Interplay returns; brings Fallout MMO
Anybody who has lived and played video games before 2000 will have heard of Interplay, and with good reason - they were the makers of some of some of the most awesome games in video game history, with Fallout, the Descent games, the MDK games and many more cool titles.
However, encountering financial troubles, Interplay crashed into an unknown abyss, never to be seen again. Last December, Interplay announces their return - which they will finance from the money they got by selling the Fallout IP to Bethesda.
Interplay has released details now, and their plans appear ambitious enough to have them at the forefront of the industry again! Interplay will be working on a Fallout MMO (that’s right), sequels to Descent, Earthworm Jim, Dark Alliance and MDK!
For a bit more, hit the jump!
Herve Caen, CEO of Interplay was quoted as saying:
“2007 set the foundation for our growth strategy. Going forward, we have the vision, unique intellectual property, and low debt and operational costs to help us pursue financing for our various projects.
“Our new Website will streamline our ability to communicate development progress with the public, share brand information with the fans and support our customers.”
Interplay definitely knows how money (or rather, lack thereof) can ruin your day - Interplay, after its acquisition in Titus in 2002 went down. In 2004, Interplay was evicted for not paying their rent, and was decimated by the Californian government for not paying workers. Bad.
Regardless, Interplay may not be what it was before Titus took over, but we wish it the best of luck and most importantly, to make really kick-arse games.
Fallout 3 and a Fallout MMO? This is madness!
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9. April 2008 at 6:56 pm :
I’m honestly thinking about interning for this company. Loved them back in the day and I hope they will come back strong!
13. April 2008 at 10:49 pm :
This is madness! THIS IS SPARTA!!!
Sorry, just had do…
Great news though! I also hope they will get back on the game market, as I remember seing their logo in many of my favourite games.
8. August 2008 at 5:27 am :
Madness…?
-THIS-
-IS-
-FALLOUT-
19. October 2008 at 11:22 pm :
WTF!!!!!???
26. October 2008 at 8:32 am :
Oh Interplay.. you so craaazy.
Now give us Freespace 3 and Sacrifice 2!
27. October 2008 at 6:26 am :
[...] Buren). In 2004 they began encountering financial problems, and have since then shut down (though they have re-emerged with plans of a Fallout MMO, which I will discuss at a later time in a later article). Anyways, they sold the IP rights to [...]
29. October 2008 at 5:56 pm :
This is good news! I hope they succeed and will definitely buy a fallout RPG game if they release it, and any other follow up of Black Isles RPG creations, but specially Fallout RPG those games were awesome and they still are. I would definetly buy the Van Buren finished game even if the graphic look as outdated as the tech demo, in RPG graphis are not the most important aspect.