Motion Hearing held on 12/10/2009 re [3] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Bethesda Softworks LLC – Argued – “DENIED” as stated on the record by Judge Deborah K. Chasanow. (Court Reporter – Sharon O’Neill) (td, Deputy Clerk)
Depending on who you support in the ongoing lawsuit between Bethesda and Interplay, this news will be either a victory or a setback for you in the great war to develop a Fallout MMO. I didn’t report on this before, mainly because I have a rule against posting rumors, but back in October news was leaked that Interplay may have blocked an injunction by Bethesda, that sought to stop Interplay’s current work on Project V13 (Or the Fallout MMO, as you know it).
According to Gamasutra, in court documents discovered by a Fallout fansite, the judge blocked Bethesda’s injunction, which will allow Interplay to continue working on the fabled, and just recently screenshotted, Fallout MMO. And by work, I mean the 3D Realms kind of work: Playing World of Warcraft, or in this case, Fallen Earth.
A recap on the case after the break.
To recap on the situation:
- In 2007, Interplay (developers of the original Fallout titles) sold the rights to Bethesda (Creators of Fallout 3) in order to gain funds for their MMO, Project V13.
- Interplay retained the rights to a Fallout MMO on the grounds that they filled certain contractual obligations, including full time production within a certain time, and raising funds for said full production.
- Bethesda is now suing Interplay for the rights to the Fallout MMO, claiming that they fell short on their contractual obligations.
Since Project V13 is technically a game now, I’ve seen fit to add it to the Upcoming list. This, of course, should not be misconstrued as myself putting any investment into Project V13’s release, as much as making it easier to find related articles on MMOF.
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