|key people =[[Feargus Urquhart]], CEO<br />[[Chris Parker]], COO<br />[[Darren L. Monahan]], CIO<br />[[Chris Jones (programmer)|Chris Jones]], CTO
|key people =[[Feargus Urquhart]], CEO<br />[[Chris Parker]], COO<br />[[Darren L. Monahan]], CIO<br />[[Chris Jones (programmer)|Chris Jones]], CTO
|parent company =[[wikipedia:Microsoft Studios|Microsoft Studios]]
|parent company =[[wikipedia:Xbox Game Studios|Xbox Game Studios]]
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|other developer =''[[wikipedia:Neverwinter Nights 2|Neverwinter Nights 2]]''<br />''[[wikipedia:Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''<br />''[[wikipedia:Alpha Protocol|Alpha Protocol]]''
|other developer =''[[wikipedia:Neverwinter Nights 2|Neverwinter Nights 2]]''<br />''[[wikipedia:Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''<br />''[[wikipedia:Alpha Protocol|Alpha Protocol]]''
'''Obsidian Entertainment''', founded in 2003 after the dissolution of [[Interplay Entertainment]]'s [[Black Isle Studios]], is a video game developer for PC and console systems. Obsidian continues to operate under management by its founding officers: [[Feargus Urquhart]], [[Chris Parker]], [[Darren Monahan]] and [[Chris Jones (programmer)|Chris Jones]]. In July 2005, they hired [[Joshua Sawyer]] of ''Icewind Dale'' fame. Several of the developers at Obsidian worked on ''[[Fallout]]'', ''[[Fallout 2]]'' and ''[[Van Buren]]'' (the canceled ''Fallout 3'' project).
'''Obsidian Entertainment''', founded in 2003 after the dissolution of [[Interplay Entertainment]]'s [[Black Isle Studios]], is a video game developer for PC and console systems.
Obsidian's first office was in Fergus Urquhart's attic<ref>[http://aggrogamer.com/article/2885/Interview-With-Obsidians-Chris-Avellone Aggrogamer talks to Chris Avellone]</ref> before moving to an office park not too far away.
==Background==
Obsidian continues to operate under management by its founding officers: [[Feargus Urquhart]], [[Chris Parker]], [[Darren L. Monahan]] and [[Chris Jones (programmer)|Chris Jones]]. In July 2005, they hired [[Joshua Sawyer]] of ''Icewind Dale'' fame. Several of the developers at Obsidian worked on ''[[Fallout]]'', ''[[Fallout 2]]'' and ''[[Van Buren]]'' (the canceled ''Fallout 3'' project).
[[Bethesda Softworks]] announced on April 20, 2009, that a new game in the [[Fallout series|''Fallout'' series]], ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', was being developed by Obsidian. The game was released on October 19, 2010.
Obsidian's first office was in Fergus Urquhart's attic<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200526131347/https://aggrogamer.com/article/2885/Interview-With-Obsidians-Chris-Avellone Aggrogamer talks to Chris Avellone]</ref> before moving to an office park not too far away.
Obsidian was purchased by [[wikipedia:Microsoft Studios|Microsoft Studios]] in November 2018, becoming a subsidary of [[wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]]'s video game production wing.
[[Bethesda Softworks]] announced on April 20, 2009, that a new game in the [[Fallout Series]], ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', was being developed by Obsidian. The game was released on October 19, 2010.
Obsidian was purchased by [[wikipedia:Xbox Game Studios|Xbox Game Studios]] in November 2018, becoming a subsidiary of [[wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]]'s video game production wing.
* ''[[wikipedia:The Wheel of Time#Games|Wheel of Time]]'' (co-developers; cancelled<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/south-park-kotor-dev-outlines-its-future-wheel-of-time-not-included/1100-6419219/ South Park, KOTOR dev outlines its future; Wheel of Time not included]</ref>)
* ''[[wikipedia:The Wheel of Time#Games|Wheel of Time]]'' (co-developers; cancelled<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200526131440/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/south-park-kotor-dev-outlines-its-future-wheel-of-time-not-included/1100-6419219/ South Park, KOTOR dev outlines its future; Wheel of Time not included]</ref>)
* ''[[wikipedia:South Park: The Stick of Truth|South Park: The Stick of Truth]]'' (2014)
* ''[[wikipedia:South Park: The Stick of Truth|South Park: The Stick of Truth]]'' (2014)
* ''[[wikipedia:Project Eternity|Pillars of Eternity]]'' (2015)
* ''[[wikipedia:Project Eternity|Pillars of Eternity]]'' (2015)
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* ''[[wikipedia:Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire|Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire]]'' (2018)
* ''[[wikipedia:Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire|Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire]]'' (2018)
Obsidian Entertainment, founded in 2003 after the dissolution of Interplay Entertainment's Black Isle Studios, is a video game developer for PC and console systems.
