Fallout 3 Interview

The folks at videogaming247 have conjured up a new Fallout 3 interview with Bethesda's Todd Howard, in which they discuss the game's launch schedule, the team's source of inspiration, and more.
Twelve alternate endings sounds, to be frank, mental. Why so many? Do you feel the need for this product to be definitive?

That number is artificially inflated, in that what you get at the very end is based on a number of things you've done. Some of those tweaks to the ending are pretty small, so I think it's better to simply say the game has multiple endings based on what you did. Some of the really big decisions that affect the end you make right at the end, but some of them deal more with your karma, and how you've lived your life.