# Feargus Urquhart

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 lives 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 Set | Tester |
| 1992 | Out of This World | Tester |
| 1992 | Castles II: Siege & Conquest | Additional design, lead tester |
| 1993 | Claymates | Writer |
| 1993 | ClayFighter | Writer |
| 1994 | Rock n' Roll Racing | Producer |
| 1994 | Heart of the Alien | Line producer |
| 1995 | Blackthorne | Producer |
| 1995 | Zombie Dinos from Planet Zeltoid | Producer |
| 1996 | Blood & Magic | Foreman |
| 1996 | Pro Pinball: The Web | Division director |
| 1996 | Shattered Steel | Producer |
| 1996 | Solitaire Deluxe | Associate producer |
| 1997 | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Special thanks |
| 1997 | The Forgotten Realms Archives | Product manager |
| 1997 | Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings | Producer |
| 1997 | Fallout | Division director |
| 1997 | Descent to Undermountain | Division director |
| 1998 | The Ultimate RPG Archives | Division director |
| 1998 | Baldur's Gate | Division director |
| 1998 | Ultimate Might and Magic Archives | Division director |
| 1998 | Fallout 2 | Designer, producer, division director |
| 1998 | Red Asphalt | Producer, division director |
| 1998 | The Ultimate Wizardry Archives | Division director |
| 1999 | Planescape: Torment | Division director |
| 1999 | Freespace 2 | Division director |
| 1999 | Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast | Project manager |
| 2000 | Icewind Dale | Division director |
| 2000 | MDK 2 | Special thanks |
| 2000 | Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | Division director |
| 2001 | Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter | Division director |
| 2001 | Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal | Project manager |
| 2001 | Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | "El Presidente" |
| 2002 | Neverwinter Nights | Original producer |
| 2002 | Icewind Dale II | Division director |
| 2003 | Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader | Division director |
| 2004 | Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II | Special thanks |
| 2004 | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | CEO, president, executive producer |
| 2006 | Neverwinter Nights 2 | CEO, president |
| 2007 | Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer | CEO, president |
| 2008 | Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir | CEO, president |
| 2010 | God of War: Ghost of Sparta | Special thanks |
| 2010 | Alpha Protocol | CEO, president |
| 2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | CEO, president |
| 2011 | Dungeon Siege III | CEO, president |
| 2013 | Horizon | Special thanks |
| 2014 | South Park: The Stick of Truth | CEO, president |
| 2015 | Pillars of Eternity | CEO, president |
| 2016 | Tyranny | CEO, president |
| 2017 | Pathfinder Adventures | CEO, president |
| 2017 | Armored Warfare | CEO, president |
| 2017 | Dead Alliance | Special thanks |
| 2018 | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | CEO, president |
| 2019 | The Outer Worlds | Studio head |
| 2020 | Grounded | Studio head |
| 2021 | Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness | Special thanks |
| 2022 | Pentiment | 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."