Bethesda acquires Fallout IP, Interplay retains MMO rights

[Vendetta]

Because Bethesda didn't have the Fallout IP (Intellectual Property) before now:

It was only a matter of time really though. The only thing Interplay existed as was a rightsholder after they shut Black Isle, and they only had two properties, Dark Alliance and Fallout, and no matter how you slice it, licensing fees for either of those, even Fallout, was never going to turn the company into anything capable of actual production. (and they sold the Dark Alliance rights off anyway).