Microsoft is pleased to announce at this year’s X018 event that Obsidian Entertainment is now part of their growing studios that promises to develop games in the near future.
Obsidian Entertainment is an indie-developer that worked with previous publishers in developing blockbuster games such as Alpha Protocol for Sega, Star Wars: The Old Republic 2, and Fallout: New Vegas for Bethesda. In addition, they also developed the recently released Pillars of Eternity I and II for PC via Steam.
With the growing list of developers that promised to deliver games exclusively to Xbox One, Obsidian Entertainment is the thirteenth announced studio that Microsoft have owned this year. With their expertise in Western role-playing games, fans of the genre has something to be excited about in the coming years.
Currently, Obsidian Entertainment or neither has Microsoft have announced what games they are working on. However, knowing that Obsidian Entertainment is now part of the Xbox One family makes it the Xbox franchise a lot more promising in the near future. Hopefully before the new generation of Xbox One kicks in, we will get to experience their exclusive masterpiece.
Here’s an overview to one of Obsidian’s masterpieces via the Xbox Marketplace:
Fallout: New Vegas
Experience all the sights and sounds of fabulous New Vegas, brought to you by Vault-Tec, America’s First Choice in Post Nuclear Simulation. Explore the treacherous wastes of the Great Southwest from the safety and comfort of your very own vault: Meet new people, confront terrifying creatures, and arm yourself with the latest high-tech weaponry as you make a name for yourself on a thrilling new journey across the Mojave wasteland. A word of warning, however – while Vault-Tec engineers have prepared for every contingency,* in Vegas, fortunes can change in an instant. Enjoy your stay. * Should not be construed as a legally-binding claim.
Star Wars: The Old Republic II
This time your choices affect everyone around you It is a time of darkness, five years after the events of the award-winning KOTOR. The Sith Lords have hunted the Jedi Order to the edge of extinction and a lone Jedi Knight remains – you. As you struggle to reconnect with the Force, your decisions will lead you to the light or dark side and will affect everyone around you. The fate of the galaxy rests in your hands!
From the two games listed above, Fallout: New Vegas is also backwards compatible to Xbox One.
In addition to Obsidian Entertainment, Microsoft also acquired another studios called InExile, that brought us hit RPGs like Tormnet and Wasteland 2.
