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Bethesda and Interplay still going at it.
The future of MMO Fallout Online was cast in doubt today after it emerged that Bethesda and Interplay were still embroiled in a thought-settled lawsuit over the post-apocalyptic IP.
Fallout wiki The Vault (via Gamerlaw) has received court documents that confirm the lawsuit is ongoing.
Apparently Bethesda continues to argue it owns all the Fallout IP rights. It claims it gave Interplay rights over the Fallout trademark and nothing else, meaning it had no right to use essential Fallout ingredients such as weapon art and game concepts, for example the Pip Boy and what's called the "World Bible".
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The future of MMO Fallout Online was cast in doubt today after it emerged that Bethesda and Interplay were still embroiled in a thought-settled lawsuit over the post-apocalyptic IP.
Fallout wiki The Vault (via Gamerlaw) has received court documents that confirm the lawsuit is ongoing.
Apparently Bethesda continues to argue it owns all the Fallout IP rights. It claims it gave Interplay rights over the Fallout trademark and nothing else, meaning it had no right to use essential Fallout ingredients such as weapon art and game concepts, for example the Pip Boy and what's called the "World Bible".
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