Way back in 1998, Fallout 2 hit shelves to critical praise and commercial success. Unfortunately, there were things going on behind the scenes with its publisher, Interplay Studios. By the time Fallout 2 was released, the company was in dire straits financially. As a result, the Interplay sold the rights to the Fallout franchise to Bethesda in the 2000s, which went on to make their own series of games in the franchise.