First Details on Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage DLC

Bethesda has released the first details on the forthcoming Fallout 3 DLC. Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage, the first of three different DLC releases, will take place in Alaska, before the events in Fallout 3. We still don’t have an exact release date, other than its coming sometime in January, but we do have know the price (800 MS points), and there’s even more information on the DLC inside.

IGN: The liberation of Alaska was hinted at a lot during Fallout 3. What can we expect out of that simulated battle?

Jeff Gardiner: In Operation: Anchorage the player will find themselves able to re-live the famous liberation of Anchorage from Fallout lore — inside a simulation similar to one found along the main quest of Fallout 3. Once the player finds their way into the simulation, they’ll be stripped of their resources and have to survive within the rules set up by the simulation’s creators.

The Chinese red army is everywhere, and the player will first have to secure the surrounding mountain side and then fight their way into the Chinese base. The player will have to use a lot of their standard combat skills, along with several new tools that will only be available in the downloadable content. These include interactive Strike Teams under the player’s command and unique armor, weapons, and other exotic gadgets.

IGN: Will Operation Anchorage include anything aside from new quests? Can we expect new weapons and armor to outfit our last best hope of humanity? What about new achievements?

Gardiner: It will include new weapons, armor and achievements! It’s full of top-secret technology used by both sides during the war, which the player will of course be able to use throughout the main game as well. — IGN

What’s more, it seems the DLC will offer about 5 hours of gameplay. Bethesda also named the two other DLC releases: The Pitt and Broken Steel, both of which are coming sometime in 2009.

Continue reading at IGN to find more info on Operation Anchorage.