Fallout 3 was officially announced, finally, last week, along with the news that development and publishing of the RPG is to be handled Bethesda Softworks of Elder Scrolls fame. No date's been set for the third in the series as yet, but anticipation for the title has been massive in the wake of the first two Fallout games on PC - which received huge acclaim - that appeared in the late 1990s.

Bethesda plans to develop Fallout 3 for multiple platforms - a move that has raised concerns amongst the series' fan base, maybe fearful of a "diluted" experience - with PC assured; this generation of home consoles may well miss out however, the next generation of consoles instead targeted by the studio.

It's certainly incredibly early days for Fallout 3, but Bethesda's Pete Hines was more than happy to chat about the sequel when we put in the call and tell us what he could at this stage of play.