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Gaming News April 29, 2026, 02:40 AM
Tim Cain — the creator of the original Fallout, co-creator of Fallout 2, and one of the minds behind Arcanum, Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines, and The Outer Worlds — has posted a video celebrating the third anniversary of his YouTube channel. And casually dropped something big. -
“I’m going to pick it anyway — because I don’t want to miss anything”: Fallout: New Vegas creator on the controversial Wild Wasteland trait
Gaming News April 28, 2026, 02:57 AM
In an interview with the YouTube channel TKs-Mantis, Chris Avellone — one of the creators of Fallout: New Vegas — reflected on the Wild Wasteland trait and admitted it may have been implemented the wrong way. -
Gaming News April 6, 2026, 10:19 PM
Obsidian Entertainment has released a major update for the original Pillars of Eternity, introducing a full-fledged turn-based combat mode as its headline feature. While this system previously appeared in the sequel, players of the first Pillars can now experience the game in a completely new format, with combat fully reworked around turn-based pacing. -
Gaming News March 25, 2026, 10:04 PM
Obsidian Entertainment has released update 2.1 for Avowed, bringing a range of bug fixes, stability improvements, and a highly requested community feature. -
“15% Improvements Aren’t Worth a Year of Rework”: Obsidian Veteran Josh Sawyer Explains Why Games Take So Long and Cost So Much
Gaming News March 22, 2026, 11:40 AM
Josh Sawyer — design director at Obsidian Entertainment, with nearly 30 years in the industry and credits including Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity, and Pentiment — spoke to journalist Jason Schreier about why modern games take so long to make — and why they’ve become so expensive. -
Obsidian Explains Why New Races in Avowed Don’t Have Unique Dialogue — Has This Affected the Game’s RPG Depth?
Gaming News February 19, 2026, 10:02 PM
Avowed recently received its Anniversary Update, introducing new playable races: Dwarves, Orlans, and Aumaua. However, these races don’t feature any unique dialogue options. -
Gaming News February 17, 2026, 10:34 PM
A year after its initial launch on PC and Xbox Series X/S, Avowed has finally arrived on PS5. Alongside the new release, the game received the massive 2.0 update and a fresh gameplay trailer. -
A Stolen Disc, a Missing White House, and VATS Inspired by Burnout: Wild Facts From Fallout’s History
Gaming News February 10, 2026, 02:48 AM
Game Informer has published an extensive oral history of Fallout — a series of interviews with developers from Bethesda Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment about the creation of Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Fallout 4. Todd Howard, Emil Pagliarulo, Joshua Sawyer, and other key figures behind the franchise talked about how they transformed an isometric RPG into a mainstream hit. Here are ten of the wildest behind-the-scenes stories from Fallout’s development. -
Obsidian Details Avowed’s New Game+: Enemy Modifiers, Magic Mirror, New Staff Weapon, and Photo Mode
Gaming News February 7, 2026, 02:10 PM
During a special livestream, Obsidian Entertainment showcased the anniversary update for Avowed, whose main addition is a full-fledged New Game+ mode. It unlocks after your first playthrough and lets you restart the game with tougher enemies, higher attribute caps, and the ability to keep developing your existing build across multiple runs. -
Gaming News February 3, 2026, 08:25 PM
Bloomberg has published an in-depth interview with Obsidian Entertainment head Feargus Urquhart, revealing how the studio is restructuring in response to disappointing sales for some projects and new financial demands from Xbox. -
Gaming News January 26, 2026, 05:07 AM
Craig Duncan, head of Xbox Game Studios, commented on the current state of State of Decay 3 in an interview with GamesRadar+ during the Xbox Developer Direct event. Despite six years of silence since the game’s announcement in 2020, Duncan assured fans that the project is alive and actively in development. -
Analyst Claims The Outer Worlds 2 Sold Worse Than the Original — Fewer Than One Million Copies in Three Months
Gaming News January 21, 2026, 02:52 AM
The sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds 2 from Obsidian Entertainment is showing weak sales results despite positive critical reception and noticeable improvements over the original. According to industry analyst Daniel Camilo, the game failed to sell even one million copies nearly three months after its release across all platforms. -
Gaming News January 9, 2026, 02:18 PM
Chris Avellone, writer and game designer and one of the key creative voices behind Fallout: New Vegas, has once again addressed a long-standing and sensitive topic among fans — the belief that Bethesda “hated” Obsidian’s creative vision and deliberately undermined the franchise. According to Avellone, the reality is far less malicious: Bethesda is simply taking the series in a direction that makes sense to them. -
Gaming News January 9, 2026, 01:28 PM
Obsidian Entertainment continues to expand the early access version of Grounded 2. During the New Game+ Showcase, creative director Justin Vazquez and game director Chris Parker revealed details about a significant upcoming content patch. -
Gaming News January 9, 2026, 12:19 PM
Jez Corden, the editor-in-chief of Windows Central, revealed that Obsidian Entertainment is currently developing four new projects simultaneously. According to him, the lineup includes both large-scale and more niche titles, signaling an incredibly busy production schedule for the studio. -
Gaming News January 9, 2026, 03:13 AM
Avowed will launch on PlayStation 5 on February 17, 2026, arriving on the same day as the RPG’s largest update to date from Obsidian Entertainment. The announcement was made during the New Game Plus Showcase. Pre-orders on the PlayStation Store will open within the next few hours. -
Gaming News January 7, 2026, 04:53 AM
In an interview with Game Informer, Todd Howard explained that after the release of Fallout 3, the team knew there would be a long gap before Fallout 4, as Bethesda had shifted its focus to developing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. -
Gaming News January 5, 2026, 04:39 AM
John Gonzalez, lead writer of Fallout: New Vegas, has shared his thoughts on one of the game’s most emotionally powerful elements — the journal of Randall Clark, also known as the Survivalist. The entries are scattered throughout the Honest Hearts DLC and tell the story of a man enduring the nuclear apocalypse entirely on his own. -
Gaming News January 4, 2026, 08:19 AM
Yes Man has long been considered one of the most memorable characters in Fallout: New Vegas — a smiling robot who cannot refuse orders and always “comes back,” no matter how hard the player tries to get rid of him. Now, the game’s lead writer John Gonzales has explained in detail why Obsidian introduced Yes Man into the story in the first place — and why he now views the character more critically. -
Gaming News December 22, 2025, 04:23 AM
The fifth season of Stranger Things has unexpectedly become the subject of friendly mockery from tabletop RPG veterans. The reason: mistakes in the rules of Dungeons & Dragons spotted by attentive fans, including Josh Sawyer, design director at Obsidian and lead writer of Fallout: New Vegas.
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