InXile Entertainment was founded by Brian Fargo, co-founder of Interplay, and developer of various beloved CRPGs such as Wasteland, Fallout and The Bard's Tale.
Wasteland, which Fargo directed, is often seen as the primary inspiration for Fallout, which went on to become a much bigger brand following the release of the original in 1997. Fargo was an executive producer on both Fallout and Fallout 2.
InXile was in dire straits until a "Hail Mary" Kickstarter campaign for Wasteland 2 saved the studio in 2012. The campaign raised $2,933,252, and Wasteland 2 was released to acclaim. The success of Wasteland 2 and the subsequent Torment: Tides of Numenera led to the acquisition of InXile by Microsoft in 2018.
"That Kickstarter campaign was a Hail Mary pass to allow us to go back to making the kind of role-playing games we wanted to, and eventually being part of Microsoft," Fargo said in a social media post. "That culminated in Clockwork Revolution."
Clockwork Revolution, originally revealed in 2023, received a lengthy trailer at the most recent Xbox Showcase. The game is very, very British and clearly displays elements of the immersive genre, drawing apt comparisons to BioShock and Dishonored. Our own...
