Working in the HR department can be a little dry sometimes. Lots of numbers, lots of whiny employees, lots of fliers to make. But apparently someone in Viacom's HR department has figured out a way to spice things up with their love of "Fallout." Check out this flier I spotted in the lobby of Viacom's headquarters in Times Square:

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What's the best part about going into space? Why it has to be the awesome weapons! The final planned DLC pack for "Fallout 3," "Mothership Zeta," comes packed with a wide variety of alien weapons with which to destroy extra-terrestrial invaders. But what are you hoping to see when you dig into the pack later today?

Well, apparently not too much, as today's LTP submissions were extremely paltry. For shame, people, for shame.

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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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Speaking with Jeff Gardiner, who has been at the helm of the "Fallout 3" DLC content, I was curious what sort of weapons we'd be seeing in Mothership Zeta, the upcoming alien-centric expansion. Thankfully it looks like there is plenty to keep our trigger fingers humming:

"Mothership Zeta is full of the most high tech weaponry in the game. It includes a Shock Baton for melee fighters, multiple new firearms including an Alien Atomizer, a pistol, and the Alien Disintegrator, a new rifle. There's also a new grenade type, a Cryo Grenade, which freezes enemies for a short period of time. On top of that there are new unique weapons, and a new heavy weapon."

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In an email interview with Jeff Gardiner regarding August 3rd's release of the next "Fallout 3" DLC, "Mothership Zeta," I asked if it would even be possible to increase the level cap from its current 30 (as set by "Broken Steel.") Specifically, if the stat caps were boosted beyond 10 and skill caps were boosted beyond 100, would the game system simply break?

Clearly it's not the first time Gardiner has had the question, but his reaction was a bit more focused:

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Bethesda has long led the charge on DLC, starting with "Oblivion" and now "Fallout 3." With "Fallout 3," they've tweaked and prodded each release, trying something new and introducing interesting corners of the world to explore. It seems, too, that they're getting better at it, as the latest DLC, "Point Lookout," is the best yet.

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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.

This may come from a page in the book of "D'uh" but Bethesda will be adding more alien weapons to your "Fallout 3" arsenal when the next-next DLC, "Mothership Zeta," gets released later this summer.

Jeff Gardiner, Bethesda's lead producer on "Fallout 3" DLC, wouldn't confirm what sort of weapons we'd be seeing, but he did say that you'll definitely be getting more ammo for your Alien Blaster, and there will be new galactic doodads to tool around with, as well. As for the style of play in "Mothership Zeta" he said it'll be "more action-oriented." Like "Operation Anchorage"? "Just a bit more focused [than "Point Lookout"], with less of an emphasis on exploration."

Thankfully exploration fans should get their fill with "Point Lookout," when it drops next Tuesday.

During E3 I got a look at "Point Lookout," the next DLC pack for "Fallout 3," which drops next week. After that we have "Mothership Zeta," coming out in July. But beyond? Good question! We asked Jeff Gardiner, lead producer on "Fallout 3" DLC, to get the story.

Unlike those months after the Ancourage/Pitt/Broken Steel announcement, Bethesda is unwilling to commit to the possibility that there could be more DLC content on the way. Seems logical, as "Fallout: New Vegas" is more than a year out, so what better way to fuel interest than to release regular updates? Keep 'em coming, Bethesda!