Company News Tim Cain joins Obsidian full-time

[Zed]

Tags: Chris Avellone; Obsidian Entertainment; Tim Cain

Today Chris Avellone let the twitterverse (ughh) know that Timothy Cain joins Obsidian full-time starting... Today.

Wasn't he already on full-time, you might wonder?
Well, no. Avellone clarifies:

He was on contract, he was planning to work with another company in a few months, then changed his mind & decided to stay. ​

 

[felipepepe]

Still, Tim went to Obsidian in October...he was already going to bail out? WTF, 6 months in this industry is nothing...

 

[Kosmonaut]

This is pretty cool!

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

Great news.

 

[garren]

Righto. Get that kickstarter project going and start developing!

 

[Jaesun]

Awesome to hear. I'm happy for my girlfriend *snap* Tim.

 

[racofer]

They should have hired some QA people as well.

 

[bonescraper]

Rumors are, they are making Mass Effect: New Citadel for EA. A gay romance-centered extreme next-gen cinematic slam dunk RPS.

But seriously, that's good news.

 

[Jaesun]

They should have hired some QA people as well.

You are aware Publishers do the QA of games right?

 

[HardDeck]

Wasteland 2 or Icewind Dale 3, which is better and why ? Discuss !!!!!!!

 

[IronicNeurotic]

They should have hired some QA people as well.

You are aware Publishers do the QA of games right?

Well, they have their own guys too.

But either way. They are clear with 1 game going (DSIII) in the bug departement. We'll see if they continue.

 

[racofer]

They should have hired some QA people as well.

You are aware Publishers do the QA of games right?

I'm, but not Obsidian, apparently.

 

[Sannom]

Still, Tim went to Obsidian in October...he was already going to bail out? WTF, 6 months in this industry is nothing...

He clarified, in an interview a few weeks after he joined, that his contract only lasted until February.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

Ok, Chris Avellone, Tim Cain, J.E. Sawyer need to get into a room and throw some ideas together. Those three are geniuses. This is great news.

 

[Hobo Elf]

If only Obsidian had time or resources to make a game based on their own IP

 

[SCO]

If only there was a kickstarter thing.

 

[Papa Môlé]

I'll be looking forward to that first person, real-time Arcanum sequel with dialogue wheels and romanceable party members now.

 

[Roguey]

Nice, as long as they keep him away from the design of any hypothetical kickstarter project. His fetish for single character turn based combat is even greater than his fetish for fat, hairy men and well, that's a game-killer.

 

[HanoverF]

Apparently members of this board aren't the only ones with a crush on Chris Avellone

 

[lulurkinglurkerlurk]

Great News, too bad it happens a little bit late.

 

[RK47]

KurisuuuuuuuuU~~~

So, what are they making again? South Park? Hell naw.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Any updates on Cain or any of the others at Obsidian?

 

[Average Manatee]

I await an absolutely glorious South Park RPG that will redefine the genre and be hailed as one of the greatest games of all time by the codex.

 

[gromit]

What the manatee said, but less sarcastically... I'm hoping it will be the pinnacle of Good For What It Is.

 

[Mozgoëbstvo]

I'll be looking forward to that first person, real-time Arcanum sequel with dialogue wheels and romanceable party members now.

First poster with realistic expectations award goes to: YOU! Congrats.