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Fallout Online (também conhecido pelo codename Project V13 ou FOOL) é um jogo massivo multiplayer online (MMORPG) que está sendo produzido pela Interplay e Masthead Studios. Vários dos criadores da série original, como Chris Taylor e Mark O'Green, criadores do original Fallout, estão entre os produtores. Já Jason Anderson, outro responsável pelo Fallout esteve envolvido no projeto de 2007 a 2009, mas saiu recentemente.
A Interplay mantém os direitos de produzir e públicar o jogo, mas uma disputa legal de direitos autorais com a Bethesda Softworks, a atual proprietária da série, se mantém até hoje. O status atual do processo é desconhecido.
Primeira encarnação - Fallout Online[]
Inicialmente, Project V13 foi o codinome interno para Fallout Online. Além da equipe atual, Jason Anderson, um dos outros criadores de Fallout, estava envolvido no projeto entre 2007 e 2009, mas desde então deixou a equipe.
Os direitos da Interplay para desenvolver e publicar este jogo foi assunto de uma disputa legal entre a Bethesda Softworks, a atual proprietária da franquia Fallout, e Interplay.
Equipe de desenvolvimento[]
- Chris Taylor - líder do design dos sistemas
- Mark O'Green - designer
- Serg Souleiman - diretor de arte
- Jeff Clendenning - artista líder de conceito
- Natiq Aghayev - artista autônomo
- Caleb Cleveland - artista autônomo
- Jason D. Anderson - diretor criativo (2007-2009)
- Alexandre Lainé - Ligação/validação do trabalho por Masthead Studios
História do Projeto[]
Tentativas anteriores[]
According to Feargus Urquhart, when Brian Fargo was still the president of Interplay, Fargo proposed a possible Fallout MMO to be made by Black Isle, but Urquhart refused:
- "The reason at the time, because I would have loved to have made a Fallout MMO, was that I believed that Interplay was just not in a situation where they had the resources to do it. When you go off to do an MMO it's going to cost $100 million before you get it on the shelf; you've gotta buy servers and you've gotta have service people, and you have to have Game Masters. It's an undertaking, and on top of that, it means that you do have to do all that stuff so what else are you going to focus on? What other games are you going to be able to make?"[1]
This was initially passed to a subsidiary of Interplay called "Engage"[2], although it is known at a later point, Fallout Tactics developer Micro Forté was also contracted to develop Project V13 but the project was eventually canceled.
Projeto da Interplay/Masthead[]
Concept art of post apocalypse Seattle by Natiq Aghayev
In November 2006, Interplay, headed by Herve Caen, filed a Form 8-K filing to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding a potential Fallout massively multiplayer online game.[3] In April 2007, Bethesda Softworks, the developer of Fallout 3, purchased full rights to the Fallout IP for $5.75 million USD. While Bethesda now owned the rights to the Fallout MMO IP as well, clauses in the purchase agreement state allowed Interplay to license the rights to the development of the MMO.[4] Specific requirements were stated in the agreement that if not met, Interplay would immediately lose and surrender its license rights for Fallout. Development must have begun within 24 months of the date of the agreement (April 4, 2007), and Interplay must have secured $30 million within that time frame or forfeit its rights to license. Interplay would furthermore need to launch the MMOG within 4 years of the beginning of development, and pay Bethesda 12 percent of sales and subscription fees for the use of the IP.
On August 1, 2007, ZeniMax Media Inc., parent company of Bethesda Softworks, announced the creation of ZeniMax Online Studios. The division will be headed by Matt Firor, a well-known expert in the field of online gaming, and will focus on the Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMO) market segment.[5] It might work on a Fallout MMO in the future, if Interplay fails to gather enough money for their Project V13.
In November 2007, Interplay reopened in-house development and hired Fallout developer Jason D. Anderson as creative director for an unannounced MMO.[6] Given the aforementioned facts, it's most likely that the game Anderson was working on is Interplay's Fallout MMO, given that he was the contact name of Interplay's jobs appliance and that Fallout was referred in the job requirements.[7] In March 2009, Anderson left Interplay and joined InXile Entertainment.
Concept art by Natiq Aghayev
On June 30, 2008, it was announced that Interactive Game Group, LLC (created by Frederic Chesnais, former Chief Executive Officer of Atari, which now also owns MicroProse) purchased 2,000,000 shares of Interplay stock, as consideration for entering into a game production agreement, likely related to Project V13.
In Feburary 2009, Atanas Atanasov, President of Masthead Studios, a Bulgarian-based developer contacted Interplay offering their services in helping to develop the title.[8]. Work by Masthead appears to have begun at about this time.
In March 2009 Herve Caen visited Masthead Studios in Bulgaria, and took a 90 second gameplay video of the game in development. At this point, Herve Caen considered the game to be in full scale development.[9]
On April 2, 2009 Interplay announced a binding letter of intent with Masthead Studios to develop Project V13. Masthead and Interplay teams were to work together under the direction and control of Interplay to complete development of the project.[10][11]. Under the agreement Interplay would pay between 25 and 45% of net receipts to Masthead, depending on the number of subscribers. Interplay valued this assistance [12] at $US 20 Million based upon the cost of the work.
Interestingly, Herve Caen testified on December 10 2009 he was unaware if Masthead had ever launched a game, or MMO.[13]
As of April 4 2009, the interal Project V13 wiki at Interplay consisted of at least 2,500 pages[14].
On June 15, 2010, the game was officially announced as Fallout Online.
