Microsoft acquires two veteran gaming studios in ongoing Xbox exclusive push

At Microsoft’s 'X018' Xbox gaming event in Mexico City, the company announced a raft of new measures that it's hoping will reignite fan passion for the Xbox platform, including imminent support for keyboard and mouse controls in select games. 

That wasn’t the only big announcement, however. Back in June, Microsoft acquired five gaming studios to try and bolster its repertoire of first-party exclusive gaming titles – on both Xbox and PC – and now the company has added another two big veteran names to its roster: Obsidian Entertainment and InXile Entertainment.

Both studios are well-regarded for their work on RPG titles, with Obsidian gaining plenty of attention for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, Fallout: New Vegas, and more recently for its two Pillars of Eternity games, while InXile is best known for the Wasteland, Bard’s Tale and Torment franchises.