Bethesda: "Fallout 3 is our baby"

by Ross Miller { Feb 14th 2006 at 5:30PM }

Speaking to CVG about--you guessed it--Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Bethesda's Pete Hines gave a brief statement on the status of Fallout 3, the post-apocalyptic PC game that was as humorous as it was involved. Hines noted that he is really excited by what he has seen so far, and that his team is "approaching Fallout 3 as if we developed the first and second games--we're developing it just like we developed Oblivion." Hines is hoping that Bethesda's final product that will "move the series forward...while staying true to its roots."

The story of Fallout 3 is as long and involved as the plot of the original Fallout. The game, code-named Van Buren, went into production sometime after the 1998 release of Fallout 2. Developers Black Isle Studios, however, was closed down by Interplay in 2003, who later went bankrupt and sold the rights to Bethesda. Bethesda has been working on Fallout 3 since 2004. Does that qualify Fallout 3 as vaporware material? Hopefully we will know more about the title before too long. Hines has in the past stated that he plans to release Fallout 3 as a multi platform title.

[Via Gamers with Jobs]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

juv3nal @ Feb 14th 2006 6:27PM

"Does that qualify Fallout 3 as vaporware material?"
vaporware? please. how long was morrowind in development? oblivion? (both roughly 4 years apiece btw)
bethesda has a history of long development times.
something being vaporware isn't just a function of how long its been in development, it's as much a measure of the likelihood that the product won't make it to market at all.

Lutraphobic @ Feb 14th 2006 6:57PM

Not only do Bethesda take a long time, but they do a great job on their products. Similar to Blizzard in that regard. Take all the time they want, because Bethesda has rarely produced a bad game. *knock on wood for Oblivion*

mandarin @ Feb 14th 2006 6:58PM

I miss wasteland....

2kings @ Feb 14th 2006 7:45PM

i want fallout 3!

thats it im playin fallout 2

ChumpPants @ Feb 14th 2006 7:57PM

Also the Fallout 3 that Bethesda is doing is starting from scratch, not using any of the material that has been done for 'Van Buren'. So you could say that it's only be in dev for 1 and a half - 2 years, not warranting a vaporware label.
Or you could say that it's vaporware.