Obsidian Entertainment
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | Santa Ana, California (2003) |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California[1] |
Key people | Feargus Urquhart, CEO Chris Parker, COO Darren Monahan, CIO Chris Avellone, CCO Chris Jones, CTO |
| Products | Star Wars: KotOR II Neverwinter Nights 2 (See complete products listing.) |
Number of employees | 135 (2008) |
| Parent | Xbox Game Studios  |
| Website | www.obsidianent.com |
Obsidian Entertainment is an American Video game developer founded in 2003 after the disestablishment of Interplay Productions' Black Isle Studios, is a video game developer for PC and console systems. Obsidian continues to operate under management by its founding officers: Feargus Urquhart, Chris Parker, Darren Monahan, Chris Avellone and Chris Jones. In July 2005, they hired Josh Sawyer of Icewind Dale fame.
Games developed:
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004) (Xbox, PC)
- Neverwinter Nights 2 (2006) (PC, Mac OS X)
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (2007) (PC)
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir (2008) (PC)
- Alpha Protocol (2010) (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
- Fallout: New Vegas (2010)[2] (Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
- An unannounced title using Obsidian's proprietary Onyx Engine[3]
On March 23, 2006, Obsidian and SEGA announced that they would co-develop a role-playing game based on a new franchise.[4] It was revealed to be Alpha Protocol, an RPG set in a modern-day spy adventure setting, on March 13, 2008.[5]
On December 13, 2006, SEGA officially announced that Obsidian Entertainment had been signed to develop a role-playing game based on the Aliens film franchise.[6] However, it has since been canceled.[7] Another game called Seven Dwarves (working title) was also canceled.[8][9]
On April 20, 2009, Bethesda Softworks announced that a new game in the Fallout series, Fallout: New Vegas will be developed by Obsidian, with an expected release in 2010.[10]
Cancelled:
See also
References
- ^ Mueller, Mark (2008-08-11). "Game Companies Taking Office Space at Faster Clip". Orange County Business Journal. p. 82.
- ^ "Fallout: New Vegas unveiled". Ellie Gibson. Eurogamer. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ^ "Feargus Urquhart Interview". GameBanshee. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ "SEGA Partners with Obsidian Entertainment to Create Original Content for Next Generation Consoles". BusinessWire. 2006-03-23. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "SEGA And Obsidian Set To Redefine The RPG Genre With Alpha Protocol". SEGA News. SEGA Corporation. 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "SEGA Signs Obsidian Entertainment To Develop Alien Title For Next-generation Systems". SEGA News. SEGA Corporation. 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Obsidian's Aliens RPG Officially Finished". Giant Bomb. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ "Former Obsidian artist Ian Ameling's resume" (PDF).
- ^ Massey, Dana (2007-06-29). "Dev Profile Q&A: Kevin Saunders, Lead Designer on NWN2: MotB". Warcry Network. Themis Media. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
I was the lead designer on project "New Jersey," which was never announced, and then helped with finishing up NWN2 over its last six months or so.
- ^ "Fallout: New Vegas unveiled". Ellie Gibson. Eurogamer. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2009-04-20.