Taken from NMA: http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=57411

Major Nelson Podcast http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/12/19/show-381-call-of-duty-black-ops-dead-money-and-bf-bc2-heads-to-vietnam.aspx, revealing a few new tidbits on Dead Money.
-Takes 4-6 hours to beat
-Each companion has their own perk, can only take 1 at a time
-Veronica has new dialogue options after you beat the DLC and can get 1 of 2 new perks depending on what you say.
-Ghost People apparently need to be decapitated or gibbed to be killed; Shooting them elsewhere stuns them.
-The Nightkin companion is schizophrenic and has two personalities, Dog and God. Both have their own perk.
-The human companion is named Christine, and is described as mute but intelligent.
-The ghoul companion is a lounge singer named Dean. You may have seen him on posters or load screens in the main game.
-New weapons include the Holo-Beam and the Beartrap Fist.

New PERMANANT Companions?

YEeeeeeeeeeeea, 4-6 hours to beat? Eh, Longer than I hoped, And ghost people sound like Necromorphs. :confused:
EDIT: Yay for veronica! Yay for a better Nightkin companion! Yay for mute jack! Yay for Singers!

I haven't listened to the pod-cast myself so unless they specifically say they're permanent in there it's a 50/50 that they might be temporary companions... With perks... O_o

Ghost People are going to be a [censored] to kill.

Disregard, double post.

No, I was asking if they were better, Though I think it would be a bit silly to have companion quests for temporary companions.. That would only be completable in Sierra Madre..

dean domino? great use of existing char, if he's a reference to dean martin then he's my comp.

Yeah I really hope they're permanent.
I want God as a companion. >:]

What better way to kill ghost people by shining the Holy Light of Holo-Beams of thine lord?

anypeopleoffendedbythistextshouldprobablychilloutbeingthiswasajokethetellerofthisjokeisnotresponsibleforanyrantingorinsultingthatmayinsue, Have a nice day.

We'll find out tomorrow I suppose, if they're permanent or not.

Thanks for that info, I always tend to forget to check out NMA for news. The mute companion sounds very interesting.

Beartrap fist?! That's what I'm talking about!

Will this work like DLC did in FO3. ie you can continue your normal game and you will get a quest in your pitboy to activate it?

Definitely.

Will there be new weapons and armor anyone know?Or a lvl raise?

Yep.

I would love a nightkin that isnt a weirdo chick thing/i hope their permanent companions.Wtf is holo beam like a flash light of doom?.It would make sense dean domino would be in sierra madre after all he is famous singer.Dean martin was a bad ass in the rat pack *salutes*

How will the DLC be activated if you have finished the story?

Lol wana hear something funny... Be for the patch am talki g about patch 1.1 I went to abandon bos and when patch 1.1 came out I was stuck...... So had to make a new game. Now I know why

You'll have to reload a previous save.

the more i hear, the angrier i am i have to wait

Aye. I mean, extra dialog and an extra perk with Veronica? Hell yes.

I have no clue whether or not the Dead Money companions are permanent. However, if they are, I'll be extremely pleasantly surprised. Although I doubt it.

I want to thank all you brave 360 players for beta testing this for the rest of us. :thumbsup:

When the rest of my kind complain, I will happily join in laughter with you.