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Above the page break, we have some delightful news for fans of Fallout: Equestria. Beneath, I bring you the highly anticipated first look at Fallout 4 DLCs.

First, this last week marked the release of the first chapter of Fallout: Equestria as performed by The Audio Project! Check out this fully voice-acted and scored audio drama.

You can catch the Introduction and Prologue through these links.

In addition, Equestria Daily has started an OC Spotlight series. And they kicked it off on Monday with by casting the spotlight on Littlepip. The write-up was a bit error-ridden, but the post served as a wonderful showcase of art from the Fallout: Equestria community. Check it out here!

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And in Fallout news, after teasing us with information on the huge upgrade to Survival mode that will be coming, Bethesda has just released details for the first three packs of downloadable content for Fallout 4. All we have right now are prices, general release dates and a small blurb on what each brings to the game, but that is enough to get excited about (and to start budgeting for). They will be released one each month starting in March.

(On a side note, I must say that I am really digging the pulp fiction magazine cover art style for these DLCs.)

First up is Automatron. This DLC will be released in March, with a U.S. pricetag of $9.99.

According to Bethesda:

The mysterious Mechanist has unleashed a horde of evil robots into the Commonwealth, including the devious Robobrain. Hunt them down and harvest their parts to build and mod your own custom robot companions. Choose from hundreds of mods; mixing limbs, armor, abilities, and weapons like the all-new lightning chain gun. Even customize their paint schemes and choose their voices!

It is nice to see the Mechanist return. After hearing the Silver Shroud episode "The Mechanist Unmasked", I am eager to see if this Mechanist is our friend from the Capital Wasteland, or someone local inspired by (or possibly the inspiration for) the Silver Shroud villain. Having more robotic enemies afoot will make for an interesting escalation. (I confess that I am a little leery about how will this will play with the amazing mod Robotic Home Defence. But I'm sure that if there is any conflict, the modder will put out a patch.)

The next DLC will be Wasteland Workshop. This small DLC will cost only $4.99 in the U.S. and will be released in April.

Bethesda has described Wasteland Workshop like this:

With the Wasteland Workshop, design and set cages to capture live creatures – from raiders to Deathclaws! Tame them or have them face off in battle, even against your fellow settlers. The Wasteland Workshop also includes a suite of new design options for your settlements like nixi tube lighting, letter kits, taxidermy and more!

Admittedly, creating battle arenas isn't really my thing -- it isn't something I could imagine Angel doing -- so the most interesting element of this to me is the extra crafting options. The lettering kits sounds intriguing, as making signs without lightboxes would be nice. And I'm more than happy to throw Bethesda five dollars, even if this DLC doesn't turn out to be useful, if just to keep them putting out DLCs like the next one...

...Far Harbor! Now this is the one I am really excited about.

From Bethesda:

A new case from Valentine’s Detective Agency leads you on a search for a young woman and a secret colony of synths. Travel off the coast of Maine to the mysterious island of Far Harbor, where higher levels of radiation have created a more feral world. Navigate through the growing conflict between the synths, the Children of Atom, and the local townspeople. Will you work towards bringing peace to Far Harbor, and at what cost? Far Harbor features the largest landmass for an add-on that we’ve ever created, filled with new faction quests, settlements, lethal creatures and dungeons. Become more powerful with new, higher-level armor and weapons. The choices are all yours.

That. Sounds. Awesome!

Bethesda clearly saved the best for May. And it is correspondingly the most expensive, with a U.S. pricetag of $24.99.

And that brings us to a final bit of Fallout 4 news. These three DLCs are only the beginning. Bethesda intends to continue to provide even more new downloadable content throughout the coming year. However, since they are going to be created much more new Fallout 4 content than they anticipated, they are soon going to be raising the price of the Fallout 4 season pass.

Bethesda says:

Given the expanded DLC plan, the price of the season pass will increase from the current $29.99 to $49.99 USD (£24.99 to £39.99 GBP; $49.95 to $79.95 AUD) on March 1, 2016. However, if you already purchased the season pass for $29.99, nothing changes - you still get everything at no additional cost— the full $60 offering of add-on content for the original price of $29.99. In addition, if you didn’t buy the season pass yet, there is still time: anyone who buys the Season Pass for $29.99 before March 1st will get all $60 worth of content. This is our way of saying thanks to all our loyal fans who have believed in us and supported us over the years.

So get your pass now!

In addition, there will be closed beta tests for the DLCs. You can sign up to participate in those tests on the Bethesda website.