Fallout 3 was initially under development द्वारा Black Isle Studios, a studio owned द्वारा Interplay Entertainment, under the working शीर्षक वैन, वान 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 वैन, वान Buren code, nor any other materials created द्वारा Black Isle Studios. In May 2007, a playable technology demo of the canceled project was released to the public.[4]