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	Black Isle Studios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Black Isle Studios was a division of the electronic entertainment company Interplay Entertainment that specialized in the creation of computer role-playing games.
		The idea for its name came from the Black Isle in founder Feargus Urquhart's native country, Scotland [1].
		The studio used to code-name its projects after U.S. presidents and vice-presidents.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_Isle_Studios (437 words)

	Black Isle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Black Isle (Scottish Gaelic: an t-Eilean Dubh) is an eastern area of Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland.
		Despite its name, the Black Isle is not an island, but a peninsula (Scottish Gaelic uses the same word for island and peninsula), surrounded on three sides by water — the Cromarty Firth to the north, the Beauly Firth to the south, and the Moray Firth to the east.
		The Black Isle was one of the earliest parts of the northern Highlands to experience "agricultural improvements", and was settled with many Lowland shepherds and farmers, especially from the north east.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_Isle (326 words)

	Encyclopedia: Black Isle Studios (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Black Isle (Scottish Gaelic: an t-Eilean Dubh) is an eastern area of Ross and Cromarty.
		Black Isle Studios is a division of the electronic entertainment company Interplay Entertainment and specializes in the creation of computer role-playing game s.
		Black Isle Studios is a division of Interplay Entertainment Corp., a leading developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software for both core gamers and the mass market.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Black-Isle-Studios (1638 words)

	GameSpot:Video Games PC Xbox 360 PS3 Revolution PSP DS PS2 PlayStation 2 GameCube GBA PlayStation 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Interplay's internal RPG studio was formally renamed "Black Isle Studios" in 1998, just in time for the sequel Fallout 2--though in the sequel, the vision of having a compact, open-ended game seemed lost.
		Black Isle then went on to lend production assistance to an up-and-coming Canadian developer, named BioWare, with a 1998 game called Baldur's Gate, which let you play as a fledgling adventurer who was revealed to be of divine heritage.
		Black Isle went on to produce its own role-playing game in 2000 with the hack-and-slash Dungeons and Dragons adventure Icewind Dale, which was released at around the same time as Blizzard's highly anticipated action RPG sequel Diablo II.
	www.gamespot.com /features/6085963/p-2.html (1532 words)

	Fallout 3 @ GameBanshee
		As many gaming enthusiasts already know, Interplay has effectively shut down Black Isle Studios, let a vast majority of the division's employees go, and shelved the third chapter in the Fallout series.
		We had the chance to talk with John himself to learn firsthand what happened during the final days of Black Isle Studios, and what the gaming community lost with the closing of the division and the cancelling of Fallout 3, Baldur's Gate 3, and TORN.
		Black Isle Studios is a brand name that is owned by Interplay Entertainment Corp. As such, Interplay has the right to put the BIS brand name on any product it produces.
	www.gamebanshee.com /interviews/johndeiley1.php (1215 words)

	GameSpy.com - Article: Black Isle Studios: We are not BioWare
		Black Isle was established in 1998 as the RPG division of Interplay while the development team was working on Fallout 2, said Feargus Urquhart, director of Black Isle and official whip-cracker on the team.
		The purpose of creating Black Isle "was to create a group that would focus purely on making Forgotten Realms and Planescape AD&D branded titles, and to continue the legacy of the RPG's that gave Interplay its name in the mid to late '80s."
		While Black Isle has developed Torment and Icewind Dale (and is currently working on the Heart of Winter expansion for IWD), the team also developed the non-D&D Fallout series.
	archive.gamespy.com /articles/january01/blackisle (396 words)

	Rotten Tomatoes Forums - Interplay shuts down Black Isle Studios (Gamespot) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Black Isle was a division of Interplay that acted as their publisher.
		Oh, and as for the news about Black Isle, I hope BioWare is able to take on the best of those who are out of a job and really fill out their stable with great developers.
		Black Isle has nothing to do with MS other than having worked with Bioware in the past.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /vine/showthread.php?t=294592 (1872 words)

	Gamasutra - Features - "Interview with Black Isle Studios' Feargus Urquhart" [06.11.01]
		For Black Isle, we can rely on the legal, HR, creative service, operations, audio, QA, and IS departments to take care of a lot of things that an out of house developer would have to hire staff for.
		Our goal in Black Isle is to steadily move towards about a million units in worldwide sales per product.
		TORN is an original title, however it is using the strengths of the Black Isle brand (arguably a brand in of itself) and the RPG system developed for the Fallout series.
	www.gamasutra.com /features/20010611/issac_02.htm (2365 words)

	Search Results for 'Black-Isle-Studios' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		The Eel Pie Recording Studios were located on the River Thames's Eel Pie Island and were the venue for a number of notable rock and pop reordings....
		History Cryo Studios was originally founded as Dark Horse Interactive (DHI) in the late 1990s, a joint venture of Cryo Interactive and Dark Horse Comics, and based in Dark Horse's headquarters in Milwaukie, Oregon.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Black-Isle-Studios.htm (937 words)

