Fallout MMO Still in the Works, Chris Taylor Hired
Fallout fans rejoice! Interplay has relaunched its company website which notes, among other things, that the Fallout MMO is in development. The company has opened an Orange County, CA office for development of the game and has hired Chris Taylor, who was part of the original Fallout team, to be the lead system designer. He joins several other former Fallout devs.
While the rights to create Fallout games was sold to Bethesda last year, Interplay retained the right to create an online game based on the franchise. However, Interplay needs to raise at least $30 million in funding for the project before April 2009; also, Bethesda is allowed to keep close tabs on the development. If the company fails to raise the money, it will lose the MMO license.