In a development that caused a veritable orgy of excitement and angst, Bethesda softworks has announced plans to develop and publish Fallout 3! As many of the elite bitterly remember, project VanBuren (the codename for a nearly complete Fallout 3) was canned when Interplay made the brilliant decision to fire everyone at Black Isle studios - their only profitable development branch - and instead focus on the miserable Brotherhood of Steel console game.

Bethesda softworks has numerous critically acclaimed game series under their belts including the venerable Elder Scrolls franchise. If anyone can do the series justice, it's Bethesda.

Before you start wiping off the tears of joy we should point out that there's one big nagging problem with this deal: With the release of TES:Morrowind, Bethesda softworks earned itself a reputation for castrating historically mature franchises. Past Elder Scrolls games have featured mature themes no less shocking than those in the Fallout games - including both nudity and gore. And as you may be aware, Morrowind was developed as a particularly sterile Teen-rated title; that is, completely devoid of the blood, gore, and mature content that fans had come to expect from that uniquely stark series. For Fallout fans, that is not a good precedent to follow.

Now that Fallout 3 is going to be a reality, the question is: "Will it really be Fallout or will it be Teletubbies Morrowind with the Fallout name attached?"