Fallout 3 demo'd to Inertplay?

Dan_Wood · Post by **Dan_Wood** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 10:33 pm

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Rumors (confirmed or otherwise) state that Inertplay has been blessed with a tech demo of Fallout 3 (Source: <A HREF="http://nma-fallout.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2822" TARGET="_blank">NMA</A> (article taken down by rabid wolves)).
 
 Currently, Inertplay and BIS are not returning phonecalls and apparently the fear of God has been put into NMA; the news blackout from BIS still hangs as their mail and phone conversations are still monitored.
 
 In other news, JESawyer has been rumored to be enjoying his time off by puttering around his garden and taking up needlepoint. Much better than wrassling on the IPLY boards and fielding questions from angry Fallout fans.

Zetura Dracos · Post by **Zetura Dracos** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 10:38 pm

Interesting and possibly good news. Any chance of getting a copy of the article posted?

And so it begins.

Sol Invictus · Post by **Sol Invictus** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 10:43 pm

That's the spirit. I just wish people weren't so chickenshit about it

Dan_Wood · Post by **Dan_Wood** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 11:02 pm

Isn't this how DAC got shitcanned from Gamespy?

I vaugely remember that...

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 11:14 pm

The original post at NMA didn't say much. It was a sentence basically saying Black Isle had to prove to Interplay through a short demo that Van Buren is worth investing money and workers in. The odds were against VB.

I didn't bother mentioning this on the front page until after somekind of official word from Black Isle. But I don't expect us to hear from them in a long time.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 11:15 pm

No, that was over Lionheart, AKA Fallout Fantasy (AKA FOBOS, say some, and there's a touch of truth to it, really). So, hey, if LH got DAC off of GameSpy, it did at least one good thing.

Sarge · Post by **Sarge** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 11:58 pm

Nice play on words there, Dan_Wood. "I n e r t p l a y"
They get closer to being an "object at rest" everyday.

Sometime I wish Inertplay would just roll over and die already.
But then, something like this Tech Demo comes along and I'm ready to pray that they live long enough to make a good release of FO3.

Sol Invictus · Post by **Sol Invictus** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 12:12 am

Sarge, the tech demo is to determine the fate of FO3. If the execs decide it's not worth spending money on, the project is canned.

Lunchmeat · Post by **Lunchmeat** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 12:14 am

They should just put it out of it's misery and be done with all this shit.

Negadas · Post by **Negadas** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:04 am

Lunchmeat wrote:They should just put it out of it's misery and be done with all this shit.

Its sad to say, but i have to agree

Saint_Proverbius · Post by **Saint_Proverbius** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 3:00 am

Here's the news post from RPG Codex on it, sans the links:

Fallout 3 undergoes in-house review ( Development info )
posted by Saint_Proverbius on Wed 12 November 2003, 18:06:42

Since Briosafreak posted about it over at No Mutants Allowed, I figured.. What the hell? I might as well do the same.

Today is a special day, boys and girls. Today's the day Interplay will decide if Van Buren(aka Fallout 3) will go on to further development or get canned like TORN and Jefferson.

And hey, why not can it, Interplay? I mean, think of all those developers being used to make an actual CRPG that could be used to crank out really shitty console games, thus sinking your company's name and all your licenses in a quagmire of your own filth in hopes to squeeze every last cent out of the dying company! You know, that dying company that was once worth $200 million and is now barely worth $10 million? Yeah, that's the one!

I love hump day.

Briosafreak · Post by **Briosafreak** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 3:07 am

Hey Dan_Wood thanks for putting words in my mouth without speaking to me first. Yeah, good show.

Hey Rex you win, you`ve found a way of leading Saint into putting the news back again. You are really swell and handsome.

But like i said on the Codex kids need to play right?

Seve9 · Post by **Seve9** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 3:29 am

Come on guys. He campaigned with valid points and got what amounts to a compromise. Besides I've only now seen the actual post and I believe that it's very news worthy.

EDIT: Oh yea, if you want the scoop on Fallout Fantasy you should ask Macgyver... I mean Killzig.

Hammer · Post by **Hammer** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 3:42 am

Quit your bitching.

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 7:44 am

I believe Ex knows the reason why we removed the news bit, I don't like removing news but it was Briosafreaks call and I support him on that..
Balls or not, we're talking about quite serious after effects here..

Doyle · Post by **Doyle** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 8:08 am

Odin wrote:Balls or not, we're talking about quite serious after effects here..

Good grief. What's with all the 'hint-hint' going on lately?

JE quits, we don't know why and several people, both developers and those inside the community, make cryptic remarks but won't come clean. He might let us know in a few days, but someone over at NMA claims he says he can't ever talk about it. We see a conspiracy theory about the timing of FO:POS, tasty Van Buren hints, and JE's departure. We hear rumblings of a sequal to POS already in development, before the first even has a chance to tank. Now this news disappears from NMA, and we see cryptic remarks about "serious after effects". Exitium might know, but he isn't saying. Of course, since he seems to suppport the idea of reporting the news, it may be that there are actually rival groups within the Fallout community working against each other -- shades of the whole thing with that "Elara" double-agent. Right now I'm still trying to figue out how the Cigarette Smoking Man fits in.

Briosafreak · Post by **Briosafreak** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 9:29 am

What rival groups? IÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â´m just pissed with Rex poor judjement and Dan_Wood puttiong words on my mouth, but on the long run we`re on the same boat.

Doyle · Post by **Doyle** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 9:42 am

It's just a joke. The point I was making is that the whole situation is starting to seem kind of ludicrous.

Briosafreak · Post by **Briosafreak** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 9:47 am

Doyle wrote:It's just a joke. The point I was making is that the whole situation is starting to seem kind of ludicrous.

True.

Sol Invictus · Post by **Sol Invictus** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 9:58 am

The "poor" verdict is simply your take on my sense of judgement, which isn't impaired.

You have a right to your opinion though.

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Fallout 3 demo'd to Inertplay?

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