Neowin News Feed for: Interplay

A quick and personal look back at the recently shut down Volition and its video game legacy

John Callaham — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 14:06:02 +0000

Volition was formed in 1993 as Parallax Software and it made the first two Descent games and went on to make a ton of great game titles and franchises like Freespace, Red Faction, and Saints Row. Read more...

Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics are free to claim on the Epic Games Store today

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:04:01 +0000

Classic Fallout games are what's on offer today on the Epic Games Store, giving all PC gamers copies of the three original games that kicked off the massively popular RPG franchise. Read more...

The original Fallout is free on Steam for today only

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 02:02:01 +0000

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of the very first Fallout game, the one that started it all, Bethesda Softworks has made the title free to buy on Steam for the next 24 hours. Read more...

Black Isle Studios revived at Interplay

John Callaham — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:01:08 +0000

A new website claims that Interplay has revived its Black Isle Studios RPG development team, several years after Interplay shut down the studio behind a number of acclaimed PC games. Read more...

Battle Chess revival gets Kickstarter campaign

John Callaham — Sun, 06 May 2012 19:23:55 +0000

Game developer Subdued Software has launched a new Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a revival of Battle Chess, the classic game franchise originally started by Interplay. Read more...

Interplay restarting game development (but only an MMOG)

Todd Tanner — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:09:12 +0000

Interplay Entertainment announced today the earnings for the quarter ending September 30, 2007. They reported income of roughly $500,000, or $.006 per share, compared to income of $1.6 million, or $.02 per share, for the... Read more...

Interplay plans massively multiplayer Fallout title

Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:55:01 +0000

Bizzare MMORPG plan apparently designed to rescue ailing publisher Interplay is now planning to create a MMORPG with a title based on the Fallout franchise, according to Herve Caen (CEO Interplay). Despite... Read more...

Interplay Problems Continue

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 14:09:48 +0000

Interplay's financial woes continue to increase after another article posted on No Mutants Allowed website. 20 employees have filed formal complaints with the California government labor agency because they have not been paid since April.... Read more...

Interplay Reopens

Wed, 09 Jun 2004 15:47:08 +0000

It looks like Interplay has reopened today after being shutdown last week by the Department of Industrial Relations. The reason for the shutdown was because Interplay failed to pay workers' compensation insurance. Hopefully... Read more...

Interplay offices closed by state officials

Sat, 05 Jun 2004 23:58:42 +0000

The Orange County Register reports that California labor investigators have shut down the publisher--something CEO Herve Caen disputes. Less than a day after CEO Herve Caen said Interplay was "still here," the... Read more...

Shutdown rumors swirl around Interplay

Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:11:56 +0000

[UPDATE] Unconfirmed reports say the troubled publisher's staff has been laid off and its office has been shuttered; anonymous office occupant says the rumors are "not true." In mid-April, Interplay announced its... Read more...

Interplay resurrecting Fallout 3?

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 04:10:11 +0000

Following yesterday's conference call with investors, Interplay CEO Herve Caen casually dropped a bombshell. "We're planning to publish Fallout 3," he bluntly told an analyst who was inquiring about the PC role-playing game sequel. The... Read more...

Fallout: BoS (PS2) - Interplay Signs Metal Bands

Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:02:34 +0000

IRVINE, California, January 9, 2004 - Interplay Entertainment Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: IPLY) announced today that the company has inked deals to include numerous metal bands for the upcoming Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel videogame, including... Read more...