After almost two decades as one of the most bad ass publishers in the biz, Interplay Entertainment found itself in such dire straights that it was forced to first sell the license for Fallout 3 to Bethesda Softworks and later the IP itself. Though the company had been struggling since 2002. After its founder, Brian Fargo, left after Interplay was bought by Titus Interactive, the sale of the Fallout IP marked the end of an era for a lot of keyboard jockeys.

Or so we thought…

Find out the latest on Interplay Entertainment’s resurrection and the Fallout MMOG after the jump!

Descent, Baldur’s Gate, Wasteland, Fallout 1 & 2; these are just a few of the incredible titles Interplay published (or developed in Fallout’s case) over the years. Any PC gamer sporting at least one grey hair can tell you that those were some of the best titles of the previous generation. Games that many die hard PC gamers continue to play to this very day. I know I have had one incarnation of Fallout in particular installed on every PC I have owned since the first game was released back in 1997.

Ultimately though Interplay’s comet came crashing to earth with all the grace of a rabbit launched into the air by a catapult. “Van Buren” (aka the original Fallout 3) was canned, Black Isle Studios closed its doors and the majority of Interplay’s staff received their pink slips in what can only be described as one of the most heartbreaking times to strike PC gaming in the last decade. I would have given my right hand (ok…maybe just my pinky…it’s not like it does anything anyway) to keep Black Isle and Fallout alive (and owned by Interplay) if I could have.

Like a lot of the Fallout fanboys out there, my initial reaction to the news that Bethesda (whose Elder Scrolls games never wowed me) would be developing Fallout 3 was less than warm. I think I may have actually made up some new swear words the day I heard the news to be honest. Since then however I have found myself really looking forward to Bethesda’s take on the Fallout universe. Even the most closed minded Fallout fanboy has to admit that the new title really does appear to be shaping up to be one hell of a game.

Which has left a number of gamers wondering if the coma stricken Interplay would ever take advantage of the rights to create a Fallout MMOG. It seemed unlikely with Interplay Entertainment CEO Herve Caen and his skeleton crew barely clinging to life, but like some sort of PC phoenix, Interplay has risen from the fires of oblivion and shows every indication of trying to reclaim its former glory.

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