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Obsidian Entertainment

American video game company
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Obsidian Entertainment is a privately held company founded on June 12, 2003 and headquartered in Irvine. It is a subsidiary of Xbox Game Studios. As of 2019, the company employed 200 people[1].

Obsidian Entertainment

Summary

Obsidian Entertainment is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,511 views/month, #196 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Obsidian Entertainment is in the country of United States[3].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's instance of is recorded as video game developer[5].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's instance of is recorded as video game publisher[6].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's founder is recorded as Feargus Urquhart[7].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's founder is recorded as Chris Avellone[8].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's founder is recorded as Chris Jones[9].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's founder is recorded as Darren Monahan[10].
  • obsidian is named after Obsidian Entertainment[11].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as Irvine[12].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's Commons category is recorded as Obsidian Entertainment[13].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's industry is recorded as video game industry[14].
  • June 12, 2003 marks the founding of Obsidian Entertainment[15].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's location of formation is recorded as Santa Ana[16].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's parent organization or unit is recorded as Q73801[17].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's official website is recorded as https://www.obsidian.net/[18].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Obsidian Entertainment[19].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's director / manager is recorded as Feargus Urquhart[20].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+200'}[21].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's legal form is recorded as privately held company[22].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+259163'}[23].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+142668'}[24].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+286661'}[25].
  • Obsidian Entertainment's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+322145'}[26].

Product Details

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  • Began / founded: 2003[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 04705df3-3d9e-4d42-904b-b7aef921576e[28]

Body

Founding

Founders include Feargus Urquhart[7], Chris Avellone[8], Chris Jones[9], and Darren Monahan[10]. June 12, 2003 marks the founding of Obsidian Entertainment[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as Santa Ana[16].

Leadership

Obsidian Entertainment's director / manager is recorded as Feargus Urquhart[20].

Operations

Obsidian Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as Irvine[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Q73801[17].

Industry

Obsidian Entertainment's industry is recorded as video game industry[14].

Why It Matters

Obsidian Entertainment ranks in the top 0.66% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,511 views/month, #196 of 29,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

business Chris Avellone privately held company United States video game developer Xbox Game Studios

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . LastDodo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . gamereactor.eu. Retrieved . gamereactor.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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