Tag: obsidian

Bethesda boss Todd Howard has addressed rumors of a rivalry between Bethesda Game Studios and Obsidian, saying the online discourse does not reflect reality. He told Windows Central, „I appreciate some of the fan chatter, but behind the scenes, there’s a huge amount of mutual respect [between Bethesda and Obsidian].“ Obsidian developed 2010’s Fallout: New […]

Obsidian is reportedly starting work on a new Fallout game led by Josh Sawyer, but the project comes amid devastating Xbox layoffs and the cancellation of Avowed 2.

The Outer Worlds 2 game director and 20-year Obsidian Entertainment veteran Brandon Adler has reacted to Microsoft’s recent mass layoffs at Xbox and other notable changes, which included the reported cancellation of Avowed 2. Adler, who is the current game director on an unannounced project at Obsidian, said it was an „extremely difficult week at […]

Nachdem die letzten Spiele von Obsidian Entertainment nicht den erhofften Erfolg gebracht haben, werden beim Studio nun viele Stellen abgebaut. Im Zuge dessen wehrt sich ein leitender Entwickler gegen eine bestimmte Form der Kritik.

Obsidian Entertainment director Brandon Adler is tired of seeing „cold take artists“ who are „running their mouths“ about the studio following recent Xbox layoffs.

Obsidian Entertainment–the developer behind Grounded, The Outer Worlds, and Avowed–will reportedly shift strategies to work on a new Fallout game. That means that a planned Avowed sequel and other unannounced projects will get shelved in the process, according to Bloomberg.  It’s unclear whether this new Fallout game from Obsidian will be Fallout 5 or a […]

Xbox’s big reset continues, as the company has targeted RPG icon Obsidian Entertainment, laying off about a quarter of its staff and cancelling a sequel to the underrated 2025 action-RPG Avowed. According to a July 8 Bloomberg report, Obsidian Entertainment has cancelled „multiple projects“ so that the California-based developer can focus on a bigger franchise: […]

Obsidian Entertainment is reportedly pulling the plug on a sequel to Avowed to prioritize a new Fallout game.

Microsoft’s mass layoffs had a heavy impact on the Xbox division, and Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind The Outer Worlds, is one of many Xbox-owned studios where cuts were deep. Kotaku reports that between 60 and 70 people–roughly a quarter of the studio’s workforce–have been let go. The talent laid off includes producers, QA testers, […]