Obsidian announces Project Eternity as new Kickstarter
After four days of teases and speculation, Obsidian Entertainment has unveiled Project Eternity as its newest RPG in development. It is looking for $1.1 million for a game that pays homage to the old Infinity Engine games we loved from the Black Isle days.
READ MORE >Morning Caffeinated! -- Torchlight 2, Neverwinter, and the power of music
Ramblings and musings of occasional significance to the Shacknews audience. This is the morning edition for September 12, 2012. Topics include: Torchlight 2 should fill the Diablo 3 void for some players; Neverwinter's mod tools are intriguing; and Planetary Annihilation is ...
READ MORE >"I originally wasn't going to fund this because I already funded too much stuff. Yesterday I went ..."
see all 10 commentsMorning Caffeinated! -- Blizzard Sports, Wing Commander peek, Dungeon Siege tease
Ramblings and musings of occasional significance to the Shacknews audience. This is the morning edition for September 11, 2012. Topics include: Blizzard almost had a sports division; the space sim genre is getting a new entry; and what's up with the cryptic Obsidian site. Wa...
READ MORE >"It's a massive revenue stream he'd be crazy to sell. He has all of the R&D money he could ever ..."
see all 12 commentsObsidian hints at a Dungeon Siege sequel
It's not much too go on, but Obsidian Entertainment has replaced their company web site front page with a teaser for a new RPG with a cryptic number 4 and some obscure text about the Dirge of Eir Glanfath. Seeing as Obsidian worked on Dungeon Siege 3 for Square Enix, it isn'...
READ MORE >"Obsidian is contracted to make a game. Then often forced to release the game before it is ready. ..."
see all 49 commentsPlanescape Kickstarter being considered by Obsidian dev
Obsidian's Chris Avellone talks about the possibility of a Planescape Kickstarter, how he'd do the project differently, and how Kickstarter projects in general might be running out of steam.
READ MORE >"Oh god, please yes! Of all the Kickstarter projects, this is the one I've hoped for the most. ..."
see all 14 commentsKnights of the Old Republic Collection spotted at retail
Two separate retailers have listed a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection, on sale for $19.99 on July 17.
READ MORE >"Do you like stuff like this? I didn't think it would be news but I could have submitted it as ..."
see all 16 commentsThe Last of Us wins Best of Show from E3 Game Critics
The Game Critics Awards have finally been determined, and Naughty Dog has come on top with The Last of Us.
READ MORE >"I think South Park winning best RPG is quite indicative of the lack of RPGs at E3 this year. Not ..."
see all 24 commentsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth dated for March
Having announced a delay for South Park: The Stick of Truth only a few weeks ago, THQ coughed up a hefty wad of news on Obsidian's action-RPG today at E3. It'll arrive on March 5, 2013, then the first DLC packs will be timed-exclusives for Xbox 360.
READ MORE >"Wasn't thinking about this showing up up a Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo press conference, but I'm ..."
see all 8 commentsSaints Row expansion in September, South Park delayed
THQ's latest earning report is out and it included a few interesting tidbits, including sales figures for Saint's Row: The Third and an September release date for the expansion.
READ MORE >"Giving Obsidian some time for more polish? Yeah that's probably a good idea"
see all 2 commentsSouth Park, Darksiders 2 can't ship until they're 'perfect'
THQ is leaning more on its heavy hitters, and is committing to not release games like South Park or Darksiders 2 until they're "perfect."
READ MORE >"When I get that feelin' I've gotta sing, when I get that feelin'! When I get that feelin'... ..."
see all 33 commentsWasteland 2 gets first concept art
The Wasteland 2 information is slowly coming out, and Brian Fargo blogged some details about the game's Desert Rangers, complete with new concept art.
READ MORE >"Yeah I think it's just Chris and some tools Obsidian uses for making games so all of the people ..."
see all 7 commentsMore funding, more content for Wasteland 2
With the Wasteland 2 Kickstarter nearing its $2.1 million goal to include Obsidian Entertainment, inXile's Brian Fargo talks about more goals with 11 days still remaining.
READ MORE >"They'll probably spend those resources to make the tools actually user friendly."
see all 3 commentsObsidian may team with inXile on Wasteland 2
If you ponied up cash for the making of Wasteland 2, InXile has added another goal that would bring Obsidian into the project.
READ MORE >"That's how I feel about them. They are the best at actual Role Playing elements and characters."
see all 58 commentsObsidian misses New Vegas bonus by slim Metacritic margin
In the wake of studio layoffs, Obsidian creative director Chris Avellone has revealed that it would have received bonuses if Fallout: New Vegas had hit 85 or greater on Metacritic -- a target that it barely missed.
READ MORE >"The execs got a bonus for not paying bonuses out to their subordinates. "
see all 54 commentsObsidian hit with layoffs, South Park team impacted
Obsidian Entertainment, developers of Neverwinter Nights 2, Alpha Protocol, Fallout: New Vegas, and the upcoming South Park game, has been hit with layoffs.
READ MORE >"Obsidian don't suck. They have released some really great games GIVEN THE TIME AND FUNDING THEY ..."
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"Oh dear, that was terrible. Just goes to show you need back up your project with some sort of ..."
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