And it appears that the rumours were true after all. Microsoft has just announced that it has acquired both Obsidian Entertainment and inXile Entertainment. These two PC studios are now part of Microsoft’s first party studios so it will be interesting to see what games they’ll be developing for Microsoft’s platforms.
Obsidian Entertainment was founded in 2003 in Irvine, Calif. by industry veterans from Black Isle Studios, led by Feargus Urquhart. The studio quickly made a name for itself with the Xbox exclusive Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. Over the last fifteen years, they have delivered genre-defining RPGs to players on both console and PC through titles including Fallout: New Vegas, South Park: The Stick of Truth, and Pillars of Eternity.
inXile Entertainment is a team of industry veterans with decades of PC and RPG expertise. Led by Interplay founder Brian Fargo, inXile’s two development teams in Newport Beach, Calif. and New Orleans excel at creating vast worlds for players to explore with titles such as Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera, Bard’s Tale IV and the upcoming Wasteland 3.
Both of these studios used Kickstarter in order to fund their latest games however it seems that this wasn’t enough to keep them independent. Or at least that’s the message we get from this acquisition. Another studio that was in the very same boat was Ninja Theory. While Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was a commercial success, Microsoft has already acquired this studio.
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Things just keep getting worse. Just crash this friggen market already, so it can be reborn.
“These two PC studios are now part of Microsoft’s first party studios so it will be interesting to see what games they’ll be developing for Microsoft’s platforms.”
It will? Has history taught people nothing? No,it will not be interesting. It will be depressing, and pathetic.
just watch as original founders leave and then it becomes a pile of shet like bioware.
i know but they were still ahead of 90 percent of developers after new vegas
well Chris Avelone already left.
good thing you’re here to let us know.
It’s crazy how MS have changed.
This reminds me of the late 90s when console holders racing to acquire studios.
Except they are acquiring devs so they stop making any games
Omg ! More Windows 10 store Games/UWP incoming. sigh
R.I.P.
The publisher where studios go to die.
Other than EA, of course.
And who canceled scalebound?
they’re one of the few who do it regularly and one of the few capable of shutting good studios down. prove me wrong.
who’s idea windows live games or whatever that crap was called was it?who nearly made pc gaming go extinct? who’s still pushing their unwanted garbage like they did with windows live? you’re in denial and need help. you are an xbox fan and xbox fans are inherently dumb, i’m not making anything up. i did give you many youtube and twitter links before and they’re all just like you, they’re delusional, they have low iqs, they have shetty jobs, they’re mad at good games because they don’t have any to play and they deepthroat for microsoft. you need a professional help.
proof again? how many times do i have to go and find links one by one so you can make some shet up or just deny it or call me horrible person? any multiplatform games not coming to pc back then is because of microsoft, because they forced their garbage windows live and made everyone quit buying legit, next time you demand proof or a list from me i’ll just open my a*s cheeks and tell you that’s your proof.
by the way even sony faboys say that xbots are dumb, you’re just living in a fantasy where you’re not insane.
just like you and microsoft?you low key deepthroat for microsoft then come here comment like this, just like your proof demanding, every time you’re given proof then you don’t reply and ask for it again later in another discussion
there are more games, some were remake, some were sequel to old series but i don’t give a shet about microsoft to follow their news. also as i said do not try to argue with this moron, he’s living in a world that he created in his mind.
@MrSquifler:disqus you the same person that almost sounds like an MS advocate over @ VG24/7 website? You feel happy about it imho.
There is no positive
do not reason with him, i’m not sure why he’s still here and not on polygon or kotaku or somewhere more “xbot who’s in denial” friendly
he’s a delusional xbot and you know what xbots are known for.
Yeah, he’s a bit mental. He argues his nonsense points with the same wilfully dishonest tactics as used by SJWs which is no coincidence because he is a SJW. Most here choose to ignore him so he tends to get triggered by the slightest thing in the desperate effort to gain some attention.
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ah oh, well just watch as original founders leave and still dumb xbots call it one of the best rpg developers. just like what happened to bioware.
josh sawyer will leave in couple of years first, i call it now.
As if he isn’t typing resign letter asap.
he was in the video, you sure?
I hope Obsidian’s next game is a battle royale shooter. It’s what all the kids are talking about at my local malls while they chat on their flip phones.
I have no sympathy on Obsidian without Avellone.
