Operación: Anchorage ha sido anunciado como el primer contenido descargable para Fallout 3 y estará disponible inicialmente para PC y Xbox 360. Este primer episodio permitirá al jugador participar en una simulación de la liberación de dicha ciudad, sita en Alaska, en manos de las fuerzas comunistas chinas. A este episodio le seguirán Pitt, ambientado en una ciudad de saqueadores en Pittsburgh, y La Marcha por el Acero Roto, que profundizará más en el trasfondo de la Hermandad de Acero. Operación: Anchorage será publicada oficialmente en enero, aunque aun no se ha confirmado cuál será su precio en puntos Microsoft. Del mismo modo, para febrero se esperan Pitt y La Marcha por el Acero Roto, también pendientes de confirmación de precio. Mientras que Pitt añadirá una ciudad de saqueadores, La Marcha por el Acero Roto expandirá la línea argumental principal de Fallout 3 al retomar la historia de la Hermandad de Acero. En cuanto a los usuarios de PC, podrán disfrutar de un editor oficial en diciembre; esta herramienta recibirá el nombre de G.E.C.K (Garden of Eden Creation Kit, Equipo de Creación del Jardín de Edén), todo un guiño al clásico Fallout 2. Todd Howard, director de Fallout 3, ha asegurado con respecto a este editor que su equipo siempre concibió el mundo de Fallout 3 como una base para contenido adicional, bien creado por ellos o por los usuarios, y que no pueden esperar a ver qué puede hacer la comunidad de Fallout 3 con el G.E.C.K. Más información en la nota de prensa que nos han remitido (en inglés) pulsando en "Leer más".

Nota de prensa:

Bethesda Softworks Announces Creation Kit and
First Downloadable Content for Fallout 3

Editor to be Available in December;
Downloadable Content coming for January, February, and March

November 25, 2008 (ROCKVILLE, MD) – Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced plans to make both its editor and downloadable content available for its award-winning game, Fallout® 3 in the coming weeks. The official editor for Fallout 3, called the G.E.C.K. (Garden of Eden Creation Kit), will be available for free download in December and will allow Games for Windows® users to create and add their own content to the game. In addition, the first official downloadable content, Operation: Anchorage, will be available exclusively for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows® in January, and more downloadable content coming in February and March.

“We’ve always seen the original world of Fallout 3 as a foundation for even more content. Some created by us, and a lot more created by users,” said Todd Howard, game director for Fallout 3. “It’s fun to create your own character, but it can be equally fun to create your own adventures. We can’t wait to see what the community does with the G.E.C.K.”

The release of the G.E.C.K. provides the community with tools that will allow players to expand the game any way they wish. Users can create, modify, and edit any data for use with Fallout 3, from building landscapes, towns, and locations to writing dialogue, creating characters, weapons, creatures, and more.

Three downloadable content packs will be coming to Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live starting in January that will add new quests, items, and content to Fallout 3.

• * Operation: Anchorage. Enter a military simulation and fight in one of the greatest battles of the Fallout universe – the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from its Chinese Communist invaders. An action-packed battle scheduled for release in January.
• * The Pitt. Journey to the industrial raider town called The Pitt, located in the remains of Pittsburgh. Choose your side. Scheduled for release in February.
• * Broken Steel. Join the ranks of the Brotherhood of Steel and rid the Capital Wasteland of the Enclave remnants once and for all. Continues the adventure past the main quest. Scheduled for release in March.

Released on October 28 in North America and in Europe October 30, Fallout 3 has been hailed as one of the most anticipated games of 2008, and received a 10 out of 10 review score from Official Xbox Magazine, a result then repeated around the world with perfect scores by some of the industry’s most influential and respected critics including: Gamespy, GamePro, UGO, the Associated Press, MSN, The Washington Post, Guardian, FHM, G4-TV, The Toronto Star, and Eurogamer. MSNBC’s review offered the observation that it viewed “Fallout as a no-brainer for game of the year.” The Daily Star in the UK echoed that conclusion, saying “You can hold all bets on game of the year – I think we have a winner.”

Fallout 3 features one of the most realized game worlds ever created. Set more than 200 years following a nuclear war, you can create any kind of character you want and explore the open wastes of Washington, D.C. however you choose. Every minute is a fight for survival as you encounter Super Mutants, Ghouls, Raiders, and other dangers of the Wasteland.

Fallout® 3 has been rated Mature by the ESRB. For more information on Fallout 3, visit http://fallout.bethsoft.com and www.prepareforthefuture.com.