Well, I wasn't bored of the game. :) I've played many hours with it without any mods and it was fun for me. Yeah, it has it's flaws but it's still a great RPG!
And with the mods you can customise the game for your own taste. I think Bethesda was going for a wide audience while keeping the TES fans too. And IMO they've succeded. And the expansion seems to be very good too.
If you or someone else has the mag, could you scan the pages about this expansion and upload them somewhere? :)
And maybe the articles about Bioshock and Jericho too, please. :D