During an event to show off its third-party 2009 lineup, Bethesda also announced that a new Fallout title, Fallout: New Vegas (note the lack of a number, we’ll get to that later), will be released next year for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Following the surprise announcement of a new title so soon, the second surprise is that Bethesda is not developing the title. Instead, Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind Knights of the Old Republic II and Neverwinter Nights II (and its expansions), will be working on New Vegas. Note, no art was released of this title, so take the above screen, and pretend it has more tacky neon signs.

This is good news! Firstly I love Fallout, and while I haven’t yet had the chance to finish Fallout 3 (or for that matter spend much time playing it) I have finally decided to take the plunge and actually buy an Xbox 360. Secondly Knights of the Old Republic II was a great game, that was cut way too short. Thirdly, New Vegas sounds like a wicked place to set a Fallout game.

So I eagerly await more news on this title. But in the mean time read the full article here.

EDIT: There is another article, with much the same news, over at Game Spot.