Yeah kinda bumer. Got up early and dled it and was stuck in weird rainbows. I thought I had to call ms and fake 3 red lights. Kinda glad it was software. Since I don't want to send my 360 in...again

If it didn't have glitches, it would have been unusual: Fallout 3 had so many.

ZING! Way to use all those millions of exclusive Microsoft dollars wasted on broken DLC, Bethesda. But it is exclusive broken DLC.

Guys. The file is corrupted. Do you not understand? The missing textures, and rainbow men are not because of bad programming.

PC version is fine - bethesda aren't at fault here, guys. Well, maybe for not checking at the absolute last minute, but even then it could easily by MS's fault.

People may bitch about it, but once they fix this, people in the millions would still buy it. One step back 2 steps forwards. Also whatever happened to the Quality Assurance Department? Did they fire everybody in it?

gama, you can't not like bethesda for that - they're huge games, and without the modding structure they provide (spoiler: this is extra to the game), their games wouldn't get better with time, rather than worse, or the same, as is the case with most games :)

@PhazonYoshi

Then maybe Bethesda should spend a few more months testing their games instead of riding on the backs of their fans to fix the problems they themselves inadvertently created.

So did anybody test a non-english version of the DLC? This still seems like a big screwup by Bethesda. Otherwise they could just up the "working version" at once.

Is it wrong that I'm happy the XBL DLC is broken because my ronery ps3 won't be getting the Fallout DLC I so crave?


No. No it isn't.

Never had the 360 version crash on me, guess that's another reason not to play PC games :)

To the whiners complaining that it cost 10 bucks, you won't have to pay for it again when they re-release it, shit happens, it was an error or hell maybe it corrupted upon being uploaded, any number of things can go wrong, this isn't the first time something like this has happened, at least they are working on it, just chill and wait.

Eh, I'm well aware its actually just a screwed up file. Doesn't mean it isnt a cheap excuse to bash a developer who I aboslutely loathe.

Good thing I haven't downloaded it yet. When they fix it I will though, and then it will sit on my hard drive until I manage to get through the massive list of games I'm currently playing. Love Fallout 3 though, so I will definitely get it in its non-broken state.

Oh, for crying out loud. Who are these "everyone" that hates Bethesda? You and a couple of your internet friends?

Seriously, if you're that worked up about it, go outside and get some fresh air. The content isn't broken -- it's the basic equivalent of an e-mail you sent that somehow got corrupted on the way to its receiver. The content itself isn't buggy. The File. Got. Corrupted. This happens from time to time, and it should be easy enough to fix.

It's unfortunate that a bunch of people downloaded the crapped-up version, but they will get the real version and everyone will be happy. Some of you are blaming Bethesda part-and-parcel for this issue, but none among you seem to understand the factors and that go into putting a piece of software up on XBL, and the number of quality checks this had to fail in order to get up there in the first place. This failure is just as much Microsoft's issue as it is Bethesda's.

Some of you are ready to burn Bethesda in effigy, which I don't understand at all. F3 was an awesome game that I have yet to have Problem #1 with on the 360. If you're angry that the exclusive content isn't being offered for the PS3, that's an issue to take up with Sony... not Bethesda. You can bet if the profit margins were there to offer that content to Sony owners, they'd be doing it. Nobody's twirling their evildoer mustache and laughing maniacally about screwing over PS3 owners on this issue.

@Chastain86
Sounds like someone loved Fallout 3 enough to overlook it's problems, and you have an Xbox. I don't hate Bethesda, I'll still buy the next Elder Scrolls, I just feel like Bethesda shipped me an unfinished game with Fallout 3, then made some poor decisions to alienate a large amount of their fan-base, then arrogantly boasted about Horse Armor.

It sucks, but a good game is a good game. I still play Morrowind and Oblivion constantly to this day.

@ LukienAkeela - Most gamers hate everything and everyone so it's not really a big surprise.

Man, I'm so glad I didn't buy this. Hopefully they fix it soon.

I hate borked bits...

@Midgetsnowman Christ, here we go again. Bethesda took an aging franchise -- one, I should point out, that Interplay abandoned then sold because they couldn't figure out what the hell to do with it -- and revitalized it for 2008 and beyond. You can't possibly fault Bethesda for abandoning the three-quarters overhead view. That kind of game won't work on consoles, and it especially won't work with gamers more than 10 years after the original release. But hey, continue to hate on Bethesda if you think it will help.

As to writing the truth, the fact is there are a lot of hipster douchebags on this site that love to build up and idolize games 6 months prior to release, then tear those same titles (and their progenitors) down 6 months following release. It's a sick cycle that's borne from the anonymous nature of the internet. That's not to say that game developers shouldn't be listening to constructive criticisms from the most eloquent among you, but it DOES mean that they shouldn't be listening to every dingleberry with an opinion that visits this website.

I'd never claim Fallout 3 is a perfect game by any stretch, but it kind of gets my ire up when I see people claiming it's filled with bugs, glitches and breaks. (A claim made by one of the writer/editors here, though I'm pleased that I can't remember his name.) That kind of attitude is disingenuous at best and libelous at worst, and all it serves to do is make companies more reticent to put out games that are a little bit different in scope and tone. I'm all for constructive criticisms on games, especially when it comes to improving titles that need it... but attitudes like his aren't designed to be anything more than random blustery nonsense designed to incite message board activity. Believe it or not, you don't have to be a douche to get your point across about a game, and you don't have to throw out the baby with the bathwater.

Anyway, that's my $0.02. Your mileage, I'd guess, can and does vary.