Feargus Urquhart is a Scottish-American video game designer and CEO of Obsidian Entertainment.
Career
Urquhart is best known for his work at Interplay Entertainment, particularly as leader of Black Isle Studios, Interplay's internal role-playing video game division which Urquhart established in 1997. With them, Urquhart worked on the first two Fallout games.
When Interplay ran into financial difficulties and Black Isle's future became uncertain, Urquhart and several other industry veterans departed to found Obsidian Entertainment, in 2003.
Personal life Urquhart resides in West Irvine, California. He and his wife Margo have two children: Katie and Aidan.
Games Year Title Role(s) 1991 The Bard's Tale Construction SetTester1992 Out of This World Castles II: Siege & Conquest Additional design, lead tester 1993 Claymates Writer ClayFighter1994 Rock n' Roll Racing Producer Heart of the Alien Line producer1995 BlackthorneProducer Zombie Dinos from Planet Zeltoid1996 Blood & Magic Foreman Pro Pinball: The Web Division director Shattered Steel Producer Solitaire Deluxe Associate producer1997 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Special thanks The Forgotten Realms Archives Product manager Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings Producer FalloutDivision director Descent to Undermountain1998 The Ultimate RPG ArchivesBaldur's GateUltimate Might and Magic ArchivesFallout 2 Designer, producer, division directorRed Asphalt Producer, division director The Ultimate Wizardry Archives Division director1999 Planescape: TormentFreespace 2Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast Project manager2000Icewind Dale Division directorMDK 2 Special thanksBaldur's Gate II: Shadows of AmnDivision director2001Icewind Dale: Heart of WinterBaldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal Project managerBaldur's Gate: Dark Alliance "El Presidente"2002 Neverwinter Nights Original producerIcewind Dale II Division director 2003 Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader 2004 Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II Special thanks Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords CEO, president, executive producer 2006 Neverwinter Nights 2CEO, president 2007 Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer2008Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir2010God of War: Ghost of Sparta Special thanksAlpha ProtocolCEO, presidentFallout: New Vegas2011 Dungeon Siege III 2013 Horizon Special thanks2014South Park: The Stick of TruthCEO, president2015Pillars of Eternity2016Tyranny2017Pathfinder AdventuresArmored WarfareDead Alliance Special thanks2018Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire CEO, president2019The Outer WorldsStudio head2020Grounded2022Black Geyser: Couriers of DarknessSpecial thanks2022Pentiment Studio head2025Avowed Executive Producer2025Grounded 2 Studio head2025The Outer Worlds 2 Studio head
Awards In 1999, IGN's RPG Vault gave him the award for an Unsung Hero of the Year, stating that "since he is always quick to deflect credit away from himself, the great majority of fans remain unaware of Feargus' actual contributions to Black Isle's titles. We won't give away his secrets other than to say we consider him a very worthy initial winner of this award."
References
External links
Feargus Urquhart on MobyGames