Fallout new vegas. seems groin shots are back.

http://www.ripten.com/2010/02/19/new-info-on-fallout-new-vegas/

There is an optional hardcore mode, the character needs to drink water, ammo has weight, healing isn’t instant etc. Normal mode is more similar to Fallout 3 gameplay. SOUNDS INTERESTING
The storyline is focused on the New California Republic vs. Caesar’s Legion vs. the New Vegas residents
You are not a vault dweller but are given a Pip-Boy by someone who is
There are special moves for melee weapons in VATS – specifically a move for a golf club called “Fore” which seems to mean that groin shots are back!! :D
The Hoover Dam is in the game and is supplying electricity to the city
There is a quest to rescue a ghoul from some super mutants. The ghoul can then become your companion
The Geckos are back.
There are both dumb and intelligent super mutants, including the return of the elite Nightkin.
Some super mutants look similar to the ones in Fallout 3, while others are new. There is a female super mutant with a 1950s hairstyle who apparently is one of their leaders. (Tabitha)

fun fact fallout canon says supermutants are asexual but i guess that may not apply to all of them maybe the virus didnt affect them all the exact same way

The NCR Rangers are back
The only picture of New Vegas itself is concept art and not a screenshot
A character generation shot showing a “vigor machine” instead of the skill book
The NCR base is the McCarran Airport, Caesar’s Legion is based in the Vegas Strip, while super mutants are based in a place called Black Mountain. There is also a town called Fremont and another called Primm.
Skils have a bigger effect on conversation choices. E.g. someone with a high Explosives skill may be able to have a conversation about explosives where appropriate.
There is a Reputation system in addition to Karma.
This is a first-person action RPG, with the same engine as Fallout 3
It is set in the Mojave wastelands. Vegas didn’t get many nukes.
There will be more intact buildings, as well as desert vegetation. Vegas itself is mostly intact!!
Both karma and reputation are tracked. There are separate reputations for each of the settlements
All dialogue options are shown to all players, regardless of whether you have the stats to succeed or not, though there’s no punishment for failure
Bartering is not just lower prices but negotiating for better rewards.
Followers can be managed through a context-sensitive menu, with orders like “follow”, “stay” or “attack”.
New areas will open up for the player depending on your reputation
Not all weapons have mods
You only buy mods from stores, once bought you highlight the weapon you want to add it to in your inventory and apply it, they will cost you a lot of money
There is a dehydration meter, this dehydration meter will have impact on the player (most likely drop in stats)
Being out in the desert in the day, as opposed to night, will have a greater effect on your need for food and water
The Brotherhood of Steel is back, but they are not a main part of the storyline
SPECIAL now has descriptions – eg CHA 10 = Cult Leader, EN 1 = Basically Dead.
Those descriptions for Strength: 10 – Hercules’ Bigger Cousin 9 – Doomsday Pecs 8 – Circus Strongman 7 – Beach Bully 6 – Barrel Chested 5 – Average Joe 4 – Lightweight 3 – Doughy Baby 2 – Beached Jellyfish 1 –
Wet Noodle
Every weapon has a special attack, not just the golf club. It seems that Fore! does not mean groin shots are back for every weapon. :(
Guns have different knockback amounts, pistols don’t do much, shotguns blast people away
There’s town-specific reputation, and Obsidian has ‘hinted’ that the reputation will impact endings
Karma has been overhauled, tracking the factions and ideologies that you agree with
You can now choose the main character’s age
There will apparently be hundreds of hours of gameplay . . . whoa