Brian Fargo

Developer BIO

Brian Fargo (born December 15, 1962) is a North American video game designer from California. His first work was Demon's Forge (1981). In 1983 he founded Interplay. While at Interplay, Mr. Fargo brought Universal/MCA in as a 45% equity partner and later took the company public in 1998.

In addition to Interplay, Mr. Fargo formed an on-line entertainment company with partner Softbank in 1996 and sat on the board of Virgin Europe after it was acquired by Interplay in 1998. Mr. Fargo has served on the board of the IDSA and has given key speeches at the industries leading shows such as E3, Global Gaming Forum and the Computer Game Developers Conference. Brian Fargo is currently CEO of InXile Entertainment.

Also Known As

• F. Brian Fargo

Websites

• GameSpy.com - Interview (Oct. 1, 2003) -- Brian talks about his re-acquiring the Bard's Tale trademark, and his game plans.

Games Credited

• Choplifter HD (2012), inXile Entertainment, Inc.
• Hunted: The Demon's Forge (2011), Bethesda Softworks LLC
• Dungeons and Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (2009), Atari, Inc.
• Line Rider 2: Unbound (2008), Genius Products Inc.
• Line Rider (2007), In-Fusio
• The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (2007), Midway Games, Inc.
• The Bard's Tale (2004), Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.
• Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (2001), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Star Trek: Starfleet Command - Orion Pirates (2001), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Earthworm Jim 3D (2000), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Evolva (2000), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Giants: Citizen Kabuto (2000), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• MDK 2 (2000), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Messiah (2000), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Sacrifice (2000), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Star Trek: New Worlds (2000), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Star Trek: Starfleet Command Volume II - Empires at War (2000), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Wild Wild Racing (2000), Imagineer Co., Ltd.
• Interplay Sports Baseball 2000 (1999), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• R/C Stunt Copter (1999), Titus France SA
• Star Trek: Starfleet Command (1999), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Tanktics (1999), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Y2K: The Game (1999), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy (1998), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Redneck Rampage Rides Again (1998), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• JetFighter III (1997), Mission Studios
• Realms of the Haunting (1997), Gremlin Interactive Ltd.
• Redneck Rampage (1997), Interplay Productions Ltd.
• Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (1997), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Blood & Magic (1996), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Conquest of the New World (1996), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition) (1996), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Mummy: Tomb of the Pharaoh (1996), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Alone in the Dark 2 (1995), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Earthworm Jim: Special Edition (1995), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Mario's Game Gallery (1995), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Star Trek: Judgment Rites (Limited CD-ROM Collector's Edition) (1995), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Stonekeep (1995), Interplay Productions Ltd.
• Wolfenstein 3D (1995), MacPlay
• Zombie Dinos From Planet Zeltoid (1995), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure (1994), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Clay Fighter 2: Judgement Clay (1994), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Clay Fighter: Tournament Edition (1994), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Heart of the Alien: Out of this World parts I and II (1994), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
• J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings - Volume One (1994), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Out of This World (1994), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space (1993), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Clay Fighter (1993), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Claymates (1993), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Interplay's 10 Year Anthology (1993), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Rags to Riches: The Financial Market Simulation (1993), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• RoboCop Versus the Terminator (1993), Virgin Games, Inc.
• Rock 'n Roll Racing (1993), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• SimCity Enhanced CD-ROM (1993), Interplay Entertainment Corp., Maxis Software Inc.
• Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993), Unalis Corporation
• Battle Chess 4000 (1992), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Battle Chess Enhanced CD ROM (1992), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Castles II: Siege & Conquest (1992), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers (1992), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• The Lost Vikings (1992), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Mario Teaches Typing (1992), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (1992), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• The Bard's Tale Construction Set (1991), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Castles (1991), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Castles: The Northern Campaign (1991), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Track Meet (1991), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• The Adventures of Rad Gravity (1990), Activision, Inc.
• Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess (1990), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• Swords and Serpents (1990), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
• Total Recall (1990), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
• Dragon Wars (1989), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Neuromancer (1989), Interplay Productions, Inc.
• The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate (1988), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight (1988), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Battle Chess (1988), Electronic Arts Ltd.
• Wasteland (1988), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Murder on the Mississippi (1986), Activision, Inc.
• Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale (1986), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Tass Times in Tonetown (1986), Activision, Inc.
• Titanic: The Recovery Mission (1986), Electric Dreams Software
• Borrowed Time (1985), Activision, Inc.
• The Demon's Forge (1981), Saber Software