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Today's Xbox Live deal: 50% off all Fallout 3 DLC

by Xav de Matos { Dec 27th 2009 at 8:30PM }

Watch your head, folks, because prices are falling. Today's Xbox Live holiday deal of the day is targeted directly at DLC for Bethesda's critical and commercial darling, Fallout 3. If you're looking to add more intense VATS-related action to the RPG, each add-on pack is available for 400

($5) a piece -- a 50% savings of your Microsoft-branded space bucks.

New to the Fallout 3 universe? There are five DLC add-on packs for the (already) lengthy RPG. Arguably the most important -- and one you should tackle first -- is Broken Steel, which increases the game's overall level cap to 30 and allows players to continue playing beyond the conclusion. Also, a Game of the Year edition is available in stores, which includes all of Fallout 3's downloadable content -- making it cheaper if you don't already own the game to begin with.

Add Fallout 3's Operation Anchorage DLC to your Xbox 360 download queue
Add Fallout 3's The Pitt DLC to your Xbox 360 download queue
Add Fallout 3's Broken Steel DLC to your Xbox 360 download queue
Add Fallout 3's Point Lookout DLC to your Xbox 360 download queue
Add Fallout 3's Mothership Zeta DLC to your Xbox 360 download queue

[Thanks, Brett]

Ride the ferry to Fallout 3's Point Lookout now

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jun 23rd 2009 at 9:45AM }

Fallout 3 fans, it's time to get aboard the Duchess Gambit and visit the the beautiful seaside town of Point Lookout. Take long walks on the beach, absorb invigorating rays of sunshine and sip cocktails poolside. Yes, it's just another gorgeous day in the Wasteland, when you download the latest expansion to the post-nuclear apocalyptic epic for 800

($10).

Who are we kidding? Point Lookout is a freak show. There are going to be creepy quest lines, nasty swamps and likely some inbreeding, based on the images we've seen.

[Add Point Lookout to your queue]

Gallery: Fallout 3: Point Lookout

Steamboats and body parts in new Point Lookout screens

by Ben Gilbert { Jun 20th 2009 at 11:30PM }

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In an act that can only be defined as 'terror gifting,' Bethesda recently dropped a handful of new, extra creepy Fallout 3: Point Lookout screenshots for your approval. Between the trailer (after the break), the few screens we got before and the handful of screens below, the creators of the "Capital Wasteland" have remained fairly tight-lipped about even the existence of the DLC from the get go.

Of the little we know from Bethesda about the game -- the swamp setting and promise of new weapons/enemies -- it looks as though the company is set to take even more of our money in the coming months. And considering this is the same developer that once created horse armor, we're going to say things have come a pretty long way.

[Via Evil Avatar]

Gallery: Fallout 3: Point Lookout

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E3 2009 highlights: The Xbox roundup

by James Ransom-Wiley { Jun 12th 2009 at 11:45AM }

E3 was brütal! If you blinked, for a split/second, you missed something. Even if you were trine to keep up, it was a blur -- staying a.wake like that, you only pushed yourself to the brink of your own dark void. That's where Joystiq comes in; to crackdown on the madness; to reach out ... with conviction -- phew! Crysis averted.

We've scoured the dark corners and survived the inferno to piece together this roundup of all things Xbox at E3. Why? Just 'cause we love you. So, draw nier and shift your eyes past the break.

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Bethesda drops Point Lookout trailer, screens

by Justin McElroy { Jun 2nd 2009 at 5:15PM }

We know we might be be approaching Point Lookout overkill here, but we didn't want that to keep you from missing out on the video and screens that Bethesda just dropped for Fallout 3's creepy visit to a Deliverance-esque port town.

OK, now we're going to go take the time to write up some more about what we saw. Well, we're going to find the time. Somewhere. Hey, why are you laughing at us, we will!

Gallery: Fallout 3: Point Lookout

Fallout 3's Point Lookout coming June 23

by Justin McElroy { Jun 2nd 2009 at 4:10PM }

We just got our mitts on the new Fallout 3 DLC Point Lookout, and we'll be giving you the full rundown on what we saw soon. But we thought you'd be interested to know that the pack's late June date had been narrowed to June 23, according to a Bethesda rep at E3.

Is it something you'll want to grab on day one? Keep an eye out for our impressions to find out.

Retailer listings suggest fourth Fallout 3 expansion

by Ben Gilbert { May 1st 2009 at 5:00PM }

Itchin' for more wasteland scouring? According to retailer listings spotted this morning, another piece of Fallout 3 DLC may very well be in the works, known as "Point Look" (by eStarland) or "Point Lookout" (by DeepDiscounts). Much like the recent packaging of Fallout 3's Operation Anchorage and The Pitt DLCs, this one comes bundled with the third currently announced add-on, Broken Steel, and is listed at $19.95.

Shacknews asked Bethesda marketing VP Pete Hines about the retail listings and got this in return, "We have said there will be three DLCs for Fallout 3, for PC and 360. Beyond that we have no announced plans for additional DLC." The site points out the caginess of Hines' "announced" claim, though we'd add that he specifically notes "for PC and 360." While Bethesda has said the PS3 version of Fallout 3 won't be receiving this DLC, this wouldn't be a bad way to do it, eh?

Source - Shacknews
Source - eStarland
Source - DeepDiscounts