After years of having a small teaser site, the coma-like publisher Interplay has finally relaunched its site with lots more content (including a forum) as it struggles to regain its identity after not releasing one single new game for nearly five years. The new web site also comes with an announcement that Chris Taylor (no, not the Gas Powered Games head man) one of the original designers of Interplay's famed Fallout series, has returned to the company and will work on "Project V13" which is almost certainly the Fallout MMO that Interplay has been touting for the past couple of years.

While Interplay may sound like it's coming back from the dead, the truth is that the publisher still has a long way to go to really begin its restoration. The latest public report on Interplay's finances was made in August, according to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. For the six month period ending June 30, Interplay reports getting a whopping $104,000 in revenues with a net loss so far of $492,000. Interplay states in its report that it is still trying to secure funding for their Fallout MMO and admits, "We cannot continue to fund our current operations without obtaining additional financing or income." So we will see if this revamped site is really a new beginning or just another smoke-and-mirrors affair.