"Van Buren" is the codename for the canceled version of "Fallout 3" developed by Black Isle Studios and published by Interplay Entertainment. It featured an improved engine with real 3D graphics as opposed to sprites, new locations, vehicles, and a modified version of the SPECIAL system. The story disconnected from the Vault Dweller/Chosen One bloodline in "Fallout" and "Fallout 2". Plans for the game included the ability to influence the various factions. The game was canceled in December 2003 when the budget cuts forced Interplay to dismiss the PC development team. Interplay subsequently sold the "Fallout" intellectual property to Bethesda Softworks, who began development on their own version of "Fallout 3" unrelated to "Van Buren". Main parts of the game were incorporated into "Fallout 3" and its add-ons as well as "Fallout: New Vegas".