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Fallout 3 trophies now on PlayStation Network
A number of Fallout 3 trophies have made their way onto the PlayStation Network today, prior to the upcoming DLC package release. Bethesda Softworks’ Ashley Cheng claimed that the publisher was aiming to release the DLC before the end of September, although this news may indicate an earlier release than previously planned.
Here’s a list of the trophies available:
- Aiding the Outcasts (silver)
- The Guns of Anchorage (silver)
- Paving the Way (silver)
- Operation Anchorage! (gold)
- Into The Pitt (silver)
- Unsafe Working Conditions (silver)
- Free Labor (gold)
- Mill Worker (silver)
- Death From Above (silver)
- Shock Value (silver)
- Who Dares Wins (gold)
- Devil (bronze)
- True Mortal (bronze)
- Messiah (bronze)
- The Local Flavor (silver)
- Walking With Spirits (silver)
- A Meeting of the Minds (gold)
- Bog Walker (silver)
- Not of This World (silver)
- Among the Stars (silver)
- This Galaxy Ain’t Big Enough… (gold)
- Alien Archivist (silver)
via Kotaku
Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta DLC trailer
A trailer for the upcoming Fallout 3 DLC, Mothership Zeta, has surfaced. In this DLC, the aliens are back and they’re not exactly happy. You’ll even be able to experience an alien abduction first hand. This will be the fifth and final downloadable content available. It will be released August 3rd for the Xbox 360 and PC versions. The PlayStation 3 version will have to wait until the rest of the packs have been released.
What’s left for Fallout 3 after Mothership Zeta has launched? We know that a Game of The Year edition, which includes all five of the DLC installments, will be out in stores this October.
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall now free
In celebration of The Elder Scrolls 15th anniversary, Bethesda Softworks is offering the The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, free of charge. The download clocks in at around 148 MB, and requires a DOS emulator. The game was released back in 1996, so if you’re worried that your computer can’t handle it, you can relax.
The classic RPG can be downloaded over at the Elder Scrolls website. In case you already haven’t, The Elder Scrolls: Arena is also available for download in a small 9MB package.
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Bethesda parent company acquires id Software
There are only a few large independent game studios left; Valve, Epic, Id Software, no wait, Id Software just got acquired by the parent company of Fallout 3 developer/publisher Bethesda, ZeniMax. Darn!
ZeniMax has noted that they expect Id Software to continue operating independently, as before, which is always good, all things considered. Id Software are the developers of classics such as Doom, Wolfenstein and Quake. And the upcoming Rage.
Fallout 3 Wins Game of the Year Award
Bethesda Softworks scored big at the 9th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards as its epic post-apocalyptic open-world adventure, “Fallout 3,” received the Game of the Year Award. The award was presented at a ceremony this evening at Think Service Game Group’s 2009 Game Developers Conference (GDC). Bethesda also received the Best Writing award for the game.
Media Molecule’s imaginative user creation-centric platform game “LittleBigPlanet,” which was first unveiled at GDC 2007, was the recipient of the most awards of the evening, taking four awards for Best Game Design, Best Technology, Best Debut Game and Innovation Award.
Other winners included Ubisoft’s hauntingly beautiful update of the “Prince of Persia” franchise, which won the prize for Best Visual Arts, and Ready at Dawn’s portable action-adventure, “God of War: Chains of Olympus,” winner of the Best Handheld Game award. EA Redwood Shores’ shocking horror title, “Dead Space,” won the prize for Best Audio award.
The Game Developers Choice Awards, which honor the very best games of the year, are voted on by developers and created for developers. They are produced and hosted by the GDC and presented by Gamasutra.com and Game Developer Magazine, with the aid of a distinguished Advisory Committee that includes many of the world’s top game creators, and each award is decided by thousands of votes from game professionals worldwide.
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