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Japanese gamers are not the biggest fans of Western shooters, but Fallout 3 still managed to rank in the top ten in last week's Media Create sales numbers for the island country.
UGO writes: "We conducted an interview with Jeff Gardiner, Lead Producer for Fallout 3 DLC, and we got some pretty interesting responses.
The feeling of 'deja vu' is in the air, since this is the fourth consecutive week Call of Duty: World at War remains in the top of the charts.
G4 and their hit show "X-Play" have announced their complete list of nominees for the "X-Play Best of 2008" awards show that will premier in a one-hour special on the network Tuesday December 9, 2008 at 8pm est/pst. The show's hosts Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb will be revealing the selections from the 20+ categories in the sixth annual special.
In a year when most businesses tried to figure out how to stay alive, the video game industry thrived thanks to two things: great games, and you. So give yourself a pat on the back; your thirst for single-handedly saving the world with magic, guns, and fast thumbs has kept the gaming industry going strong when all else seems to be going wrong.
Someone decides to prank call "Coast to Coast AM with George Noory" by describing a dream that sounds very much like Fallout 3.
The limited, Amazon.com exclusive edition of Fallout 3 has mysteriously re-surfaced. The Fallout 3 Survival Edition was up for pre-order back in early June 2008. Pre-orders were quickly snagged, with the PLAYSTATION 3 version selling out its inventory first. The MSRP from Amazon on these were $129.99. After the game launched in the end of October, they were not available for ordering any more. At one point these were hitting the $200-$300 range on eBay. Well just recently, Amazon has restocked the Fallout 3 Survival Edition for all platforms.
Fallout 3 places a player in the role of a Vault-dweller, who ventures from his secluded, underground survival Vault into a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence. Without giving details or a specific release date, Bethesda confirmed that it is working on a patch for all three platforms.
Kotaku writes:
Bethesda's chart-topper Fallout 3 has sold more units in the UK than all other titles in the series combined.
Sony owners were definitely not feeling the love, but relief is in sight! Speaking during one of Eurogamer's always informative Live Chat sessions, Hines confirmed that trophy support for the title was definitely on the way, although he didn't have an exact ETA.
Kotaku writes:
Gamerdeals.net writes:
Bethesda announced that its hit title, Fallout 3 has enjoyed record sales at launch, reflecting the huge consumer demand for the game. Approximately 4.7 million units of Fallout 3 were shipped worldwide last week for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Games for Windows representing retail sales in excess of $300 million.
From Bethesda Softworks: "Approximately 4.7 million units of Fallout 3 were shipped worldwide last week for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows representing retail sales in excess of $300 million."
News.cnet.com writes: "It's a clear sign of the continuing evolution of video games when hot titles splurge on big mainstream media ads. The most shocking example we've seen recently has been Tuesday's Election Day New York Times, where Fallout 3 was featured in a full-color, full-page ad (see below), taking up the coveted back cover spot of the paper's "A" section."
dailygamesnews.com - Fallout 3 released last week in the UK and also topped the charts. It also beat the sales made by Bethesda's previous title, Oblivion in its first week of release. The Xbox 360 version of the game sold more than 57% of Oblivion.
In a recent interview with Eurogamer, Bethesda's Pete Hines, after being asked whether or not Fallout 3 will be receiving trophy support, responded with the following: "It's going to happen, just not sure when. We'll let folks know when we have something more definitive." This is good news for all you PS3 gamers out there.