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Bethesda: “The license is ours. Fallout belongs to us.” Interplay: “ORLY!?”

On today’s episode of, “Tales of Our Post-Apocalyptic Lives” – Bethesda says Interplay has the rights to nothing. Low and behold – Interplay isn’t having it. Drama ensues. Dun dun dunnnnnnnnn *cue dramatic music*

danmachine4850d ago

all your Fallout are belong to us!

kancerkid4850d ago

Is there not a piece of paper somewhere that just says who owns what? Wasn't there a contract? Are both of these companies that stupid?

lelo2play4850d ago

One of them (or both) is lying. The court has to figure out witch one.

ATiElite4850d ago (Edited 4850d ago )

It's pretty simple at this point.....

Bethesda made Fallout what it is today. A Fallout without Bethesda is a "FAILOUT". Sure Fallout 1 & 2 are classic titles but Bethesda's Fallout 3 and New Vegas are the "Ca$h Cows".

Interplay is still hurting financially, they have some games in development (MDK3 The Descent 4 Erthworm Jim 4) but they lack the cash to do proper development so these projects will make or break the company. Interplay's best bet is to have Bethesda on board for the Fallout MMO to increase awareness, fan loyalty, and increase chances of success. Basically work it out so both parties are involved or Interplay will FAIL or the Fallout MMO will not be made because Bethesda has many other projects going.

Bethesda has plenty of cash and AA talent, they have a game on hold "The Crossing" which they (Arkane Studios) are working on with Valve somehow involved. On hold due to Arkane helping with Elder Scrolls V.

At this point Fallout is either Bethesda or Bust.

RedDead4850d ago (Edited 4850d ago )

So interplay can use the name? Deal was interplay still got to make an mmo...right? So what are bethesda up too?

Edit--- seriously, bethesda should just let it go, wait till they're finished Skyrim and make their final Fallout on their new engine.

CrzyFooL4850d ago

Being cunts. What they're always up to.

AnonUser55554850d ago (Edited 4850d ago )

Well, the whole point is that Bethesda doesn't want their next Fallout to be their last. They do now OWN the Fallout IP.

There were two different "deals." The first was the licensing agreement for 3 games + DLC. But THEN, Bethesda bought the rights to Fallout as a whole The dispute is that, according to Interplay, the PURCHASE DEAL was contingent on Interplay being allowed to make a MMO.

I don't know all the details of their deals, but if this were true but Bethesda now does NOT allow them to make the MMO, then the PURCHASE deal is void and it reverts to the original LICENSING deal. If that happens, Bethesda will still make the next Fallout but will then lose the license.

So Bethesda does NOT want to just "make their final Fallout on their new engine." They purchased the rights and want to KEEP making fallout games. But if Interplay is right and Bethesda isn't allowing them to make the MMO they wrote into the contract, then the deal is void.

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The DISPUTE, if I remember correctly, is regarding what Interplay is allowed to do with "Fallout MMO." According to Bethesda, they're allowed to use the name FALLOUT but not borrow from the universe. Interplay claims otherwise. I think Bethesda is being ridiculous on 2 counts:

a) Interplay CREATED the "Fallout Universe" so the themes were their creation

b) Why would Bethesda want a product hitting the market called "Fallout" that is nothing like the rest of the games? Maybe they assume people won't even link the 2, which is silly. They would benefit from a successful MMO Fallout to increase brand awareness.

RedDead4850d ago

Alright thanks for clearing it up a bit. Yeah I think they're really pushing it, why after so long aswell, the mmo was revealed in 09 with screens and everything. Bethesda should repect them a little, let them make the MMO. It wouldn't be here without them, Interplay have thm by the balls though really, either they let them make an MMo and lose profit or lose profit in the long term by voiding the purchase deal.

AnonUser55554850d ago

I don't foresee a scenario where Bethesda loses the license/ the deal is voided. If nothing else, a court might just rule to let them release the MMO OR void the contract. In which case, I would think Bethesda would back off, let them release it, and maintain the purchase.

