At the time, Interplay was being kept afloat by French publisher Titus Interactive. Interplay’s CEO, Herve Caen, was selling off assets. When Troika showed their progress, Interplay realized they had licensed the Fallout IP for a pittance. They grew greedy.
: Troika was unable to find a publisher for the project, leading to the studio’s closure in early 2005. A surviving video of this engine was leaked in 2007 and can be viewed on 3. The "Van Buren" Connection troika fallout 3
But the story doesn't end there. Even after losing the bid, Troika made one final, desperate play to develop the game. They pitched themselves to Bethesda as the developers for Fallout 3 , positioning Bethesda as the publisher. They wanted to build the game using their own isometric, turn-based engine, leveraging their expertise while Bethesda handled the business side. At the time, Interplay was being kept afloat
: Troika developed a technical demo—often referred to by fans as their version of Fallout 3 —to demonstrate their vision for the sequel. This demo featured a 3D engine and post-apocalyptic environments. They grew greedy
Separately, in Fallout: New Vegas , is a character (an arms dealer) involved in the "How Little We Know" quest at the Gomorrah casino. Troika's Post Apocalyptic Demo
The region is dominated by the — a tense alliance of scavenger flotillas, mutant river pirates, and a techno-theocratic faction called the Leviathan Synod , who worship an incomplete nuclear submarine half-buried in the riverbed.