Fallout Wiki managed to get access to all of the court filings regarding the Bethesda v. Interplay court case over the rightst to the Fallout franchise, and it turns out that both parties have been presenting untrue statements to the judge.
Original Fallout IP owner and current licensee Interplay has filed a counterclaim accusing current Fallout owner Bethesda for breach of contract, claiming that Interplay's own Fallout MMO has a playable demo -- indicating production status -- and that Bethesda tried to grant Fallout MMO rights to sister company ZeniMax Online.
This is the award every publisher wants to win, the Ultimate Game The Year award. If you pick this one up, you've made a really good game. In the nominations were giants such as Fallout 3, Call of Duty World at War, Left 4 Dead, Grand Theft Auto, IV and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. See - them's some big guns.
Fallout 3 has been named ultimate game of the year at the Golden Joysticks, one of the gaming industry's biggest awards.
The Canada Examiner writes: Bethesda among all the developers producing games for consoles also holds the reputation for consistently releasing the buggiest, glitchiest games. No one will argue that Bethesda games aren't top class entertainment experiences... when they work. But the question then becomes, should gamers forgive the increasing malfunction of Bethesda games because of the fun they offer, or will there come a day when Bethesda has leaned on the good will of forgiving gamers for too long and have crossed a line?
An Interplay stockholder details the countersuit filed by Interplay against Bethesda in reaction to Bethesda's lawsuit over the rights to Fallout Online and the original Fallout games. Interplay argues Bethesda is in breach of contract abd the contract to sell the rights to the series to Bethesda is null and void and Interplay owns the franchise again.
Nearly a year after its release, Fallout 3 is back. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition is now available for the PS3, PC, and Xbox 360.
Weekly Game Releases - 11th October – 17th October for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP and DS.
Drakortha Productions has released the first five episodes of 'DC Chronicles', an apparent ongoing series made in Fallout 3. Inspired by the original Fallout, the story thus far follows Andrew Grafton, a vault native who has crossed over onto the surface in search of a precious water chip for his home.
Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has said that the studio's upcoming action RPG Borderlands will be "less boring" than Fallout 3, in an interview in the latest issue of OXM.
VG247: Bethesda's just confirmed that Broken Steel will release for the PS3 version of Fallout 3 on September 24.
VG247: A premium theme for Fallout 3 will be released on Live on October 1, Bethesda said today.
Gamervision reports: 7-Eleven's gaming experience started with Halo 3, where they staged midnight openings all around the United States and forced gallons of Slurpees into unsuspecting fans' bellies (needed to get those collector's cups!). Since then, they've remained on the scene, breaking occasional street dates thanks to employees who don't give a damn about gaming. Thanks for that copy of Gears of War 2, guys. Well, the saga might be coming to an end... or ramping up for a big holiday push. We're not sure. All we know is that the 7-Eleven near us, and many others around the country, are cutting game prices to 50% off, as the awesome camera phone shot above confirms.
Bethesda announced today that the second retail bundle of Fallout 3 downloadable content, containing Broken Steel and Point Lookout - will be released next week.
Following May's Anchorage and The Pitt combo-pack, Bethesda has confirmed with Joystiq that the second Fallout 3 DLC retail pack featuring Broken Steel and Point Lookout will hit store shelves on August 25 for $20 on both Xbox 360 and PC. You'll need Mothership Zeta – the fifth and "final" piece of Fallout 3 DLC – to round out your DLC collection. It's currently available for $10.
Gamed writes: "With Operation Anchorage, The Pitt, Broken Steel, Mother Ship Zeta, Point Lookout Bethesda developed some downloadable packages for Fallout 3. At the end of 2009, Bethesda bundles the DLC with the game in a Game of the Year Edition of the game. This edition is scheduled for October 31, 2009."
Here's the winner for game of the year from X-Play's G-Phoria awards, the only video game awards show where the winners are determined by the fans.
GameBanshee's fully searchable Fallout equipment database now includes icons, locations, and statistics for every single item from Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics, Fallout: BoS, Fallout 3, Operation: Anchorage, The Pitt, Broken Steel, Point Lookout, and Mothership Zeta.