The first Xbox 360-exclusive DLC pack for Fallout 3 (PS3, Xbox 360) has been dated, and will arrive on January 27 for 800 Microsoft Points (US$ 10).

The DLC is titled Operation: Anchorage, and contains around 4 to 50 hours of gameplay that will re-live the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from China. The second pack entitled The Pitt will arrive in February, and will feature a post-apocalyptic Pittsburgh. The third pack, Broken Steel, will arrive this March and will allow you to join the Brotherhood of Steel.

Patch 1.1 is also now live for both platforms, with a number of bug fixes and quest fixes in tow, along with PlayStation 3 trophies. Xbox 360 gamers will need this patch to play the DLC arriving later this month. Here's the full list of changes:

Bug Fixes

• Friends notification no longer causes the game to pause. (Playstation 3)
• Fixed occasional crashes during loading and waiting.
• Friendly or neutral NPC health bars, when taking damage, no longer flicker repeatedly.
• Fixed issue where certain NPCs would occasionally disappear from the game.
• Fixed issue where dead NPCs would occasionally come back to life.
• Fixed rendering issue with the Gatling Laser gun's tracers.
• Fixed issue where the haircut menu would occasionally not appear properly.
• Added ability to remap your VATS and pip boy buttons.
• Fixed rare load/save issues that would cause NPCs to behave incorrectly.
• Fixed issue where quest objectives would occasionally not update properly due to talking activators,
• intercoms and conversations.
• Using Radaway from the Pip-Boy's Status Menu repeatedly no longer crashes the game.
• Player no longer gets stuck in level up menu if their skills are maxed out.
• Fixed issue where multiple followers would occasionally not load into an interior.
• Fixed rare issue with getting stuck in VATS mode.
• Fixed rare crash with fighting NPCs with corrupted data.
• In game radios will now play properly if player was listening to the radio in the Pip-Boy first. (Playstation 3)
• While using a 360 controller, the lockpick menu now rumbles properly. (PC)
• Fixed rare crashes while loading and saving games.
• Fixed rare issue where player would fall through the floor while in VATS.
• Fixed issue where SLI mode was not properly detected with nvidia graphics cards. (PC)
• The Sandman perk no longer works with any children in the game.
• Fixed occasional crash after scoring a critical hit in the head with a Railway Rifle.
• Prevent NPCs from inadvertently dying from falling.
• Fixed occasional issue where the controller would stop working properly.
• Fixed crashes related to repeatedly equipping and dropping clothing and armor into the world.

Quest Fixes

• Fixed several instances where quest item stayed in inventory permanently after completing quests.
• Fixed an issue where the distress message would occasionally not play in Trouble on the Homefront.
• In The Waters of Life quest, the Citadel gate will open properly if the player fast travels away after exiting the Taft Tunnels but before reaching the Citadel gate with Doctor Li.
• For the Home Sweet Home quest, the broken protectrons in Big Town become active at the proper time.
• In The American Dream quest, fixed specific issue which prevented the player from accessing their belongings in the locker by the door if they left the room first.
• Fixed infinite caps exploit in Strictly Business quest.
• Fixed rare instance where Dad would have no valid dialogue during The Waters of Life quest.
• Prevent issue during the Finding the Garden of Eden quest where player would fade to black, instead of Raven Rock, while in combat with a follower.
• Fixed several XP speech exploits with certain NPCs.
• Fixed XP exploit with a robot in Fort Bannister.
• Fixed issue where player's controls can become locked permanently during The American Dream.