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'Devs are getting ground up as collateral damage': Fallout: New Vegas lead says burnout has replaced crunch as 'the primary hazard of the game industry'

Burning up.

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Fallout: New Vegas director and CRPG veteran Josh Sawyer says burnout has "replaced crunch as the primary hazard of the game industry"

Burnout is "no joke"

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'Games made by soulless machines': Tech sparks debate over AI stories in video games

Is the future of artificial intelligence in video games playing out in a cyberpunk ramen bar? Tech companies would like you to think so, but game writers aren't so sure.

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CRPG veteran Josh Sawyer reveals how Pillars of Eternity got its name

Pillars of Eternity director Josh Sawyer has explained how the inspiration behind the RPG's name was created

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Helldivers 2 looks a lot like Metal Gear Solid 5 sometimes, but devs and fans alike agree that's great: 'More games should directly copy stuff'

From Big Boss to Bug Boss.

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As Helldivers 2 draws Metal Gear Solid 5 comparisons, Obsidian RPG master Josh Sawyer says "more games should just directly copy stuff that feels good"

And he's right

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Pentiment director says 120fps being disabled on Xbox is a bug, but it will be added in the next patch

Pentiment director assures Xbox players that 120FPS will be enabled in the next patch after it was locked due to a bug.

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Fallout: New Vegas director reveals the RPG's most twisted Vault was inspired by the Haunting of Hill House's author

Shirley Jackson's most controversial shortie is behind Vault 11

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Asked once again about Pillars of Eternity 3, Obsidian RPG veteran Josh Sawyer shares what Baldur's Gate 3 features he'd like to riff on

Sawyer points to Baldur's Gate 3's movement as a standout feature

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Nearly 10 years after it came out, Obsidian's isometric RPG Pillars of Eternity gets a surprise update

The new Pillars patch has some fans hoping that Pillars of Eternity 3 might be happening.

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Seasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailers

"I can't stress enough how often I'd hear a retail rep declare a genre/style/look was dead with zero supporting data."

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Obsidian and BioWare veterans explain how retailers killed the isometric RPG: "Truly vibes-based forecasting"

A chicken and egg situation

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Pillars of Eternity receives new patch 9 years post-release, and I'm guessing Baldur's Gate 3 and Avowed are responsible

The CRPG receives some love ahead of Avowed 2024 release

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How a parchment of ideas evolved into the RPG work of art that is Pentiment

Holiday Long Read | Edge magazine explores the making of Obsidian's uniquely eye-catching hit

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Before Baldur's Gate 3, these games made D&D's Forgotten Realms a fixture on PlayStation

Play Magazine exhumes the best PlayStation games that incorporated one iconic D&D setting over the years

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CRPG vet suggests D&D 5E is one of Baldur’s Gate 3’s "biggest stumbling blocks"

“The most fun things in the game aren't really 5E things or even D&D things, but Larian things"

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Developers blast the celeb-laden Game Awards as 'an embarrassing indictment of a segment of the industry desperate for validation… with little respect for the devs'

More than a few devs would like The Game Awards to be more about, well, the game awards.

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Fallout: New Vegas director says he'll only answer one question about the RPG this season, and of course it's about the card minigame Caravan

Josh Sawyer gives some tips on how to play your cards right

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Small games can be good for AAA studios, and "directly contributed" to big RPGs like Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, says Obsidian's Josh Sawyer

Pentiment and Grounded were extremely valuable for Obsidian

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After the code for a classic D&D RPG was lost, its lead designer has a message for obsessive fans: "Check this out - I have never had the Icewind Dale 2 source code"

"It was literally never on my computer"

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CRPG vet has a specially engraved watch to remind him his underrated game was good, actually

One of Obsidian Entertainment's most overlooked games finally found long overdue success

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Obsidian's RPG design expert reckons he knows why no one's maining Cleric in Baldur's Gate 3, and it's the same reason no one plays them in his games either

Josh Sawyer has worked on or led design in games like Fallout: New Vegas, Icewind Dale, and Pillars of Eternity.

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Nobody wants to play a Cleric in Baldur's Gate 3, and one veteran RPG dev says it's got nothing to do with D&D rules

"In my experience this has nothing to do with the specifics of BG3 or 5E"

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'A triumph': Brian Fargo, Mike Laidlaw, and other RPG architects weigh in on Baldur's Gate 3

Creative forces behind series like Fallout, Dragon Age, The Elder Scrolls, and Pillars of Eternity react to Baldur's Gate 3.

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The best CRPGs to play after Baldur's Gate 3

Defeated the Absolute already? Here are some options for your next adventure.

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