Tag: obsidian entertainment

Worried about not seeing everything RPGs like Avowed has to offer? Don’t be, as one Obsidian dev thinks “missable content” is the whole point of the genre

Worried about not seeing…

RPGs often have a lot of things to do that are easy to miss, but for one Avowed developer,…
The world is ending but here’s a side quest – will RPGs ever solve their urgency problem?

The world is ending…

Why is it that in a role-playing game where the stakes are usually ‘the end of the world’, the…
Fallout fan fest in real-life version of New Vegas’ Goodsprings features NCR vs Legion battle re-enactments, and a Todd Howard cosplay with “an actual piece of trash”

Fallout fan fest in…

Fallout fans have been staging an annual community get-together in the real-life town of Goodsprings for a few years…
Continuing gaming’s worst trend, you’ll be able to play Avowed five days early as long as you’re happy to fork over $90

Continuing gaming’s worst trend,…

My least favourite trend in gaming has hit Avowed, meaning if you’re happy to pay some extra money for…
Avowed selling five days early access if you pay £90

Avowed selling five days…

Delayed Obsidian role-playing game Avowed launches for most people on 18th February 2025, but those who pay £89.99 (or…
Amazon’s latest Secret Level trailer includes Sifu, Mega Man, Spelunky, and a nightmarish Pac-Man

Amazon’s latest Secret Level…

Much of the pre-launch discussion around Amazon’s upcoming video game anthology show Secret Level has been occupied with fact…
“We’re not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles”, Xbox boss Phil Spencer says, likely leaving the PS5 Pro pretty PSSRd off

“We’re not going to…

In a chat that also featured him talking about handhelds for the many-th time this year, Xbox’s Phil Spencer…
GOG is launching a new preservation program, and it looks like good news for PC folks who love playing classics without having to mess around

GOG is launching a…

GOG has announced it’s kicking off a new preservation program that’ll see it commit extra resources to making sure…
“We really heavily focused on freedom to play the game the way you wanted” – Fallout: New Vegas’ director on Obsidian’s goals in the face of bug criticisms and Fallout 3 comparisons

“We really heavily focused…

Obsidian knew what it was in for as it was developing Fallout: New Vegas, but that didn’t stop it…
No, Avowed doesn’t have any romance options, but the game’s director has some pretty good reasons behind the decision

No, Avowed doesn’t have…

Romance options are pretty popular in RPGs these days, and even though Avowed doesn’t have any, its director thinks…