What harm would it have done them to agree even if it were just a short term extension to see how sales went?
Its a shitty move IMO, remember at one stage steam was a new contract. All contracts start somewhere.

Because in your opinion they do a shitty move doesn't mean they're dickheads. They didn't purposefully pull Fallout off GOG - if anything blame Interplay who were incapable of sustaining themselves. Actually, don't blame anyone, because it's incredibly silly to just look to throw blame all the time - Interplay's contract has run out, regardless of who owns the license now. I'm thankful it is Bethesda who will actually spread Fallout around, even if not trough GOG.

IIRC, Interplay filed for bankrupcy (can't google 'cause crappy internet connection. I am actually serious.) so the Fallout property is much more likely to appear here now when Bethesda owns it than if a lawyer firm or a bank did. Might take some time, sure. Just keep in mind that whoever the IP would end up with, agreement with Interplay would end yesterday regardless.

While i hope fallout returns I do not believe it will. And while beth having the IP makes things easier for future games and stuff like that i dont like it and it is my opinion that beth restricting outlets is a dick move.

You may not agree, thats fine. If everyone thought, felt and acted the same life would be boring.

Its like the old saying "Opinions are like assholes, everyone has them and they all stink"

And hey, who the hell is going to come along and buy the Fallout games now? I mean, gOg just gave the games away to anybody who showed up and made an account. Knowing that, putting in the legwork to ink a new agreement is probably a really low priority at the moment.

I was just thinking the same thing, they have given away those games so many times now I am surprised any one has not taken the opportunity to get a copy.

Not signing a contract is a purposefull action, they certainly didn't let Random.org make that decision for them. In this case an action that means Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics can't be sold here any more. That is the same as purposefully stopping GOG from selling them.

Bananas are good, bowties are cool, but a fez is even cooler. :) (Surely I'm not the only one who believes that Fez just *has* to be the 11th Doctor's favourite game?)

EDIT: But we don't know what's cool now! D: We won't know for months! I refuse to stay in the dark, and so until there is a new definition of coolness, I will refer to its previous known value. :P

That's not necessarily true, I mean Incarnation 4-6 had that lovely shirt with the question marks on the lapels. I can't remember if McCoy kept it though. I am just hoping for a return of the recorder, or possibly a Second Doctor-style Sonic Screwdriver. Oh or possibly a question mark cane. :D YES!
See that's why you should become a time traveler. Otherwise, I wouldn't be aware that durian was the new in thing. :D

Does this answer your, er, question? :D

And I vote for the decorative vegetable. Or, indeed, the decorative fruit. :P

I really can't see the lapels since I don't have my brain-y specs on. Though I always did love the pull-over, I really need to get myself one. It's a shame he got rid of it in the book adventures. :(

Thanks for making me laugh in the morning. I'm actually fairly sure that snow didn't fall this year because I have farted too little during the year. Wait, logical leap? What? What is that?

What part of what I said do you dispute? Will you maintain that not signing a contract with GOG was a mindless random decision? Will you maintain that not being able to sell the games wasn't a result of that decision? If not my conclusion is logically inescapable. A decision made by Bethesda was the cause of Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics to no longer be available on GOG.

Or they simply haven't made a decision.

Sure they did, they made a decision not to enter a contract with GOG for now, leading to the withdrawal of the games. That could change at any second. Personally I don't consider it likely at all. But for all we know they announce a new contract later today or tomorrow.

Not sure if the forumers have become particularly emotive, but you mut admit that the price/buy blocks of the games pages are moving, this year.

(Hm.)