Bethesda Reclaims Rights to the Fallout MMOG

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Last week it was reported that Bethesda and Interplay had finally settled their long engagement over the rights to Fallout Online. According to a new press release on the Bethesda blog, Interplay’s rights to develop the Fallout MMOG have been declared “null and void” and rights have reverted back to Bethesda. As part of the settlement, Bethesda parent company ZeniMax will pay Interplay $2 million as part of the settlement.

The press release also details a settlement a for another litigation against Earthrise developer Masthead Studios for alleged involvement of developing Fallout Online without permission from Bethesda for Interplay.

 

As for now, the Fallout Online MMOG appears to be dead in the water unless Bethesda has something up their sleeve for the future.

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There is distinction between Bethesda Softworks (the publishing arm) who have aquired the rights) and their development studio Bethesda Game Studios who developed Fallout 3 and Skyrim.

 

Bethesda Softworks could well (likely even?) opt to use a different studio for the MMO, just like the way they enlisted Obsidian to develop Fallout New Vegas, leaving Bethesda Game Studio free to concentrate on what is presumably the next Fallout installment.