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The answers you seek are in the Divide. To get there you must walk the Lonesome Road.


Lonesome Road is probably the last of the story expansions for New Vegas, and it’s one that delivers some answers. Remember the beginning where you get ambushed trying to deliver a package? And then you find out what it is and what it can do? There was originally someone else who was supposed to deliver the package, but refused, and did nothing to warn you, the Courier. That guy is Courier 6, and you’ll make your way to the Divide in order to find out who he really is and hopefully give you some answers.




Like with most of the add-ons, Lonesome Road starts with a mysterious transmission, and then increases the level cap by 5. You’ll have to make your way to the divide, where you’ll be asked to leave your companions and venture on to the new land. The divide is a pretty nice place, and by nice I mean in complete ruins where every one wants to kill you. Seriously though, there are no allies here except for one companion you get for a while, although it’s someone you’ve had before, and you can only shop from certain machines, similar in a way to Dead Money.
The people you’ll come across are packing new heat, and Lonesome Road adds about 5 or so weapons to the all ready packed arsenal of the Mojave Wasteland. If you specialize in Melee weapons, you’ll be happy with the new additions, and even if you don’t, there are still some useful items to find.



Lonesome Road is packed with about 5 hours of content, so it has enough to add to the hour count, and the quests here are pretty straightforward. It’s more about narrative than action, so you’ll be on the main quest most of the time as you make your way to Courier 6. When you get to him—well, you can find out for yourself for 800 MSP ($10).

Lonesome Road is nice add-on, although it’s pretty linear compared to the previous add-ons, with the exception of trying to unlock the new achievements made for the content as well as find all the new items. Should you enter the Divide? Yeah, but only if you’re still playing New Vegas and have done everything else there is to do.








Developer- Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher- Bethesda Softworks
Release Date- September 20th, 2011
Price- $9.99 MSRP

The fourth game add-on pack for Fallout: New Vegas is coming next week for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC and Obsidian have released a trailer for the content:




"In Lonesome Road you are contacted by the original Courier Six, a man by the name of Ulysses who refused to deliver the Platinum Chip at the start of Fallout: New Vegas. Ulysses promises the answer as to why he didn’t take the job, but only if you make one last journey into the hurricane-swept canyons of the Divide, a landscape torn apart by earthquakes and violent storms. It’s up to you whether you take the job or not."

Lonesome Road will be available next week for 800 MSP ($10)

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Bethblog

Fallout: New Vegas is set to wrap up it's story-related content this September with the release of Lonesome Road. This DLC was delayed about a month, but will be ready for download on September 20th.

Lonesome Road will tell the story of Courier Six, the man who refused to deliver the Platinum chip.

Besides Lonesome Road, Obsidian will be releasing the pre-order bonuses as two additional DLC packs on September 27th called Courier's Stash and Gun Runner's Arsenal. For 160 MSP ($2), The Courier's Stash will give you The Caravan Pack, Classic Pack, Mercenary Pack and Tribal Pack.

The Gun Runner's Arsenal will cost 320 MSP ($4) and allows you to increase the range of unique weapons, mods, ammo types.

Look for this New Vegas Content starting September 20th!

The third piece of downloadable content for New Vegas will be available July 19th. Old World Blues will allow you to take your current equipment to a new area where you will find new weaponry and five more levels to reach for your character.

From Fallout Wiki:

"In Old World Blues you will discover how some of the Mojave’s mutated monsters came to be when you unwittingly become a lab rat in a science experiment gone awry. You will need to scour the pre-War research centers of the Big Empty in search of technology to turn the tables on your kidnappers or join forces with them against an even greater threat."

Old World Blues will cost 800 MSP ($10) when it arrives for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC next month.




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Bethesda Blog

Fallout Wiki

The second DLC pack for Fallout: New Vegas is here! Lonely Hearts will cost 800 MSP ($10), and tells the story of the infamous Burned Man among other new details.

If you're still engaged in Crysis 2's multiplayer, you can check out the first map pack for the game with the Retaliation Pack, the first map pack for the game which include 4 new maps for 800 MSP ($10).

