Game News Bethesda to develop and publish Fallout 3?

[Vault Dweller]

from where?

 

[mr. lamat]

the little goff is takin' razor blades to his wrists as we speak.

 

[SuperH]

Ughhhhhhhhhhh

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Bright note? At least Carsten didn't get it?

 

[Vault Dweller]

Does anyone know the entire story? What's with the rumors that Troika almost got it?

 

[suibhne]

Ughhhhhhhhhhh

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Bright note? At least Carsten didn't get it?

Are you really convinced this is better?

I actually loved Morrowind for what it was - a first-person exploration game with a textually interesting plot - and I still see this as awful news. And Christ, could it have come from farther out in left field?!

 

[Volourn]

I just quit. I quit the madness. This is pure luancy. The one devloping house whose games I have yet to find even one I can enjoy and they get access to a series that is tied for my favorite. Argh.

Who ar ebetter chocies to make FO3?

BIO? Check.

Interplay? Check.

Obsidian? Check.

Atari? Check.

Troika? Check.

Squaresoft? Check.

EA Sports? Cheack.

Activision? Check.

Silver Style? Both

Spiderweb? check.

The Guys Who Made POR2? Check.


Anyone but BETHSEDA. Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee...............

 

[agris]

is it possible..

The way that Press Release reads, would it be feasible for Bethesda to subcontract FO3 out to someone else while remaining the publisher?

 

[DrattedTin]

It says that Howard is the director on the project, so... no, very unlikely.

 

[suibhne]

Re: is it possible..

The way that Press Release reads, would it be feasible for Bethesda to subcontract FO3 out to someone else while remaining the publisher?

The way the press release reads, sure, yeah, absolutely it would.

The way the press release reads, Bethesda can do whatever the hell they want with the entire Fallout license.

Thanks for giving me a sliver of hope that it'll still end up with Troika or Obsidian. The inevitable fall will be all the more painful.

 

[Volourn]

However, the press release makes it very clear that Bethseda has every intention of devloping it themselves.

 

[Dhruin]

Does anyone know the entire story? What's with the rumors that Troika almost got it?

Troika's finance couldn't match Bethesda's late bid. End of story.

 

[suibhne]

However, the press release makes it very clear that Bethseda has every intention of devloping it themselves.

Damn your eyes, Volourn! Damn them to hell!

I'm going to go crawl under a rock now, probably to die.

 

[Volourn]

Don't worry. i damned my eyes as soon as I gazed on that disgusting bit of news. Disgusting.

 

[triCritical]

I would have rather seen a company like Troika do it. The only thing that really scares me is that I think the M rating is necessary to keep FO-ism's in. And with Sea Dog's 2, I find this a bit scary.

As for dialogue tree and combat, my first instinct was to be scared and then I thought, why not give them the benefit of the doubt. MW was meant to be like Daggerfall, it was worse, but it was still quality. I think what was good about Daggerfall, a lot of it the managed to still go forth with and succeed in.

I think if they realize that the strengths of Fallout were with the almost tactical combat, social interactions, and post apocalyptic themes, they might do it justice.

 

[mr. lamat]

they might not go real-time or fps given the unsuccess of fobos.

ES is a brand with certain qualities. maybe they're looking to go in a new direction with this one.

 

[Ausir]

Fallout 3 will be like webpages of the Wikipedia encyclopedia *shudder* I think I'm starting to get a fever. Maybe it's just hot outside.

What's wrong with Wikipedia? Unlike Bethesda's games, the Wikipedia articles improve with time.

 

[POOPERSCOOPER]

SPIDER SENSE TINGLING


HERVES MMORPG WILL BE MADE BY BETHESDA

 

[plin]

I agree. Jumping to conclusions that it will be just like morrowind is stupid. Just because morrowind is like that doesn't mean they will make FO3 the same. I mean the lead designer says it's one of his favorite games, you would think he knows what makes it special.

I say just wait before you damn it, but I guess that's not how the codex/hardcore CRPGists work.

 

[triCritical]

they might not go real-time or fps given the unsuccess of fobos.

ES is a brand with certain qualities. maybe they're looking to go in a new direction with this one.

Exactly what I was thinking. They licensed the Net-Immerse (sp?) engine and Freedom Force shows that you can make a game somewhat tactical with that engine. Elder Scrolls is Elder Scrolls and FO is FO, as long as they remember that, it might actually go OK.

I also like MW for what its worth, until hour 124, where I could not ever play it again.

 

[agris]

Mother. Of. God.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Alright, so lets face facts and get over it. (Takes a deep breath). Ok, so who do we send over to their web pages to as an ambassador? And what type of message do we send? My favorite so far is "Fuck this up, and we'll bury you under a mountain of your own shit so deep, you'll die from the fucking smell." Truly, truly sad and dissappointed I am, but, if they fuck it up, methinks we can bury them.

 

[triCritical]

I was an ambassador for FO3 on IPLY boards, and it takes a lot out of you. Especially, when you posse does not come to back you up.

YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DemonKing]

UPDATE!!!!!!

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-12-2004/0002208692&EDATE=

Herve has maintained the rights to produce F.O.O.L. internally in Ineptplay!!!!

He really is quite mad.

So what happens if Ineptplay go under? I presume Bethsheba retain the rights to produce FO games and the Ineptplay creditors just get royalties?

 

[Ausir]

What if Bethesda's FO3 = The Fall? Remember how Carsten was talking about a mysterious publisher he has for FO3? And remember how Bethesda renamed Sea Dogs 2 to Pirates of the Carribean when it got the license?

 

[Transcendent One]

Fallout 3 will be like webpages of the Wikipedia encyclopedia *shudder* I think I'm starting to get a fever. Maybe it's just hot outside.

What's wrong with Wikipedia? Unlike Bethesda's games, the Wikipedia articles improve with time.

Oh I like Wikipedia. But I do not like Bethesda shoving it into games.