GS: While KOTOR II and NWN are top-of-the-line franchises, does it bother you that Obsidian isn't developing an original IP like Fallout?

FU: I hate to answer a question with another "Yes and No," but I will anyway. We are very happy to have both KOTOR II and NWN in the studio, because they will help us get on solid footing as a company. Just as importantly, they are games that we want to make. As for a new IP, we are working on a lot of ideas right now and I really hope that we can get one going by our third or fourth project. It's a tough road, though. A lot of publishers out there really want to see the new IP in action before they sign you up, and we have had to put almost all of our energy into KOTOR II.

GS: Can we expect an original IP after NWN 2 is completed?

FU: Definitely. By the time NWN2 comes out in 2006, we will have had the time to put together our own technology and IP. Hopefully, we will have impressed one of the publishers enough to pick the product up.