text: The game was released in North America on October 28 , 2008 , in Europe and Australia on October 30 , 2008 , in the United Kingdom and Ireland on October 31 , 2008 , and in Japan on December 4 , 2008 for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , and Xbox 360 .
simplified: Fallout 3 was released on October 28 , 2008 in North America , October 30 , 2008 in Australia , and October 31 , 2008 in the United Kingdom .