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Black Isle Studios is a division of the developer and publisher Interplay Entertainment formed in 1996 that develops role-playing video games. It has published several games from other developers. Black Isle is based in Irvine, California.
- History
- Products
- Project Code Names
- Behind The Scenes
Foundation
The division was formed in 1996, adopting the name "Black Isle Studios" two years later. The idea for the division's name came from the Black Isle in Scotland - founder Feargus Urquhart's native country. Black Isle Studios is most famous for working on the Fallout and Baldur's Gate series of computer role-playing games, though it only published the Baldur's Gateseries.
Closure
In 1998, several key members responsible for the division's first title, Fallout, left Interplay to form Troika Gamesafter they "were unable to come to an agreement with Interplay as to how [their] next team should be structured". In December 2002, Feargus Urquhart suggested that the division was profitable throughout its initial life, saying to Kotaku "We did fine... Our product made lots of money, and internally, the BioWare stuff made even more money. It was great, Black Isle. We were doin...
Black Isle Reborn
In August 2012, Herve Caen announced that Black Isle Studios was, once again, fully operational. Out of the original Falloutteam, only Mark O'Green and Chris Taylor were a part of it. The studio was shut down once again in early 2014.
Planescape: Torment(1999)Icewind Dale(2000)Original
The studio used to code-name its projects after U.S. presidents and vice-presidents. The system was reportedly created by J.E. Sawyer, who joined the company in 1999. A list of some BIS projects with their code names: 1. Project King- Stonekeep II, canceled in 2001 2. Project Adams - Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter 3. Project Washington - Black Isle's Torn; announced and canceled in 2001 4. Project Madison - Icewind Dale: Trials of the Luremaster 5. Project Monroe - Icewind Dale II 6. Project Q...
Rebirth
1. Project V13 (Original) - Fallout Online; canceled after the loss of Fallout MMO license. 2. Project V13 (Reused) - Untitled Strategy RPG
With the addition of the Fallout 3 add-on Point Lookout, there are numerous references to an Isla Negraland development company, which translates from Spanish as "Black Isle."
Black Isle Studios is most famous for its work on the Fallout series as well as the critically acclaimed Planescape: Torment. They achieved success with the Icewind Dale and Baldur's Gate series of role-playing video games, though they only published the Baldur's Gate series.
Mar 31, 2022 · Dale, Winter. (Image credit: Black Isle Studios) Yet it was the same studio that captured classic D&D's breezy, freeing sense of adventure so completely in Icewind Dale. Now paring back the...
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Feb 23, 2022 · The developer behind the original game is bringing the action RPG sequel to PC and consoles, including Nintendo Switch, in 2022. Watch the teaser trailer and see how the game looks on the hybrid platform.
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Planescape: Torment is a 1999 role-playing video game developed by Black Isle Studios and published by Interplay Entertainment for Windows. The game takes place in locations from the multiverse of Planescape, a Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy campaign setting.
Dec 24, 1998 · IGN lists the games developed or published by Black Isle Studios, a video game developer that was acquired by Interplay in 1998. The games include Baldur's Gate, Fallout, Icewind Dale, and more.
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