Fallout 3 is an upcoming title from the creators of Oblivion, the game is looking pretty good, especially in screenshots. IGN posted a small preview of the game, here are some of the key features:

“We learned last year that character creation was tied into your character’s birth in Vault 101, but we finally got to see what Bethesda was talking about. You’ll literally emerge from your mother’s womb and open your eyes to see a doctor and your father (voiced by Liam Neeson) looking down on you. Don’t worry: Bethesda doesn’t get graphic in this sequence; all you see in blackness before your eyes focus, but you can very clearly hear the doctor and your father discuss your birth. And like with any new baby, one of the first things they say is, “It’s a boy/girl!” That’s because this is the very first selection that you make when creating a character, and which option you choose will determine the gender pronoun used throughout the game (One fun little bit of trivia is that if you press the A button during this sequence you’ll trigger a baby cry).”

“Then good ol’ dad decides to bring in the growth projector to predict what you’ll look like when you’re older. This is when you get to actually choose your character’s look, picking from either preset selections or creating a custom look by mixing and matching different attributes. There are plenty of options to choose from, some quite colorful, like the “gunslinger” option for facial hair. When you’re done, you’ll finally get a look at dad as he comes into the light, and you’ll discover that his character is procedurally generated to look similar to whatever you come up with. Then the camera fades out, and the next thing you know it’s one year later.”

Keep checking this space for more on this game.