Interplay and Bethesda have a pissing contest

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Interplay does an "I won!" in an 8-K filing.<blockquote>On December 10, 2009, the Hon. Deborah K. Chasanow, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland denied a Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by Bethesda Softworks LLC ("Bethesda") against Interplay seeking to stop Interplay from selling FALLOUT(R), FALLOUT(R) 2, FALLOUT(R) Tactics, and FALLOUT(R) Brotherhood of Steel and to prevent Interplay from creating a FALLOUT(R)-branded massively-multiplayer online game prior to a trial and final determination on the merits. Interplay will continue to defend its rights and pursue its Counter-Claims against Bethesda, including its claims for Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage, Rescission, Accounting and Declaratory Relief seeking an award of damages and other relief.</blockquote>Meanwhile, Gamasutra asked Bethesda their thoughts.<blockquote>"The court has declined to decide the issues at a preliminary hearing, and determined that the parties should maintain the current status quo pending a trial of the case in 2010," said Bethesda Softworks PR and marketing VP Pete Hines in an email to Gamasutra.

Hines did not comment on further details of the case, as it's an ongoing legal matter, although he added, "We are confident that we will prevail on our claims against Interplay."</blockquote>Notice that many sites misreported the denial of temporary injunction as a denial of a permanent injunction. Ignore said reports.

frymuchan quotes Eric Caen's twitter (Eric being the brother of Herve and recently engaged in the T-Rex Rumble game.<blockquote>I love justice!</blockquote>Speaking of Trex Rumble, Interplay's website now has footage of Prehistorik Man and T-Rex Rumble (both available for DSi) on its frontpage. It also recently added another career listing, for a content designer, once again for a post-apocalyptic MMO.

Thanks Ausir and King of Creation.
 
Deadman87 said:
Interplay is remaking Chuck Rock for the Dsi? It seems these guys have a lot going for them.
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No, Prehistorik (and I think this is a port of Prehistorik 2, earlier ports of that game were called Prehistorik Man). I think they got the rights via Titus.

It was a pretty good game back in the day. Never played 2, but played Prehistorik to death. Though game. I remember the endboss with the T-Rex you had to pound on his toes well.
 
I wonder how much the Titus of 'yesterday' is related to the company that Herve ran before he turned it into Interplay.

Also, I think we have a concept for a game here; Bethesda VS Interplay.

A game in which you have to use all legal wits and trickery to postpone payments or being declared bankrupt while at the other side releasing poor to average games hyped to be really good by manipulating the media.
 
The Dutch Ghost said:
I wonder how much the Titus of 'yesterday' is related to the company that Herve ran before he turned it into Interplay.
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What? Herve and Eric Caen founded Titus.

I played a few of Titus' early 90s games. Dick Tracy, the Blues Brothers and Prehistorik I remember, all as being hard (especially Dick Tracy) but fun.
 
Brother None said:
What? Herve and Eric Caen founded Titus.

I played a few of Titus' early 90s games. Dick Tracy, the Blues Brothers and Prehistorik I remember, all as being hard (especially Dick Tracy) but fun.
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Oh, funny, if I recall, a few of their Amiga offerings were quite entertaining.

So when did the descent into darkness began?
 
Ausir mentioned Superman 64. To be honest I don't know anything about the intervening period, so Superman 64 might be a turning point, but it's definitely a low point.

Dunno if anyone played more of Titus' offerings. I didn't.

Superman 64 is one of the worst games ever made (the second one he does, obv).
 
Well, Superman 64 was definitely the turning point for Titus' reputation, if nothing else.
 
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That's pretty a bad association.

Man, Herve is a slippery mofo. このやろ～。
The man is not dead until you shoot him with a silver bullet, stake his heart, throw holy water, blow him up in his car, push it off a cliff, sink it in water...

It's gonna be fun watching Beth and Herve duke it out.

They deserve each other.
 
The footage on interplay's site is from a port of Prehistorik 2, pretty sure because i remember those levels from the original Prehistorik 2.

Man I loved that game.

Also, Titus the Fox owned.
 
Brother None said:
It was a pretty good game back in the day. Never played 2, but played Prehistorik to death. Though game. I remember the endboss with the T-Rex you had to pound on his toes well.
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MapMan said:
Those T-Rex bosses were too fucking difficult! :P I never finished the game. :(
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Heh. The game was good. I never made it beyond level 3, though. Either not enough food, or not enough lives. Only saw that on the longplaythru.

Bet they could go for a grittier theme if they had included cannibalism in level 7 ;)

Crazy Cars III was pretty fun, too.
 
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