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'I'm over making other people really wealthy with my own creations': Fallout co-creator Tim Cain isn't interested in making a new IP or a sequel to one of his classic RPGs and, at this point, he's 'exasperated with the question'

"I'm still making toys and I love them, and they make me happy."

PC Gamer

Todd Howard says Obsidian was "the only choice" for Fallout: New Vegas – aside from the studios' Fallout DNA, devs did "something similar" with Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2

"We knew there was going to be a long break until Fallout 4 – how can we keep this going?"

GamesRadar

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando feels like Space Marine 2 meets co-op horde shooter, and it's the campy Left 4 Dead-like I've been waiting for since 2009

Hands-on | How Toxic Commando's incorporation of vehicular tech sets the zombie battlefield apart from competitors

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I'm not waiting 5 years for everyone to realize The Outer Worlds 2 is another Obsidian classic—I'm giving it its flowers now

Haters begone, I've got builds to plan.

PC Gamer

In a year where Obsidian released a pair of RPGs, its best game was an early access survival romp

It turns out that a small community garden offers more compelling adventures than a magical island or a capitalist nightmare.

PC Gamer

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer leads the charge of RPG fans playfully roasting Stranger Things for its D&D rule flubs: 'The oldheads are going to catch all these things'

Clerics casting Dimension Door? Not at any table in 1987.

PC Gamer

2026 will be a huge year for Obsidian fans, as Avowed, Grounded 2, and The Outer Worlds 2 all receive major updates

From Avowed’s Anniversary Update to Grounded 2’s evolving roadmap and The Outer Worlds 2 DLC, Obsidian has plenty planned for fans heading into 2026.

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“We started with the solid foundation that we inherited from Fallout 3”: How Fallout: New Vegas delivered a bigger, better post-apocalypse by sticking to the script – mostly

From the Vault | Obsidian was "at the top of the list" to make New Vegas, GamesTM learned at E3 2010, and Bethesda's reasons still make sense today

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As Fallout Season 2 debuts, Todd Howard addresses a New Vegas misconception that Bethesda hates the RPG — "Huge respect for the folks at Obsidian"

Does Bethesda hate Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas? Many seem to think so, though Todd Howard has now addressed the misconception himself to deny that assumption.

Windows Central

As Xbox refuses to play the console wars game in 2025, it's traded exclusivity for a multi-platform future – but its biggest names are still at large

Year in Review 2025 | Even with 3 Obsidian games in one year, Xbox's 2025 felt like the calm before the storm.

GamesRadar

Should you play Fallout: New Vegas before watching Fallout season 2?

Short on time? Here's whether you should play New Vegas before Fallout's new season

Total Film

From Avowed to Hades 2, the best RPGs of 2025 are the cream of the role-playing crop

Year in Review 2025 | It's been a great year for RPGs, and these five are the absolute peak of the genre's last 12 months

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Disco Elysium devs built the RPG's visual style as a "cover band" for Obsidian's "great comeback game," Pillars of Eternity

"We were like, 'we should steal that'"

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"RPGs can be divisive": Obsidian chats all things Avowed – how it overcame the Skyrim comparisons, why there's no Baldur's Gate 3-style romance, and what's next for the 2025 gem

Year in Review 2025 | "You're going to get people who really love it and people who really don't love it"

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Turn on the New Vegas 2 copium machine: The Outer Worlds 2 director says Obsidian looks at "everything" available when choosing IP to work on, which happens to include Fallout

But I have a feeling the studio is going to stick to originals for a while yet

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Obsidian hopes to stand alongside CD Projekt and Larian by making "best-in-class" reactive RPGs, says The Outer Worlds 2 director: "I don't know if we're there yet, but I'd love to get there"

Year in Review 2025 | The Outer Worlds 2 director on the future of the RPG and Obsidian

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The best mods for Fallout: New Vegas

Our favorite mods for Obsidian's 2010 RPG.

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From Skate to 2XKO, why wait when you can already play the best early access games of 2025

Year in Review 2025 | The year's best early access games are already fun and fueled with potential

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Fallout co‑creator leaves retirement to rejoin Xbox's Obsidian Entertainment, fueling speculation about future games — "Don't bother guessing, you're not gonna guess right"

Game designer Tim Cain has rejoined Obsidian Entertainment, leaving retirement to work on a new project.

PC Gamer

Catch up on the GOTY conversation with these Game Awards nominees on Xbox Game Pass

You want to complain about the snubs, don't you?

GamesRadar

Fallout co-creator Tim Cain rejoins Obsidian, tells everyone to not bother guessing what game he's working on: "You're not gonna guess right"

An RPG legend goes back to a legendary RPG studio

PC Gamer

Fallout co-creator Tim Cain is out of 'semi-retirement' and back at Obsidian

Cain? On games?

GamesRadar

Bethesda's Todd Howard tips his hat to Obsidian, says he invited the Fallout: New Vegas devs to the Fallout Season 2 set to relive the iconic setting

"We know the folks at Obsidian well, love their work, and so we reached out to them"

PC Gamer

'Huge respect to the folks at Obsidian': Todd Howard invited Obsidian devs onto Fallout season 2's set so they could see New Vegas in the flesh

"They've just had an incredible year."

Windows Central

Obsidian's Xbox survival game Grounded 2 gets a December update bringing cheerful holiday decorations — and PC gets DLSS, too

Grounded 2's latest update brings some holiday decorations, as well as DLSS and FSR options for players on Windows PC.

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