It seems all the legal rigmarole between Interplay 'n Bethesda isn't slowing down the former's work on Project: V13, an MMO set in the latter's Fallout universe. At least, that seems t' be the message from Interplay, which recently announced a development partnership with Masthead Studios, which be lending Interplay it be technology, tools 'n resources as it continues work on the post-apocalyptic online game. In fact, Interplay be so confident in the game's future release, it went ahead 'n announced a tentative date for the game's beta testing phase: 2012. Perfect! That best sail away a few months for them t' work out the kinks, then a few months for us t' enjoy the game post-launch, 'n then the sun will explode.