Duck and Cover

step 1 - IPLY announces shit Fallout-based game for consoles
step 2 - fanbase complains long and loud
step 3 - IPLY damgles possibility that Fallout 3 game is in development without officially announcing that it is in fact FO3
step 4 - fanbase quits bitching about shit console game and starts drooling about the possibility of new PC Fallout sequel
step 5 - JE Sawyer, the lead developer of said unannounced game spends a lot of time discussing on the forum how the new FO3 game will work while not taking much time to do any actual programming
step 6 - IPLY's shit console game finishes its development and ships without any major PR nightmares because fanbase is enamored with rumors of FO3
step 7 - after shit console game ships, lead developer of fictional FO3 quits

This raises the question; was there ever a Fallout 3 in development, or did Interplay successfully manage to silence FOBOS's biggest detractors while the game was in the final stages of development?

Fallout 3 was in development and still is.

We have uber side infomation

weetchex wrote:This raises the question; was there ever a Fallout 3 in development, or did Interplay successfully manage to silence FOBOS's biggest detractors while the game was in the final stages of development?

Ha ha, Interplay didn't manage to silence us, though that may have been their intent.

Yeah, that would've been the day! They'll get hell form us anyways, no way they'll be able to stcik to the "guidelines", a few blunders will prbably be made... You know, beastmasters, zeppelins and an alien invasion will probably manage to sneak their way into the game anyways...

(coughs) *ahem*

I once again put forward my theory that VB/FO3 was just a smokescreen to divert attention from the crap FO:POS.

Those ass biting, corpse fucking, retards were never going to release FO3.

(sighs) Is there any way to petition IPLY to sell the Fallout franchise to someone else?

Ok, now we admit you were right.

Yeah, this was something that was expected a long time ago...

I mean, we always knew that pulling the plug on VB is not unexpected.

Still, when I wrote my post I still thought it might have a chance.

I always thought that the release of the FO2 editors was meant to shut us up about FO3 or the FOBOS crap.

Fo3 probably was meant to be completed. But I'm not sure how dedicated the BIS people were at keeping it alive.

Personally, if Troika just makes another Post-Apoc game, I'm sure it would help us out.

If I remember correctly, wasn't there something posted a few weeks back about how IPLY only had $7 in the bank?

Troika could offer to double IPLY's on hand cash and buy the FO license away fairly quickly.

weetchex wrote:If I remember correctly, wasn't there something posted a few weeks back about how IPLY only had $7 in the bank?

Troika could offer to double IPLY's on hand cash and buy the FO license away fairly quickly.

That seven was in thousands of dollars, so they had seven thousand dollars. Even doubling that wouldn't do Interplay any good, since they are, well, millions of dollars in debt.

And as I said in another thread, FALLOUT 3: DEAD. Dear sweet Jesus, let it stay dead.

I don't think Interplay would watse their money to just fool anti FOBOS people.

T600 wrote:I don't think Inertplay would watse their money to just fool anti FOBOS people.

How long EXACTLY have you been following the entire FOBOS incident? There are numerous bits of info that could prove you wrong. I guess.

Anyway, most of us have already given up on Inertplay or BIS already, and those who haven't yet seen the truth will probably soon follow the glimmer quick enough anyway.

Some people are putting faith in the numerous PA games that are being made lately, while I'm waiting for something PA related from Troika- doesn't have to be Fallout.

Seeing how much DaC's done about the whole thing, there's not much more we could possibly do to stop FOBOS AT ALL. SO just give up and watch the FOBOS incident slowly flush down the eternal toilet.

I would also like to know what Troika is going to make in the future. I keep waiting for them to release a good post apoc game, It doesn't have to be Fallout it could be anything and as long as it is well done and captures the post apoc feel like Fallout does it will be great.

Well it seems like Troika is already working on a Gamma World rpg, so get your hopes up.

Trokia's trying to push out a Vampires: The masqurade game first. It's a fps using the HL2 engine, but it got delayed, when the code was stolen from valve.