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		<title>Vault Boy Goes to D.C., and It Doesn&#8217;t Look So Bad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey deVilla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Katharsyss” took a “Vault Boy” bobblehead (Vault Boy is the graphic mascot of the Fallout series of games) on a trip to Washington, D.C., and took photos of the city’s well-known sights with it in the foreground. It’s amusing because Fallout 3 is set in a future postapocalyptic version of D.C., which is a radioactive [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35743955@N08/">“Katharsyss”</a> took a <a href="http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Vault_Boy_Bobblehead">“Vault Boy” bobblehead</a> (<a href="http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Vault_Boy">Vault Boy</a> is the graphic mascot of the <em><a href="http://fallout.bethsoft.com/index.html">Fallout</a></em> series of games) on a trip to Washington, D.C., and <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35743955@N08/sets/72157614254988313/">took photos of the city’s well-known sights with it in the foreground</a></strong>. It’s amusing because <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_3">Fallout 3</a></em> is set in a future postapocalyptic version of D.C., which is a radioactive wasteland crawling with crazed super mutants, feral ghouls, radscorpions and raiders.</p>
<p>In case you&#8217;re not familiar with Fallout 3, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxSdbSNckTQ">here’s the teaser trailer for the game</a>:</p>
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<p>And <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/420-Fallout-3">here’s the <em>Zero Punctuation</em> review</a>:</p>
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		<title>Fallout 3, as Reviewed on Zero Punctuation</title>
		<link>http://www.globalnerdy.com/2008/11/19/fallout-3-as-reviewed-on-zero-punctuation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey deVilla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again, it’s time for my favourite videogame reviewer, Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw, and his series of smartass videogame reviews, Zero Punctuation. This week, he covers Fallout 3. His verdict: Yeah, it’s pretty good. Its 93 rating at Metacritic &#8212; which gives it a standing equal to Gears of War 2 – comes from a number [...]]]></description>
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<p>Once again, it’s time for my favourite videogame reviewer, Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw, and his series of smartass videogame reviews, <em><a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation">Zero Punctuation</a></em>. This week, he covers <strong><a href="http://fallout.bethsoft.com/"><cite>Fallout 3</cite></a></strong>. His verdict:</p>
<blockquote><p><font color="#111111">Yeah, it’s pretty good.</font></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/fallout3">Its 93 rating at <cite>Metacritic</cite></a> &#8212; which gives it <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/gearsofwar2">a standing equal to <cite>Gears of War 2</cite></a><em></em> – comes from a number of glowing reviews from various sources:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3170949&amp;p=4">1UP</a></li>
<li><a href="http://acegamez.com/reviews_x360/Fallout_3_X360.htm">AceGamez</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dpadmagazine.com/2008/11/10/fallout-3/">D+PAD Magazine</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=270173">EuroGamer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1856/Fallout_3.html">G4 TV</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/xbox360/fallout_3">Game Revolution</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/207647/fallout-3-360/">GamePro</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.gameshark.com/reviews/3131/Fallout-3-Review.htm">GameShark</a></li>
<li><a href="http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/fallout-3/924342p1.html">GameSpy</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/_images/readreview.gif">Official Xbox Magazine</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/_images/readreview.gif">The Onion (AV Club)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/_images/readreview.gif">Yahoo! Games</a></li>
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