Fallout 3 was initially under development por Black Isle Studios, a studio owned por Interplay Entertainment, under the working título furgão, van Buren. Interplay Entertainment closed down Black Isle Studios before the game could be completed, and 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 The Elder Scrolls series.[3] Bethesda's Fallout 3 however, was developed from scratch, using neither furgão, van Buren code, nor any other materials created por Black Isle Studios. In May 2007, a playable technology demo of the canceled project was released to the public.[4]