Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Obsidian Entertainment announce the
worldwide release of Pillars of Eternity for Windows, OS X, and Linux. They
celebrate the occasion with a
new release trailer
for the crowd-funded role-playing game, and remind those who are
interested that the game is available for purchase
through its website. Here's the
news:
Obsidian Entertainment and Paradox Interactive today released
Pillars of Eternity, the role-playing game (RPG) that was funded by over 70
thousand backers more than two years ago. Pillars of Eternity, created in the
spirit of the classic Infinity Engine titles like Baldur's Gate and Icewind
Dale, and crafted by Obsidian with careful attention to fan and backer feedback,
is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux PC. Fans who backed Pillars of
Eternity will receive it today, while new players everywhere can purchase and
play it at pillarsofeternity.com.
RPG fans will be able to get an introduction to Pillars of Eternity in a live
stream with Game Director and Lead Designer Josh Sawyer, scheduled for 3pm PT /
23:00 CET on Twitch.TV, at
twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive.
“Moments like these feel surreal when they finally arrive,” said Feargus
Urquhart, CEO of Obsidian Entertainment. “Today is the culmination of two years’
hard work, but there’s even more to it than the usual game release day. Given
where we were when we started on Pillars of Eternity, this is the start of a new
chapter in the story of Obsidian. We’ll be forever grateful to all of our fans
and backers for making this moment possible, and truly hope that we have lived
up to the faith you placed in us.”
“It’s a rare privilege to get to be part of a passionate project like Pillars of
Eternity,” said Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive. “We promised that we
were going to do everything we could to enable Obsidian to keep their promises
to their backers. Given how many of us at Paradox were already backers of the
Kickstarter, naturally we felt pretty strongly about that. Watching the Obsidian
team pour their hearts into Pillars has been inspiring for all of us, and we’re
thrilled to be launching the game with them today.”
Pillars of Eternity is an RPG inspired by classic titles such as Baldur’s
Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape: Torment, featuring an original world and
game system that evokes and improves upon the traditional computer RPG
experience. Funded via Kickstarter in late 2012, raising $4.5 million through
both backer pledges on Kickstarter and Obsidian’s own website, Pillars of
Eternity provides RPG fans with a unique experience, driven by classic
aesthetics, modern design, and a deep, engaging world for players to explore.
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