Interplay Calls Bethesda’s Fallout Claims, “Absurd”

Can’t we all just get along?  No?  Ok, then how about we get this mess sorted out and get back to making games.

Not long ago, Bethesda Softworks stated that Interplay was only given rights to use the fallout name and not any other elements or assets from the franchise.  Well, Interplay has responded calling that claim, in a word, absurd.

According to Interplay’s Lawyers:

“First, this is not only absurd, but is specifically prohibited [emphasis Interplay's] by the agreement because Interplay was only granted a ‘license and right to use the Licensed Marks on and in connection with its FALLOUT-branded MMOG … and for no other purpose,” the filing added.

“It was not the parties’ intent that Interplay create, for example, an online baseball game or poker game called ‘Fallout.’”

I don’t know . . . a Fallout poker game sounds pretty sweet to me.  In all seriousness however, the fact that Interplay was given license to make a Fallout MMO and can’t use any elements of the Fallout universe is absurd.

Source:  TheVault (Thanks as usual to Ausir)