Fallout 76

Fallout 76 is an upcoming MMO being produced by Bethesda. It's set earlier then any other installment in the Fallout franchise in still largely idyllic West Virginia.

Concept
The concept for a Fallout MMO goes all the way back to Brian Fargo, President of Interplay (Fallout's orgiinal production company) who proposed such. At least Feargus Urquhart was opposed to it for costs reasons- Interplay would have to have hired more staff to serve as administrators on the servers and felt that Interplay was in no position to take on such a project. Interplay passed the idea on to a subsidary named 'Engaged' which gave it the name 'Project V13' and contacted Micro Forte for development of the project before cancelling it.

Bethesda, now having the rights to Fallout, has decided to use the franchise as a way to get into the MMO market.

Reception
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