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Fallout MMO confirmed

September 24, 2008 in Industry News comments 16

Interplay, the previous owners of the Fallout franchise before it was sold to Bethesda have announced on there website that they are developing a Fallout MMO. Apparently retaining the rights to create a Massive Multiplayer Online game based on the IP. It is early days yet but the company is already hiring new and old developers as production ramps up.

The company also announced that Chris Taylor, a game designer who was a part of the original Fallout game development team at Interplay in 1994, has rejoined the company. Taylor will serve as Lead System Designer for “Project V13,” the working title of Interplay’s next generation Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMO) currently in development. Taylor joins other original Fallout team members on staff at Interplay’s internal game studio, which recently opened an office in Irvine, Calif. Additional development staff members continue to be hired as the project ramps-up.
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  • 1
    BlackLabel Sep 24, 08
    YES! Get the best of both worlds, get to play the Bethesda version which does look incredible to say the least and now an MMO Fallout made by the original dev team. Just magical.
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    Daigoji_Gai Sep 24, 08
    This has been in the works for some time and is pretty far along.... Though I hope this is a return to form for Chris Taylor, because I was disappointed and seriously pissed I laid down $$ for the 1/5th of a broken game that was Space Siege.
  • 0
    Supernouva Sep 24, 08
    Fallout would make a great MMO. And if it is by the original dev team, it should make for an excellent game.
    • 0
      Daigoji_Gai Sep 24, 08
      /agree - but I still gotta call out Chris Taylor for the mess that was Space Siege... I hope Fallout MMO is classic Chris, and not the Chris Taylor behind Space Siege.
  • 1
    Exevier Sep 24, 08
    Guess that means we can rule out Fallout as Bethesda's MMO project. Meaning it's clearly going to be Elder Scrolls.
    • 1
      Arcaida Sep 24, 08
      And THAT is the best damn news I've heard since Diablo III was announced.
    • 0
      Final Blade Sep 24, 08
      Another Elder Scrolls game and its a MMO? Awesome. If thats true of course. Hope it makes it on consoles, love to play it on the PS3.
      • 0
        tekmosis Sep 25, 08
        Fallout isn't Elder Scrolls....
        • 0
          Final Blade Sep 25, 08
          Wasn't talking about Fallout, as you can see, I was talking to Exevier post.
        • 0
          Red 9 Sep 25, 08
          Because it clearly says "Fallout MMO" in the title.
      • 0
        tekmosis Sep 25, 08
        Doesn't matter...the news is still about a Fallout MMO. Elder Scrolls has nothing to do with this and thus Fallout != Elder Scrolls
        • 1
          Final Blade Sep 25, 08
          It does matter if I was replying to someone specific and not directly about the article obviously.

          Though your comments are better off directed to Exevier considering he was the first to mention Elder Scrolls, which I was commenting to him about his comment.
        • 1
          Arcaida Sep 25, 08
          Betheseda announced they were working on an MMO based upon a franchise. Most people thought it to be a Fallout MMO, but since that's being done by someone other than them already, it's got to mean an Elder Scrolls MMO. Which is kind of relevant, and that's what we were talking about. Just to clear that up.
  • 1
    Killosity Sep 25, 08
    Damn makes me wanna go play Oblivion now.
    • 0
      ZaikXory Sep 25, 08
      Heh, guess there's another gaming article with debates going on.
  • 0
    Aussie Legend Sep 25, 08
    Alright you have my attention Interplay.

    Wow, that should be epic.

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