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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[]

Game
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

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