Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.

DEV: Bethesda Game StudiosPUB: Bethesda SoftworksAppID 22370

Is Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

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Developer activity at a glance

Catch up on Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition with the developer’s own announcements. Start with the newest recorded post, then explore the details before you return.

Newest identified developer post

Fallout 3: Game of the Year - Launcher Update

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  1. Newest in this record ·

    Fallout 3: Game of the Year - Launcher Update

    From the recorded announcement

    The Fallout 3: Game of the Year German Low Violence version has been updated and no longer installs Games for Windows Live dependencies. If the Fallout 3: Game of the Year German Low Violence version was previously installed on Steam, we suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the title. The Fallout 3: Game of the Year…

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    The Fallout 3: Game of the Year German Low Violence version has been updated and no longer installs Games for Windows Live dependencies. If the Fallout 3: Game of the Year German Low Violence version was previously installed on Steam, we suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the title. The Fallout 3: Game of the Year game launcher was updated to improve data file handling. Game Update Version: 1.7.0.4 Game Launcher Update Version: 1.3.1.0

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  2. Earlier announcement ·

    Fallout 3: Game of the Year - Update 1.7.0.4

    From the recorded announcement

    Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition has been updated and no longer installs Games for Windows Live dependencies. If Fallout 3 was previously installed on Steam, we suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the title. The title no longer requires Games for Windows Live and will now launch. Update Version: 1.7.0.4 Fixes…

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    Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition has been updated and no longer installs Games for Windows Live dependencies. If Fallout 3 was previously installed on Steam, we suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the title. The title no longer requires Games for Windows Live and will now launch. Update Version: 1.7.0.4 Fixes Games for Windows Live dependency was removed. Improvements to stability and performance.

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  3. Earlier announcement ·

    Pre-Purchase Now - Fallout New Vegas

    From the recorded announcement

    Act now and receive the Fallout New Vegas Caravan Pack! This special offer is available for pre-purchase only. You can also take advantage of huge savings this weekend on the following Bethesda Game of the Year titles: * Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition - 50% off; * The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the…

    Read more of this announcement

    Act now and receive the Fallout New Vegas Caravan Pack! This special offer is available for pre-purchase only. You can also take advantage of huge savings this weekend on the following Bethesda Game of the Year titles: * Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition - 50% off; * The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition Deluxe - 66% off; * The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition - 75% off;

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81.7% of 56,375 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 81.3. It is a finished game, so no support adjustment applies either way.

reception 81.3·support +0.0·Good

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News & source history

12 recorded posts · includes developer announcements and press coverage

Community AnnouncementsJun 4, 2024
Fallout 3: Game of the Year - Launcher Update

The Fallout 3: Game of the Year German Low Violence version has been updated and no longer installs Games for Windows Live dependencies. If the Fallout 3: Game of the Year German Low Violence version was previously installed on Steam, we su…

PCGamesNApr 19, 2024
Fallout 3 PC is broken for some, here's how to fix it

It's fair to say the Fallout TV show has been a massive hit and spurred on many people to replay some of the Fallout games, while also introducing a whole new generation of gamers to the series. However, if you've been tempted to jump into …

EurogamerOct 13, 2021
After more than a decade, Fallout 3 GOTY no longer needs Games for Windows Live on PC

Remember Games for Windows Live? It's a name I've not heard for a long time, but something which was still plaguing Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition on PC until just this week. Games for Windows Live was Microsoft's much-hated first atte…

Community AnnouncementsOct 12, 2021
Fallout 3: Game of the Year - Update 1.7.0.4

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition has been updated and no longer installs Games for Windows Live dependencies. If Fallout 3 was previously installed on Steam, we suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the title. The title no longer require…

EurogamerFeb 27, 2018
VATS a lovely-looking Fallout 3 remade in Fallout 4

Fallout 3, which will be 10 years old this year (good grief!), is being remade using the Fallout 4 engine for the Capital Wasteland project. It's making good progress judging by a new video, which shows the player meeting the Brotherhood of…

Product ReleaseOct 19, 2017
Weekend Deal - Fallout Franchise, up to 50% Off

Save up to 50% on the Fallout Franchise as part of this week's Weekend Deal*! *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time

Product ReleaseOct 20, 2016
Weekend Deal - Fallout Franchise, up to 50% Off

Save up to 50% on the Fallout Franchise as part of this week's Weekend Deal*! As the sole survivor of Vault 111, you enter a world destroyed by nuclear war. Every second is a fight for survival, and every choice is yours. Only you can rebui…

ShacknewsJan 9, 2013
New Fallout project teased by Fallout 3 voice actor

A new Fallout thing is happening. Erik Todd Dellums, voice of Three Dog from Fallout 3 (pictured) recently proclaimed that "there may be more of the Dog coming!" While noting the cruelty of the tease, he added that he was "given permission …

PC GamerOct 15, 2010
Fallout: New Vegas strategy guide is bigger than War and Peace

At more than half a million words long, the strategy guide for Fallout: New Vegas will be the biggest ever released, and will dwarf famously giant literary classics like War and Peace. It's also roughly the same size as the script for one o…

ShacknewsOct 4, 2010
Fallout 3 DLC is 50% Off on Xbox 360 this Week

All five DLC add-ons for Bethesda's Fallout 3 are 50% off this week on the Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Marketplace. Each of the add-on packs can be had for 400 MS Points or $5. For now, the DLC is $10 a pop on the PS3 and PC, though it remai…

ShacknewsJul 19, 2010
Fallout 3 DLC Now Available Through Steam

The five DLC packs for Fallout 3, previously only available a la carte through Games for Windows LIVE on the PC, are now available on Steam for $9.99 a pop. The Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, which includes all five add-on packs, has …

AnnouncementJun 10, 2010
Pre-Purchase Now - Fallout New Vegas

Act now and receive the Fallout New Vegas Caravan Pack! This special offer is available for pre-purchase only. You can also take advantage of huge savings this weekend on the following Bethesda Game of the Year titles: * Fallout 3: Game of …