Check out more below:

"In Honest Hearts, an expedition into the unspoiled wilderness of Utah's Zion National Park goes horribly wrong when your caravan is ambushed by a tribal raiding band. As you try to find a way back to the Mojave you become embroiled in a war between tribes and a conflict between a New Canaanite missionary and the mysterious Burned Man. The decisions you make will determine the fate of Zion."

Link To Content- Honest Hearts (254 MB)














"In the Retaliation Pack the multiplayer battlefield is expanded with 4 brand new maps supporting all game modes - Park Avenue, Transit, Shipyard, and Compound. Adapt. Upgrade. Dominate. Be The Weapon."

Link To Content- Retaliation Pack (140 MB)

The Obsidian developed Fallout: New Vegas currently has one piece of DLC out with Dead Money, and soon will have one coming each month for at least three months. These packs will be released simultaneously for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The titles of the packs are Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road.

First up will be Honest Hearts which is currently scheduled for May 17:

"Honest Hearts takes you on an expedition to the unspoiled wilderness of Utah's Zion National Park. Things go horribly wrong when your caravan is ambushed by a tribal raiding band. As you try to find a way back to the Mojave, you become embroiled in a war between tribes and a conflict between a New Canaanite missionary and the mysterious Burned Man. The decisions you make will determine the fate of Zion."

Old World Blues will be arriving in June:

"In Old World Blues, you will discover how some of the Mojave’s mutated monsters came to be when you unwittingly become a lab rat in a science experiment gone awry. You’ll need to scour the Pre-War research centers of the Big Empty in search of technology to turn the tables on your kidnappers or join forces with them against an even greater threat."

And for July you can experience the story of Lonesome Road:

"Lonesome Road brings the courier's story full circle when you are contacted by the original Courier Six, a man by the name of Ulysses who refused to deliver the Platinum Chip at the start of New Vegas. In his transmission, Ulysses promises the answer as to why, but only if you take one last job –a job that leads you into the depths of the hurricane-swept canyons of the Divide, a landscape torn apart by earthquakes and violent storms. The road to the Divide is a long and treacherous one, and of the few to ever walk the road, none have ever returned."

Each piece of downloadable content will cost $9.99 (800 MSP on 360)

-Source (Official Fallout Website)-

The House doesn't always win.



I first picked up Fallout: New Vegas like many of you might have back in October. About a week later, I took it back. Somehow when I fired a weapon, I would receive a message that my controller was disconnected. When I hot-keyed apparel, the game would freeze. Even worse was key quests would not be completed even though the requirements were met.

I really wanted to play this game at launch, but it just would not let me.

Skip to 2011, I decide to pick the game back up again after hearing of multiple patches being implemented, and a discounted price.

50 hours later, I'm still playing this game.



Fallout New Vegas is everything you loved about Fallout 3, and pretty much just more of that with a few tweaks to give it an Obsidian feel. The action this time takes places in the Mojave Wasteland, home to factions of people who seek to control the Hoover Dam and the Neon heaven that is New Vegas. Why can't they? The man who saved New Vegas with his knowledge of society and technology, Mr. House, and he isn't ready to give up just yet. Plus, he's got control of the securitrons, so no one wants to make a move against him, and that's when you come into play.

It's no spoiler that you play as a Courier who finds him/her self with a bullet in the head after being ambushed while delivering a package. From the moment you awake thanks to people of Goodsprings, your goal is to find out why and who shot you.



Your adventure will take anywhere from 20-50+ hours all depending on how much you want to put into the game. You could strictly focus on the main quest and still find yourself losing hours of sleep while you explore the Mojave.

Combat is still very familiar as well, but if you play in 1st person, you now have an option to aim down the sight of your weapon which make headshots a bit easier when not using V.A.T.S to help. Speaking of V.A.T.S, it's still as helpful as ever, and special attacks can be seen when using VATS depending on what you choose to level up.



