haven't seen the OXM article about Fallout: New Vegas as such yet, but here are some bits that we haven't heard of before (or not in such detail) posted by various people about its contents:

The Brotherhood of Steel will make an appearance, but won't be one of the main factions, unlike the New California Republic and the Caesar's Legion
Special attacks in VATS are performed by pressing Y (For 360)
The Pip-Boy in the game is the Pip-Boy 3000 from Fallout 3
Your quest in the wasteland involves finding out who tried to murder you and what was in the package you were carrying
In Goodsprings, there is the option of joining with the Powder Gangers and ruining the town.
Customization - Scopes on pistols is one example. It also affects the guns performance, add a large magazine to a weapon, and you'll notice longer, but fewer reloading times.
The reputation will be important to the ending
Nightkin have been turned schizophrenic through prolonged use of Stealth Boys, they deactivate their camo before attacking you, with a club. You can only target them in VATS when there visible.
You can covince Tabitha that the dumb mutants are planning a revolt against the smart ones, and that causes a battle between the two factions, leaving you to go and grab up Raul.
Poseidon Energy was developing a solar weapon called Archimedes II. The plant is currently controlled by NCR, and they've placed a guy named Fantastic in charge of the plant, he hasn't figured out how to activate the plant or the weapon yet. But, if you're good enough, then you can. You can divert power to the wastes, or use the weapon for your own ends.
SPECIAL descriptions are back: If you have 1 Endurance, your Endurance description is 'Basically Dead' and with 10 Charisma you are 'Cult Leader'. -Ausir (all credit goes to him)

Also here is a list of strength descriptions:
1:Wet Noodle
2: Beached Jellyfish
3:Doughy Baby
4: Light Weight

5: Average Joe

6: Barrell Chested
7:Beach Bully

8: Circus Strongman
9:Doomsday Pecs
10: Hercules bigger cousin.

Please add additionall info.

This all sounds good except for the Nightkin going boohoo wearin the stealthboy.

"SPECIAL descriptions are back: If you have 1 Endurance, your Endurance description is 'Basically Dead' and with 10 Charisma you are 'Cult Leader'."

Cool beans.

Special descriptions are back, what about the SPECIAL itself. I'm still waiting info on it.

This is what I want to know about.

Aye, although we will probably have to endure until the game is released to find out for definate. *note to self remember not to hold breath that long, I'll turn black in the face and fall over first*

just read that from the magazine ;D

All sounds awesome, except the bit about the Brotherhood.

Yes. I'm waiting for new for new for it more than anything.

Yes, I will hope for more specialized SPECIAL. Though I will not hold my breath.

All sounds very cool, but I still haven't been told whether or not I can add supressors to weapons. I'm staying hopeful after reading about scopes and larger magazines, but still nothing on silencers.

Yes the BOS are back, look at it like this people its one more faction to befriend or screw. also looks like I was wrong about the weapon upgrades just being non visual stuff, scopes and silencers for the win :fallout:

Well , at least they're not a major faction!

The nightkin are the only concern i have.

And the undescribed special and skills.


Hey Sawyer, when are we going to learn about SPECIAL??

Are Silencers really in? W00t!

yeah thats all I wanted really, just a few minor quests here and there for the bos hopfully get to play them of agianst the NCR or ceasers legion im sneaky like that . the nightkin sound cool cant wait to have some explosive dealings with them

it's not confirmed yet i was just assuming from the article

yes, i think that supressors are important, more importantly if in hardcoe mode.... And something to add fire power too xD

At least they don't have a big role. I hope the Enclave are in for Grenade Machine gun fodder.

Aaawwwww..... Don't get my hopes up!

Yeah the nightkin seem kind of strange, but I'm digging the depth that's been given (or re...gaven...) to the Super Mutants as more than just bullet sponges. I gotta say though, if we don't have the Chinese Stealth Suit back, at least give us a Nightkin cloaking thing that we can enable and disable at will. If not my Starcraft inspired Ghost character will be very unpleased.

sorry man, im sure there in

It sounds alot as if we're fighting/conversing with the boss to get to the Area51.

At least that's gettin to my mind the most.

In Van Buren there was going to be a splinter group of the BoS that used stealthboys so much that they went schizophrenic

Seems like they mashed that idea together with the already existing Nightkin

Oh, I am too, I just want some confirmation.