Steam is now offering Fallout: New Vegas for pre-purchase. For $49.99 USD you'll get the game, as well as the online-exclusive "Caravan Pack" which delivers Lightweight Leather Armor, a Sturdy Caravan Shotgun, 4 Repair Kits and Binoculars from game-start. You'll also be privy to up to 50% off previous Fallout and Elder Scrolls titles!

Keen to see some Fallout: New Vegas gameplay footage? IGN have delivered. Unfortunately you have to put up with their awful previewer talking over it. While I'm liking the sound of New Vegas, what with all of the interesting changes and all, I can't say this footage impressed me at all. Has this dampened your anticipation for the game as well...

There was much disappointment with Fallout 3's obvious lack of classic Fallout humor. Don't fret; it might well be back to roots for the upcoming New Vegas. PSM3 magazine tells a story of Obsidian taking dialogue and scripting to new heights.

Specifically, the mag explains after an extensive demonstration that it's "apparent that Obsidian are much more comfortable behind the keyboard than the team that made Fallout 3 and, before that, Oblivion. The scripting is wittier, the characters more distinct."...