The concept of ex-Fallout developers under one roof would be extremely promising if it weren’t Microsoft’s roof.
So,more uwp games???
Obsidian Entertainment:
– cave in to SJW demands (Pillars of Eternity)
– double down massively on pandering to SJWs (Pillars of Eternity 2)
– praise from activist ‘journalists’ & other SJWs while the masses turn away
– commercial disaster predictably ensues a la #getwokegobroke
– financial losses mount, company value plummets
– vultures from Microsoft swoop in to buy company at knockdown price
gg
how has obsidian pander to SJW pillars of eternity 2?
Other users detailed it in a recent thread.
Do you have a link? I’m curious about the points you’ve made.
No you are wrong, both this and telltales had sjw stuff in them…and now they are dead. 2018 THE YEARS OF GET WOKE GO BROKE.
It’s only MrSquifler, the site’s self-appointed SJW apologist who’s a SJW himself although he tries, not very successfully, to be keep that latter part concealed.
Yes “management” its not like they kept hiring talent less script writers and the games went downhill fast ending up no one buying them.
Vampyr wasn’t made by them, but if they can make a WW1 era RPG with vampires full of SJW poor writing, imagine how RPG devs are treating “fantasy” these days…
If you played the game and did not see any SJWisms, then i’m afraid i am dealing with an NPC. If you haven’t played, then there is all sort of left wing idiots in that game telling their “sad” stories including themes of anarchism, communist sympathizers, race mixers, feminists, pro immigrants and more, represented as the good guys. Any individual with a more 1900 view of the world was considered evil off course.
Makes you wonder why did Chris Avelone left, propably because he writes about things that scare him, aka triggering things, sjws cant afford to write about anything that makes them feel uncomfortable.
And almost everything makes them feel uncomfortable.
Btw why are there female bandits in AC Odyssey again?
“- vultures from Microsoft swoop in to buy company at knockdown price”
damn, you beat US to it.
GG no RE
Please don’t remind me the acquisition of Ninja Theory, I am still sad.
what good is a mod in here. we’re free.
Overrated dev is overrated
They make good games actually. It’s just their fanbase is not on Xbox, so closure might occur soon.
Also remember their made Hellblade in like team of several people (!)
Indeed, 20 ppl if I am not mistaken. Actually I did enjoy Heavenly Sword and DMC. My issue with NT is that they asked for support to push “AA” titles, which they did get it and after the game became a success they joined a AAA company. Oh the irony.
So where is their fanbase? Playstation? Enslaved and DmC was released on Xbox tho’
This is sad 🙁 More games on that POS MS store.
NOOOOOOOOO
Does this mean i will need to use the ms store to play wastleland 3?
NOOOOOOOO
I hope not. It was promised through Steam for the Fig campaign.
you know damn well when they sell 1k copies then they have to release it on steam.
This is proof that there’s no God.
lulz.
True…
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/67aea6e7bda412c069e905619d43d5cf656784be5f24baa6418cd9b4a43f993b.jpg
gamezeld on suicide watch after seeing this image.
Sp4ctr0 Spencer would volunteer to lick the sign clean!
the funny thing is they think i like sony or i’m a sony pony, imagine how delusional and how much of an xbot you must be to think of that immediately
you deepthroat microsoft and you do have an xbox controller avatar, at least the design.
no you deepthroat for microsoft, i’ve seen it before. i knew you were xbot before i paid attention to your avatar. did you actually say earth is flat? so you are rytarded aren’t you?
Go independent.. Not! Shht… you scared the pigeons. New babysitter there on Obsidian.
Everyone talking. But did nobody notice the person is relieving himself on an exact spot? “Soft” part! Maybe he isn’t happy of the product.
Holy crap, NOOOO! So now we can say farewell to Obsidian and inXile. Rest in peace, brothers 🙁 And I enjoyed Bards Tale so much.
I’d advise founders to take their most useful staff and silently relocate at this point.
RIP in pepperoni
Oh wow, another kickstarter sucess, RPG codex must be really happy with this news. Remember to throw more money at them, by buying Xbox games or UWP
Defend what?
You’re referencing nonsense from forums and acting like it’s fact.
Rare literally chose to make Kinect games…
How’s that not their fault?
just keep deepthroating you’re about to become someone important in your life.
Disgusting news..
Windows Store exclusivity = no buy for SURE.