Slightly old but I didn't notice this big piece of news posted yet!

Fallout 3 Mod Tools and First DLC Announced

PC gets "creation kit," PC and 360 get DLC, and the PS3... is out of luck.

By Kris Pigna, 11/25/2008

They promised it'd come, and now they're going to deliver. Bethesda has announced that the Fallout 3 "Garden of Eden Creation Kit" -- or in simpler terms, Fallout 3 mod tools -- will be released for free for the PC version of the game in December, allowing gamers to create and add their own content to the game. Additionally, the first official downloadable content was also announced, which will arrive in January for the PC and Xbox 360 versions... but not the PlayStation 3. Two more DLC packs will follow in February and March, but no pricing details for the DLC were given.

The "G.E.C.K.," as Bethesda is calling the mod tools, will allow complete customization of Fallout 3, from building new locations to creating new characters, weapons, and creatures, and writing new dialogue. "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." Anyone want to start a pool as to when the first nudie mod will be created?

As for the three DLC packs, they include the following:

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.

Once again, the DLC will be exclusive to the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game, with no explanation provided for why the PS3 was left out. Is anyone else, from a purely consumer perspective, starting to get a little tired of platform-exclusive DLC?

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The important part is what was said in the 2nd paragraph. This will really expand the game, and who knows, we might even get some content that is truer to Fallout than the game itself (I was hurting for caps for the entire first half of the game and couldn't even sell my body to help out the crisis....). Great news for those Fallout 3 lovers, especially if they have the PC version.

excellent.. This is enough to get me to buy it soonish

They are making it sound as if it will be as flexible as UE or the NWN Creator. I can see this going a very very long way.

looks like i'll be getting the pc version..

I think we talked about it back then (probably in the DLC announcement topic), but now it's the perfect time for this topic because... IT'S OUT!

http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php/Main_Page

from what I read around the interwebz most mods will appear on http://www.fallout3nexus.com/ so now it's just a matter of time :)

^ I guess it's with that tool that the 28 nuclear bombs-shooting Fat Man was created? =P