Former Fallout dev rejoins Interplay for 'Project V13' MMO

by Ross Miller { Sep 24th 2008 at 2:10PM }

Original Fallout designer Chris Taylor – not to be confused for Total Annihilation and Dungeon Siege designer Chris Taylor – has re-upped with his former employer Interplay to work on unannounced MMO "Project V13," currently in development with several other members of the Fallout team.

While Interplay isn't coming out and saying it, all signs point to this being the Fallout MMO. Besides the Fallout-infused dev team, the company itself reaffirmed plans for the game last April. Even the logo bears resemblance of the Fallout aesthetic, and V13 could stand for either "V13" or if you interpret 13 as a 1337 version of "B", you have Project VB, the initials of which make the codename for Interplay's Fallout 3 (i.e. Project Van Buren) from before Bethesda took the reins. If Interplay's looking to ride next month's Fallout 3 hype train, we'll know more soon enough.

[Via EuroGamer]

Tags: bethesda, chris-taylor, fallout, fallout-mmo, interplay, Project-V13, van-buren

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

thisismitchell @ Sep 24th 2008 2:18PM

couldn't it also stand for...vault 13?

Matthew @ Sep 24th 2008 2:18PM

Or V13 could be... Vault 13?

domgbrown @ Sep 24th 2008 2:19PM

Or Vault 13.

Drew @ Sep 24th 2008 4:01PM

Happy redundancy day! Happy redundancy day! Happy redundancy day!

domgbrown @ Sep 24th 2008 2:19PM

Sorry your comment wasn't up when I submitted mine.

Chin-Poh @ Sep 24th 2008 2:20PM

I really hope Fallout 3 can be as great a game as the first two were, absolute RPG classics. I don't think it will quite have the charm of the previous two games, but should still be good non the less.

Still, I would have liked to see Van Buren come to fruition, the original Fallout 3, still have the game set in California. :(

Haggard (Mr.ESC resurrection force) @ Sep 24th 2008 2:21PM

I thought most of the Fallout team formed/joined Obsidian?

deadjesterx @ Sep 24th 2008 2:23PM

Couldn't it also stand for Vau...oh, got beaten to the punch thrice over already. Nevermind.

If they are making a Fallout MMO, here's hoping they expand the genre beyond grind quests.

dark_inchworm @ Sep 24th 2008 2:44PM

Hey guys, has anyone suggested that could be "Vault 13"???

cjshrader @ Sep 24th 2008 3:05PM

That 13 thing is a 13it of a stretch, don't you think?

krycek76 @ Sep 24th 2008 3:28PM

I wonder if it stands for Vault B?

StrangeBum @ Sep 24th 2008 4:01PM

Or maybe Vault 13, you know, just because it's an original suggestion

:D

Ausir @ Sep 24th 2008 3:35PM

See: http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Project_V13_FAQ for all available Fallout Online info.

ScottG13 @ Sep 24th 2008 4:17PM

Wow. That's an MMO I'd actually consider trying!

Sesur @ Sep 24th 2008 4:26PM

I friggin' LOVE all things fallout, but MMO's suck (IMO)

I'm pretty sure I'll at least try it; it's Fallout!

Jason Franzen @ Sep 24th 2008 6:40PM

I imagine its not even close to the mark, but V13 was one of the graffiti signs that the Daggers tagged in the movie Thrashin'.

t_m @ Sep 24th 2008 11:55PM

what does the v13 stand for?

AwesomeTown @ Sep 25th 2008 8:02AM

I still don't know how I'd feel about a Fallout MMO. I'd love it, or I'd hate it. Still good to see some original Fallout team members making the game. I guess we can see what Interplay has left in them.

...Vault 13