<Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player </Td> </Tr> <P> Fallout: New Vegas is an action role - playing video game, the fourth major installment in the Fallout video game series . The game was developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks . It was announced in April 2009, and released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 19, 2010 . The game is set in a post-apocalyptic open world environment that encompasses a region consisting of parts of Nevada, California, and Arizona . It is set in a world that deviated onto an alternate timeline thanks to atomic age technology, which eventually led to its devastation by a nuclear apocalypse in the year 2077 in an event referred to as "The Great War". This war was caused by a major international conflict between the United States and China over natural resources . The main story of Fallout: New Vegas takes place in the year 2281, four years after the events of Fallout 3 . It is not a direct sequel, but it does mark the return of some elements found in the Black Isle Studios - developed Fallout 2 . Inon Zur composed its music . </P> <P> Players take control of a character known as the Courier . While transporting a package across the Mojave Desert to the city of New Vegas, the Courier is ambushed, robbed of the package, shot in the head, and left for dead . After surviving, the Courier begins a journey to find their would - be killer and recover the package, makes friends and enemies among various factions, and ultimately becomes caught up in a conflict that determines who will control New Vegas and the Mojave Wasteland . New Vegas received positive reviews, with reviewers praising the game's writing, quests, and improved gameplay, while garnering criticism for glitches and bugs on launch . New Vegas was a commercial success, shipping more than 5 million copies altogether, and is estimated to have sold around 12 million copies worldwide . It also received a Golden Joystick Award for "RPG of the Year" in 2011 . </P> <P> While gameplay from Fallout 3 was retained for Fallout: New Vegas, Obsidian Entertainment worked upon providing the game with improvements upon existing elements while introducing some old and new features to the series . Some of the improvements and new features included: </P>

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