2009 has been a big year for both Pittsburgh and Fallout 3. While the former captured their sixth Super Bowl title, Fallout 3 was recently honored by GameSpy as the #1 Xbox 360 Game of All Time (So Far!). This month powers collide in Fallout 3's second DLC – The Pitt – which takes your Fallout 3 character to the post-apocalyptic remains of the city. The Pitt will be available on Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows LIVE on March 24th.

Jeff Gardiner, Senior Producer

I've been banging my head on the floor trying to come up with a way to make a producer's job seem glamorous and exciting. All's I have to show for it is a pounding headache and a nosebleed…

Read the full Team Diary here.

We've announced that Fallout 3’s second DLC, The Pitt, will be released on Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows LIVE on Tuesday, March 24th and cost 800 Microsoft Points.

For more information on the Pitt, go here.

We've also released six screenshots for The Pitt. See more Fallout 3 DLC screenshots here.

Todd Howard's presentation at DICE.

Part 1
Part 2

OXM
"So while Operation Anchorage felt every bit the away-from-Fallout-3 it set itself out to be, The Pitt feels like a natural extension of the main game. It's bloody good, right down to the details such as the occassional attempt by slaves to escape and getting viciously cut down by the guards to the extra Nuka-Cola bottles lying around, perfect for a certain challenge in the main game..."

CVG
Interview with Jeff Gardiner

GameSpot
Interview with Pete Hines

IGN
"Bethesda is offering something more akin to the game's main quest with The Pitt."

AIAS Awards
Best Role Playing Game
Outstanding Achievement in Story — Original.

GameFly
Game of the Year
"Fallout 3 serves up a radioactive banquet of memorable characters, visceral combat, and an epic retro-future story that's kept gamers feasting like ravenous Super Mutants."

NAViGaTR Awards
The National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers awarded Fallout 3 five awards, including Art Direction in a Game Engine, Innovation in Game Technology, Writing in a Drama, Role Playing Game Sequel, and Lead Performance by in a Drama (Liam Neeson).

GIN
Overall Game of the Year
Best RPG
Best Environment
Best PC Game
"With a sweeping, epic plot combined with intense role-playing and nuclear hot action, Fallout 3 appeals to gamers of all stripes. Set in DC in a 1950's era post nuclear war wasteland, this game is one for the ages."

Project Safehouse contest at Planet Fallout

Those of you out there modding Fallout 3 with the G.E.C.K., I thought you should know about a new modding contest over at Planet Fallout called Project Safehouse.

Zenimax Online Studios Hiring Annoucement

Today our sister studio in Hunt Valley, Zenimax Online Studios, put out a press release announcing that they’ve begun their second wave of hiring.

Preparation for the Future

In preparing for the launch of Fallout 3, there were a lot of things we wanted to do, including having our faces melted by the Foo Fighters (check), creating an armada of Brotherhood of Steel statues (check), and creating a fun website to…well…prepare everyone for the future.

New Fan Art Uploaded

Wanted to let you guys know we added new Fan Art to Bethesda Blog this week — including contributions from Raven Hall, Maya Brisa, Berit Jurda, Emma, Chimer Warrior and Anku Greedo.

Splash Damage lands Killzone 2 Lead Level Designer

In this week’s Splash Damage update, we’ve got some hiring news. Our friends in London today announced the addition of Neil Alphonso, who worked as the Lead Level Designer on Killzone 2.

Meet the Moderators: Summer

For awhile now, I’ve been interviewing folks from our Fallout/Elder Scrolls mod community. After talking with some guys at the office, we decided it might be fun to interview a different kind of mod — our forum moderators.

Fallout in the Real World — Vault Boy Goes to Washington

Within our forums last week, forum member T-Ro (aka Tony D), shared some photos from his Vault Boy’s recent trip to Washington.

Three years ago, Oblivion went Gold

Today is Oblivion’s anniversary gold date on PC and Xbox 360. What does going gold mean?