<s>
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
MMO	O
)	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
universe	O
that	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Masthead	O
Studios	O
and	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
,	O
with	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Interplay	O
team	O
providing	O
creative	O
control	O
and	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Taylor	O
and	O
Mark	O
O'Green	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
were	O
among	O
the	O
developers	O
;	O
Jason	O
Anderson	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
makers	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
between	O
2007	O
and	O
2009	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
left	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
's	O
rights	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
publish	O
this	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
legal	O
disputes	O
between	O
Interplay	O
and	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
out-of-court	O
settlement	O
was	O
reached	O
in	O
2012	O
as	O
Bethesda	O
received	O
full	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
game	O
for	O
two	O
million	O
dollars	O
,	O
eventually	O
releasing	O
its	O
own	O
online	O
game	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
,	O
six	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
combat	O
,	O
leveling	O
,	O
character	O
development	O
,	O
item	O
crafting	O
,	O
skills	O
have	O
been	O
written	O
and	O
tested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Feargus	O
Urquhart	O
,	O
when	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
was	O
still	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
Interplay	O
,	O
Fargo	O
proposed	O
a	O
possible	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
MMO	I-Protocol
to	O
be	O
made	O
by	O
Black	O
Isle	O
,	O
but	O
Urquhart	O
refused	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
reason	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
because	O
I	O
would	O
have	O
loved	O
to	O
have	O
made	O
a	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
MMO	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
that	O
I	O
believed	O
that	O
Interplay	O
was	O
just	O
not	O
in	O
a	O
situation	O
where	O
they	O
had	O
the	O
resources	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
Interplay	O
,	O
headed	O
by	O
Herve	O
Caen	O
,	O
filed	O
a	O
Form	O
8-K	O
filing	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Securities	O
and	O
Exchange	O
Commission	O
(	O
SEC	O
)	O
regarding	O
a	O
potential	O
Fallout	B-Application
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	O
,	O
purchased	O
full	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
IP	O
for	O
US	O
$5.75	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Bethesda	O
now	O
owned	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
MMO	I-Protocol
IP	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
clauses	O
in	O
the	O
purchase	O
agreement	O
allowed	O
Interplay	O
to	O
license	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
MMO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specific	O
requirements	O
were	O
stated	O
in	O
the	O
agreement	O
that	O
if	O
not	O
met	O
,	O
Interplay	O
would	O
immediately	O
lose	O
and	O
surrender	O
its	O
license	O
rights	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
would	O
furthermore	O
need	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
MMOG	B-Application
within	O
four	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
pay	O
Bethesda	O
12	O
percent	O
of	O
sales	O
and	O
subscription	O
fees	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
division	O
would	O
be	O
headed	O
by	O
Matt	O
Firor	O
,	O
a	O
well-known	O
expert	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
online	O
gaming	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
MMO	O
)	O
market	O
segment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
might	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
MMO	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
if	O
Interplay	O
fails	O
to	O
gather	O
enough	O
money	O
for	O
their	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
Interplay	O
reopened	O
in-house	O
development	O
and	O
hired	O
Fallout	B-Application
developer	O
Jason	O
D	O
.	O
Anderson	O
as	O
creative	O
director	O
for	O
an	O
unannounced	O
MMO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
facts	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
most	O
likely	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
Anderson	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
is	O
Interplay	O
's	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
MMO	I-Protocol
,	O
given	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
contact	O
name	O
of	O
Interplay	O
's	O
jobs	O
appliance	O
and	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
referred	O
in	O
the	O
job	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Interactive	O
Game	O
Group	O
,	O
LLC	O
(	O
created	O
by	O
Frederic	O
Chesnais	O
,	O
former	O
CEO	O
of	O
Atari	O
,	O
which	O
now	O
also	O
owns	O
MicroProse	O
)	O
purchased	O
2,000,000	O
shares	O
of	O
Interplay	O
stock	O
,	O
as	O
consideration	O
for	O
entering	O
into	O
a	O
game	O
production	O
agreement	O
,	O
likely	O
related	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
Interplay	O
announced	O
a	O
binding	O
letter	O
of	O
intent	O
with	O
Masthead	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
Bulgarian-based	O
developer	O
,	O
to	O
fund	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
V13	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
as	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
co-developed	O
between	O
Interplay	O
and	O
Masthead	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
use	O
Masthead	O
's	O
Earthrise	B-Protocol
Engine	O
,	O
used	O
on	O
Masthead	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Earthrise	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
announced	O
a	O
move	O
to	O
rescind	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
MMO	I-Protocol
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
V13	I-Application
"	O
developer	O
Chris	O
Taylor	O
posted	O
a	O
reply	O
on	O
the	O
Interplay	O
website	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
V13	I-Application
"	O
Forum	O
thread	O
refuting	O
the	O
claims	O
that	O
Interplay	O
lost	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
MMO	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
claimed	O
that	O
Interplay	O
had	O
only	O
licensed	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
name	O
to	O
use	O
for	O
their	O
game	O
and	O
could	O
not	O
use	O
any	O
of	O
its	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
counteracted	O
this	O
claim	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
license	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
online	O
poker	O
game	O
titled	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
if	O
Bethesda	O
refuses	O
to	O
let	O
them	O
complete	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
then	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
release	O
only	O
one	O
more	O
Fallout	B-Application
IP	O
with	O
its	O
DLCs	O
before	O
the	O
rights	O
revert	O
to	O
Interplay	O
,	O
a	O
notion	O
that	O
will	O
give	O
Interplay	O
the	O
full	O
rights	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
revealed	O
that	O
prior	O
to	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
Interplay	O
had	O
employed	O
game	O
designers	O
,	O
writers	O
,	O
and	O
artists	O
who	O
had	O
substantially	O
completed	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
game	O
design	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
online	O
wiki	B-Protocol
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
which	O
when	O
printed	O
and	O
produced	O
to	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
counsel	O
as	O
it	O
existed	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
consisted	O
of	O
nearly	O
2,200	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
jury	O
trial	O
requested	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
was	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
language	O
of	O
the	O
APA	O
contract	O
(	O
contract	O
that	O
sold	O
Fallout	B-Application
to	O
Bethesda	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
stated	O
that	O
all	O
legal	O
disputes	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
resolved	O
by	O
a	O
bench	O
trial	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
the	O
case	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
judge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Per	O
an	O
out	O
of	O
court	O
settlement	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Interplay	O
through	O
its	O
Black	O
Isle	O
division	O
continues	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Project	B-Application
V13	I-Application
but	O
will	O
remove	O
any	O
and	O
all	O
references	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
to	O
honor	O
the	O
settlement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
settlement	O
forced	O
Interplay	O
to	O
surrender	O
to	O
Bethesda	O
all	O
property	O
pertaining	O
to	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
MMO	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
was	O
still	O
able	O
to	O
sell	O
copies	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
but	O
its	O
permission	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
ended	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
's	O
own	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
game	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
