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December 1, 2016

How Fallout and Baldur’s Gate Changed RPGs Forever

IGN published a short but interesting video segment on Fallout and Baldur’s Gate and their impact on the industry at large, which includes short interviews with the likes of Fallout developers Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, Baldur’s Gate lead designer…

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November 21, 2016

Chris Avellone Fallout Interview, Part Two

The second part of Chris Avellone’s interview with Fallout fansite SugarBomber is now live, and while I’m sure the additional jabs at his former company Obsidian Entertainment will make the rounds, there is some interesting insight on the man’s design…

BuckGB
November 19, 2016

Bethesda Pinball to Feature Fallout and The Elder Scrolls Tables

In what will be the second pinball-related title we report about here on GameBanshee, Bethesda Softworks and Zen Studios have announced plans to release the Bethesda Pinball pack on December 6th, which will bring tables based on the Fallout franchise…

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October 21, 2016

Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky Talk About Making of Fallout

Podcast DaveGameClub has published an interesting audio interview with Leonard Boyarsky and Tim Cain. The two developers, who worked together at Interplay and Troika and recently reunited at Obsidian Entertainment, talk at length about the making of the original Fallout.…

BuckGB
October 12, 2016

Traveling Through the Wasteland

In a new editorial entitled “Traveling Through the Wasteland”, the editors at Forbes have treated us to a quick history lesson around EA’s original Wasteland, its spiritual successor Fallout, and inXile’s long-overdue sequels that have helped the iconic RPG series…

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October 11, 2016

Some Little Things to Love in RPGs, Part One

Richard Cobbett’s latest contribution to Rock, Paper, Shotgun isn’t one of his usual editorials, but instead a gallery that attempts to point out some interesting and often overlooked aspects of RPGs he’s played throughout the years. We’re not necessarily talking…

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October 2, 2016

Leonard Boyarsky on Leaving Blizzard, Arcanum Sequel, Bloodlines and Fallout Cut Content

The folks at RPG Codex have put together a series of questions and forwarded them to Leonard Boyarsky, a recent hire at Obsidian but a developer with a very long history in RPG development. Boyarsky has worked at Interplay, Troika…

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June 1, 2016

Feargus Urquhart Digital Dragons 2016 Talk Video

The folks at Polish games conference Digital Dragons have published on YouTube a recording of the speech Feargus Urquhart, CEO of Obsidian Entertainment, gave at the conference this year. You can find the video embedded below: The talk focuses on…

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May 29, 2016

Chris Avellone Explains Why He Prefers Freelancing to Work at Obsidian

Podcast “My Favorite Game” has published an interview with Chris Avellone, ostensibly to talk about Wasteland, which happens to the game that most inspired and surprised the veteran designer and writer. However, much of the interview focuses on other subjects…

BuckGB
April 12, 2016

Leonard Boyarsky Leaves Blizzard, Joins Obsidian

While Diablo III fans may be heartbroken to learn that ex-Troika founder and industry veteran Leonard Boyarsky has left Blizzard Entertainment after ~10 years as the game’s lead world designer, the rest of us can start celebrating the fact that…