Obsidian Entertainment is a video game developer founded by former employees of Black Isle Studios in Irvine, California that has developed many sequels to games with a pre-existing franchise. Their most recent game is Alpha Protocol.
History[]
Obsidian Entertainment's first and most widely known game, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, was the sequel to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which received IGN's Game of the Year. Knights of the Old Republic II was released for the PC on February 8, 2005. While KotOR 2 did not receive any awards, the game got generally high reviews from critics. Obsidian proceeded to work on sequels to the Neverwinter Nights series. On October 31, 2006, Obsidian released the sequel to Neverwinter Nights, Neverwinter Nights 2. It received generally positive reviews, comparable to those of KotOR 2. Not long after the game's completion, Obsidian began development on Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer. After its release on October 9, 2007, Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer started getting reviews from critics. Again, many were generous, but they were actually a little worse than the original NWN2. Nevertheless, Obsidian continued on schedule with the next installment, Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir. When released on November 18, 2008, the game got very mixed reviews. 1UP.com cited the game's solid roleplaying feel, giving it a B+ review. GameSpot as well as GameSpy however, criticized its weak story, giving the game a 6/10 and 5/10 respectively. Needless to say, NWN2:SoZ was not exactly a milestone for Obsidian.
Games Released[]
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Date released | Publisher | Genre | Platforms | |
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | December 6, 2004 | LucasArts | RPG | Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux |
Neverwinter Nights 2 | October 31, 2006 | Atari | RPG | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer | September 27, 2007 | Atari | RPG | Microsoft Windows |
Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir | November 18, 2008 | Atari | RPG | Microsoft Windows |
Alpha Protocol | May 27, 2010 | Sega | ARPG | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Fallout: New Vegas | October 19, 2010 | Bethesda Softworks | ARPG | Microsoft Windows, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 |
Dungeon Siege III | May 26, 2011 | Square Enix | ARPG | Microsoft Windows, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 |
South Park: The Stick of Truth | March 4, 2014 | Ubisoft | RPG | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
Pillars of Eternity | March 26, 2015 | Paradox Interactive | RPG | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux |
Pillars of Eternity: The White March | Part I: August 25, 2015 Part II: February 16, 2016 |
Paradox Interactive | RPG | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux |
Skyforge | 16 July 2015 | My.com | MMORPG | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
Armored Warfare | TBP | My.com | Tactical shooter | Microsoft Windows |
Pathfinder Adventures | 2016 | Paizo Publishing | RPG | Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android |
Tyranny | November 10, 2016 | Paradox Interactive | RPG | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux |
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | May 8, 2018 | Versus Evil | RPG | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux |
The Outer Worlds | October 25, 2019 | Private Division | RPG | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |