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Fallout 3 Back From the Dead?
BiteMyShinyMetalAss writes "According to a GameSpot story, Interplay plans to publish Fallout 3. However, development has not been restarted, and it will likely be farmed out from the sounds of it. There is supposed to be an announcement with more details coming soon to your neighborhood. No Mutants Allowed is also covering it."
...Troika! You know, the people responsible for the first Fallout game.
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"The company's net income for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2003, was $3.3 million, compared to a net loss of $5.4 million for the same period in 2002."
""These results mark an important milestone for Interplay. In 2003, we had a return to operating profit and substantially reduced our debt. However, we continue to operate under cash constraints," said Herve Caen, chairman and CEO, Interplay."
Sounds like they are still having financial difficulties, but it seems they haven't been kicked out yet.
Because of the previous Fallouts, I will probably buy this one, but I'm going to wait a few weeks to see what corners get cut in the sake of budget and schedule (because we all know where quality rates with big companies), as opposed to getting on the waiting list 3 months in advance.
Note: This is all under the assumption that Interplay didn't fire everyone at Black Isle just to contract them out.
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You mean the same people who did Temple of Elemental Evil, the game that was so buggy that the community had to release a patch for it?
On the other hand, Arcanum was moderately entertaining, though it still has the merit of being the most dissappointing game I have bought.
And besides, of their team of about 30 only five or so have had anything to do with Fallout. I'd rather have Fallout 3 done by Black Isle Studios. I still get the warm and fuzzy feeling when I think about Planescape: Torment.
i know its a bit off-topic but i figured i'd clear that up a bit before people start assuming that Obsibian is making Fallout 3
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I think it's about time there was a re-write of StarCon2 with modern graphics, sound, and a true 3D galaxy.
Not 3D, but high resolution and open source: Star Control: TimeWarp. Looks like it's melee-only at the moment, but it seems to be pretty active.
Alternatively there's The Ur-Quan Masters, which is a more straightforward remake based on the original source code (to the 3DO version), if you just want to play the original on a modern PC.
during the interview, they said that it would be done by an outside developer. they're not saying who, which probably means they haven't awarded the contract yet. which, naturally, means that the game itself is probably a year or more away from store shelves.
bah. this news isn't nearly as good as I would have liked to hear.
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There has been a port of Earthworm Jim to the GBA already. http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/earthwormjim/in dex.html