Darren Monahan Explained

Darren Monahan
Nationality:American
Employer:Obsidian Entertainment
Known For:Role-playing video games
Occupation:Programmer

Darren Monahan is the chief information officer and producer of Obsidian Entertainment and one of Obsidian's founders.[1] [2] Monahan works in the game industry, having worked for Interplay Entertainment in various capacities, including as a senior producer for Black Isle Studios, manager of quality assurance, and a programmer on many of Interplay's titles. As a producer, Monahan managed the development of six published products, including the entire Icewind Dale and series.

Career

Darren Monahan started out in the quality assurance department for Interplay Entertainment.[3] Monahan met Feargus Urquhart while working in QA on one of his titles.[4] Monahan then moved out of QA to become a programmer as part of Interplay's Tech Group.[4] Monohan worked on Redneck Rampage Rides Again, credited with the redbook, autorun, and miscellaneous programming.[5] Monahan later transferred to Black Isle Studios and became an associate producer on Icewind Dale.[4] [6] Monahan was the producer for at Black Isle Studios.[7] [8] He also produced Icewind Dale II.[9] [10]

Monahan was one of five developers who formed Obsidian Entertainment in June 2003, along with Chris Parker, Urquhart, Chris Jones and Chris Avellone.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [4] The five friends held a brainstorming session at the home of Chris Parker, where Monahan, Urquhart and Parker decided that between the three possible names of Three Clown Software, Scorched Earth and Obsidian, they liked Obsidian the least, since it reminded them of Black Isle.[3] Monahan, Parker, and Urquhart used their credit cards to pay for most of the startup costs, with the total investment somewhere between $100,000 to $125,000.[4] Monahan was the executive producer on Neverwinter Nights 2.[17] [18] Monahan, along with the other four company owners, was responsible for developing role-playing game titles including Fallout and Knights of the Old Republic II.[19]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Xbox Nation . October 1, 2004 . Black Knights: Obsidian takes charge of LucasArts' golden goose . Greg Orlando . 60.
  2. News: Kotaku . December 18, 2012 . The Knights of New Vegas: How Obsidian Survived Countless Catastrophes And Made Some Of The Coolest Role-Playing Games Ever.
  3. News: Butts . Steve . 2006-02-01 . Developer Profile: Obsidian. We chat with CEO Feargus Urquhart about the past, present and future of Obsidian. . . 2024-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118063629/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/02/01/developer-profile-obsidian-2 . 2024-01-18 .
  4. Book: Ramsay, Morgan . 2012 . Gamers at Work: Stories Behind the Games People Play . New York . . . 79–81 . 978-1-4302-3351-0 . 2024-01-18 .
  5. Web site: Hickston Hog: Redneck Rampage Rides Again; 1998-04-01 . April 1998 .
  6. News: 2000-04-10 . Icewind Dale. What do you get when you blend a touch of Diablo with a smidgen of Baldur's Gate? . . 2024-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118063835/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/11/icewind-dale-3 . 2024-01-18 .
  7. News: Yans . Cindy . 2001-09-05 . Baldur's Gate goes console. A word with the producer of Dark Alliance . . . 2024-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030220103104/http://www.cgonline.com/features/010823-i1-f1.html . 2003-02-20 .
  8. Kujawa . Kraig . November 2001 . Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance . . . 148 . 76 . 2024-01-18 .
  9. Mayer . Robert . April 2002 . Interplay Rides Again? Black Isle strikes back with Icewind Dale II . . . 137 . 37 . 2024-01-18 .
  10. News: 2006-05-17 . Icewind Dale II Q&A. The sequel to the popular Icewind Dale has been in the works for some time. We talk to producer Darren Monahan to learn more about it. . . 2024-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118063529/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/icewind-dale-ii-qanda/1100-2844076/ . 2024-01-18 .
  11. Barnes . Adam . December 2019 . World of Warcraft . . . 78 . . 2024-01-18 .
  12. October 2004 . Black Knights: Obsidian takes charge of LucasArts' golden goose . . . 66 .
  13. Web site: From Shadow to Fire – 15 Years of Obsidian Entertainment . Richard . Costa . June 25, 2018 . TechRaptor . December 12, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215223128/https://techraptor.net/content/obsidian-entertainment-15th-anniversary-history . December 15, 2018 . live .
  14. Web site: Obsidian on Twitter: "Today marks our 13 year anniversary of being able to make awesome RPGs! #HappyBirthdayObsidian! ..." . Obisidan Entertainment . June 12, 2016 . . December 12, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200102095658/https://twitter.com/obsidian/status/742053908005064704 . January 2, 2020 . live .
  15. News: Pratola . Giulio . May 2013 . Obsidian Heritage . it . Game Republic . . 39 . 2024-01-18 .
  16. News: July 2004 . The Will of the Council . . . 190 . 34 . 2024-01-18 .
  17. August 2004 . Neverwinter Nights 2! . pl . Virus . . . 2024-01-18 .
  18. News: 2006-08-28 . Neverwinter Nights 2 Designer Diary #2 - Crafting Cinematic Worlds . . 2024-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118063926/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/neverwinter-nights-2-designer-diary-2-crafting-cinematic-worlds/1100-6156609/ . 2024-01-18 .
  19. Brandon . Alexander . 2007-09-01 . A Day at Obsidian Entertainment: Building an Audio Department From Scratch . . 31 . 9 . 64 . . 2024-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118053112/https://www.mixonline.com/recording/day-obsidian-entertainment-377573 . 2024-01-18 .

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