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Lived Through the Heat Death
The war between Vivendi and Interplay has ended, this announcement can be found on Interplay.com:
<blockquote>Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel to Be Distributed by VU Games In North America and Asia-Pacific
LOS ANGELES and IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) and Interplay Entertainment Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: IPLY - News) announced today that they have resolved all prior legal disputes and will resume the distribution contract signed in August 2002. Accordingly, VU Games will distribute Interplay's Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel in North America and Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan). VU Games will also retain exclusive distribution rights in these regions for all future Interplay titles through August 2005.
"Our distribution agreement with Interplay has been a mutually beneficial and valuable partnership for both parties since 2001," said Philip W. O'Neil, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Vivendi Universal Games. "We are pleased to have come to an understanding with Interplay and look forward to the upcoming launch of Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel."
"We look forward to extending our working relationship with Vivendi Universal Games," said Herve Caen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Interplay. "This will be an ideal fit for Interplay's needs going forward, particularly based on VU Games' strong and respected distribution network, as well as their familiarity with Interplay titles."
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel is a third-person action adventure game based on the highly acclaimed and successful Fallout PC franchise. The title is scheduled to debut on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. The ship date will be announced shortly. </blockquote>
This deal works for North America and Asia pacific, and envolves BG
A2, FOBOS and Fallout3, aswelll other games that Interplay releases during that period.
Regarding the European market the only word at this time is what is written in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held on December 18:
<blockquote>However, the effects of the approval of the Virgin CVA and of the approval of the CVA of its operating subsidiary, Virgin Europe, on our ability to collect amounts due from Virgin is uncertain. As a result, we cannot guarantee our ability to collect the debts we believe are due and owing to us from Virgin. If Virgin is not able to operate under the new CVA, the Company expects Virgin to cease operations and liquidate, in which event we will most likely not receive any amounts presently due us by Virgin, and will not have a distributor for our products in Europe and the other territories in which Virgin presently distributes our products.</blockquote>
Quite a surprising turn in events...
<blockquote>Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel to Be Distributed by VU Games In North America and Asia-Pacific
LOS ANGELES and IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) and Interplay Entertainment Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: IPLY - News) announced today that they have resolved all prior legal disputes and will resume the distribution contract signed in August 2002. Accordingly, VU Games will distribute Interplay's Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel in North America and Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan). VU Games will also retain exclusive distribution rights in these regions for all future Interplay titles through August 2005.
"Our distribution agreement with Interplay has been a mutually beneficial and valuable partnership for both parties since 2001," said Philip W. O'Neil, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Vivendi Universal Games. "We are pleased to have come to an understanding with Interplay and look forward to the upcoming launch of Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel."
"We look forward to extending our working relationship with Vivendi Universal Games," said Herve Caen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Interplay. "This will be an ideal fit for Interplay's needs going forward, particularly based on VU Games' strong and respected distribution network, as well as their familiarity with Interplay titles."
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel is a third-person action adventure game based on the highly acclaimed and successful Fallout PC franchise. The title is scheduled to debut on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. The ship date will be announced shortly. </blockquote>
This deal works for North America and Asia pacific, and envolves BG
A2, FOBOS and Fallout3, aswelll other games that Interplay releases during that period.Regarding the European market the only word at this time is what is written in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held on December 18:
<blockquote>However, the effects of the approval of the Virgin CVA and of the approval of the CVA of its operating subsidiary, Virgin Europe, on our ability to collect amounts due from Virgin is uncertain. As a result, we cannot guarantee our ability to collect the debts we believe are due and owing to us from Virgin. If Virgin is not able to operate under the new CVA, the Company expects Virgin to cease operations and liquidate, in which event we will most likely not receive any amounts presently due us by Virgin, and will not have a distributor for our products in Europe and the other territories in which Virgin presently distributes our products.</blockquote>
Quite a surprising turn in events...
