InXile Entertainment

inXile Entertainment was formed in late 2002 by Brian Fargo, a founder of Interplay Productions (known for games such as "Carmageddon", "Fallout", "The Bard's Tale", and "Wasteland") . The company is located in Newport Beach, California.

In 2003, InXile acquired the rights to "Wasteland" from Electronic Arts. [http://wasteland.rockdud.net/wasteland.html The Wasteland Ranger HQ-Grid Front Desk] ]

While pitching his idea for a "snarky" version of the classic fantasy role-playing game "The Bard's Tale" at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Brian commented that he felt as though he was in exile — hence the company's name. After assembling a team, he directed work on the new "The Bard's Tale" — now a console-style action adventure game based on the "" engine — throughout 2003.

The new "Bard's Tale" was released for the PS2 and Xbox in October 2004, with a Windows version following in 2005.

On December 20, 2006, it was announced that InXile Entertainment gained console rights for the game "Line Rider". It was expected to be released on Nintendo's Wii console and the Nintendo DS in Spring 2007. The games did not make that release date, however.

The company claims to be planning a "next gen action adventure" game that has not yet been named. On March 20, 2007, Codemasters announced a new criminal/bank heist action game titled "HEI$T".cite web|url=http://www.codemasters.com/press/?showarticle=9524|work=Codemasters|title=GET IN, GET OUT, AND GET AWAY WITH THE CASH AS CODEMASTERS ANNOUNCES HEI$T.|date=20 March 2007|accessdate=2007-03-20] InXile Entertainment is attached as the developer so this game may be the unnamed "next gen action adventure" game revelation.

Games by InXile Entertainment

*"The Bard's Tale" (2004)
*"Line Rider" (2006) (console rights only)
*"HEI$T" (2008)

References

External links

* [http://www.inxile-entertainment.com/index.html Official Website]