	Black Isle Studios' Demise Revisited - GameBanshee Forums
		A new article on IGN PC recaps the demise of Black Isle Studios and reports a few new details about the game development studio's closing.
		Black Isle Studios' director quit in frustration, leaving Black Isle unofficially under the management of Digital Mayhem's director.
		By Black Isle's account, the demo as delivered was 95% done, including all game functionality but only one finished demo level.
	www.gamebanshee.com /forums/showthread.php?t=42069 (338 words)

	GameSpy Forums
		Black Isle did develop some good games, but most utilized an engine created by BioWare.
		I was feeling kinda down about the whole Black Isle thing until I realized (after careful inspection of the BioWare site) that I've never played a game developed by Black Isle, only games published by them (Baldur's Gate series).
		And don't think that there wasn't a substantial influence from Black Isle that led to the games being what they were.
	www.forumplanet.com /gamespy/topic.asp?fid=2370&tid=1236525 (1013 words)

	IGN: Another Black Isle Source Comes Forward
		December 19, 2003 - For those of you who may not have been following this developing story, Black Isle Studios, developers of the Fallout, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment games was claimed to have been closed down and Fallout 3 cancelled, according to a posting made by a former employee on the Interplay forums.
		Recently, a source came forward supporting these claims, which was followed up quickly by a formal response from Interplay denying the closure and stating that the other Black Isle projects were still on target while Fallout 3 was under review.
		This individual also offers up some speculation on why the company would apparently be refusing to admit to the closure of Black Isle and the elimination of the Fallout 3 project: Interplay is a publicly-traded company and must therefore put a positive spin on events.
	pc.ign.com /articles/446/446801p1.html (371 words)

	rpg codex > putting the 'role' back in rpg > www.rpgcodex.com
		J.E. Sawyer (lead designer at Black Isle) mysteriously said "This is incorrect information", some BG fans bravely fought back the tears and said "Maybe he meant the release date isn't in February...
		Black Isle's J.E. Sawyer has posted in the Interplay Forums a link to a wallpaper from the BIS project codenamed "Jefferson", delayed or maybe even canned because our beloved Interplay didn't pay for the Baldur's Gate license for PC, extending the console one up to 2008 instead.
		Black Isle Studios, a leading developer and publisher of console and PC role-playing game products is looking for an Associate Producer with experience in both external and internal development.
	www.rpgcodex.com /gamedetails.php?id=88 (2368 words)

	Black Isle Studios Announces Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
		Black Isle Studios recently launched Icewind Dale(TM): Heart of Winter, the expansion product to the classic dungeon crawl using the BioWare Infinity Engine and the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons(R) Second Edition rules under license from Wizards of the Coast, including new monsters, spells, and areas to explore within the Forgotten Realms(R) campaign setting.
		More comprehensive information about Black Isle Studios can be found on the official Black Isle web site, located at http://www.flisle.com.
		More comprehensive information on Black Isle Studios, Interplay and its products is available through its worldwide web sites at http://www.flisle.com or http://www.interplay.com.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-01-2001/0001438313&EDATE= (998 words)

	RPGFan News - Black Isle Studios Closes Its Doors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Black Isle Studios, the developing studio behind popular PC titles like Fallout, Icewind Dale and Baldur's Gate, has been shut down.
		The Irvine, California-based studio was a division of Interplay.
		Apart from Interplay's current financial woes, the company's decision to focus on console titles is generally considered to be the main reason behind the closure of Black Isle Studios.
	www.rpgfan.com /news/2003/2213.html (96 words)

	Gamasutra - Features - "Interview with Black Isle Studios' Feargus Urquhart" [06.11.01]
		Then in 1996, I was promoted to being the division director for the division that would become Black Isle Studios—and that's pretty much what I've been doing ever since.
		Different development studios seem to deal with those creative differences in different ways with apparently varying degrees of success both for the company's long-term health and productivity and the benefit to the game itself.
		Once the team sees that the train is moving again and is picking up speed, they have a tendency to put the "bad times" in the past.
	www.gamasutra.com /features/20010611/issac_01.htm (1028 words)

	GAME.EXE. Компьютерные ...
		Icewind Dale II is being created internally at Black Isle Studios and offers more of the classic dungeon crawl experience, using the Dungeons & Dragons® license from Wizards of the Coast.
		Black Isle Studios, the creators of the Fallout(TM) series, Planescape®: Torment(TM) and the Icewind Dale saga, is proud to bring Icewind Dale II to Windows® 95/98/ME/2000/XP-based computers.
		Black Isle Studios and the Black Isle Studios logo are trademarks of Interplay Entertainment Corp. The BioWare Infinity Engine and the BioWare logo are trademarks of BioWare Corp. Exclusively licensed and distributed by Interplay Entertainment Corp. All other trademarks and copyrights are property of their respective owners.
	www.game-exe.ru /press/2002/2/4/18106 (1024 words)

