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More details have come out regarding some of Fallout: New Vegas‘s features, and some will look rather familiar to followers of the Fallout 3 modding community. Of particular note:

• New Vegas will have a Hardcore difficulty mode, which bypasses the tutorial and starts a player in a doctor’s office for SPECIAL stat allocation, facial construction, and so forth. In this mode, ammo will have weight, there will be consequences for going too long without food and water, and serious injuries will require a doctor’s aid.
• A companion wheel allows players to better manage their party, with a pop-up radial menu to issue simple commands to friendlies.
• Weapons can be modified with scopes, specialized ammo, and extended magazines. Additionally, VATS will allow for more sophisticated melee commands than in Fallout 3.
• A notoriety system will keep track of which factions like or hate you, similar to the town reputation system of Fallout 2.

Source: Kotaku