Fallout

Fallout 2 Cut Vault Boy Concept Revealed

The Vault Boy icons displaying different perks and traits in Fallout are well known. Of all the icons originally conceived, only one was cut, and artist Brian Menze reveals it and discusses why on his DeviantArt page. (note, the DeviantArt…

Fallout 3 and Diablo III Controversies Examined

Destructoid’s Jim Sterling has apparently had enough of “franchise fanboys”, as he’s decided to editorialize about the commotion that erupted during the development of Fallout 3 and the ongoing petition to make Diablo III a darker, more macabre experience than…

Tim Cain Interview

The guys over at Duck and Cover caught up with RPG veteran Tim Cain for an interview about the Fallout franchise he helped create, its sale to Bethesda Softworks, the post-apocalyptic game they were working on at Troika, and more.…

Feargus Urquhart Interview

Recruiting firm TS2 has announced their pick for the “Most Successful & Respected” executive producer in the video game industry, and the nod goes to Obsidian Entertainment’s Feargus Urquhart. To commemorate the event, they’ve published an interview they did with…

Interplay vs. Bethesda, Continued

The legal drama over the Fallout IP continues, as Duck and Cover reports that Interplay CEO Herve Caen has issued a seventeen-page statement that highlights some of the behind-the-scenes actions Bethesda has taken to kill Project V13 (Fallout Online). Interplay…

More Fallout Extreme Details

After revealing the existence and cancellation of Fallout Extreme yesterday, The Vault brings us further details about the preliminary gameplay ideas that were being kicked around at Interplay back in 2000. The game was not going to be just a…

Interplay’s Cancelled Fallout Extreme Revealed

It’s not clear how he even learned about it, but Ausir over at The Vault has posted a few details about a previously unknown “Fallout Extreme” project that Interplay was working on back in 2000. It probably wouldn’t have been…

Interplay vs. Bethesda Redacted Statements Revealed

Even though Bethesda Softworks filed to have certain statements about their upcoming MMORPG redacted from the transcripts of their court proceedings with Interplay, Duck and Cover managed to get a hold of a few tantalizing morsels. Let the drama ensue:…

Bethesda vs. Interplay Preliminary Injunction Transcripts

Duck and Cover managed to get their hands on some partial transcripts from the preliminary injunction hearing that took place after Bethesda Softworks filed a lawsuit against Interplay over Fallout Online (Project V13) and the sale of former Fallout titles.…