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Bethesda Provides More Info on Upcoming Fallout Sequel
By Mike Sharkey | Feb 16, 2010
It's wastelands with a twist in the newest Fallout.
An article in today's USA Today, gives another glimpse into the world Obsidian Entertainment is building for Fallout: New Vegas. According to Bethesda Softworks marketing guy Pete Hines, it's a world that will take hundreds of hours to explore.
In the article, Hines shares some new information, and confirms details we've heard previously, namely:
* You play a courier, not a vault dweller, who is shot and left for dead in a shallow grave in the desert. As evidenced in the teaser trailer, a robot digs you out and brings you to a local caregiver who nurses you back to health.
* Vegas is up and running. Said Hines, "It is not a ghost town. It still exists and thrives. There are casinos, and you can go down onto the Strip. It will have a very different feel from that standpoint."
* The game takes place a few years after Fallout 3, but New Vegas is a self-contained story. No characters from Fallout 3 appear, but you will hear a bit about the events that took place in that game.
* A big part of the story will be finding out who tried to kill you and what they took.
* New Vegas is similar in size to the DC area in Fallout 3. Said Hines, "It is a massive game world that will take you hundreds of hours to explore every nook and cranny."