	Layoffs at Black Isle Studios as Interplay cancels key project // GamesIndustry.biz
		Celebrated RPG developer Black Isle Studios has reportedly laid off large numbers of staff, effectively closing the studio, following a decision by parent company Interplay not to proceed with a major project.
		Black Isle is best known for its work on the Baldurs Gate games, and also developed games including the Fallout and Icewind Dale series and fan-favourite PC RPG title Planescape Torment.
		It's believed that this is the second major project that Black Isle has seen cancelled this year, after a legal altercation with Dungeons and Dragons license holder Wizards of the Coast saw a D&D project shelved several months ago.
	www.gamesindustry.biz /content_page.php?section_name=dev&aid=2678 (450 words)

	Torn Preview
		Black Isle bestrides the PC RPG world like some digitized geek colossus, routinely producing games that win RPG of the Year (as they have for the last four).
		Black Isle’s betting that the game’s deep RPG system will overcome such obstacles, and that eventually the world of Torn will become as well-known as that of the Forgotten Realms.
		Black Isle is using the Lithtech engine to create Torn’s graphics, and at E3 they were sort of a mixed bag.
	www.gamesfirst.com /articles/2001e3/InterplayPC/torn.htm (446 words)

	Black Isle
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		Black Isle Studios Announces Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn; (The Anticipated Sequel to the Award-Winning RPG Will Enthrall Fans Yet Again).
		Black Isle Studios Announces Icewind Dale, A Baldur's Gate Engine Adventure; (New Stand-Alone Adventure Will Be a Classic ADandD Dungeon Crawl).
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0807779.html (268 words)

	Black Isle Studios Interview, Part 1
		Jonric: In Black Isle's own foray into the Forgotten Realms, Icewind Dale, you made a dungeon crawl with a pretty linear plot emphasizing combat and treasure-hunting.
		Feargus Urquhart: It's funny, but while I think there is a recognizable Black Isle style - I'm not really sure what it is. I think some of it is attention to detail, some of it is the way we do dialogue, and the rest of it is our creative process.
		While Black Isle's unbroken string of quality titles over the past few years obviously provided a great deal to talk about, we were also interested to discuss some other topics and to find out how he feels about the RPG genre in general.
	rpgvaultarchive.ign.com /features/interviews/bispt1_a.shtml (1546 words)

	GamersWanted Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Black Isle Studios (Fallout, Icewind Dale, Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance, PlaneScape Torment) is being nixed by Interplay.
		Unfortunately, Black Isle is a studio and owned by Interplay so they couldn't do much.
		However, Black Isle Studios will be pretty difficult to be replaced, and missed for quite a while.
	www.gamerswanted.com /Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2003 (184 words)

	Ironworks Gaming - Black Isle Studios Announces Icewind Dale II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		IRVINE, California, February 4, 2002 - Black Isle Studios, the role-playing game division of Interplay Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ: IPLY), announced today that a sequel to the award-winning computer role-playing game Icewind Dale™ is currently in development and will be distributed by Vivendi Universal Games in North America.
		Icewind Dale II is being created internally at Black Isle Studios and offers more of the classic dungeon crawl experience, using the Dungeons and Dragons® license from Wizards of the Coast.
		Black Isle Studios, the creators of the Fallout™ series, Planescape™: Torment™ and the Icewind Dale saga, is proud to bring Icewind Dale II to Windows® 95/98/ME/2000/XP-based computers.
	www.tgeweb.com /ironworks/NEWS/iwd2-news-02042002.shtml (632 words)

	Neverwinter Nights: Black Isle Studios is dead :(
		I just read that the entire Black Isle Studio staff was laid off, and the company that made all those great games is no more.
		Black Isle may be gone, but the spirit of Black Isle remains in the people that were laid off.
		Well Feargus Urquhart (was the Black Isle Division Director and worked with Bioware on at least BG and I think he also was involved with Planscape?) left Black Isle some time ago and started his own company (I think he left in the last year).
	nwn.bioware.com /forums/viewtopic.html?forum=81&topic=289575 (858 words)

	RPG Vault: Black Isle Studios Report at IGN PC
		Black Isle Studios Report at IGN PC Parent Interplay states clearly that its noted RPG division is not closed, and also that Fallout 3 is "under review".
		December 18, 2003 - This article tonight at IGN PC has word from un-named but reportedly official Interplay spokesperson that Black Isle is not closed, as that site and others have reported.
		While we hope Black Isle will continue and return to its former place of prominence, few if any of the senior developers who made games like Fallout 2, Planescape: Torment and Icewind Dale remained, even before the recent layoffs.
	rpgvault.ign.com /articles/446/446795p1.html (160 words)

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