Exhibit 23.1



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement File No. 333-60272 on Form S-3 of our
report dated April 16, 2001, except for the matters discussed in Note 15 as to
which the date is August 23, 2001, included in Interplay Entertainment Corp.'s
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, and to all other references to
our Firm included in this registration statement. It should be noted that we
have not audited any financial statements of the Company subsequent to December
31, 2000 or performed any audit procedures subsequent to the date of our report.


/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Orange County, California
May 3, 2002