The main differences from this game compared to Fallout 3 are more about interactions with your new companions and the many factions you can interact with. When choosing to interact with companions, a new radial menu will appear and allow you to choose commands you wish for them to use. Besides talking to them and trading equipment, you can command how they attack, whether it be with melee weapons or at a distance with firearms.

Most of the companions will have a few quests you can complete in order to learn more about them and help to gain their trust. A nice little bonus can be given as well, since each new companion will offer you a unique perk every time they accompany. The limit for companion has been cut back, so you can have one human or nonhuman companion, and a animal in your party. It sucks at first, but you should be able to get by with no problems.



The main factions that wish to take over New Vegas are the NCR, Caesar's Legion, the Great Khans. These factions are in a battle of control, and you can either aid or sabatoge their attempts. Be careful when looting their bodies though; wearing their apparel in view of an enemy will cause them to attack, so be careful where you wear their gear. There's more to these guys, but it's attached to the main quest, so I'll stop here.



If you're up for a challenge, you can try out Hardcore mode. In this mode you're tasked with maintaining your characters health by frequently eating and drinking to prevent dehydration. Stimpaks will not heal instantly anymore and sleeping will no longer heal you. Worse is that upon being crippled, the only way to fix this is to locate a doctor or use a doctor's bag. It's tough, put will offer up great rewards...ok you only get a achievement for doing this, but it's still a fun mode to play in.

Despite the initial problems I had with this game, Fallout New Vegas is a worthy iteration in the series. I wish the problems were fixed earlier, but with so much available to you in this game, it outweighs the problems.









Developer- Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher- Bethesda Softworks

The first in a line of DLC for New Vegas will be coming out December 21st with the ‘Dead Money’ pack, first available for Xbox 360.



"As the victim of a raw deal you must work alongside three other captured wastelanders to recover the legendary treasure of the Sierra Madre Casino. In Dead Money, your life hangs in the balance as you face new terrain, foes, and choices. It is up to you how you play your cards in the quest to survive."

Dead Money will cost 800 MSP, and no word yet on any release dates for the PS3 and PC versions.


Source- Bethesda Blog

Fallout: New Vegas



Fallout New Vegas is going to take me quite some time to review as it's a huge game full of things to do, but I wanted to write a bit about how the game has treated me so far. Haven't run into the really bad bugs the game has been dishing out to some, but the game has frozen on me on three occasions which is pretty unpleasant. As I write this, a patch should be out for the console version, and the PC users should already have one to remedy the game breaking bugs. I wish they would have taken a bit more time to find and fix the bugs, but Fallout 3 originally had the same problem, but I still loved that game. It's like you have to almost look past the bugs and realize that the developers have crafted a massive world full of plenty of quests, weapons, and items to discover.

Ok, enough on the bugs, I'll talk about the game itself now. New Vegas plays almost exactly like Fallout 3 did in 2008, albeit some minor changes to the gameplay formula. It seems like you're able to explore the desert wasteland pretty quickly and there is no real tutorial since Obsidian seems that if you're playing New Vegas, you probably played Fallout 3, but there is information that recaps how to lock-pick, heal your limbs, use V.A.T.S, and the overall flow of the game.

Bugs aside, it seems to be a good follow-up to Fallout 3, so look out for a review for that in the near future

Fable III



Originally I was on the fence about getting Fable III. Don't get me wrong, I have enjoyed every game in the series so far, but all have always come short of the promises that were made from each game. The main feature that I was so excited to delve into with Fable II was it's co-op, and instead I was restricted to one screen and forced to play as a henchmen despite playing with a friend on Xbox Live. Well it seems Lionhead heard our cries and all of the has changed with Fable III, and overall so far the game seems to be the best in the series.

The great elements from the series are still here with a great world to interact with alongside the cheeky British humor, but now it's backed with a great storyline and simple controls.

I'm only a few hours in right now, but I hope to have a review in the near future, hopefully before Black Ops releases.

Judging from these screenshots of New Vegas, it looks like it will be another great Fallout game to play this fall. I can't wait to play this when it arrives.

Source- Joystiq Xbox

The announcement of New Vegas arriving in Fall was thanks to the debut trailer of the game, which you can see below!