Interplay Financials

Brother None

Brother None

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Interplay has filed its 10-Q for Q2 2008. Nothing of too much interest in the financials beyond the deal Interplay struck with Atari, otherwise it does not paint a rosy picture.<blockquote>NOTE 4. ADVANCES FROM DISTRIBUTORS AND LICENSEES WHICH ARE CONSIDERED DEFERRED
INCOME

Non refundable advances received for future distribution and license rights
as of June 30, 2008 amounted to $808,000.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2008 the Company entered into a licensing
agreement which resulted in a non-refundable advance of $200,000 being allocated
to deferred income.
(...)
Product development expenses increased 100% to $86,000, an increase of 100%
in the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.
This increase was mainly due to the hiring of a software development team in the
first quarter of 2008.
(...)
As of June 30, 2008, we had a working capital deficit of approximately $3.0
million, and our cash balance was approximately $22,000. We cannot continue to
fund our current operations without obtaining additional financing or income.</blockquote>Some of you may remember when Glutton Creeper Games was forced to stop their production of a Fallout pen and paper game by Bethesda, and eventually switched to a new license. Well, GCG filed a complaint against Interplay on the topic, and Interplay is trying to pass the buck.<blockquote>On or about April 8, 2008 Glutton Creeper Games (GCG) filed a complaint
against the Company in the Los Angeles Superior Court seeking damages in excess
of $400,000 in connection with a non exclusive license agreement granting rights
to GCG to develop a Pen and Paper game based on the pre-existing Fallout games.
Such complaint arose as a result of Bethesda and Zenimax sending cease and
desist notices to GCG and the Company following their acquisition of the Fallout
property from the Company in 2007. On or about June 12, 2008, the Company filed
a cross-complaint against Bethesda and Zenimax alleging causes of action for
Tortious Interference with an Existing Contract and Implied Indemnity. The
Company claims that Bethesda and Zenimax improperly interfered with the
Company's license agreement with GCG and are therefore liable for any and all
damages that might be awarded to GCG.</blockquote>
 
As much as I dislike Bethesda for what they're doing to Fallout, my hate is infinite for the owners of Interplay, for allowing it to happen.
 
It's sad to see a company you enjoy / respect go down the shitter like this.

Too bad about that d20 game as well, as it looked cool.
 
Brother None said:
We cannot continue to fund our current operations without obtaining additional financing or income.
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So, what will happen when no one gives Interplay money?
 
Why would bethesda stop a pnp from being made. It has zero effect on the story and simply allows for DM's to create their own small fantasies in the fallout world. It would just take the fallout 1 and 2 rules and put them on paper. How does it hurt fallout 3 at all?
 
EnglishMuffin said:
Why would bethesda stop a pnp from being made. It has zero effect on the story and simply allows for DM's to create their own small fantasies in the fallout world. It would just take the fallout 1 and 2 rules and put them on paper. How does it hurt fallout 3 at all?
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Potential damages to intellectual property (or, in the case of GCG's version, definite damages to the value of the IP).

Besides, as this was a deal between Interplay and GCG that Interplay never ok'd with Bethesda (as far as I know), they had every right to stop it and no possible interest in letting it run.
 
EnglishMuffin said:
Why would bethesda stop a pnp from being made. It has zero effect on the story and simply allows for DM's to create their own small fantasies in the fallout world. It would just take the fallout 1 and 2 rules and put them on paper. How does it hurt fallout 3 at all?
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It doesn't, but US law encourages fierce protection of one's IP and if they let it slide now, they loose out to stop it later (to a certain extent).
 
EnglishMuffin said:
Why would bethesda stop a pnp from being made. It has zero effect on the story and simply allows for DM's to create their own small fantasies in the fallout world. It would just take the fallout 1 and 2 rules and put them on paper. How does it hurt fallout 3 at all?
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It doesn't, but this is the United States of America, where suing people for bullshit reasons is commonplace. Fuck Bethesda.
 
Polynikes said:
It doesn't, but this is the United States of America, where suing people for bullshit reasons is commonplace. Fuck Bethesda.
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As much as I dislike BS, it makes perfect sense to stop the production of this game (see mine and Brother None's post although he explains it better). Also, Glutton Creeper Games is the one suing BS.
 
Too bad about that d20 game as well, as it looked cool.
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Ugh.... it didn't. It looked like utter shit comparable to FO:BOS.

Why would bethesda stop a pnp from being made. It has zero effect on the story and simply allows for DM's to create their own small fantasies in the fallout world. It would just take the fallout 1 and 2 rules and put them on paper. How does it hurt fallout 3 at all?
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By being utterly bad and thus hurtful to the franchise as a whole?
 
Yeah Bethesda wouldn't want anything bad to happen to the franchise.

LOL
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Glutton Creeper deserves it for intimidating Elodious into taking down his fanmade Fallout d20.
 
Per said:
Interplay zombied on without money for quite some time before.
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Yeah, but now they have a staff.

It's kinda f-ed up that they haven't been able to launch their site yet. That would really help in bringing in inverters. Not that the MMO-bubble is easy to ride now with the economic crisis and all, but you can always find some fools.
 
Brother None said:
Per said:
Interplay zombied on without money for quite some time before.
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Yeah, but now they have a staff.

It's kinda f-ed up that they haven't been able to launch their site yet. That would really help in bringing in inverters. Not that the MMO-bubble is easy to ride now with the economic crisis and all, but you can always find some fools.
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Inverter?? They cannot afford AC power, thus are working off of Duracells?


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