Obsidian Entertainment - Feargus Urquhart on Acquisitions

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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.

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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