Gamasutra
is reporting that Bethesda Softworks has acquired rights to the post-apocalyptic
Fallout series from Interplay, news based on
an SEC filing spotted by
No Mutants
Allowed. Bethesda had already licensed the Fallout rights for their upcoming
Fallout 3, and in an unusual twist, the deal includes a license for Interplay to
go forward with their planned Fallout MMOG, but stipulates that development must
commence within two years, the game must launch within six years, and the
project must have secured financing of no less that $30 million. Failure to meet
any of these conditions will result in Interplay forfeiting these rights.