Fallout 3

Underneath the ruins of Washington, D.C., a young man living in Vault 101 finds that his father has mysteriously departed for the surface. Compelled to find his missing father, he must now leave the safety of the vault and explore the dangerous wastelands above.

Fallout 3 is the third installment in the main Fallout series of action-RPGs.

Fallout 3 was developed by Bethesda Softworks, the company behind The Elder Scrolls. Originally, Interplay began work on the game in its Black Isle Studios, but the project was later cancelled when Interplay went bankrupt. The project was sold to Bethesda, who threw out the work Interplay had already done in order to re-design Fallout 3 from scratch. Although development began in 2004, Bethesda did not focus on the game until it released Oblivion in 2006.

The Gamebryo enging used in Oblivion is also behind Fallout 3.

Also like Oblivion, Fallout 3 will cast a known actor in a minor role. As Patrick Stewart lent a few lines of his voice to the Emperor in Oblivion, Liam Neesson plays the role of the player's father.

Fallout 3 was released in late October 2008 on Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms.