Fallout 3 extended?

One of my friends pointed me in the direction of an interview on IGN with the lead designer of Fallout 3, Jeff Gardiner. The key thing for me was at the end:

"IGN: Not to spoil the end of Fallout 3, but extending the story in the Broken Steel download might be a bit tricky. Will the main character still continue through for that storyline? Will he or she be usable in the other downloads?

Gardiner: Based on a lot of feedback, we're going to allow the player to continue on after the main quest ends in the Broken Steel DLC. While a lot of details still have to be sorted, this will allow the player to continue on and play in the Wasteland enjoying the side and freeform quests, along with any new downloadable content we have planned in the future."

Not only is it great news that there is going to be more content for Fallout 3, but opening up the end of the game is awesome. Obviously a lot of people felt the same way I did about how the main quest plays out, and it's really nice to see that Bethesda have listened.