Eora is Born as Crowdfunded Pillars of Eternity Releases

Obsidian Entertainment and Paradox Interactive finally unleashed the crowdfunded beast known as Pillars of Eternity. Funded by 77,000 backers, the game harkens to older RPGs like Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape: Torment, featuring an original world and game system that go beyond the traditional computer RPG.

Feargus Urquhart, CEO of Obsidian, refers to the release:

Moments like these feel surreal when they finally arrive. Today is the culmination of two years' hard work, but there's even more to it than the usual game release day. Given where we were when we started on Pillars of Eternity, this is the start of a new chapter in the story of Obsidian. We'll be forever grateful to all of our fans and backers for making this moment possible, and truly hope that we have lived up to the faith you placed in us.

Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive, also expresses his excitement for the release:

It's a rare privilege to get to be part of a passionate project like Pillars of Eternity. We promised that we were going to do everything we could to enable Obsidian to keep their promises to their backers. Given how many of us at Paradox were already backers of the Kickstarter, naturally we felt pretty strongly about that. Watching the Obsidian team pour their hearts into Pillars has been inspiring for all of us, and we're thrilled to be launching the game with them today.

Both studios have released a new trailer to celebrate the launch, introducing the realm of Eora. Finally, to ring in the launch, there will be a live stream with the Game Director and Lead Designer Josh Sawyer, scheduled for 3PM PT/ 6PM ET/ 23:00 CET on Twitch.tv. If you would like to purchase the game, you can head on over to their main site.