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Obsidian Entertainment - Feargus Urquhart on Acquisitions

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    [​IMG]Christopher Dring (Head of Games B2B) had an interview with Feargus Urquhart (CEO at Obsidian) for GameIndustry.biz. We had already covered the video interview, here is the transcribed version.

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    Obsidian CEO on acquisitions: "Find a partner who's going to be all-in"

    Feargus Urquhart offers advice on successful mergers and acquisitions, and why Obsidian joined Microsoft

    The key to good game development acquisitions -- from the perspective of the acquired studio -- is finding a partner who is "all-in" on your studio and your game, says Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart.

    The co-founder of the Californian studio behind The Outer Worlds spoke openly about some of his experiences with publishers and why Obsidian ultimately decided to join Microsoft's in-house studio group at GI Live: London earlier this month. [...]
     
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