Category Archives: Interplay

Tue, Jan 10, 2012 | 11:55 GMT

Legal wasteland: Bethesda secures Fallout MMO rights

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Bethesda parent company Zenimax will pay out $2 million to Interplay as part of a settlement returning all Fallout MMO rights to the Fallout 3 publisher.

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Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 01:53 BST

Bethesda’s Fallout MMO injunction appeal rejected

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Bethesda’s latest salvo in the legal battle against Interplay’s Fallout MMO has failed to secure the publisher’s position.

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Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | 21:10 BST

MDK 2 gets graphics update, releases tomorrow

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One of Bioware’s most overlooked classics gets resurrected tomorrow on PC, and its fresh new coat of paint is looking good. More »

Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 02:20 BST

Interplay rebuts “single asset” Fallout licensing claim

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The latest rapier thrust in the ongoing Fallout MMO legal duel has seen Interplay claim Bethesda was well aware of the company’s intention to use recognisable Fallout universe elements.

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Tue, May 31, 2011 | 00:43 BST

Interplay on the rocks, Fallout Online in jeopardy

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A financial statement has reportedly revealed original Fallout publisher Interplay is in deep, deep trouble, with a number of projects including Fallout Online on very shaky ground.

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Wed, Apr 20, 2011 | 07:49 BST

MDK2 landing May 9 on WiiWare

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After keeping a relatively low profile, IdeaSpark Labs port of the Bioware-developed madcap third-person shooter will hit the US WiiWare store in a couple of weeks.

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Mon, Feb 28, 2011 | 09:43 GMT

Monday Shorts: Fallout Online, Jaffe, Daily Mail and We Dare, Killzone

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Get over that hangover and start GDC week right with these short news nuggets.

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Mon, Feb 14, 2011 | 02:01 GMT

BioWare considered a kung fu RPG

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BioWare’s Greg Zeshuk has said the developer once pitched a Baldur’s Gate-style RPG about kung fu – with no success.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 06:47 GMT

Bethesda brings in new legal team in Interplay lawsuit

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According to court papers found by TheVault, Bethesda has brought in a new legal team in its lawsuit against Interplay and Fallout Online.

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Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 20:49 GMT

Hines: Bethesda “own the rights” to Fallout MMO, not Interplay

Bethesda VP of PR Pete Hines has told VG247 in unequivocal terms that Bethesda, not Interplay, owns the rights to develop any Fallout MMO.

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Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 19:48 GMT

Interplay slams “absurd” Bethesda legal claim over Fallout MMO

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Interplay has described as “absurd” a claim by Bethesda that it licensed only “one single asset” related to Fallout to the company, the latest shot in a legal war over whether or not Interplay has rights to publish a Fallout MMO.

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Mon, Nov 15, 2010 | 16:01 GMT

Baldur’s Gate II now available from GoG

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GoG’s put up Baldur’s Gate II onto the service.

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Fri, Oct 22, 2010 | 13:34 BST

Interplay boss: Fallout Online launch in 2012, beta date re-confirmed

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Interplay MMO Fallout Online will launch in the second half of 2012, the publisher has told Edge.

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Fri, Oct 22, 2010 | 10:40 BST

Bethesda turned down chance to buy rights to Fallout MMO, says Interplay

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Interplay president Eric Caen has revealed Bethesda had previously turned down the rights to develop a Fallout MMO before the release of Fallout 3.

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Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 14:27 BST

Fallout Online teases “Church of Harold”

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Interplay’s released some new teaser stuff for Fallout Online, this time focusing on “The Church of Harold”.

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Mon, Jul 05, 2010 | 08:10 BST

Fallout Online starts teasing, gets concept art

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Fallout Online’s first teases have been released to members of the game’s mail list, starting with background info and a piece of concept art.

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Fri, Jun 25, 2010 | 21:39 BST

MDK2 coming to WiiWare, HD version hitting PC

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Interplay and Beamdog today announced MDK2 for WiiWare and MDK2 HD for PC.

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Mon, Jan 25, 2010 | 13:55 GMT

Project V13 beta to kick off in 2012

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Interplay’s confirmed that it’ll enter the beta of its codenamed MMO Project V13 in 2012.

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Mon, Nov 02, 2009 | 13:40 GMT

Concept art for Fallout MMO released

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In between its lawsuit with Bethesda over the rights to the IP, Interplay has released concept art of the Fallout MMO, which is still in development at the studio, despite the lawsuit.

“Keep in mind that this is concept art. It’s not finalized art, but it will give you a feel for what we are aiming for with V13,” said Interplay’s Chris Taylor.

You need to be signed up to their forums to see the art, but you can also see them at Kotaku.

Wed, Sep 16, 2009 | 14:04 BST

Clayfighter remake confirmed for “summer 2010″

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Interplay’s to release new versions of ancient scrapper Clayfighter for Wii and DSi, the company’s confirmed.

Both games will release next summer.

The title originally released for SNES in 1993, and was followed by a Mega Drive version in 1994.

PR after the break.

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