Fans of the original Fallout games might be split on whether the 2008 addition to franchise was worthy of the ‘Fallout’ title, but most gamers agree that it was a load of fun to play and a worthwhile overall experience. Bethesda also found great success with the various DLC (downloadable content) they released over the last year, and so it was inevitable that a sequel would come along.

For the sequel, Bethesda has tapped respected RPG developer Obsidian, who brought unheard of moral and ethical complexity to the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Neverwinter Nights sequels, and produced the best game writing since Planescape Torment (which many from Obsidian worked on) in the NWN2 expansion ‘Mask of the Betrayer’. So for RPG fans let down by the sub-standard story, quest and dialogue writing have been able to be hopeful that Fallout: New Vegas would merge some of the modern sensibilities of Fallout 3 with some classic RPG elements they felt were lacking.

While Fallout New Vegas was announced a while back, today we get the official announcement trailer, along with a more defined release window of ‘Fall 2010′. Enjoy the trailer!

Source: Bethesda Softworks