The Neverwinter Nights 2 developer becomes the latest company to strike a deal with SEGA...

In a joint statement, SEGA and Obsidian Entertainment have announced a deal that will see the Orange County based developer create a new RPG title for Xbox 360, PlayStation3, and PC. Currently untitled, the game is the latest to be produced for SEGA following similar deals with the likes of Bizarre Creations and Silicon Knights in an attempt to open up the company's development for Western markets.

Announcing the deal, which comes exactly a year after SEGA's deal with Silicon Knights (and we still don't know anything about that title), Simon Jeffery, President and COO, SEGA of America, Inc. said "The development team at Obsidian has 'proven track record' stamped all over it...When SEGA decided to create a fresh and captivating RPG franchise for new generations of hardware, we immediately knew who we wanted to work with."

"We are excited to be working with a great publisher like SEGA as they are willing and excited to launch new and visionary IP on next generation consoles," said Feargus Urquhart, CEO of Obsidian Entertainment, Inc. "At Obsidian, our focus is to make exceptional games and we see SEGA as a true partner in achieving that goal for our next epic RPG."

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