Tag Archives: Obsidian Entertainment

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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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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Ubisoft has confirmed that South Park: The Stick of Truth is expected to release this year.

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Chris Avellone has been designing games in some capacity for over 16-years, and he had discussed his career and the challenges it has brought in a new interview. It’s a must-read for anyone thinking about getting into the design side of the games industry.

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Introversion, Obsidian Entertainment and Red Thread Games sessions have been announced for Rezzed as part of the preliminary schedule for the event.

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Obsidian Entertainment has released a four and a half minute video showing off Project Eternity in action, specifically highlighting the engine’s environmental capabilities.

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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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Aliens: Crucible was in development at Obsidian Entertainment in 2008 and 2009, but was shelved before it saw the light of day. A thirteen minute gameplay video purporting to showcase the cancelled project shows a third-person shooter with sassy AI companions.

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Aliens: Crucible is the canned RPG from Obsidian Entertainment. Demo footage of the axed title has been found online, created by studio animator Danny Garnett between 2008 and 2009.

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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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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic developer Obsidian Entertainment has what it calls one of its ‘top three pitches’ ever for a new game set in the universe. Studio head Feargus Urquhart has confirmed that the studio is waiting for the perfect time to pitch to new license holder Disney.

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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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Project Eternity developer Obsidian Entertainment has released a batch of early character art, work in progress renders and some early location tests. See all of the images below, and remember they’re early concepts.

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Project Eternity from Obsidian Entertainment has proven to be a crowd-funding success, as the studio closed its funding drive with $4.3 million in the bank across PayPal donations and Kickstarter pledges. We reported that the game’s funding tiers are now closed earlier today, but even if you missed the boat you can still get involved. The studio has responded by saying thanks to everyone who dug deep and supported the project. Check out the details below.

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Obsidian Entertainment’s Project Eternity doesn’t have to sell well, because its backers have already paid for it.

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Obsidian Entertainment has confirmed that its combined funding from Kickstarter and PayPal has secured a promised $4 million stretch goal.

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Obsidian Entertainment’s Project Eternity Kickstarter campaign, which requested $1.1 million, has ended just short of a $4 million stretch goal.

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Obsidian’s old school RPG Project Eternity has become Kickstarter’s best-funded games project, overtaking Double Fine Adventure.

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Obsidian’s Chris Avellone gave a talk at GDC Online 2012 in which he discussed the challenge of working with limited voice acting for Fallout: New vegas’s DLC packs. Due to the expense of studio time, the developer was forced to employ a number of cunning strategies to come in on budget. Head on over to Polygon for a report on Avellone’s presentation.

Project Eternity developer Obsidian Entertainment has added a new $165+ funding tier to its Kickstarter funding initiative. Backers pledging the amount or above will receive the game’s first expansion as well as InXile’s post apocalyptic RPG Wasteland 2. See the rewards below.

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