- Feargus Urquhart
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name = Feargus Urquhart
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birth_date =April 19 ,1970 (age 37)
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occupation = CEO,Obsidian Entertainment Feargus Urquhart, born
1970-04-19 , is acomputer game developer and currently the CEO ofObsidian Entertainment .Urquhart is best known for his work at
Interplay Entertainment , particularly as leader ofBlack Isle Studios . Black Isle, which Urquhart established in 1998, was Interplay's internalcomputer role-playing game division, and developed a number of well-known games, including Icewind Dale, , Castles 2: Siege and Conquest, andFallout 2 . When Interplay ran into financial difficulties, and Black Isle's future became uncertain, Urquhart and several other industry veterans departed to foundObsidian Entertainment .Trivia
Feargus Urquhart served as a play tester for "The Bard's Tale Construction Set" in 1991.
In
Baldur's Gate , in Nashkel, one of the graves has a description that says: "Feargus- who said. "Is it done yet?" "not yet I bet!" (once too many!)". It may be understood as a reference to Feargus and his eagerness about the game.In
Baldur's Gate 2 , one of the commoners in the Waukeen's Promenade area is named "Feargus".In
Fallout 2 , the name "Feargus" was mentioned as a spy's codename-alike when the player character informs the NCR government about the spying on the president Tandi with a holodisk. Feargus is also the name of a villager in Arroyo who complains about the well being broken. It is also notable that Feargus was also the lead director ofFallout 2 during the time ofBlack Isle Studios .External links
* [http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?showuser=4 Profile on Obsidian forums]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,13496/ Feargus Urquhart] onMobyGames
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