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Fallout 3

2008 action role-playing video game
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Fallout 3

Summary

Fallout 3 is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,277 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fallout 3 received the Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year[3].
  • Fallout 3 received the Game Critics Awards[4].
  • Fallout 3 received the Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year[5].
  • Fallout 3 received the Game Developers Choice Award - Best Narrative[6].
  • Fallout 3 received the Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year[7].
  • Fallout 3 received the D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[8].
  • Fallout 3's instance of is recorded as video game[9].
  • Fallout 3 was directed by Todd Howard[10].
  • Fallout 3's composer is recorded as Inon Zur[11].
  • Fallout 3 was published by Bethesda Softworks[12].
  • Fallout 3's genre is action role-playing game[13].
  • Fallout 3's genre is first-person shooter[14].
  • Fallout 3's genre is third-person shooter[15].
  • Fallout 3's genre is role-playing video game[16].
  • Fallout 3's genre is video game with LGBT character[17].
  • Fallout 3's genre is post-apocalyptic video game[18].
  • Fallout 3 followed Fallout 2[19].
  • Fallout 3 was followed by Fallout: New Vegas[20].
  • Fallout 3 was produced by Todd Howard[21].
  • Fallout 3's developer is recorded as Bethesda Game Studios[22].
  • Fallout 3's part of the series is recorded as Fallout[23].
  • Fallout 3's depicts is recorded as LGBTQ character[24].
  • Fallout 3's designed by is recorded as Emil Pagliarulo[25].
  • Fallout 3's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.0.3[26].
  • Fallout 3's Commons category is recorded as Fallout 3[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Fallout 3 was published by Bethesda Softworks[12]. It was produced by Todd Howard[21]. It was directed by Todd Howard[10].

Publication

Fallout 3 was released on October 28, 2008[28]. Languages include German[29], English[30], Spanish[31], French[32], Italian[33], and Russian[34]. Genres include action role-playing game[13], first-person shooter[14], third-person shooter[15], role-playing video game[16], video game with LGBT character[17], and post-apocalyptic video game[18]. Its part of the series is recorded as Fallout[23]. Recorded distribution format include Blu-ray Disc[35], DVD[36], digital distribution[37], and digital download[38].

Subject and Themes

Fallout 3's main subject is nuclear holocaust[39]. Its part of the series is recorded as Fallout[23].

Reception

Awards received include Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year[3], a video game award[40]; Game Critics Awards[4], a video game award[41], founded in 1998[42]; Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year[5], a Game Developers Choice Awards[43]; Game Developers Choice Award - Best Narrative[6]; Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year[7]; and D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[8], a video game award[44]. Reviews include 93/100[45], 91/100[46], and 90/100[47].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Fallout 3 followed Fallout 2[19]. It was followed by Fallout: New Vegas[20].

Why It Matters

Fallout 3 ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,277 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did Fallout 3 receive?

Honors received include Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year[3], Game Critics Awards[4], Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year[5], and Game Developers Choice Award - Best Narrative[6].

Related Entities

Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks Blu-ray Disc computer mouse DVD Maryland Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Todd Howard United States

References

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  39. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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