Icewind Dale II

Josh Sawyer on When Features Die

Josh Sawyer has taken a Formspring question on features getting cut to YouTube to answer it appropriately, and goes over various examples of features that were either implemented smoothly, cut, or generated problems in Icewind Dale II, Neverwinter Nights 2…

J.E. Sawyer Video Interview

The latest episode of Matt Barton’s Matt Chat video series is an interview with Obsidian Entertainment’s Josh Sawyer discussing his pre-Fallout: New Vegas work, including his start in the industry, the games that most influenced him, the canceled Baldur’s Gate…

Black Isle Studios Revival Incoming?

Word has quickly spread of an upcoming rebirth of the famous RPG developer, Black Isle Studios, after the appearance of a brand new web site featuring the classic logo, updated Facebook and Twitter pages, and the portentous words “Black Isle…

J.E. Sawyer Interview

As part of their ongoing “Knights of the Roleplaying Table” interview series, the folks at GameStar.ru have asked some general RPG design-related questions to Obsidian’s J.E. Sawyer, whose notable work includes Icewind Dale II, Neverwinter Nights 2 and Fallout: New…

Dungeons & Dragons Premium Collections Announced

Atari fired over a press release late yesterday announcing plans to release two more retail Dungeons & Dragons bundle packs, with the first including all of the Infinity Engine games, their expansions, and Troika’s The Temple of Elemental Evil, and…

J.E. Sawyer Interview

After chatting with a number of developers for his “Unmasking the Gamers” features, including Chris Avellone, also from Obsidian Entertainment, Will Ooi turns his attention to J.E. Sawyer, lead on Fallout: New Vegas and the cancelled Aliens RPG among other…