Late next month, Obsidian will launch the first bit of DLC for Fallout: New Vegas. That DLC, according to issue five of the Bethesda newsletter, will take players to the Sierra Madre, "an opulent and extravagant resort that was supposed to be the greatest casino in the west -- except that it never opened." Turns out that whole apocalypse thing really put a damper on the festivities. Who woulda thunk a silly thing like atomic bombs could be such a buzzkill?
The vaykay-spot-that-almost-was had a pretty bitching security system, thus locking the complex up tight following the nuclear holocaust that befell America. As time went on, the climate control and air conditioning system starting pushing toxins out into the nearby area, surrounding it with a mist of poison and making the adjoining city impossible to navigate. A small band of survivors, dubbed the Ghost People, have only managed to scrape by, seemingly resorting to capturing healthy people outside of the plume of pollution surrounding the Sierra Madre. You know, to eat them.
And that's pretty much all we have to go on right now. You can download "Dead Money" for Fallout: New Vegas on December 21, exclusively on Xbox Live, for 800 MS Points ($10).
The vaykay-spot-that-almost-was had a pretty bitching security system, thus locking the complex up tight following the nuclear holocaust that befell America. As time went on, the climate control and air conditioning system starting pushing toxins out into the nearby area, surrounding it with a mist of poison and making the adjoining city impossible to navigate. A small band of survivors, dubbed the Ghost People, have only managed to scrape by, seemingly resorting to capturing healthy people outside of the plume of pollution surrounding the Sierra Madre. You know, to eat them.
And that's pretty much all we have to go on right now. You can download "Dead Money" for Fallout: New Vegas on December 21, exclusively on Xbox Live, for 800 MS Points ($10).
Reader Comments (32)
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 4:03PM The Albatross said
Yet another reason to look forward to my employer's Christmas break!
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 4:06PM PR0F3TA said
at first i was extremely bitter that the 360 was going to get exclusive DLC yet again, but since playing FO:NV i actually don't mind.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 6:25PM Pure Black World Tendency said
@PR0F3TA Me too. I had some good times with the game but I didn't finish every quest in the game anyways so it would be pointless to buy more of them. I've had my share of Fallout for the next couple of years or so...
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Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 4:08PM TJF said
"exclusively on Xbox Live" - Great to hear considering my friend, who is generally pretty poor, just got this thing on the PC.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 4:21PM SisypheanLife said
@TJF
Its only a timed exclusive, like nearly all Microsoft exclusives.
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Its only a timed exclusive, like nearly all Microsoft exclusives.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 4:21PM StankyLegEvans said
Wish it was on the mother system :'(
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 4:25PM TheDarkWayne said
So I guess it won't be extending gameplay after the main quest? Geez, why the hell did they do that again, it's even more open to continuation than FO3s ending was!
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 4:30PM Epsilon said
Cool. Now if only Bethesda would make a patch for Fallout 3 so that it runs on Windows 7.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 8:09PM This Little Man Says His Name Is said
@Epsilon
It runs fine on windows 7.
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It runs fine on windows 7.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 10:01PM Faceless Troll said
@Epsilon It runs on Windows 7 just fine. You're clearly doing it wrong.
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Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 4:33PM Karmastocracy said
Bethesda is a great company, but all of these "exclusively on ____!" shenanigans needs to end, and quickly.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 4:41PM mrpeatie said
Will this fix the DLC/save corruption glitch? Is there even a fix coming? I've gotten it twice and have figured a work around but still lost about 5 hours of game play which sux.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 5:16PM Sleepyperson said
You would think after they joined up with ID they would take a note from them on this kind of stuff.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 5:24PM Hawaii Jeff said
How dare they expect us to shell out more $$ before they patch their glitchy game!
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 5:50PM Schlecht said
I'll need more details. What does it add? Does it remove the hard ending like Broken Steel? Does it add more to the existing map or add on like the Pitt? Can you go back to it or is it a one time deal? If it removes the hard ending, it's a definite yes. If not and you can't return to it, definite no.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 6:06PM Bentzero said
Patch your game breaking bugs first. Then we can talk DLC.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 6:13PM Lerkero said
Nice, the Fallout New Vegas development team is really dedicated.
They released the game and have DLC coming before even finishing the original game. Talk about fan support.
They released the game and have DLC coming before even finishing the original game. Talk about fan support.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 6:25PM TheBatman4141 said
FNV FTW! Can't wait!
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 7:25PM Naj said
Yeah this is fine and good and all but I am sick of my 360 version freezing for no reason during any random point that I play. Sure hope that gets fixed before I think about buying any DLC.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 7:56PM Fermie Prime said
Don't care. Obsidian, where is KOTOR 3?
Actually, this game looks pretty cool.
Actually, this game looks pretty cool.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 8:28PM ThePenIsMightier said
@Fermie Prime
Obsidian doesn't have the power to make that game. They don't have the rights.
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Obsidian doesn't have the power to make that game. They don't have the rights.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2010 9:23PM esbeekay said
As having over 80 hours of play with almost everything seen/done and very little glitches, I say forget a patch and bring on the dlc!
Posted: Nov 23rd 2010 12:28AM Enosoma said
Why the FROCK are they working on DLC and stuff when they need to be working on fixing bugs and shit
Posted: Nov 23rd 2010 4:54PM Suilebhain said
After the cobbjob that was Broken Steel I am not too sure I really care about official DLC.
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