Microsoft announced at Mexico City’s X018 event that it has acquired both Obsidian Entertainment and inXile Entertainment. The two popular RPG developers have been responsible for a number of memorable roleplaying titles over the years: Obsidian is known for games like Knights of the Old Republic 2, Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity, among many others, while inXile gave us Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera and the recently released The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep, just to name a few. Both companies released a video announcing the acquisition and are both highly optimistic about the future, noting that Microsoft’s financial backing will allow their respective studios to reach their full potential. You can watch both videos here:
