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No Political Statement In 'Fallout 3' D.C.
Posted By: John Manalang - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:39 AM

We try to remind ourselves constantly about the presidential elections this November. We mean, it's only the future of our country right? When people see the ravaged Washington D.C. above from Bethesda Softworks's Fallout 3, they might be drawn to a conclusion that the devs were making a political statement - that's not the case according to a report by MTVMultiplayer.

Bethesda Softworks Executive Producer Todd Howard said that there is no political statement intended in Fallout 3, saying that it's all a "coincidence". He said that even though the level is staged in our nation's capital, it "has nothing to do with current affairs." The post-apocalyptic role-playing shooter is set to hit the Xbox 360 (with exclusive DLC), Playstation 3 and PC this October.

Kind of reminds us of Dr. Evil's Washington D.C., Independence Day attack for.......$1 million.

MTVMultiplayer: Nuked Washington D.C. In ‘Fallout 3″ Is Not A Political Statement And Other Developer Revelations




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Posted by bipolarfly - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 4:14 PM
Wait til the game comes out and sells... I bet people are going to pick at some of the many "mature or wrong" content.... wouldn't be a Fallout game without that....

Posted by jcb231 - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 1:38 PM
I hate it when people insist that things have a political message. Sometimes a game is just a game and a movie is just a movie. These are probably the same people who seem to have some biological impairment that prevents them from being simply entertained.

Posted by jargy1 - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:55 PM
The game's level is set in D.C.? I thought we were calling them game worlds now.

And anyway what kind of idiot thought there was a message? The whole post-nuclear thing is more fiction than science these days, no matter what people want to believe about Iran (which makes me laugh). I don't remember anyone thinking there was some hidden message in Bad Dudes when ninjas kidnapped the president. No wait, there was. As I recall it was "DARE to stay off drugs" or some such.

I miss the 80s.

Posted by Oinkness - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 10:25 AM
I'd say it is more of a prediction than a political statement.

Posted by Smartguy81 - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 10:22 AM
This game hurts my feelings.

Posted by WhereAmI1980 - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 10:15 AM
did anyone else see the political statement of the dark knight???

Posted by BONERJAM - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 10:10 AM
When is this game coming out?
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Posted by UndeadEwok - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 9:24 AM
there is only DLC for the 360? is that true... those evil bastards!!!

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