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Avowed PSA: Keep your pre-completion save files in case Obsidian's Xbox RPG gets DLC or expansions

When playing Avowed, keep your pre-completion save files before hitting the endgame in case of future DLC or expansions.

Windows Central

Avowed review: rollicking fantasy fun, despite its flaws

3/5 Obsidian Studio’s latest adventure doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does make for a fun ride

Evening Standard

Why 2025's Most Anticipated RPG Shares An Actor With Gaming's Best Sci-Fi Saga

Avowed's director and character artist talk about creating the game's companions and how to portray Pillars of Eternity's universe from a new perspective.

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'Avowed' Is A Lean, Mean, Epic RPG

'Avowed' is an engrossing, sprawling role-playing experience that avoids the bloat and excess that so many of its contemporaries' stumble through.

Inverse

Avowed isn't quite Obsidian's take on Skyrim, but it still captures the same magic

Avowed is the latest fantasy RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, and it's a gorgeous adventure through Eora that makes exploration, combat, and more just plain fun.

Windows Central

Avowed review: not quite Skyrim, but much stranger

A skeleton holding a sword, stood in smoke, flowers grow from its skull

Creative Bloq

Avowed review – Annihilation meets Oblivion in a vast, intricate fantasy

Obsidian’s huge, heavily detailed fantasy world has a lot of variety and texture, and interesting people to meet - but the combat and exploration wear thin

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Avowed review

Humble and a little old-fashioned, but Obsidian's decades of RPG experience still shine through.

PC Gamer

Avowed review: "No Skyrim, but an unforgettable return to form for Obsidian Entertainment"

GamesRadar

Avowed PC performance analysis: Sometimes good, sometimes bad, frequently odd

Temper your expectations, avoid upscaling, and just go by feel rather than frame rates.

PC Gamer

'Avowed' Early Access Global Release: When is it Coming in Your Region?

Obsidian's Avowed drops early on Feb 13 for Premium users, with 60 FPS on Xbox Series X—full release lands Feb 18, launching day one on Xbox Game Pass.

Player One

Avowed launch times, release date, and advance access period

Avowed's proper launch is nearly here as the premium edition "advance access" comes to a close.

PC Gamer

Here's Exactly When You Can Start Playing 2025's Most Anticipated RPG 'Avowed'

Avowed, the next big Obsidian RPG drops this week, so here's everything you need to know ahead of its highly anticipated launch.

Inverse

With the release of Avowed just days away, Xbox is set to kick off its most important year of the current generation

Opinion | Xbox is making a massive statement of intent with its packed spring release schedule, but all eyes are on Obsidian right now

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Avowed director says about a third of the Pillars of Eternity developers are working on Obsidian's new action-RPG and teases crossover characters

Avowed will let Pillars of Eternity fans "see the world they got to know over two games in a big immersive space around them that they can explore"

GamesRadar

Avowed director confirms the game follows The Outer Worlds' lead to skip New Game Plus, but DLC is still a "maybe"

Anything's possible with post-launch support

Windows Central

Avowed confirmed to have 60 FPS on Xbox Series X

In a rapid-fire interview, it's been revealed that Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming RPG Avowed, launching February 18, 2025, will feature 60 FPS on Xbox Series X.

Player One

'Avowed's' Premium Upgrade Gets Into the Nerves of Some Gamers: Is Early Access Worth the Price?

Avowed's premium upgrade charges $25 for early access and some fans question the value of paying extra for non-gameplay content.

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Xbox Game Pass to get one of the biggest day one releases of the year so far... and for free

Obsidian's first-person action RPG is coming to Game Pass this month, as well as Madden NFL 25 ahead of Super Bowl LIX.

Tom’s Guide

7 biggest new games launching in February 2025 for PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC

February 2025 is a big month for new releases across various platforms, including Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds.

Windows Central

Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas lead writer has returned to the studio "for exciting times" — and no, that doesn't mean what you think it does

Fallout: New Vegas' lead writer has come back to Obsidian Entertainment "for exciting times" after 14 years of being away.

PC Gamer

Fallout: New Vegas lead writer returns to Obsidian after leaving 14 years ago, but before you ask, no, 'It's not FNV2'

John Gonzalez is back.

GamesRadar

Fallout: New Vegas lead writer and Horizon Zero Dawn narrative director returns to Obsidian after 14 years, but swears "it's not" for New Vegas 2

John Gonzalez returns to Obsidian as creative director

GamesRadar

"It can't start in a way that just feels crappy": Avowed devs are turning to animation to solve an RPG "challenge" of offering a sense of progression without sacrificing a strong start

"The challenge in RPGs is we want you to feel this progression throughout the game"

PC Gamer

Avowed's newly-revealed character creation backgrounds tripped my RPG sicko radar, offering funky fantasies like 'Noble Scion,' 'Court Augur,' and 'Vanguard Scout'

Your background in Avowed determines starting equipment, as well as dialogue throughout the game.

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