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working title "Van Buren". Black Isle Studios was the developer of the original "Fallout" and "Fallout 2". When Interplay Entertainment went bankrupt and closed down Black Isle Studios before the game could be completed, the license to develop "Fallout 3" was sold for a $1,175,000 minimum guaranteed advance against royalties to Bethesda Softworks, a studio primarily known as the developer of "The Elder Scrolls" series. Bethesda's "Fallout 3", however, was developed from scratch, using neither Van Buren code
at InXile Entertainment. His role was do design work and elaborate the story for "Wasteland 2". Before successfully funding the project via Kickstarter, Brian Fargo attempted to generate publisher interest and secure their backing by having Anderson (Fallout lead designer), Mike Stackpole (lead designer on the first Wasteland) and the guy who helped produce them both all on the heels of a massive success with Fallout 3. Fargo was surprised at how little publisher interest there was. Subsequently, Anderson left the company before "Wasteland 2"