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'''Brian Fargo''' was the founder of [[Interplay]] and was the head of the company when ''[[Fallout]]'', ''[[Fallout 2]]'' and ''[[Fallout Tactics]]'' were developed and published. While he did not work directly on any of the ''Fallout'' games, Fargo did work on Fallout's predecessor - ''[[Wasteland (game)|Wasteland]]'' and intros of all three of the aforementioned ''Fallout'' games include the words "Brian Fargo presents".
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'''Brian Fargo''' was the founder of [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]] and was the head of the company when ''[[Fallout]]'', ''[[Fallout 2]]'' and ''[[Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel|Fallout Tactics]]'' were developed and published. While he did not work directly on any of the ''Fallout'' games, Fargo did work on Fallout's predecessor - ''[[Wasteland (game)|Wasteland]]'' and intros of all three of the aforementioned ''Fallout'' games include the words "Brian Fargo presents".
   
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In February 2010, Brian Fargo mentioned that InXile Entertainment had been working on a game for [[Bethesda]], which was later announced as ''[[w:c:hunted|Hunted: The Demon's Forge]]''.
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In February 2010, Brian Fargo mentioned that InXile Entertainment had been working on a game for [[Bethesda Softworks]], which was later announced as ''[[w:c:hunted|Hunted: The Demon's Forge]]''.
   
 
==Biography==
  
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In 2003 Fargo founded a new company, InXile Entertainment. In October 2004, InXile released ''The Bard's Tale'' for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A version for Microsoft Windows was released in early 2005.
  
In 2003 Fargo founded a new company, InXile Entertainment. In October 2004, InXile released ''The Bard's Tale'' for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A version for Microsoft Windows was released in early 2005.
   
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In 2003, Fargo finally acquired the rights to ''Wasteland''.
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In 2003, Fargo finally acquired the rights to ''Wasteland''. On February 29, 2012, Wasteland 2 was announced on No Mutants Allowed to be developed using fan-funds donated through Kickstarter.
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==Employment history==
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{{Employment history table|start}}
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{{Employment history table|row
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|from =1984
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|to =2002
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|company =CEO, [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
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{{Employment history table|row
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|from =2003
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|to =now
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|company =CEO, InXile Entertainment
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|role =
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}}
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{{Employment history table|end}}
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==Credits==
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===''Fallout'' series===
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{{Credits table|start}}
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{{Credits table|row
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|year =1997
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|title =FO1
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|credit =Publishing
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}}
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{{Credits table|row
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|year =1998
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|title =FO2
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|credit =Publishing
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}}
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{{Credits table|row
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|year =2001
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|title =FOT
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|credit =Publishing
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}}
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{{Credits table|end}}
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===Other work===
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{{Credits table|start}}
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{{Credits table|row
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|year =1988
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|title =[[Wasteland (game)|Wasteland]]
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|credit =
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}}
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|year =2012
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|title =[[Wasteland 2]]
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}}
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{{Credits table|end}}
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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*[[Far Go Traders]] in the [[Hub]] in ''[[Fallout]]'' are a reference to Fargo.
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* [[Far Go Traders]] in the [[The Hub|Hub]] in ''Fallout'' are a reference to Fargo.
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*The character Faran Brygo in ''Wasteland'' is a reference to (and, except for the substitution of y for i, an anagram of) Brian Fargo.
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* The character Faran Brygo in ''Wasteland'' is a reference to (and, except for the substitution of y for i, an anagram of) Brian Fargo.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Brian_Fargo_and_Mark_Morgan.jpeg|[[Mark Morgan]] (L) and Brian Fargo (R) during Wasteland 2 Development
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Interplay1987.jpeg|Brian Fargo and Interplay in 1987
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{{Copyright Wikipedia|Brian Fargo}}
  
{{Copyright Wikipedia|Brian Fargo}}
   

Revision as of 21:38, 12 April 2014

 
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Brian Fargo was the founder of Interplay and was the head of the company when Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics were developed and published. While he did not work directly on any of the Fallout games, Fargo did work on Fallout's predecessor - Wasteland and intros of all three of the aforementioned Fallout games include the words "Brian Fargo presents".

In February 2010, Brian Fargo mentioned that InXile Entertainment had been working on a game for Bethesda Softworks, which was later announced as Hunted: The Demon's Forge.

Biography

In 1984 Fargo founded Interplay Entertainment, where he worked on most of Interplay's early games (e.g. Bard's Tale and Wasteland). He was the company's CEO until 2002, when majority control of Interplay was acquired by Titus Interactive, and he left the company and was replaced as CEO by Hervé Caen.

In 2003 Fargo founded a new company, InXile Entertainment. In October 2004, InXile released The Bard's Tale for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A version for Microsoft Windows was released in early 2005.

In 2003, Fargo finally acquired the rights to Wasteland. On February 29, 2012, Wasteland 2 was announced on No Mutants Allowed to be developed using fan-funds donated through Kickstarter.

Employment history

FromToCompanyRole
19842002CEO, Interplay
2003nowCEO, InXile Entertainment

Credits

Fallout series

YearTitleCredited as/for
1997FalloutPublishing
1998Fallout 2Publishing
2001Fallout TacticsPublishing

Other work

YearTitleCredited as/for
1988Wasteland
2012Wasteland 2

Behind the scenes

  • Far Go Traders in the Hub in Fallout are a reference to Fargo.
  • The character Faran Brygo in Wasteland is a reference to (and, except for the substitution of y for i, an anagram of) Brian Fargo.

Gallery


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