First Fallout: New Vegas DLC announced

As with Fallout 3, I expected Bethesda and Obsidian to release plenty of DLC content for New Vegas - I just didn't expect it to be announced, let alone released, so soon.

I just saw over at Joystiq that the first DLC pack, titled "Dead Money," will be released as an Xbox 360 exclusive on Dec. 21 for 800 MS Points. In this adventure, which I'm assuming will be a new map much in the same way Broken Steel and The Pitt were, players will be tasked with recovering the lost treasure of the Sierra Madre Casino. As stated in the press release, "As the victim of a raw deal you must work alongside three other captured wastelanders to recover the legendary treasure of the Sierra Madre Casino. In Dead Money, your life hangs in the balance as you face new terrain, foes, and choices. It is up to you how you play your cards in the quest to survive."

While nothing else is really known about what the DLC will include, anyone who wants to expand their adventure in the Mojave (myself included) will gladly plunk down $10. I'm still holding out hope that a future DLC pack will increase the level cap and add new perks or weapons but this will definitely help tide me over until then.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/17/fallout-new-vegas-dead-money-dlc-drops-dec-21-on-xbox-live/