Fallout 3 Available October 28

      Major Launch Planned for the Winner of E3 2008's 'Best of Show'



    ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 20 /EMWNews/ -- Bethesda Softworks(R), a

ZeniMax Media company, announced today that its highly anticipated title,

Fallout(R) 3, will be available on store shelves and online in North

America on October 28, 2008 and in Europe on October 31, 2008. Developed at

Bethesda Game Studios -- creators of the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder

Scrolls IV: Oblivion(R) -- Fallout 3 is slated for release on the Xbox

360(R)video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION(R)3

computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows.



    "We are very excited to let gamers get their hands on Fallout 3, the

latest chapter in this beloved and highly acclaimed franchise," said Vlatko

Andonov, president of Bethesda Softworks. "To meet the huge demand for this

title by our fans worldwide, we are planning one of the biggest launches of

any game released this year."



    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.



    Hailed as one of the most anticipated games for 2008, Fallout 3 has

already won numerous awards including Best of Show from the official Game

Critics Awards at E3 2008, a selection voted on by an independent group of

journalists from 36 leading North American media outlets that cover the

videogame industry.



    Fallout(R) 3 has not yet been rated by the ESRB. For more information

on Fallout 3, visit http://fallout.bethsoft.com.

    About Bethesda Softworks



    Bethesda Softworks, part of the ZeniMax Media Inc. family of companies,

is a premier developer and worldwide publisher of interactive entertainment

software and has produced numerous award-winning titles, most recently with

2006 PC and Xbox 360(TM) Game of the Year and RPG of the Year, The Elder

Scrolls IV: Oblivion(R), and the 2002 PC and Xbox(R) Game of the Year and

RPG of the Year, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind(R). Among Bethesda's more

popular franchises are The Elder Scrolls(R) series and Fallout(R), as well

as its licensed properties, such as Star Trek(R). Its product line spans

the sports, racing, RPG, strategy, and action genres. For more information

on Bethesda Softworks' products, visit http://www.bethsoft.com.



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