What a surprise

Briosafreak · Post by **Briosafreak** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 2:33 am

[Company -> Update]

<html><body>Fallout3 was canned and BIS is finished with all people laid off:
 <blockquote>Van Buren/Fallout3 has been "shelved," as the geniuses at IPLY have put it. Console only is the word of the day now. Even though Van Buren was half-way finished, the 'tards in charge have decided they want to do Exalted console and FOBOS 2. The simple fact they are making FOBOS2 even when FOBOS when hasn't shipped and is hated by the Fallout community says a lot about their intelligence. Not to mention Van Buren would be the only game they could possibly ship by X-mas next year.</blockquote>
 Yes, Interplay decided to suspend Fallout3, lay off the staff, and make FOBOS2 instead.
 More on this soon.</body></html>

Lunchmeat · Post by **Lunchmeat** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 2:36 am

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 2:37 am

Not at all surprising. Doesn't get any more tragic, though.

chrisbeddoes · Post by **chrisbeddoes** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 2:38 am

FOPOS : 2 will not sell. (reality)

IP will tank. (reality)

Hopefully but unlikely license will be sold to Troika. ( My dream)

What ? Yes i can dream.

Ghetto Goose · Post by **Ghetto Goose** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 2:59 am

Merry Christmas, Interplay.

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:01 am

In moments like these what we really need is the love

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:25 am

I'm ecstatic as is. Ha ha. Die motherfuckers!

Kreegle · Post by **Kreegle** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:32 am

Hahaha... oh my stars... now THAT'S some funny shit

It actually seems like they're TRYING to lose all of their loyal customers and sabotage their company... an elaborate inside-job, maybe? Computer game makers by day, suicidal ninja assassins by night?

It makes sense - just about as much sense as FOBOS2, anyway!

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:39 am

Once this news hits the market, things are really gonna go to shit. Anyone with the wits to bang two rocks together knows BIS was the only thing keeping a grim mockery of life in IPLY. Once the investors know they've killed the ONLY POSSIBLE SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE COMPANY, it'll all be over.

Dan_Wood · Post by **Dan_Wood** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:41 am

How the HELL are they expecting to last the week? Christmas is over thataway, a week or two away, and they're laying off folks?

They really need to die. My birthday is January 2nd, so I think we should make the Annual SDF Celebration a seige on their webboards.

Briosafreak · Post by **Briosafreak** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:45 am

Dan_Wood wrote:How the HELL are they expecting to last the week? Christmas is over thataway, a week or two away, and they're laying off folks?

They really need to die. My birthday is January 2nd, so I think we should make the Annual SDF Celebration a seige on their webboards.

I`m with you

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:46 am

Do you think they'll still have boards on the 2nd of January?

Dan_Wood · Post by **Dan_Wood** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:51 am

I think Inertplay, while being stupid, still has momentum... They'll move their forums from a dedicated server to the coffee machine down the hall.

Needless to say, they will not be hearing many disparaging remarks from the Fallout Fans, unless we tour the building.

Sarge · Post by **Sarge** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:25 am

I say we drop an exploding cow on Interplay World Headquarters.

Every good story needs an exploding cow in it.
Right guys?

Whay are you all looking at me like that?
:shock:

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD · Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:37 am

Kreegle wrote:Hahaha... oh my stars... now THAT'S some funny shit

It actually seems like they're TRYING to lose all of their loyal customers and sabotage their company... an elaborate inside-job, maybe? Computer game makers by day, suicidal ninja assassins by night?

It makes sense - just about as much sense as FOBOS2, anyway!

i dont think anyone trying to could fuck up interplay as well as it is right now.

Evil Natured Robot · Post by **Evil Natured Robot** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:45 am

Not to be a skeptic, but where did this newsbit come from? What/who was quoted?

StrungOut96 · Post by **StrungOut96** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:48 am

is there no end to the barrel of stupid these people drink from? apparently not.

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:52 am

Evil Natured Robot wrote:Not to be a skeptic, but where did this newsbit come from? What/who was quoted?

Puuk, one of the dudes who works (or worked) at Black Isle made a big goodbye post at the Interplay boards.

Nuclear Gandhi · Post by **Nuclear Gandhi** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:00 am

I wonder, if the Fallout license is bought by someone, do you think they'll employ the BIS guys? It's fucking half-way done! Why waste resources like that? Idiots, the lot of them.

Strap · Post by **Strap** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:02 am

Bah, stupid Iplay... I was actually looking forward to F3 (despite the fact that it wouldn't truely be with the other fallouts, but at least it wouldn't be FOBOS or FOT)