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 Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 17:27 Post subject: |
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Well given Brian Fargo's recent comments about he and Chris Avellone working together on Van Buren in the future, perhaps he's going to work at InXile?
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 17:29 Post subject: |
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| sabin1981 wrote: | | Well given Brian Fargo's recent comments about he and Chris Avellone working together on Van Buren in the future, perhaps he's going to work at InXile? |
Would be nice, but I'd be surprised if he left Obsidian for inXile. I just hope whatever he does he is sticking to writing for games, he's one of the few good writers in the industry.
Edit: People on Codex keep posting this, apparently it was posted a while back:
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 17:30 Post subject: |
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Avellone didn't just work at Obsidian though, he was a co-founder and part owner. I wonder if he retained his stake, or Feargus bought him out?
Edit: Judging by his LinkedIn, he does indeed seem to have given up his share:
Creative Director/Chief Creative Officer/Co-Owner
Obsidian Entertainment, Inc.
June 2003 – May 2015 (12 years)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisavellone
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 17:38 Post subject: |
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Considering Obsidian are now working on a free-to-play MMO with a Russian publisher, perhaps he saw the company heading in a direction he wasn't happy with?
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 17:47 Post subject: |
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Who ?
What?
What is so interesting in people changing their jobs
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 17:48 Post subject: |
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Guess you wanted to try it like some of us do with others... but unfortunately you've done it with the wrong person KC 
Might be because he never worked on stellar games like Gears of Wars 
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 17:51 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 17:57 Post subject: |
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So many people at the top level have left since last year - Casey Hudson from Bioware, Amy Hennig from Naughty Dog, Kojima from Konami etc etc ... it's a shame that companies can't retain their top level talent. 
1 and 2 are still amazing.
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 17:59 Post subject: |
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Obsidian laid off a lot of their best staff in 2012, George Ziets was a particular noteworthy casualty around the time.
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 18:00 Post subject: |
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| sabin1981 wrote: | | Considering Obsidian are now working on a free-to-play MMO with a Russian publisher, perhaps he saw the company heading in a direction he wasn't happy with? |
If that is the case,that guy has more guts than half the "industry"
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Now, I don't know what hardware costs in Poland, I guess it's cheaper because everything is stolen from Germany and resold... |
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 18:11 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 18:25 Post subject: |
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| Ishkur123 wrote: |
Imagine if these people would put their creative power into one game. Could be a masterpiece or a complete disaster.  |
You're right.. could go either way.
Oh be quiet, you know what I mean. 
1 and 2 are still amazing. |
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 20:01 Post subject: |
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Maybe Josh Sawyer and Tim Cain will follow him and they'll form the new-new Black Isle.
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 20:41 Post subject: |
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| KillerCrocker wrote: | Who ?
What?
What is so interesting in people changing their jobs |
Hmmm how to explain, how to explain... oh I got it!
Something like when herp derpinski - the genius mind behind Hurrs of Durrs series - left epic games, only this one is actually much more relevant.
BAM! Information Advantage eliminated with an aimed shot to the crotch! 
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 21:23 Post subject: |
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| randir14 wrote: | | Maybe Josh Sawyer and Tim Cain will follow him and they'll form the new-new Black Isle. |
Seems to be the curse of BI guys that they can't stay together in the same team for more than a few years. Pretty much the only way you'd get them together these days is if inXile and Obsidian merged. |
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 22:04 Post subject: |
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twitter whoring= instant couldn't care less
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Jun 2015 00:18 Post subject: |
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And so it ends the Obsidian era as we knew it. *sad trombone* Maybe it's for the best, I just hope Chris sticks to gifting us with his talent, it would be a shame if he tried to do something else (very egoistical thought  ).
I think Inxile would be the most reasonable choice at the moment. Honestly I don't see him working at Bethesda or even worse Biowarea, unless they gave him carte blanche for a Kotor 3 with a transgender rebooted Darth Nihilus
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Jun 2015 00:31 Post subject: |
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I wonder how this will affect the upcoming pillars expansion.
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Jun 2015 00:59 Post subject: |
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Speechless... let's hope he joins InXile.
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Jun 2015 01:04 Post subject: |
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| KillerCrocker wrote: | Who ?
What?
What is so interesting in people changing their jobs |
Right. Now back to your console thingy, kid.
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Jun 2015 02:09 Post subject: |
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| 4treyu wrote: | | KillerCrocker wrote: | Who ?
What?
What is so interesting in people changing their jobs |
Right. Now back to your console thingy, kid. |
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Jun 2015 05:53 Post subject: |
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| Steelone wrote: | | Seems to be the curse of BI guys that they can't stay together in the same team for more than a few years. |
Well Obsidian has been around almost twice as long as Black Isle officially was, 12 vs 7 years, although of course most of the Black Isle members were around for several years prior to that as part of the RPG group of Interplay.
| Steelone wrote: | | Pretty much the only way you'd get them together these days is if inXile and Obsidian merged. |
Not that it would ever happen, but if it did Tim Cain likely wouldn't be part of it. Seems like he still holds a grudge against Fargo going back to when he quit Interplay to form Troika.
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| Posted: Thu, 11th Jun 2015 17:15 Post subject: |
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