What happens in New Vegas apparently doesn't stay in New Vegas--first details regarding the setting of the new game depict a dangerous world in which three factions vie for control of the Nevada wasteland.

A preview in the latest issue of Gamer as reported on by Fallout franchise fan siteDuck and Cover lays out the conflict between three factions: the New California Republic, slavers consortium Caesar's Legion, and the residents of New Vegas.

While it's not clear where you character fits, you're certainly not the wide-eyed vault dweller of past instalments; instead, you're given a Pip Boy from a former vault resident.

PC Gamer makes clear the game is fundamentally similar to Fallout 3, though the addition of new companions, a reputation system complementing karma, and new weapons promise a different experience when the game is released in autumn.

By Tracy Erickson