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I’m most distressed that I didn’t pillage a chance t' say AHOY t' Chris ‘Planescape Torment’ Avellone during me limited time at Rezzed. Especially because the only other time I’ve met the sea dog when be when I be blind drunk on French wine 'n couldn’t manage anything more than a witless reference t' talking skulls. Still, they do say ye best never meet ye heroes, so at least I haven’t had t' risk discovering he has bad breath or doesn’t like eye contact or fiddles with his nipples during conversation. Instead, I can live vicariously 'n safely through this video a his hour-long natter about Obisidian’s strange history, his work at Black Isle 'n plans for the upcoming mega-Kickstartered Project Eternity.(more…)

On paper, Fallout: Project Brazil sounds like the stuff irradiated, scorpion-coated dreams be made a. It’s a ridiculously ambitious, Black-Isle-inspired fan-made prequel mod for New Vegas spanning a new vault, an entire new wasteland the size a Fallout 3′s, 'n multiple story-driven, highly choice-oriented episodes. The team that assembled it, meanwhile, comes from various corners a the professional entertainment world, which be – in part – the reason it took so long t' finally see the sepia toned light a day. But now it’s here, in the gnarled, glowing ghoulflesh. I be kind a maybe excited a little a lot. But what’s actually in this installment? Wellllll…

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Obsidian’s a company that’s always stricken me as bizarrely restless. Despite it be near-legendary Black Isle legacy, the Project Eternity 'n South Park developer’s rarely had an easy time finding a comfortable place in the industry. But then, when ye think about it, that’s not entirely surprising. Both RPGs 'n storytelling in games – Obsidian’s wheelhouses – have spent countless years in constant flux. 'n though recent times 'n a massively successful Kickstarter have given the developer some solid ground t' stand on, the eager hands a change be once again threatening t' yank the rug out from under it. Uncertainty’s permeated the entire industry as a late, but Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart has no intention a blindly following the future. His plan? t' redefine the whole RPG genre. During the recent DICE Summit in Las Vegas, he 'n I chatted about that.

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I be sad. I be sad because Fallout: New Vegas’ Project Brazil mod isn’t available yet, which means I can only ogle it be incredibly impressive-looking peaks 'n valleys from afar. So here’s the skinny: it doesn’t actually take place in Brazil. Instead, the story begins in California years before New Vegas’ courier ever began his promising career by being shot in the head 'n buried in a shallow grave. yer new main character’s goal? t' reach Los Angeles. But the entire new wasteland a San Bernardino be rife with factional conflicts, 'n oh goodness also there be this: “The vision a Fallout 2 will be honoured by Project Brazil. Project Brazil be a quieter, more harsh 'n severe world than Fallout 3 or New Vegas. It feels like a real place spotted with rare moments a absurdity 'n fear, split between multiple rising civilizations all trying t' fight for what they want or need in a world recovering from the Great War.” YARRRR. Yesssssss.

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Fallout: New Vegas be a glitch-ridden, unwieldy beast a a game, but it’s a testament t' the wonderful ('n very Black-Isle) world Obsidian crafted that – in spite a rampant instability 'n a fiddly engine – it still stands as one a me absolute favorite games. 'n in spite a the couple-hundred-some-odd hours I’ve put into it, I want more. Semi-recently, I had quite a joyous time with the harder-core-than-thou JSawyer mod, but now I’m getting ready t' dig into an official-unofficial project that positively dwarfs it. In short, a modder by the name a “Moburma” went sifting through New Vegas’ code 'n excavated scrapped bits 'n bobs a all shapes 'n sizes. The end result? A restoration project that borders on insane.

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Let there much be rejoicing. Go on, rejoice. Well, at least smile. No? Well, how about a smiley instead? ye won’t have t' use yer face at all. ye only have t' press two buttons. Come on, let’s do it together. On three. One, two, three : 'n again. One, two, three )

That wasn’t so hard, be it? The reason for this rejoicing be that Wasteland 2 just hit it be latest crowdsourcing bonus target, $2.1 million – 'n as well as meaning it’s now accrued some 231% a it be original target, it confirms that Chris Avellone 'n his comrades at Obsidian be coming onboard t' co-develop Brian Fargo’s post-apocalyptic RPG.

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Sour news t' kick off this morning, as Joystiq be reporting that Obsidian Entertainment, the role-playing game-focused developer a titles like Fallout: New Vegas 'n Neverwinter Nights 2, has been hit with a number a layoffs. Citing a tip received overnight, as well as a number a tweets 'n sea posts on the official Obsidian website, the report claims that as many as 20-30 employees from various divisions be cut loose, including an employee hired on as recently as this past Monday.

Many a the staffers apparently let go be working on an upcoming, as-yet-unannounced project that had been codenamed "Project North Carolina," which be now purportedly canceled. However, some be staffers that had been working on the upcoming South Park RPG, which will be published by THQ.

Those affected reportedly include lead programmer Frank Kowalkowski, who had been with the company for a little more than eight 'n a half years, as well as lead producer Jason Fader.

Obsidian has yet t' release an official statement on the layoffs. We'll update this story if/when they do.