Frickin' frackin' promotional gimmick.

Several major retailers are getting Pre-order Packs as extra content for FO:NV, with each getting different promotions.

In order of my preference:
Steam and Walmart -- The Caravan Pack:

* Lightweight Leather Armor - This hand-modified suit of leather armor reduces its overall weight without impacting its ability to protect.
* Sturdy Caravan Shotgun - Despite its rough appearance, this Caravan Shotgun will reliably fire 20 gauge shells until the Brahmin come home.
* 4 Repair Kits - Useful for repairing any outfit or weapon, Repair Kits are a valuable tool for any caravaner.
* Binoculars – The Mojave Wasteland is a dangerous place, but with these trusty Binoculars you’ll be able to spot trouble coming.

I spend a lot more time as a wandering merchant than most other options - so this would be my first choice. Also, this set seems to have the largest number of durable goods, as opposed to expendables. Looks like Wally World gets my gaming dollars.

Best Buy -- The Mercenary Pack:

* Lightweight Metal Armor - Modified for long-range travel, this Metal Armor sacrifices some protection for mobility and overall weight.
* Mercenary’s Grenade Rifle - Though similar to other 40mm Grenade Rifles in the Mojave Wasteland, this model has a faster reload cycle.
* 3 Super Stimpaks - When you absolutely, positively, need to keep your blood inside your body, Super Stimpaks fix you up in no time.
* 3 Doctors Bags - Mercenaries and broken limbs go together like Iguana-on-a-Stick and Nuka Cola. Thankfully, these Doctors Bags take a bit of sting out of the inevitable crushed skull.

I like the sound of the grenade rifle and the armor. The rest... not so much.

GameStop -- The Classic Pack:

* Armored Vault 13 Suit - Extensively patched up and dotted with piecemeal armor, this outfit is a homage to the classic ending of the original Fallout.
* Vault 13 Canteen - This handy device is useful for staving off dehydration and providing a small amount of healing in the Mojave Wasteland.
* Weathered 10mm Pistol - A well-worn 10mm pistol that packs an extra punch despite its modest size.
* 5 Stimpaks - Food and water are good for long-term healing, but when the fighting is fierce, Stimpaks help keep Wastelanders upright.

The canteen and the armored suit sound, well, okay, I guess. 10mm pistols don't impress me much though.

Amazon -- The Tribal Pack:

* Tribal Raiding Armor - Pieced together from scraps of armor, this outfit provides protection without impacting mobility.
* Broad Machete - This heavy-bladed melee weapon does high damage against limbs and can quickly deal out a flurry of attacks.
* 5 Bleak Venom doses - Useful on any Melee Weapon, Bleak Venom makes short of work of most living targets.
* 10 Throwing Spears - If you would like to silently pin an enemy's head to a wall, Throwing Spears are the way to do it.

I dress like a Raider and I'm loud.
I'm of the aboriginal crowd!
When you see the wastes these days,
It seems there's a promotional craze!
I'm a tribal, he's a tribal, she's a tribal, wouldn't you like to be a tribal too?
Ooh, I'm a tribal, ain't got no rival, ooh be a tribal, new arrival....
That little ditty sounds like it will be more entertaining than the content of the pack, but I have no idea why it wandered into my brain like that.

Pack contents were lifted from G4TV - Read more at

The Auld Grump

My big question is Xbox or PC...just got 3 for PC on the cheap from Steam, but played through it the first time on the 'Box.

That's an easy one - PC! Take a look at - the PC version is likely to get tons of mods. The XBox will mostly miss out, unless you have a developers kit.

The Auld Grump, user mods have increased the amount that I play Fallout 3 by a huge amount.

I always hate this "enter the code and win a prize" bullshit. This is PC gaming, not Cracker Jacks.

While I am anxiously awaiting Fallout NV, I doubt I'm going to get into any of the promo's.

I'm on my 5th Character for FO3 with No Mods and still loving it.

I'll be starting a 6th in about a month, just trying different combo's of skills and perks.

I will admit I played with one Mod a friend wrote. Gave the Lincoln Repeater a one shot, kill a Behomoth perk with unlimited ammo. Now that was fun to play for all of about 5 hours... then watching everything die with a single shot. Being evil was fun.

I want the Walmart one but in collectors edition, not standard... grr why don't they have the collectors edition???

What the heck is all that about?????????

Spam. Look at the links: WoW power levelling, selling gold and other products, rather poorly hidden in a story about what I presume to be Chinese history. So, yeah, it's 100% spam, and seems to have been posted across several of the boards.
Magius out.

Yep, I sent a PM to Denny about it and asked about a way to make reporting such things more easy, easier, easierest, morer easierester.