Interplay announced a new Fallout game and it is not their well-known Project V13.

Here is what I gathered from http://www.nma-fallout.com/ :

" Interplay announced today that they are well into the process of making a Fallout-themed expansion to EA's game, using original Fallout as well as Van Buren assets:

This "Sims:Livin' Underground" mod will enable Fallout fans for the first time ever to create and simulate their own nuclear family in the comfortable, controlled environments of an underground Vault. Online play capability is of course included. We are aiming for a Summer 2009 release, and after that, look out for further downloadable expansions.""

http://nma-fallout.com/images/fallout_sims_th.jpg

What's your opinion on this? I love The Sims, I love Fallout and I love the vaults. I'm sure I'll love this game too. And it seems like our good friends Max Stone, Natalia and Albert are NCPs. Great!

In other news, for all those who were waiting for a Fallout movie. It has been announced!

Again, from NMA :

"This just in to our NMA box, courtesy of Mikael Grizzly :

Thanks to dauntless trooper Ausir and his sources, imdbPro has spilled it's guts - Fallout The Movie is slated to be released in Q1 2010. The director will be critically acclaimed Uwe Boll, described by Todd Howard as a director who "really captures the essence of the games he's basing movies on".

I'm afraid this is it... Just check IMDBPro, if you've access (it's paid) ... I checked the site, it says "Because this project is categorized as in development, the data is only available on IMDbPro and is subject to change. ".

Addendum: Ausir got us some additional research on the subject:

Well, it is in IMDb Pro (which is quite reliable, unlike regular IMDb). And we have info from people with Pro access. If you have a credit card, you can sign up for a 14-day trial, and then cancel for no fee.

Also, there is actually no director listed yet, only writer and producer. But the producers are http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164721/ (who produced some of Boll's movies) and http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1885661/, and the writers are http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0877587/ (who wrote Boll's BloodRayne) and http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Andre+Fonseca+&x=0&y=0 (with no other credits). So it's reasonable to assume that Boll is making it.

And the release date is listed as December 2009, I only said it's likely to be a placeholder, since there's no way even Boll would make the movie so fast. The 2010 date is not official, just speculation. Grizzly got it wrong a bit. "

Link : Fallout@ IMDB : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313237/

Thanks for this information, Ausir! Seems like they have a strong team. I'm sure the movie will be great.


APRIL FOOLS!

Thank you NMA for providing us with this.
But, Ausir did confirm that a Fallout movie has been added to the IMDB database...
From Ausir :



Oh well, it might be another bad game-to-movie title.

Whilst that is indeed a surprise, it doesn't do anything for me.

I liked The Sims back when it first came out, it was something new, but then EA started cashing in on hundreds of pointless and disposable expansions, and didn't really offer anything new except items, really.

I don't understand how Interplay have listed it as a new Fallout game, it's just a texture kit for The Sims, and nothing to do with Fallout beyond aesthetics.

I'm also not holding my breath that the movie will be any good. I have yet to watch a game-based movie I have enjoyed. The worse being the beat 'em up films akin to Street fighter and Mortal Kombat. War of the World with Tom Cruise, whilst not being based on a game, was still a terrible rendition of the story in my opinion. And I don't expect a fallout movie to be any different. But maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.

I lol'd.

I've always thought multiplayer would work well with Fallout, and there is no game more akin to the true spirit of Fallout than The Sims. Really, since The Sims is practically a spiritual successor to Fallout 1 and 2, I'm glad to see someone handle this series with respect for once.

Indeed, I wonder what new features it will have. And I wonder if they'll speak in Simlish? The Sims is a game I love and I'm sure this expansion will have more features than only including new walls/furniture.



Yes I'm glad too. Fallout got the Turn-Based RPG, the FPS RPG and now the Simulation/RPG. It's always great to mix two excellent genres together. I can't wait to make my Vault Dweller flirt with the Overseer.

Looks at the date, then shakes his head disappointedly. :sadvaultboy:

On a comletelty different topic : Happy April Fools day OP.

Or is it?

Hahah.

Well if it is, I fell for it hook, line, and sinker. Feels good to be a fool for a day.

Oh I was sure you were playing the game with your post.
Hah! Gotcha!

Nuuu, 'fraid not. Although I did wonder why Interplay would have done something so ridiculous, but strangely enough, I didn't make the connection with April 1st. Then again, I often forget what day it is, they all seem to roll into one

But yes, marvel at your clever trick, I'm not ashamed to say I'm an idiot ^_^

The Sims thing is a joke, but the movie one isn't. You can check it yourself if you sign up for a free IMDb Pro trial.

Oh really? If this turns out to be true, I'll be shocked.

Correction, the movie will be a joke if Uwe Boll does it. :facepalm:

I thought that bit was a joke (as we've had threads before rejecting the idea).... I know there is the movie in IMDB called "fallout"

As I said before, there is no official confirmation of Uwe Boll being involved. But yes, it is in production and the IMDb Pro plot description is "In a post-apocalyptic world, three friends struggle to survive. "

Joke or no, anything that Boll touches svcks. I thought Todd Howard would have more intelligence by giving praise to this pathetic director.

It's probably all a joke. If it isn't and Howard actually said that and means it, then any doubt I had about Beth and it's employees is gone. If he really says that about a human piece of crap like Boll, then I will never give him and Beth the benefit of the doubt with the Fallout series anymore.

That's not funny, Ausir.

The Todd Howard quote is obviously a joke, but the rest is true. I'm pretty sure Todd hates Boll as much as we do, but the decision regarding any movie does not belong to him, but to ZeniMax suits.

heh, these people are easy....

It only comes around once a year, may aswell make the most of it

OK, April Fools is over where I live, so I'll spill the beans.

The Uwe Boll, Guinevere Turner and Dan Clarke part of the newsbit is a joke, as is the Todd Howard quote.

However, the rest of it isn't. A movie called "Fallout" really is in development, the producers are Sriram Das, Ara Katz, and Art Spigel (responsible for Romero's Diary of the Dead), and the writers are Milton Hernandez and Andre Fonseca (both with no prior writing credits). The companies producing it are Das Films and Artfire. The IMDb Pro plot summary is "In a post-apocalyptic world, three friends struggle to survive."

No director was announced.

It isn't officially announced as being related to the Fallout games, but I recall Bethesda registering the rights to Fallout movie title some time back, and any post-nuclear project using the name without the license would likely be met with a lawsuit from Bethesda. Make what you want out of it.

It was the game news that almost made me spit coffee laughing.

Even Iplay wouldn't do that...or would they...

Thing is, there was apart of me that rationalised that for the sheer sake of money, they would sell out to the commercial monster that is EA, considering the supposed hole they've yet to dig themselves out of. So despite the ridiculous claim, it wouldn't of been surprised, which says alot about my faith for the company >_<