Tag Archives: feargus urquhart
Sat, May 18, 2013 | 21:16 BST
Obsidian and Allods Online team announce partnership on Skyforge MMO
Mail.ru has announced that its Allods Online team is working with Obsidian Entertainment on a new MMO called Skyforge. The news was announced yesterday during the Russian Game Developer’s Conference. Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart called the project “interesting and promising,” and feels the partnership will be “a great experience for all of us.” Announced in May 2012, the MMO is slated for release on PC in 2014. A video is below. Thanks, GI International.
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Posted in: Development, MMO, PC, RPG, Videos
Tags: feargus urquhart, Mail.ru Games, Obsidian Entertainment, Skyforge
Fri, May 03, 2013 | 17:32 BST
Obsidian’s next-gen project already looking “great” – CEO
Obisian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart has confirmed that the team is indeed working on a next-gen project and that it’s shaping up nicely.
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Posted in: RPG
Tags: feargus urquhart, Obsidian Entertainment, South Park: The Stick of Truth
Thu, May 02, 2013 | 17:46 BST
Obsidian working on “unique next-gen game”, hiring talent
Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian Entertainment is currently working on what it calls a “Unique next generation game,” and is currently hiring for staff with a passion for RPG and action games. Could it be Fallout 4, or something new? You be the judge.
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Posted in: PC, PS4, RPG, Xbox
Tags: fallout, feargus urquhart, Obisian Entertainment, Rob Nesler, star wars
Tue, Apr 09, 2013 | 11:20 BST
Star Wars: Obsidian CEO would love to pitch new game to Disney
Star Wars studio LucasArts may have been shuttered by new bosses Disney, but that hasn’t stopped the house of mouse from considering licensed games based on the Lucas universe moving forward. Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart has expressed interest in pitching them an idea.
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Posted in: Action, Disney, Lucasarts
Tags: feargus urquhart, Obsidian Entertainment, star wars
Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 12:45 GMT
Obsidian would “love to do Fallout: New Vegas 2″: dev talks dream pitch
Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment would love to do a follow-up to its 2010 RPG. Studio CEO Feargus Urquhart has discussed what his dream pitch for Fallout: New Vegas 2 would be like in a new interview.
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Posted in: Bethesda, RPG
Tags: Fallout: New Vegas, feargus urquhart, Obsidian Entertainment
Sat, Feb 09, 2013 | 21:01 GMT
DICE 2013: Muzyka and Urquhart discuss “The Future of The RPG Genre”
Obsidian’s Feargus Urquhart and Bioware co-founder Ray Muzyka gave a joint talk during DICE 2013 this week, in which they discussed the future of RPGs. In the space of 20 minutes, the industry vets touched upon how to engage players, game monetization, and other tidbits. You can watch the talk, aptly named “A Conversation About The Future of The RPG Genre,” below courtesy of Variety.
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Posted in: DICE Summit 2013, Development, RPG, Videos
Tags: A Conversation About The Future of The RPG Genre, bioware, feargus urquhart, obsidian, Ray Muzyka
Tue, Dec 18, 2012 | 10:26 GMT
South Park: The Stick of Truth began without funding
We’ve known for some time that South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone approached Obsidian Entertainment directly about making The Stick of Truth, but a new report reveals the developer got on board without financial backing.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: feargus urquhart, Obsidian Entertainment, South Park: The Stick of Truth
Wed, Sep 19, 2012 | 19:58 BST
Publishers approached Obsidian to form Kickstarters, according to CEO
Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart has said several publishers previously approached the developers regarding a joint campaign to Kickstart a game, and then publish it through the company.
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Posted in: Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: feargus urquhart, Kickstarter, obsidian, Project Eternity
Wed, Mar 28, 2012 | 15:30 BST
Fargo: “Nothing would make me happier,” than a chance to “build up” Black Isle again
inXile Entertainment’s Brian Fargo has said “nothing would make” him “happier than reforming Black Isle Studios in some capacity.
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Posted in: Development, PC
Tags: black isle studios, Brian Fargo, Chris Avellone, feargus urquhart, Interplay, inXile Entertainment, obsidian, wasteland 2
Tue, Dec 06, 2011 | 11:13 GMT
Obsidian approached by South Park Studios directly for game
Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart has said the call to do South Park: The Game came directly from the licensor itself, South Park Studios, rather than publisher THQ.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: feargus urquhart, Obsidian Entertainment, south park: the game
Fri, Nov 04, 2011 | 19:08 GMT
Obsidian: Publishers need to forget “gimmicks” when trying to combat the secondhand market
Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart believes one of the ways to combat used or rental games, is to release “the full package” and not require the consumer to download content in order to continue progressing in-game.
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Posted in: Development, Trade
Tags: feargus urquhart, obsidian
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 21:52 BST
Obsidian “would make Alpha Protocol 2,” and “do better” with it
Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart has said the team would happily make Alpha Protocol 2.
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Posted in: Development, RPG
Tags: alpha protocol, feargus urquhart, obsidian
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 03:32 BST
Obsidian CEO considers return to Planescape: Torment
The idea of a sequel to beloved PC RPG Planescape: Torment isn’t completely off the table, admits Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart.
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Posted in: PC, RPG
Tags: feargus urquhart, Obsidian Entertainment, Planescape: Torment, Planescape: Torment 2, sequel
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 07:19 BST
Obsidian won’t make New Vegas mistakes in Dungeon Siege III
Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart has admitted to agreeing with everybody else – Fallout: New Vegas would have been better if it was less “glitchy”.
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Posted in: Bethesda
Tags: Fallout: New Vegas, feargus urquhart, obsidian, Obsidian Entertainment
Sat, Feb 26, 2011 | 17:54 GMT
Obsidian has an XBLA game in the works and one it “can’t talk about at all,” says studio head
Other than working on DLC for Fallout: New Vegas, Obsidian are busy little bees, according to studio head Feargus Urquhart.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: feargus urquhart, Obsidian Entertainment
Thu, Feb 24, 2011 | 03:05 GMT
Dungeon Siege III doesn’t need a respec option
Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart says players won’t need to redistribute their upgrades points in Dungeon Siege III, because the dungeon crawler doesn’t have an MMORPG-like player-versus-player aspect.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ds3, Dungeon Siege, Dungeon Siege III, feargus urquhart, Obsidian. Obsidian Entertainment
Fri, Jul 09, 2010 | 10:49 BST
Rare, BioWare confirmed for GDC Europe talks
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Posted in: EA, GDC Europe 2010, Kinect, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: andrew oliver, bioware, Black Isle, feargus urquhart, Greg Zeschuk, Nick Burton, Obsidian Entertainment, Ray Muzyka
Wed, May 05, 2010 | 08:17 BST
Fallout: New Vegas is a “different kind of licence,” says Obsidian
Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart has told Joystiq that he considers Fallout: New Vegas to nearly be an original IP.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Games for Windows, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Bethesda's Gamers Day 2010, Chris Avellone, Fallout: New Vegas, feargus urquhart, Obsidian Entertainment
Wed, Apr 28, 2010 | 19:53 BST
Obsidian: Canned Aliens RPG felt “ready to ship”
Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart has said that before the game was canceled, for all intents and purposes, the Aliens RPG it was working on looked like “a finished game”.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, RPG, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: aliens rpg, feargus urquhart, obsidian
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 | 22:19 GMT
Obsidian’s Feargus Urquhart talks about the studio’s history, his start
A developmental feature with Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart, has been posted up on Bethesda Blog.
In it, Urquhart chats about starting the company, what his highlights were, and how he got into the business of making games.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Development
Tags: feargus urquhart, obsidian
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