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Black Isle Studios was a division of the PC and video game developer and publisher Interplay Entertainment, created specifically for the development of PC role-playing games. The division was formed during 1996, adopting the name "Black Isle Studios" during 1998.[1] The idea for the division's name came from the Black Isle in Scotland - founder Feargus Urquhart's native country.[2] Black Isle Studios was most famous for working on the Fallout, Icewind Dale and Baldur's Gate series of PC role-playing games, though it only published the Baldur's Gate series.
Closure[]
In 1998, several key members responsible for the division's first title, Fallout, left Interplay to form Troika Games.[3] On December 8, 2003, in the midst of serious financial difficulties, Interplay laid off the entire Black Isle Studios staff.[4], filing bankruptcy on June 2, 2004. By then, most members had moved on to found Obsidian Entertainment.
Until last, Black Isle Studios worked on new innovative games, such as Fallout 3 (Codename: Van Buren) and Black Isle's Torn.
Products[]
- Fallout (1997)[5]
- Fallout 2 (1998)
- Planescape: Torment (1999)
- Icewind Dale (2000)
- Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter (2001)
- Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter - Trials of the Luremaster (2001)
- Icewind Dale II (2002)
- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (2004)
Among the products whose development Black Isle assisted are:
- Baldur's Gate (1998)
- Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (1999)
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
- Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (2001)
- Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader (2003)
Two compilations bearing their name were also released:
- Black Isle Compilation (2002)
- Black Isle Compilation Part Two (2004)
References[]
- ↑ Cheong, Ian. Game Info. Lionheart Chronicles. GameSpy. Retrieved on July 25 2006.
- ↑ Keefer, John (January 2001). Black Isle Studios: We are not BioWare. GameSpy. Retrieved on July 25 2006.
- ↑ Blancato, Joe. The Rise and Fall of Troika. The Escapist. Retrieved on March 27 2007.
- ↑ Thorsen, Tor (2003-12-08). Interplay shuts down Black Isle Studios. GameSpot. Retrieved on May 1 2006.
- ↑ Black Isle Studios Website. Interplay. Archived from the original on 2003-06-04. Retrieved on July 25 2006.
External links[]
- GameSpot: "Interplay shuts down Black Isle Studios" (8 December 2003)
- Black Isle Studios profile on MobyGames
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