As Interplay and Bethesda duke out the future of the Fallout brand in the courts, Interplay is moving forward with Project: V13, widely believed to be a codename for a Fallout MMO. Interplay has since announced a development deal for Project: V13 with Masthead Studios (also developing Earthrise) and revealed plans to have the online game enter a public beta sometime in -- wait for it! -- 2012.
Yep, 2012. Not 2010. Not 2011. Bethesda has been pressing Interplay to provide evidence that Project: V13 is truly in development, a clause that's key to Interplay retaining the rights to continue making a Fallout MMO. Announcing that Project: V13 will be entering a public beta possibly years ahead of when that public beta might actually launch is, to be fair, a decent way to drum up some headlines.
According to the press release, Project: V13 has been in development since November 2007 with some key members of the original Fallout development staff. Masthead Studios joined in early 2009 and brings so-called "impressive" technology that will help fulfill the game's creative vision.
“Masthead’s technology is impressive and perfect for our Project: V13," said Interplay chairman and CEO Herve Caen in a release. "Its team is passionate to bring our vision and game play to the market. This MMOG will have many unique features that we will disclose before launch of the public Beta in 2012.”
This news comes not long after a few details leaked about an MMO currently in development at ZeniMax Online, rumored to be based on Bethesda's own Elder Scrolls franchise.
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bismillah15
I would prefer a Fallout MMO like that of Bethesda's take on the series instead of a turn based RPG like that of Interplay, but I'm gonna try the beta anyway. Also, if we all do get nuked before the beta in 2012, at least we can play Fallout IRL. :D
thejackal221
2012, wow that is surprisingly further out there then I would have thought. There is a good chance that the beta will come out sooner once the suit is over (that, of course, is only if Interplay wins the suit.)
skinjob
I want a fallout MMO, about as much as I want a real Star Wars MMO, but I think technology has to improve even more before they could be what we all really want them to be. It just doesnt feel right to see a bunch of level 1 running out of some vault and killing desert rats for some NPC who never does anything but stand in one spot dolling out quests and rewards. It might be called fallout, but it will be hard to think its fallout with someone screaming racial slurs in trade chat.
Hrolf
Give it up Interplay. You ran your stuff into the ground, You could have cared less about Fallout until Bethesda made money off of it and now your gonna try to milk what you can from something you cared nothing for.
I dont care how good it may be, if they make the MMO I wont put one single penny into it.
silentkiller223
wow i can't believe u guys buy into that 2012 bullcrap...gonna be an awesome game...
MrAnt117
in 2012 i may be playing fallout in real life lol
BigDogW
Dont get ur hopes up bc it is very likely that inteplay will lose the case and the fallout MMO will head to Zenimax and be released after 2012
Igot20eyez
I wait all day for any fallout news to pop up on the feed!... hope by 2012 we will see the fallout MMO on the console!
RedSigma677
Wow could they have not chosen a better time then the end of the world or when the real nuclear war happens??
UltraViolence74
i've already finished this game. it was fun.
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