Obsidian Entertainment: Last News

Bethesda Softworks apparently rejected multiple proposals from Obsidian Entertainment to create more games in the Fallout series, after the release of 2010’s Fallout: New Vegas.Fallout: New Vegas was the only title Obsidian Entertainment worked on in the Fallout franchise, but according to co-founder and former chief creative officer Chris Avellone, the studio pitched further games to Bethesda alongside ideas for Elder Scrolls spin-offs. All of them were turned down.Taking to social media last year to answer about the lack of a sequel to Fallout: New Vegas, Avellone revealed it was the question that kept him awake at night for “years”.

Avowed, the latest fantasy action role-playing game from Obsidian Entertainment, has received an updated release window.First announced back in 2020, it was then confirmed Avowed would be released in 2024 last June. Obsidian have now said the game will release Autumn 2024 via an update at the latest Xbox Developer Direct.During a deep-dive, game director Carrie Patel said: “Avowed is an adventure into the heart of the Living Lands, a frontier at the edge of the known world.

Xbox Developer Direct is fast approaching, bringing with it a lot of early-year looks at upcoming games. But how can you watch the show and what should you expect?The Xbox Developer Direct takes place today (January 18) at 8 PM GMT / 3 PM EST / 12 PM PST.

Pillars Of Eternity and Pillars Of Eternity 2: Deadfire, has said he would develop a third game if it was on a Baldur’s Gate 3 budget.Sawyer talked to Touch Arcade about the anniversary of Pentiment, Obsidian Entertainment‘s medieval murder mystery game, and how the developer’s technology and goals for its games have evolved over the years.Presently, the team is split between the development of Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, however, there is still a lot of love for Obsidian Entertainment’s older games and a resurgence of enthusiasm in classic role-playing games after the success of Baldur’s Gate 3.When asked whether Sawyer would want to work on Pentiment 2, Pillars Of Eternity 3 or Fallout New Vegas 2 if there were no time or budget restrictions and he was able to recruit anyone he liked, he answered Pillars Of Eternity 3.“I think if it truly was an unlimited budget, I think I would try Pillars 3 because I know what the budget was for Deadfire, which was not a whole lot,” he said.“I have heard from multiple people what the budget was for Baldur’s Gate 3, and I’m not gonna talk about numbers, but if I got that budget, sure, I’ll make Pillars 3.”He added that while he’s pleased with the way that the previous two Pillars entries turned out, it would be “a lot of fun” to make the next Pillars Of Eternity game with no limits.Regarding the hypothetical third game’s combat structure, Sawyer would follow what the fans wanted, but he shared his bias towards turn-based combat.“I just think it’s easier to design more intricate combats. I like games with a lot of stats, obviously,” he elaborated.

Obsidian Entertainment studio design director Josh Sawyer has made good on a promise to sing Dolly Parton if a Pillars of Eternity 2 player completed a certain challenge. As reported by PC Gamer, the “final God challenge” was added to Pillars Of Eternity 2 in 2019, and was so difficult to complete that Obsidian promised to engrave the names of the first 12 players to complete it on a plaque in the studio’s office.Now, the last of the 12 players has completed it, but this wasn’t before Sawyer upped the ante, saying that if the person to be 12th did it without using the Priest of Skaen or Blood Mage subclasses (which were seemingly the best for the challenge), that he would sing ‘I Will Always Love You’ by Dolly Parton.Well, it’s been done,

speedrun.com has added the ability for users to comment on runs, but introduced very little in the way of moderation, causing backlash from some speedrunning communities.An October 14 update on the Speedrun.com website announced run comments, a tool intended to increase “the social aspect” of the site beyond its forums.

Obsidian’s Grounded will be getting a significant update in October that adds a new sandbox biome and improvements to core systems.Grounded is a game in which players have been shrunk to the size of an ant and must overcome the challenges of surviving in a bug-filled garden. The Hot and Hazy update will expand the game by adding a new sandbox biome that acts as a large desert.

Obsidian Entertainment has announced the next update for Grounded which will include a new enemy, achievement support, and more.The newest update is less than a month away and will release on June 30.The Shroom & Doom update trailer has revealed a variety of upcoming new gameplay features for players to enjoy.Upcoming additions include the ability to create castles, befriend pets, as well as a whole host of new to battle creatures.Also coming to Grounded is an enemy, which according to the trailer “literally no-one was asking for.”The ‘Broodmother’ is a huge new spider that will pose a significant challenge to players whether or not they utilize the ‘arachnophobia safe mode’ option that players can activate if they have particular fear of

Fallout 2 is being remade as a mod for Obsidian Entertainment’s Fallout: New Vegas.The game, which had been codenamed Van Buren by now-defunct developer Black Isle Studios, was cancelled in 2003 after the studio was closed down by publisher Interplay Entertainment. However, a group of modders have recently announced their intention to recreate the unreleased title as a “faithful” mod for New Vegas.Titled Fallout: Revelation Blues, the mod is being developed for PC by Odawgthecool on Nexus Mods.

Grounded, the survival game from Obsidian Entertainment, is going to get less frequent but more substantial updates going forward.Obsidian Entertainment has announced in a developer update that it is looking at making “larger and slightly less frequent updates” to the game in the future. “Our goal is to find the right balance of keeping the game fresh with new things while giving the team enough time to make quality features.” the developer said.“We are hard at work on the next update (0.10.0), which is one of our largest yet, which is on track to be released at the end of June.” the post continued.