Fallout 3 add-ons

Bethesda Softworks is going to release Fallout 3 downloadable content in early 2009. G.E.C.K., the Fallout 3 editor, was released in December 2008.

G.E.C.K. editor
The official editor for Fallout 3, called the G.E.C.K. (Garden of Eden Creation Kit), is available for free download here and allows PC users to create and add their own content to the game.

The release of the G.E.C.K. provides the community with tools that allow players to expand the game. 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.

The G.E.C.K. has an interface similar to The Elder Scrolls Construction Set, which is useful to those who are familiar with it.

DLC packs
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. It is currently unknown if they will add quests that are unrelated to the DLCs themselves (Ex. a new settlement with its own quests in the package of Operation Anchorage) or whether they will consist of single quests (ex: just retaking Anchorage), or multiple ones (ex: retaking Anchorage in multiple steps/simulations).

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 invaders. An action-packed battle scheduled release date is January 27. Will feature new weapons and enemies. It will cost 800 Microsoft points.($10 US)

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. It will cost 800 Microsoft points.($10 US)

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, raises the level cap, and adds new perks. The new level cap will be 30, rather than the previous 20. Scheduled for release in March. It will cost 800 Microsoft points.($10 US)m