Interesting Fallout MMO news by Interplay.

Lunchbox76

http://www.n4g.com/gaming/News-83237.aspx

darquenblade

Interplay is so fucking retarded. In the pathetic state it is currently in, it has TWO MMOs in the works? Unbelievable. Jason Anderson must be really hard up on work.

Neither one of those games will see the light of day. MMOs need massive amounts of money, which Interplay does not have.

rictor51

I thought the team making fallout 3 that is not a part of interplay just got the rights for a fallout mmo. that bethesda (who has the current team now and making fallout3) just bought the rights for the fallout mmo. which mean interplay cant even call it fallout or anything close nor can use anything from the fallout games. plus they got someone who left Fallout 2 (which is probably one of the best games ever, imo) during making it to make troika. granted, Arcanum was a badass game but the business itself didnt do so hot. seems like interplay is still gonna be heading down in revenue. I used to love Interplay but ever since they got rid of Black Isle that it seems to go to crap.

Arndur

Originally posted by rictor51


I thought the team making fallout 3 that is not a part of interplay just got the rights for a fallout mmo. that bethesda (who has the current team now and making fallout3) just bought the rights for the fallout mmo. which mean interplay cant even call it fallout or anything close nor can use anything from the fallout games. plus they got someone who left Fallout 2 (which is probably one of the best games ever, imo) during making it to make troika. granted, Arcanum was a badass game but the business itself didnt do so hot. seems like interplay is still gonna be heading down in revenue. I used to love Interplay but ever since they got rid of Black Isle that it seems to go to crap.

ummm im pretty sure they still have the rights to a fallout mmo. I belive they were seeking a partner to give them money. Pretty sure bioware was in negotaion. And since EA bought bioware EA would have no problem funding it.

Korusus

 

Originally posted by rictor51


I thought the team making fallout 3 that is not a part of interplay just got the rights for a fallout mmo. that bethesda (who has the current team now and making fallout3) just bought the rights for the fallout mmo. which mean interplay cant even call it fallout or anything close nor can use anything from the fallout games. plus they got someone who left Fallout 2 (which is probably one of the best games ever, imo) during making it to make troika. granted, Arcanum was a badass game but the business itself didnt do so hot. seems like interplay is still gonna be heading down in revenue. I used to love Interplay but ever since they got rid of Black Isle that it seems to go to crap.

Bethesda does own the Fallout license, but part of the deal  when they bought it from Interplay was that Interplay would get to keep the Fallout MMO license for a few years.  Bethesda gets it if Interplay can't come up with the funding.

 

This is really kind of shocking news.  I never expected Interplay to find funding for one MMO, let alone 2.  And I can't believe any of the former devs, let alone Jason Anderson, would ever go back to Interplay.

SonofSeth

 

Originally posted by Lunchbox76


http://www.n4g.com/gaming/News-83237.aspx

/sigh

Czzarre

I considr it all vaporware until I see a beta.

Torrential