MMO vet Matt Firor was going to make Fallout Online in 2007, but Interplay 'went totally dark on me' and he…
MMO veteran Matt Firor revealed in an interview that he was close to developing Fallout Online in 2007, having secured investment and a publisher in Brash Entertainment, but Interplay, who held the IP rights, went silent. This project ultimately never materialized as Bethesda later acquired the Fallout IP wholesale and engaged in legal battles with Interplay over the rights to create a Fallout MMO. Firor instead went on to found ZeniMax and develop The Elder Scrolls Online.
- Entities
- Company: Brash Entertainment
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Interplay
- Company: EA
- Game: Fallout 76
- Person: Matt Firor
- Company: Bethesda
- Company: ZeniMax
- Game: Fallout Online
- Topic: MMOs
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: The Elder Scrolls Online
- Topic: Intellectual Property
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