Feargus Urquhart

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Feargus Urquhart, born 1970-04-19, is a computer game developer and currently the CEO of Obsidian Entertainment.

Urquhart is best known for his work at Interplay Entertainment, particularly as leader of Black Isle Studios. Black Isle, which Urquhart established in 1998, was Interplay's internal computer role-playing game division, and developed a number of well-known games, including Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, Fallout and Fallout 2. When Interplay ran into financial difficulties, and Black Isle's future became uncertain, Urquhart and several other industry veterans departed to found Obsidian Entertainment.

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Feargus Urquhart served as a play tester for The Bard's Tale Construction Set in 1991.

In Baldur's Gate 2, one of the commoners in the Waukeen's Promenade area is named "Feargus"

In Fallout 2, the name "Feargus" was mentioned as a spy's codename-alike when the player character informs the NCR government about the spying on the president Tandi with a holodisk. It is also notable that Feargus was also the lead director of Fallout 2 during the time of Black Isle Studios.