Bethesda Moves to Terminate Fallout Online License

As we more-or-less expected, Interplay’s latest 10-K filing reveals that Bethesda Softworks has filed a lawsuit against them to terminate the license agreement they signed in 2007 for the development of Fallout Online.

Interplay recently received notice that Bethesda Softworks, LLC (“Bethesda”) intends to terminate the trademark license agreement between Bethesda and Interplay which was entered into April 4, 2007 for the development of FALLOUT MMOG. Despite the fact that no formal action is currently pending, Bethesda claims that Interplay is in breach of the trademark license agreement for failure to commence fill scale development of same by April 4, 2009 and to secure certain funding for the MMOG. Interplay adamantly disputes these claims. Although the potential damages are currently unknown, if Bethesda ultimately prevails and cancels the trademark license agreement, Interplay would lose its license back of the “Fallout” MMOG and any damages resulting therefrom are unknown at this time.

Interplay teamed up with Masthead Studios earlier this month, which is probably their only card to play at this point. It would be a shame to see all the work that went into Project: V13 go to waste.

Thanks, No Mutants Allowed.