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MMO is dead. Yes.

 

I'm sure Bethesda will keep selling the old stuff. They can do that, why not do it? Arena and Daggerfall are out for free. Probably because they won't be able to sell such buggy games. So either Fallout 1 and 2 will keep selling, or be free for everyone.

 

No other company making the titles? Why is this a concern? It's not like any other company can make Call of Duty or Final Fantasy?

 

Anyway, this is awesome news. Does anyone really think Interplay winning is a good thing?

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The original deal also had the requirement/clause/whatever that Interplay get $30 million by 2009 for the project. They didn't deny having it, they didn't deny don't. So signs point to them not having it, otherwise they would just say they have it and Bethesda wouldn't have any grounds to sue.

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Well considering the original deal was Bethesda gets to make new Fallout games and Interplay keeps their old ones and make an MMO, I think it's somewhat bullshit that Bethesda can change their mind and that they want everything Fallout related and can sue, and win, it all from Interplay.

I think that might be a slight oversimplification. :P They didn't win it in court, they settled, which means Interplay agreed to it (also Bethesda is paying them $2 million, which I know isn't much but it's something). The only reason Interplay would have agreed to it is if they thought there was a pretty good chance of them losing in court, and the only reason they would have thought that is if they actually did breach the original agreement.

 

Also, based on my understanding of the agreement (which is admittedly sparse) there's no way Bethesda could have won the old Fallout titles in court, only the rights to the MMO. The fact that Interplay gave up something they knew they couldn't lose in court shows that there was some actual bargaining going on there.

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Well it happened a while ago, just it kicks in at the end of 2013 (aka today). When Bethesda bought the rights to make Fallout 3 and so on that left Interplay with Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics for a limited time. The recent lawsuit between the two over Fallout Online hammered it home and now it's Bethesda's to do with what they want and that've had it pulled from GOG. Likely due to the fact they're quite friendly with DRM and GOG is not.

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I fully blame this TESO nonsense. My bet is late 2015 to mid 2016 for an open-world Elder Scrolls or Fallout-like game. it may be a new IP. In any case, we'll get a teaser announcement by the end of 2014.

 

I'd wager mid-2016, possibly even late-2016, personally. I really doubt they'd announce the game 6-10 months before release. Late-2015 and early-2016 would probably be too early.

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I fully blame this TESO nonsense. My bet is late 2015 to mid 2016 for an open-world Elder Scrolls or Fallout-like game. it may be a new IP. In any case, we'll get a teaser announcement by the end of 2014.

 

I'd wager mid-2016, possibly even late-2016, personally. I really doubt they'd announce the game 6-10 months before release. Late-2015 and early-2016 would probably be too early.

 

 

 

My brain agrees with you, but my heart hopes you're wrong.

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I fully blame this TESO nonsense. My bet is late 2015 to mid 2016 for an open-world Elder Scrolls or Fallout-like game. it may be a new IP. In any case, we'll get a teaser announcement by the end of 2014.

 

I'd wager mid-2016, possibly even late-2016, personally. I really doubt they'd announce the game 6-10 months before release. Late-2015 and early-2016 would probably be too early.

 

 

Skyrim was 11 months from announcement to release, at this point, I think Bethesda could release a Fallout/Elder Scrolls game within 4-6 months from announcement. It's happening. I can feel it!! 

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