AI-built Fallout: New York goes offline after Bethesda cease-and-desist

Fallout: New York, a free browser game written with Claude Opus 5.5, has been taken offline after its creator received a cease-and-desist from ZeniMax Media, Bethesda's parent company. The project, featuring 117 locations, 112 characters and 46 weapons, lasted only days and its reveal video passed 3.5 million views.

• The game was built by X user Chris First using Claude Opus 5.5
• The notice came from ZeniMax Media, Bethesda's parent company
• It claimed 117 locations, 112 characters, 46 weapons, V.A.T.S. and a Pip-Boy
• No texture or sound files shipped; everything was generated by code