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Why a Fallout MMO Would be Terrible

8CN: Here's another one from the ever-present rumor mill: Bethesda may or may not be kind of sort of working on a Fallout MMO. At least according to this article from Air Herald. Or, at least, according to that article, Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer claims that the Fallout franchise could eventually make for a decent MMO. This is a terrible, terrible idea.

700p3558d ago

It is definitely a terrible idea. Look what happened to elder scrolls online.

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The List: 5 Singleplayer Games That Could Be MMOs

David Jagneaux of MMORPG writes: "As has become customary here at MMORPG, this week’s list is the reverse of last week’s! Previously, we covered five MMOs that we think could be turned into great singleplayer games. Now, we want to look at five singleplayer games that could be turned into great MMOs. With the extreme level variety the genre we know and love experiences in today’s industry, there is plenty of room for new concepts. In fact, several of the games on this list already have MMO-esque counterparts on the market in the form of different IPs."

joab7773586d ago

Wow...aside from Pokemon...replace with red dead...and thats my list too.

Now...I love mmo's. I do for so many reasons. Good mmos have few draw backs. I ALSO love single player rpgs. And if done right, a company could make an epic single player mmo. Hear me out.

My example is Dragons Dogma. It has an amazing single player experience...very rewarding. Why? Because u could create ur own pawn that others could borrow. They could have easily been real players in an mmo. At the end, there is the online UR dragon, but also a rich endgame dungeon with many monsters and great loot.

Now, if a company could manage to offer something akin to Dragons Dogmas system for those who want to play alone, allows them to borrow other ppls pawns for example. It could work. It would need balancing.

For those who want the mmo experience, they simply group up and tackle things together. They also hav the pawn option in case they want to use it and level it.

Now, maybe single player content is a bit easier or comes later with a buff...and its loot would need to be a lower level, but it would giv all those who dont want to group up to continue playing.

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On The Chopping Block: Five AAA Games That Will Never See The Light Of Day (And One That Might)

GP: "For every game that is released on the market, there are dozens that never make it passed the first production meeting. While I have no feelings towards those games because they were never shown to the public, there have been many instances where a game was shown to the market to much fanfare, and then their productions were suddenly cut short and they vanished forever.

This article is about those games. The ones that could have been AAA titles, the games that you would have expected to sell systems and launch new franchises. Why didn't these games make it? They certainly looked more than good enough. Read on to find out."

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TrendyGamers4428d ago

I wouldn't be surprised if we never see FFXIV on the PS3.

FinaLXiii4428d ago (Edited 4428d ago )

Jack Tretton´s biggest mistake was anoncing it

ShinMaster4427d ago

That ain't his fault. Square Enix needs stop announcing games that they don't plan on releasing in years (Versus) and releasing games no one asked for (XIII-2).

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Project Milo - All fake.
Mega Man Legends 3 - F* you Capcom!
Fallout Online - Zzz....
B.C. - ?
Sadness - Had Nintendo made a system with more up to date specs, the game would've been released.

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MysticStrummer4428d ago

lol @ Milo. I didn't care about any of these, but the title reminded me of The Agency. I stumbled upon info about The Agency during the summer of 07 while doing some random web surfing, and was instantly intrigued at the prospect of getting game related texts on my cell phone. I searched constantly for new intel after that, getting more and more excited each time I found new info or footage, until the day I read it was canceled. Bastards. I still hope someone will finish it since I read it was nearly completed when it was axed.

CRASHBASHUK4428d ago

well after hearing all the bad reviews and the glitches on ff14 for pc dont think most ps3 fans wont bover tbh

Clarence4428d ago

None of these games are AAA.

Valorous_Entity4427d ago

Wow this is a stupid article. XIV was atrocious and the fact they are even trying to fix it is hilarious to me.