Disputa legal[]
Concept art by Serg Souleiman
On April 15, 2009, it was announced that Bethesda Softworks moved to rescind the Fallout MMORPG license. Interplay received notice from Bethesda that it intends to terminate the trademark license agreement, claiming that Interplay is in breach of the agreement for failure to commence full scale development by April 4, 2009 and to secure certain funding for the game. Interplay disputes these claims.[15]
On July 15, 2009 Interplay's Project V13 developer Chris Taylor posted a reply on the Interplay website "Project V13" Forum thread refuting the claims that Interplay lost the rights to the Fallout MMORPG.
On September 8, 2009 Bethesda filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Interplay in the Maryland District Court.[16]
On December 10, 2009 the Maryland District Court decided to deny Bethesda's request for preliminary injunction. Interplay was therefore able to continue development on the project until the case is finished.[17]
A second case Bethesda Softworks LLC v Masthead Studios Ltd was filed to prevent Masthead continuing to develop the game. They confirmed work had ceased as of May 2011, and their work did not involve any use of the Fallout trademarks or copyrights.
On January 10, 2012 The Fallout® MMO rights were restored to Bethesda Softworks® as a part of a settlement agreement. Project V13 was still promoted on the Interplay website for most of the year, but with no word on its current status until December 20, 2012, when it was officially confirmed to be canceled in favor of a new project by the same name.
Segunda encarnação - um RPG de estratégia[]
Through most of 2012, Project V13 was still listed as "In Development" on Interplay's website, with staff in forums refusing to comment on its status.
On December 20 2012, Interplay announced a crowdsourcing campaign to raise funds for Project V13 and the newly reconstituted Black Isle Studios. The game was described as:
- Project V13 (PV13) is the first planned Black Isle Studios release in years, a post-apocalyptic strategy RPG. You will create a character to represent yourself within the game world. Your character will be a hardy adventurer from a variety of backgrounds; one of the last remaining humans, a new breed mutant, or a technologically advanced cyborg. The choice is yours.
- Once you have determined your character's background, you will found your "colony". From a deserted city, a broken down military base, or even the ruins of an oil pumping station, the colony will be yours to rebuild and control. Attract non-player characters for guards, peons, scientists, and other activities. Or, if you are the type that so desires, shanghai the NPCs. Put them to work rebuilding your society and improving your colony.
- Meanwhile, you will experience grand adventures to gather the resources and ancient technologies as well as fight back the enemy hordes. Your character will gain experience, advance skills, learn new talents and gain access to incredibly powerful equipment. Or die trying.
- Explore the world, meet friends, and fight your neighbors for control of resources. PV13 will be your chance to rebuild a devastated world.[18]
Rather than having backers contribute to an end product, as with most crowdsourcing campaigns; contributors would instead be providing funds to develop a prototype:
- But we can't do it alone. We need to raise money to put together a prototype. We need more developers and staff. This is a big world we're developing.
- The prototype will be a "proof of concept". It won't have the entire world or a finished game. We've got some great ideas, but they haven't been tested in the crucible of actual play. We need time and money. We'll have most, if not all, systems in the proof of concept. We'll be able to run around the world, interacting with NPCs and objects, basic combat, building and worker management, and test the other core gameplay mechanics.[19].
In exchange for their funds contributors would receive access to special backer forums and a special badge for on that forum.
- "What's in it for me?" It's a fair question. Your contribution at $10 and up will get you access to news, special updates, and content from the new Black Isle Studios - PV13 forums. At $20 and over, you will achieve special insider status and you will be able to participate in a restricted area of the forum to interact directly with the BIS game designers - make suggestions, discuss our progress, ask us what we had for lunch...
- You will receive a certificate of appreciation documenting your efforts to prevent the End of Time. You will also receive a special Black Isle Mayan Apocalypse Replacement (BIMAR) virtual backer badge for display in your forum profile and in game if we successfully launch. The certificate and BIMAR backer badge will be tied to your level of contribution and will demonstrate to others the level of your ongoing support. The top 20 contributors will each receive a unique BIMAR badge reflecting their outstanding commitment to saving the world. [20]
In January 2013 the contributors forum was launched.
Veja também[]
- Project V13 news
Galeria[]
Concept art[]
Os nomes nas fotos entre aspas indicam nomes dados aos diretor de arte do Project V13, Serg Souleiman, ou outro membro da equipe de desenvolvimento.
Screenshots de demonstração do conceito[]
Esses screenshots são de uma demonstração precoce do conceito, eles não representam a aparência do produto final.
References[]
- ↑ Interview with Feargus Urquhart at TVG
- ↑ Games TM, Issue 184
- ↑ SEC filing
- ↑ Fallout IP Sold to Bethesda (Gamasutra.com)
- ↑ ZeniMax Online Studios press release
- ↑ http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=16236
- ↑ http://jobs.gamasutra.com/jobseekerx/ViewCompanyProfile.asp?CompanyProfileID=3198
- ↑ Exhibit 34, Bethesda Softworks v Interplay Entertainment
- ↑ Exhibit 34, Bethesda Softworks v Interplay Entertainment
- ↑ Interplay and Masthead Studios to Jointly Develop Massively Multiplayer Online Game
- ↑ Earthrise studio arming Fallout MMORPG
- ↑ Exhibit 34, Bethesda Softworks v Interplay Entertainment
- ↑ Exhibit 34, Bethesda Softworks v Interplay Entertainment
- ↑ Bethesda v Interplay trial court transcript
- ↑ Interplay's 10-K for 2008
- ↑ Bethesda Softworks LLC v. Interplay Entertainment Corporation court filing
- ↑ "Interplay staves off Fallout MMORPG shutdown"
- ↑ Black Isle Website 21 December 2012
- ↑ Black Isle Website 21 December 2012
- ↑ FAQ page 21 Dec 2012