8-K

                                 UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                                November 5, 2003


                          INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                   0-24363                   33-0102707
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)



         16815 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA                        92606
       (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 553-6655





ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION.

         On September  26, 2003,  Interplay  Entertainment  Corp.  ("Interplay")
issued a press release  announcing,  among other matters,  its  termination of a
distribution  agreement with Vivendi  Universal  Games  ("Vivendi").  A Form 8-K
regarding  such press  release was filed on September  29, 2003.  On November 5,
2003,  Interplay  issued  a  press  release  announcing  that it had  reached  a
settlement with Vivendi regarding its dispute under this distribution agreement.
A copy of the  November  5, 2003 press  release is being  furnished  herewith as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)      Exhibits

                  99.1     Press Release dated November 5, 2003.





                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                          INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORP.



November 5, 2003           /S/ HERVE CAEN
                          -------------------------------
                          Herve Caen
                          Chief Executive Officer and
                          Interim Chief Financial Officer

EX-99

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

       VIVENDI UNIVERSAL GAMES AND INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORP. REINSTATE
                             DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
                          FALLOUT: BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL
         TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY VU GAMES IN NORTH AMERICA AND ASIA-PACIFIC

LOS  ANGELES/IRVINE,  CA - November 5, 2003 - Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games)
and Interplay  Entertainment  Corp. (OTC Bulletin  Board:  IPLY) announced today
that  they  have  resolved  all  prior  legal   disputes  and  will  resume  the
distribution  contract  signed  in  August  2002.  Accordingly,  VU  Games  will
distribute  Interplay's  FALLOUT:  BROTHERHOOD  OF STEEL in  North  America  and
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan). VU Games will also retain exclusive distribution
rights in these regions for all future Interplay titles through August 2005.

"Our  distribution  agreement with Interplay has been a mutually  beneficial and
valuable partnership for both parties since 2001," said Philip W. O'Neil, Senior
Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Vivendi Universal Games. "We are pleased
to have come to an understanding with Interplay and look forward to the upcoming
launch of FALLOUT: BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL."

"We look forward to extending our working  relationship  with Vivendi  Universal
Games," said Herve Caen,  Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer of  Interplay.
"This will be an ideal fit for  Interplay's  needs going  forward,  particularly
based on VU Games' strong and respected  distribution  network, as well as their
familiarity with Interplay titles."

FALLOUT:  BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL is a third-person  action adventure game based on
the highly acclaimed and successful FALLOUT PC franchise. The title is scheduled
to debut on the PlayStation(R)2  computer  entertainment  system and the Xbox(R)
video game system from Microsoft. The ship date will be announced shortly.

ABOUT INTERPLAY
Interplay  Entertainment  Corp.  is  a  worldwide  developer  and  publisher  of
interactive  entertainment  software  for both core gamers and the mass  market.
Founded  in  1983,   Interplay   offers  a  broad   range  of  products  in  the
action/arcade,  adventure/role-playing game (RPG) and strategy/puzzle categories
across multiple platforms, including Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation 2
system,  Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube(TM) and PCs. Interplay's common stock
is  publicly  traded  under  the  symbol  IPLY:OB.  For more  information  about
Interplay please visit our website at www.interplay.com.





ABOUT VIVENDI UNIVERSAL GAMES
Headquartered in New York, Vivendi Universal Games (WWW.VUGAMES.COM) is a global
leader  in  multi-platform  interactive  entertainment.  The  company  develops,
publishes  and  distributes  interactive  products  across  all major  platforms
including PCs, video game consoles and the Internet.  Vivendi  Universal  Games'
portfolio of  development  studios and  publishing  labels  includes Black Label
Games,  Blizzard  Entertainment,  Coktel, Fox Interactive,  Knowledge Adventure,
Sierra Entertainment and Universal Interactive.  Additionally, Vivendi Universal
Games co-publishes and/or distributes titles for a number of strategic partners,
including Interplay,  inXile  entertainment,  Majesco and Mythic  Entertainment,
among others.

Xbox is a registered  trademark of Microsoft  Corporation  in the United  States
and/or other countries.

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CONTACTS:
Vivendi Universal Games
Leslie Hollingshead
leslie.hollingshead@vugames.com
(310) 431-4533

Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Kathryne Wahl
kwahl@interplay.com
(949) 553-6655