Tim Cain, the creator of Fallout, has provided fresh insight into the cancellation of the original Fallout 3 — the one in development at Interplay yet ash-canned five years before Bethesda Game Studios took control of the IP and launched Fallout 3 for PlayStation 3, Windows PC, and Xbox 360. Rewind: Interplay in the early 2000s was in significant turmoil, burning through cash and running low on reserves.