Fallout MMO confirmed!

On its new website, back-from-the-dead publisher Interplay has as good as confirmed that it has begun development on a Fallout MMO.

The company said last year that it was seeking funding for the project.

Now, the company's site has announced the opening of a new studio in Orange County, California dedicated to development of its "new MMO, code-named Project V13, headed by original creators of Fallout".

The graphical styIe of the logo, and the V13 code - most likely short for "Vault 13" - are other strong hints that this project is the massively multiplayer Fallout game.

Interplay's site also carries the news that Chris Taylor, a game designer on the original Fallout at the company, has been hired to take the lead system designer role on Project V13 at the Irvine offices (just down the road from Blizzard, then).

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=243314

I love how it seems like everyone is trying to grab a piece of the MMO pie now. Surely all of these devs realize that moreso than most genres, MMOs cannibalize the sales of each other. It seems like these games keep constantly coming out lately, enjoying a lot of hype right around release, and then a couple months later everyone decides the new one really still isn't as good as WoW, or if it is, it's basically the same thing.

Quality MMOs are so expensive to produce, and of course most people once they are invested in one are not going to get into another one unless they both already quit whatever one they were playing and are actually looking for a new one to play. The market is just getting saturated with MMOs and with the development costs oassociated with the genre, I can't help but think that some of these companies or maybe even most of them are going to end up losing money on them.

I sometimes imagine in my mind the suits at some of these companies looking merely at financial data, seeing how much of the video game market revenue comes from World of Warcraft alone, and saying, "Hey, we should do that." The way I look at it is that World of Warcraft is kind of like eBay. Sure, you can make another auction site, and maybe it has some better features than eBay, and maybe it's even just plain better than eBay, but at the end of the day ebay / World of Warcraft is where everyone else is and thus it's a really hard sell for a lot of people to switch to something else. (The difference of course is that a game can theoretically always be improved upon whereas an auction is an auction is an auction.)

Excuse me a minute...

*distant screams*

HOLY ****!!! HOLY ****!!! HOLY **** THIS IS ****ING AWESOME!!!11!!111!!!1!!one!!eleven!!!

*silence*

Ok, I'm back, I hope the game is like the originals, I even hoep they use the same graphics! So long as it's not Oblivion with guns. Speaking of which, didn't Bethesda buy the fallout license?

Speaking of which, didn't Bethesda buy the fallout license?

ZuluEcho14

Only for singleplayer. Interplay still has the rights for a Fallout MMO.

Oh great, another MMO!

/Sarcasm

Didn't Bethesda buy rights to the Fallout name? or am I missing something?Zam

Interplay own the rights to make online Fallout games still. Bethesda only owns the offline game rights.

Omg there needs to be a Freespace 3!

Sacrifice 2! Giants 2!

I am still curious on how they came back, whered they get the money?

Omg there needs to be a Freespace 3!

Sacrifice 2! Giants 2!

I am still curious on how they came back, whered they get the money?

sSubZerOo

aww GREAT another MMO to put on my 'because WoW was a crappy game with huge success these were made" list.

READ MY POST GAME DEVELOPERS! NOT EVRYTHING IS MMO MATERIAL AND IF YOU CONTINUE YOU WILL DILUTE US LIKE RACING GAMES (played one you have played them all)!

mmo's are the new thing

just like fps were back in the day, when wolfenstine, and doom came out, then came duke nukem, blood, shadow warrior, hexen, quake, unreal, almost the entire tom clancy series...

and mmo's are becomming like that now...

but people are trying to make hybrids now ahead of schedule, like Huxley, if it ever comes out.

Oh great, another MMO!

/Sarcasm

Lairdo91

I agree with that man.

This is a real gamble for Interplay really.

Since they already have monetary problems an MMO will either relieve these problems or make them A LOT worse.

mmo's are the new thing

just like fps were back in the day, when wolfenstine, and doom came out, then came duke nukem, blood, shadow warrior, hexen, quake, unreal, almost the entire tom clancy series...

and mmo's are becomming like that now...

but people are trying to make hybrids now ahead of schedule, like Huxley, if it ever comes out.

Lach0121

Except for the most part those games are timeless and still played by many (myself included) to this day. MMO's are mostly abandoned in the same lifetime of a console online game.

[QUOTE="Lach0121"]

mmo's are the new thing

just like fps were back in the day, when wolfenstine, and doom came out, then came duke nukem, blood, shadow warrior, hexen, quake, unreal, almost the entire tom clancy series...

and mmo's are becomming like that now...

but people are trying to make hybrids now ahead of schedule, like Huxley, if it ever comes out.

Whiteblade999

Except for the most part those games are timeless and still played by many (myself included) to this day. MMO's are mostly abandoned in the same lifetime of a console online game.

People we need to buy this game so that Interplay can buy back the rights to the Fallout franchise!ZuluEcho14

Depending on how well Fallout 3 and 4 (Yes, they've said that they plan to make a fourth o.o) sell, i doubt Bethesda will want to sell the rights.

[QUOTE="ZuluEcho14"]People we need to buy this game so that Interplay can buy back the rights to the Fallout franchise!kieranb2000

Depending on how well Fallout 3 and 4 (Yes, they've said that they plan to make a fourth o.o) sell, i doubt Bethesda will want to sell the rights.

People, don't buy Fallout 3 so that Bethesda realise that they suck!

