which isnt even thaaaat wrong. I mean how comes everything in realtion with Bethesda has to be solved by a lawyer. Not that interplay isnt as well responsible for the situation but still.
Interplay done for, Bethesda sues, Defonten creates
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TyloniusFunk
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All Beths creative talent is in Legal!
Crni Vuk said:
You could maybe draw up a summary of all the other times when Bethesda solved everything with a lawyer? And perhaps provide some examples of companies that didn't feel it was necessary to hire lawyers ever, especially not when dealing with upstanding enterprises like Interplay.
Jack The Knife
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It's sad that Bethesda now owns Defontens work in question.
I wonder, if they win this lawsuit, can they also order fan projects that use FO1, FO2 or FOT assets to be shut down?
They could use the whole 'damage to the franchise' thing as an excuse.
They could use the whole 'damage to the franchise' thing as an excuse.
Jack The Knife
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UncannyGarlic said:
Doesn't this mean that Beth can demand of IPLY, and use all artwork related to V13 if they feel like it?
Well maybe I should have added "in relation with interplay". I am just some outsider but to me it seems this kind of situatoin is all just about who can mock the other side more. What ever if its Interplay or Bethesda. A typical mud wrestling..Per said:
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Can't they do that already?
In any case, if they win the case and try to shut down the fans, it will be really bad publicity.... Plus they know that you can't really stop fans so i doubt they will try anything![/quote]
If the Kotaku readership is indicative of what average "fans" think, most of them are too ignorant to care, and for the most part, think Beth is in the right here.
Can't they do that already?
In any case, if they win the case and try to shut down the fans, it will be really bad publicity.... Plus they know that you can't really stop fans so i doubt they will try anything![/quote]
If the Kotaku readership is indicative of what average "fans" think, most of them are too ignorant to care, and for the most part, think Beth is in the right here.
Great, so that is something to look forwards to.
Ignorance and corporate greed triumphs once again.
Ignorance and corporate greed triumphs once again.
Cimmerian Nights
So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs
Like they squashed Glutton Creeper?
Cimmerian Nights
So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs
Oh really? I never realized they intended to go retail.
Glutton Creeper was going to be a retail product from the very beginning. They licensed the rights from Interplay, until it turned out that Interplay wasn't allowed to license them and Bethesda squashed them.
And before that, Glutton Creeper actually tried to squash a fan-made Fallout d20, so they got what they deserved.
See:
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_d20
And before that, Glutton Creeper actually tried to squash a fan-made Fallout d20, so they got what they deserved.
See:
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_d20
NFSreloaded
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I fear Fallout will meet World of Warcraft; complete with specialist classes, over-the-top weaponry, real-life purchases and loads of Bethesda authorized merchandise.MrBumble said:
Cimmerian Nights
So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs
We've already seen a caricature sequel, X-com rip-off, a shitty console action turd and now a Oblivion clone.NFSreloaded said:
It's all so far from what Fallout original stood for, who cares what piece of shit they attach the name to anymore? It's been dead, buried, exhumed and whored out so many times it's unrecognizable from it's whole purpose of being - that of emulating PnP RPGs.
It's a name on a box now, that's all. Bethesda has the rights because they paid for a piece of paper that says they do. That doesn't bring with it some inherent ability to make games like Fallout. It only gives them the legal right to call what they want Fallout. If you're going to hand the franchise over to the RPG "streamliner/mainstreamers" like the current Bethesda, I think it's pretty evident what you can expect from them - dumbed down, unsophisticated LCD shit that scratches the common consoler gamer's ass.
The closest thing to a Fallout sequel you'll ever see was already made, it's called Arcanum. The only thing you're going to see going forward is more marketing posturing and strokery obscuring the Bethesda milieu of pandering to the slowest and lowest of the console crowd. Enjoy!