The Fall of the House of Interplay

Although we’ve already seen quite a few articles surface about Interplay’s demise, another one has appeared at a former employee’s personal website. The article is called “The Fall of the House of Interplay” and details the company’s last few months in existence. A snip:

By the beginning of June, the landlord of Interplay’s rental property grew tired Herve’s broken promises for payment and completed eviction proceedings started months earlier. Days later the California State Labor Board shuttered Interplay for non-payment of workers compensation insurance. Not far behind was the IRS, it was just a matter of who got there first. Interplay was gone.

There was never any notice of termination, only promises of future payment and pleadings to be patient. Herve continued to spout out promises of the company moving to new offices and reopening. I grit my teeth and hoped for the best, but eventually even the brightest star of hope dims. I accepted the fact the company was gone and started searching for work. Like many desperate people, I looked for hope everywhere, and one of those sources of hope, was the back payroll Interplay had promised and its possible reopening. I wanted Interplay to bounce back. I hated looking for work outside the game industry. I wanted that job creating fantastic works of fantasy and adventure.