Interplay On Verge Of Bankruptcy?

Posted by simoniker on Thursday April 29, 2004 @07:18AM from the sad-but-true dept.

EvilDonut writes "According to Gamesindustry.biz, long-time publisher Interplay is facing possible bankruptcy. Apparently, the company is three months behind in rent, owes almost $280,000 in a mix of outstanding payroll taxes and non-payment penalties for those taxes, and failed to meet its payroll obligations in the middle of this month. Heavy stuff." The piece also notes that, following "the asset-stripping antics of parent company Titus", the company has "lost the rights to publish Baldur's Gate 3 and other future D&D properties, and it may lose the right to continue publishing its Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance titles if it cannot settle a lawsuit from Atari which accuses it of failing to pay royalties on the D&D license." We've previously covered Black Isle's de facto demise, another key part of Interplay's woes.

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Re:Descent is what MADE Interplay what it is today by RedWizzard · 2004-04-29 12:00 · Score: 2, Informative

If it had not been for Descent, where would Interplay be today?
You ever heard of the Bard's Tale games? Pretty popular in their time. Interplay have had other successes than just Descent.