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Val Hull
September 7, 2017

Feargus Urquhart on Dealing with Publishers (Interview from Rock, Paper, Shotgun)

In this interview with Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Obsidian’s CEO Feargus Urquhart talks about the business side of game development, and in particular, the inner workings of game publishers and Obsidian’s relationship with them over the years. The interview covers Obsidian’s…

Val Hull
September 5, 2017

Obsidian on Modernizing the Art of the Isometric RPG

With Pillars of Eternity and Tyranny, Obsidian Entertainment was going for a look reminiscent of the Infinity Engine games. The caveat there was that they had no idea how to achieve that look with modern technology and were forced to…

Val Hull
September 5, 2017

Feargus Urquhart Interview from VG247: Pillars of Eternity, Fallout, Alpha Protocol, Star Wars, & Icewind Dale

A new interview with Obsidian Entertainment’s CEO Feargus Urquhart has popped up on VG247. It covers quite a broad range of topics that include the reasons people might want to play cRPGs on consoles, the overabundance of action in RPGs…

Val Hull
September 1, 2017

Feargus Urquhart on What Makes a Good Video Game Choice

VG247 has spoken to Obsidian Entertainment’s CEO Feargus Urquhart about an important aspect of many RPGs – choice and consequence. The resulting interview offers a nice insight into Obsidian’s design philosophies, particularly when it comes to looking past the basic…

Val Hull
August 30, 2017

Eurogamer Visits Obsidian Entertainment, Gets a Tour from Obsidian’s CEO

A couple of folks from Eurogamer have recently visited Obsidian Entertainment’s offices and were treated to a tour by Obsidian’s CEO – Feargus Urquhart. This resulted in a 25 minute long video documenting the tour, and a number of Obsidian-themed…

Val Hull
August 29, 2017

Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition Released on Consoles

Pillars of Eternity, Obsidian’s Kickstarted throwback to the Infinity Engine RPGs, adapted by Paradox Arctic to run on the current gen consoles, is now available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 for $49.99. The Complete Edition includes both of The…

BuckGB
August 25, 2017

Another Pillars of Eternity-Themed Card Game is Upon Us

Perhaps we could bide our time until Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire arrives by engaging in a strategic and highly competitive card game? That sounds reasonable, and it’s made even easier with this Kickstarter campaign featuring a collaboration between Obsidian…

Val Hull
August 24, 2017

Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition Console Gameplay

When Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition, a console port of Obsidian Entertainment’s isometric RPG Pillars of Eternity, was announced, my first question was, “will it even work?” My second question was, “how will it work?” Both of these questions were…

BuckGB
July 27, 2017

Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition Pre-orders Now Available

Those of you who prefer a console experience over the PC and have been waiting for the day that you can play through Pillars of Eternity and its two-part expansion, you’ll be happy to learn that your wait is nearly…

Val Hull
July 22, 2017

GOG RPG Sale

The folks at GOG want to distract us from this summer’s sweltering heat by offering us a chance to play a lot of heavily discounted RPGs. Their Weekly Sale Vol. 23 that will last until July 24 2017, 4PM UTC…