Dhruin
SasqWatch
The Armchair Empire has a short feature called The Top 5 Studios that are No Longer with Us. Black Isle and Looking Glass both find positions:
More information.Of all the developers to focus on RPGs over the years, few have reached the level of quality that Black Isle did in terms of narrative. Having been responsible for the first two Fallout games, the Icewind Dale series, and what some consider to be THE best example of storytelling in an RPG, Planescape: Torment, Black Isle has a very impressive list of games under its belt.
All three series are considered to be top ten material for the all-time best PC RPGs, and arguably the top 10 best RPGs overall. It’s not only impressive that one studio made all of these series, but also that they put them out in a surprisingly short time what with the company existing for only about seven years.