The player takes on the role of a courier/adventurer (whose statistics are set during a psychoanalysis), saved from death by a friendly robot. The game focuses on a conflict between three factions: New California Republic, Caesar's Legion, and New Vegas citizens. The title was developed by Obsidian Entertainment Studios, founded by former members of Black Isle Studios, the producer of the first two Fallouts. Fallout: New Vegas for PC, PS3 and X360 is another, after Fallout 3, installment of a popular post-apocalyptic game series originated in 1997.