[QUOTE="kieranb2000"]

[QUOTE="ZuluEcho14"]People we need to buy this game so that Interplay can buy back the rights to the Fallout franchise!ZuluEcho14

Depending on how well Fallout 3 and 4 (Yes, they've said that they plan to make a fourth o.o) sell, i doubt Bethesda will want to sell the rights.

People, don't buy Fallout 3 so that Bethesda realise that they suck!

a. buy it.

b. download a demo and if i like it buy it.

c. wait for price to come down and buy it.

so i dont really care who developes the game, all i care about is the music in it. the gameplay in it, the graphics in it, the value of it. and if i think it will bring me into a fantasy world for a little while, regardless if it is bethesda, or interplay.

No offence but do they really think they can compete? I mean no disrespect but MMO's are extremely competitive and expensive business wise. You have to do something head and shoulders above the rest if you want to survive, let alone compete with the 800 lb gorilla that is WoW.

I wish them the best but I won't be holding my breath.

Hey guys, how can we ruin a classic today?

Lets make an MMO!

I love how it seems like everyone is trying to grab a piece of the MMO pie now. Surely all of these devs realize that moreso than most genres, MMOs cannibalize the sales of each other. It seems like these games keep constantly coming out lately, enjoying a lot of hype right around release, and then a couple months later everyone decides the new one really still isn't as good as WoW, or if it is, it's basically the same thing.

Quality MMOs are so expensive to produce, and of course most people once they are invested in one are not going to get into another one unless they both already quit whatever one they were playing and are actually looking for a new one to play. The market is just getting saturated with MMOs and with the development costs oassociated with the genre, I can't help but think that some of these companies or maybe even most of them are going to end up losing money on them.

I sometimes imagine in my mind the suits at some of these companies looking merely at financial data, seeing how much of the video game market revenue comes from World of Warcraft alone, and saying, "Hey, we should do that." The way I look at it is that World of Warcraft is kind of like eBay. Sure, you can make another auction site, and maybe it has some better features than eBay, and maybe it's even just plain better than eBay, but at the end of the day ebay / World of Warcraft is where everyone else is and thus it's a really hard sell for a lot of people to switch to something else. (The difference of course is that a game can theoretically always be improved upon whereas an auction is an auction is an auction.)

SpaceMoose

Your argument fails, because of one fatal flaw. MMOs dont always last forever. Most people on WoW, seeing as how it is pretty old, already have a lvl 70 character (more than one in most cases) and have already experienced most of the content on it. Sure theres expansions but they only go so far, and then its just the same old grind. It is this mass market that these MMOs are targetting. Yes its the core gameplay values are the same, but alot of these people are just looking for a game good enough to start over anew, a new culture, or maybe even just a chance to get the name you wanted to pick but was already taken.

Sure WoW will probably never be "killed" by one single game, but there certainly are alot of people moving on, so I can assure you these people are probably not losing money.

[QUOTE="kieranb2000"]

[QUOTE="ZuluEcho14"]People we need to buy this game so that Interplay can buy back the rights to the Fallout franchise!ZuluEcho14

Depending on how well Fallout 3 and 4 (Yes, they've said that they plan to make a fourth o.o) sell, i doubt Bethesda will want to sell the rights.

People, don't buy Fallout 3 so that Bethesda realise that they suck!

Pfft Bethesda makes better games than interplay or black isle although when baldurs gate shadows of amn came out i loved it but the baldurs gate dark alliance was a total waste of money give bethesda a chance because im getting tired of oblivion (yes i still play it who doesnt);p

mmo's are the new thing

just like fps were back in the day, when wolfenstine, and doom came out, then came duke nukem, blood, shadow warrior, hexen, quake, unreal, almost the entire tom clancy series...

and mmo's are becomming like that now...

but people are trying to make hybrids now ahead of schedule, like Huxley, if it ever comes out.

Lach0121

Actually they really arent they have had lots and lots of MMO games before this we just didnt call them that

[QUOTE="Lach0121"]

mmo's are the new thing

just like fps were back in the day, when wolfenstine, and doom came out, then came duke nukem, blood, shadow warrior, hexen, quake, unreal, almost the entire tom clancy series...

and mmo's are becomming like that now...

but people are trying to make hybrids now ahead of schedule, like Huxley, if it ever comes out.

niccodemus

Actually they really arent they have had lots and lots of MMO games before this we just didnt call them that

A Fallout MMO is better than no Fallout MMO, so don't complain. It's not like you are forced to play it.Baranga

The idea of a Fallout MMO sounds pretty lame. But the fact that Jason Anderson and Chris Taylor (two of the original FO devs) are working on it is great news, so I'll remain cautiously optimistic._Memento_

you better remain cautious, or you just might step on that landmine..... oh I TRIED TO WARN YOU :p lol j/k

[QUOTE="niccodemus"][QUOTE="Lach0121"]

mmo's are the new thing

just like fps were back in the day, when wolfenstine, and doom came out, then came duke nukem, blood, shadow warrior, hexen, quake, unreal, almost the entire tom clancy series...

and mmo's are becomming like that now...

but people are trying to make hybrids now ahead of schedule, like Huxley, if it ever comes out.

Lach0121

Actually they really arent they have had lots and lots of MMO games before this we just didnt call them that

i guess your right ;p

wth Chris, stay with gaspowered and make demigod :(Franko_3

:|

The Chris Taylor in question is not the Chris Taylor who makes crappy action RPGs like Dungeon Siege and Space Siege. This is the Chris Taylor who made the awesome Fallout 1.

so I can assure you these people are probably not losing money.

Penguin_dragon

You can assure me that they probably aren't, huh? :P