Who were the founders of the studio acquired on February 1, 2017 by the owners of Arkane Studios?
Escalation Studios Escalation Studios LLC is an American video game developer based in Dallas, Texas, founded in 2007 by Tom Mustaine and Marc Tardif. On February 1, 2017, Escalation Studios was acquired by ZeniMax Media, the parent company of American publisher Bethesda Softworks.
Obsidian Entertainment Obsidian Entertainment, Inc. is an independent American video game developer whose corporate headquarters are located in Irvine, California. It was founded in 2003 shortly before the closure of Black Isle Studios by ex-Black Isle employees Feargus Urquhart, Chris Avellone, Chris Parker, Darren Monahan, and Chris Jones.