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Black Isle Studios Is Back...Sort Of

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by Jim Reilly on August 22, 2012 at 08:45 PM

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Update: When asked for comment about the announcement, Interplay CEO Hervé Caen told Game Informer, "It is very real indeed."

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The developer behind the original Fallout series is back. However, it seems almost none of the key members of the original team are working there. A website originally registered by Interplay CEO Herve Caen went live today with the announcement.

"Black Isle Studios is a division of Interplay formed to develop and publish high quality role-playing games," the Facebook page says. Black Isle Studios was first formed in 1996 under Interplay. It was later dissolved in 2003. Feargus Urquhart, who ran Black Isle before forming Obsidian Entertainment, says he's not involved. "This was news to us as well," he told Game Informer.

Former Black Isle designer and writer Chris Avellone also said on Twitter he's not involved with this announcement, either. No other information about the revived studio was provided at this time.

In January, Bethesda acquired the rights to develop a Fallout MMO from Interplay.

We've contacted Interplay for additional information

[Source: BlackIsle.com]

Filed under: News, Black Isle Studios

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by MACattackROGI Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 02:12 PM

Well isn't that confusing.
by Andrew Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 02:14 PM

So it's basically a different studio just they used the same name so people would think they are awesome lol
by The Destroyer Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 02:15 PM

I want Fallout Van Buren.
by Romars Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 02:18 PM

Well, they might just be filled with the little guys no one bothered to learn the names of, we don't know.
by DeadManWalking Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 02:21 PM

SURPRIIIIIIIIIIISE! We know nothing!

I'm intrigued to see what comes out of this. Definitely will be keeping tabs on this.
by ilovemondays Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 02:24 PM

Does Interplay hold the rights on Baldur's Gate? I'd love to see a third installment :)

Edit: My bad, it's BioWare of course.
by mikhailian Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 02:25 PM

Herve Caen just keeps on rolling. Like a perfectly round turd.
by AGoose Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 02:30 PM

Just in time for Planescape: Torment's 13th Anniversary Edition.
by TheZigZagLady Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 02:37 PM

Hmm, well I suppose this creates jobs and new games so this could be good news.
by The guy who is meh Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 02:46 PM

Black Isle is by far the greatest RPG developer of all time.
by Hendawg_of_middlelands Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 02:53 PM

Sounds like they just trying to jump on a wagon of some sorts? Maybe? They think by changing the name it will change the quality of games they put out?
by Nathan Honaker Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 03:03 PM

Why not just call it a different name then, this is not Black Isle the greatest rpg developer of all-time this is a bunch of guys using the name to get attention.
by Master Chief Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 03:18 PM

I really want that Fallout MMO to be made already. Also so it's a new studio but with an old name why not just change the name?
by The Man of Contradictions Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 03:27 PM

Well it's good to see the company rise from the dead.
by CosmicChaos Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 03:49 PM

Glad the company came back. Can't wait to hear more about this.
by Socra Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 04:07 PM

lets just hope,that a really good game comes out from this studio..

In the old days,they where they where Kings in the RPG genre.
by Companion Cube Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 04:21 PM

Why didn't they just give it a different name?
by Salt AU Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 04:22 PM

Yet another Kickstarter game incoming. The best RPG developer in the late 90s vs the best RPG developer in 2013 is a whole new ball game. Good luck to them, they're going to need it.
by William Dorrance Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 04:31 PM

Interplay and Bethesda are working together AFTER all the lawsuits between the both of them? And they are just bringing the name Black Isle Studios back but not the team?... And I think Bethesda sued Interplay for trying to make a Fallout MMO. This is not going to work I've played Fallen Earth (a Post-Apocalypse MMO) and it's just not my thing. This seems like a very optimistic view of what's going to happen.