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Bethesda and Obsidian recently showed off a number of locations from the next "Fallout" entry, but the one area they kept strictly under wraps is the titular city itself. New Vegas, surrounded by walls and seen by we pressers from only a great distance in game, is the sort of destination we can only dream about at the moment.

While questions were obviously reeling in our minds there were a few tidbits of information we were able to glean from our extensive tour of the game and subsequent one on one with lead designer, Josh Sawyer.

What do we know about New Vegas?
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Josh Sawyer, the lead designer on "Fallout: New Vegas," has very strong feelings about the world in which the game is set. It's a far cry from the D.C. Wasteland, and not just geographically. In a lot of ways it's actually the next step in an attempt to return to civilization.

"One of the things we're focusing on with 'New Vegas,' is that this is a post-post-apocalyptic society. Governments have formed and have congress. There are large slaver armies and big merchant caravans."

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Yesterday we learned that Bethesda still has another title planned for a 2010 release that's not "Brink," "Fallout: New Vegas" or "Rage." Today I'm asking you...what do you think it'll be?

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The 14th annual QuakeCon is off and running, and it appears there's going to be quite a bit to keep id Soft-lovers happy over the coming days. Just got in the official list of events and announcements, and it's packed to the gills with enjoyable stuff. Most interesting, though, is the amount of Bethesda stuff. Even though the ink is still fresh on Bethesda's purchase of id, there's still going to be a heavy presence from the publisher.

Check out the full list of events and announcements below:

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Tags bethesda game studios, brink, doom, doom 2, doom classic, doom resurrection, id software, quake arena arcade, quake live, quakecon, rage, wet, wolfenstein

UPDATE: Bethesda's Pete Hines got back to us and clarified: "Zeta is the last one we are working on. Nothing else is planned or in the works right now."

ORIGINAL STORY: Bethesda released a new trailer today for "Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta," the alien-themed DLC pack. While the trailer looks pretty slick, it was the description of the trailer on Bethesda's official "Fallout 3" site that really jumped out at me:

"We've released the trailer to Fallout 3's final DLC, Mothership Zeta."

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Even though id Software still has a publishing agreement with Activision (for "Wolfenstein") and EA (for "RAGE"), Zenimax is definitely a more ideal home for the company. The acquisition of id by Zenimax, parent company of Bethesda Softworks, was announced yesterday. John Carmack spoke to MTV Multiplayer about the deal and why he thinks Activision and EA wouldn't have been a good fit for the long-time game development house.

"When you get down and look at the details of what it would mean for id Software to be apart of Activision and EA, you start realizing that it wouldn't be all roses in that situation. We'd be coming into a situation where we'd have several other studios inside the same company that essentially want to do what we want to do. There's competitive interest there, and they're entrenched. We'd be coming in from the outside to fight for our space there, fight for the resources and attention of a larger company."

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Huge news in the world of video game publishing today, Zenimax Media has acquired id Software, bringing id's forthcoming publisher-less titles (i.e. not "RAGE," since EA already called that one) into the same family as Bethesda (publisher of "Fallout 3," "Oblivion," and the upcoming "Brink"). Zenimax will publish future id games under the Bethesda Softworks label.

We've already reached out to both parties to get a statement, but in the meantime, here's the release that Zenimax put out:
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Bethesda has had some snafus with their recent DLC releases, but this time it's not on them. According to Kotaku, GameStop has begun selling boxed versions of the next "Fallout 3" DLC, "Point Lookout." The box really just contains a card with a redeemable code for Xbox Live, but typing in the code theoretically allows you to download the add-on, a full four days ahead of schedule. Bethesda says no, readers say otherwise, drama ensues.

"Point Lookout," set in Point Lookout, Maryland, is, according to Jeff Gardiner of Bethesda, the largest DLC pack yet. The world map for the add-on is about one fifth the size of the Capitol Wasteland, and it features a variety of new weapons and enemies to face off on. Here's Jeff giving us the lowdown on the pack.

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