Microsoft acquires CRPG heavyweights Obsidian and InXile

For years Microsoft’s talked about renewing its commitment to PC gaming, with mixed results. Today’s announcements might signal an actual push towards that future, though. At its XO18 event in Mexico City, Microsoft announced it’s acquiring not one but two PC-centric developers, heavyweight RPG developers Obsidian and InXile.It’s a huge play. Both spun out of legendary publisher Interplay—InXile founded by Interplay’s “leader in exile” Brian Fargo, while Obsidian emerged from the ashes of Black Isle Studios. Both have been perpetually cash-strapped, turning to Kickstarter to fund Wasteland 2 and Pillars of Eternity, and involved with game crowdfunding platform Fig in some capacity.To read this article in full, please click here