Whilst these claims have not yet been verified by Microsoft, I certainly hope they are true, as let’s face it; compared to other consoles on the market (wii, PS3) the 360 is a chunky piece of kit. To add to the flames of this rumour, it’s worth noting that a release around now would make sense as the current model is half way through its estimated life cycle of 10 years.

“We firmly believe that the Xbox 360 has a life cycle through 2015 (10 years after the launch). Project Natal is a great innovation. It will work with every Xbox 360 sold. It’s not about pushing more pixels on the screen. It’s about how to break down barriers that stop people from playing games,” – Shane Kim, Corporate Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business.

With the upcoming release of Project Natal, it also makes sense to revamp the console to give the consumer a feel that the Xbox 360 is still cutting-edge technology, even though it is around 5 years old.

All in all, I think E3 should hold some interesting surprises for us avid gamers. I am certainly excited to see what comes about from the much awaited exhibition, not only on the 360 front.

Wossy: “Goodnight all. Must go to bed. Got asked to do voice in Fable 3 tonight. Subarashi. Oyasuminasia. Woss out.”

ScottRhodie: “@Wossy What Fable 3!!!?!? Has it been confirmed?”

Wossy: “@ScottRhodie yes they are doing it. Charlie Brooker said he would do a voice for it to ! Great fun !!”

Wossy: “Good morning. Today i must file DVD’s, write a piece for The Times, apologize to Peter Molyneux then go Thorpe Park for SAW rollercoaster !”

Oilcan: “@Wossy Why do you have to apologise to Molyneux?”

Wossy: “@oilcan because I think I revealed something that was not officially announced yet…”

RossSanty: “@Wossy y u need to apologize to peter molyneux??? Cuz u let slip about fable 3??”

Wossy: “@RossSanty yes. No. there is no Fable 3. I don’t know. help me.”

After discussing this on various forums it has come to my/our decision that it is more likely that Jonathan Ross is actually providing voice talent to Fable 2 DLC or an even bigger expansion (much like Shivering Isles in Oblivion – or “The Lost Chapters” of the original Fable game).

Whether this is going to be an expansion or a new Fable 3 game I am very excited. Inevitably there will be a Fable 3 game, but this feels much too early to begin work on a sequel. Whatever the outcome, I cannot wait!