Today at X018, Microsoft announced its intent to acquire Obsidian Entertainment and inXile Entertainment.

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Obsidian Entertainment is best known as the developer of role-playing games like Fallout: New Vegas InXile is also well-known for its development of role-playing games, including Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera, Bard’s Tale IV and the upcoming Wasteland 3.Today's announcement further bolsters the company's current stable of development teams to 13, following the announcements earlier this year that Microsoft will acquire Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, Compulsion Games, and Playground Games . Additionally, Microsoft indicated it was interested in acquiring even more new studios Microsoft has also opened a new studio in Santa Monica, California called The Initiative, recruiting top-tier talent from throughout the games industry.

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