The Latest Breaking News from Obsidian

Avowed missed sales goals, but Obsidian's RPG still beat huge games like Silksong and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in daily Xbox player count last year

One of only three single-player games on the list

GamesRadar · Feb 12

Avowed’s success shows how Game Pass can turn a mid‑budget RPG into a hit

When it comes to players on Xbox, Avowed managed to reach the top 20 played in a single day, something Hollow Knight didn't.

Windows Central · Feb 11

"When Bethesda bought the Fallout license," RPG legend Josh Sawyer figured his "dream" of making a Fallout game was dead – until New Vegas came along

"I figured I would never have a chance to work on the series again"

GamesRadar · Feb 11

Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 failed to meet expectations for Obsidian, but Grounded 2 was a hit, and the future is looking positive for the Pillars of Eternity universe

Obsidian's choice-driven first-person RPGs aren't hitting their lofty sales targets.

PC Gamer · Feb 3

One of Microsoft's biggest Xbox studios is forging a new path after development struggles, missing profit targets — "What are we learning?"

Following the underwhelming performance of Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment is making some major internal changes.

Windows Central · Feb 3

Obsidian doesn't want another 3-game year, but Fallout: New Vegas' example shows how the studio can make games faster without needing "to change everything every time"

"Do people really care that we spent an extra hundred person-months on the inventory screen?"

GamesRadar · Feb 3

Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 weren't "disasters," but one Obsidian veteran admits "it's not good to release three games in the same year"

"Spacing those releases helps the company manage its resources"

GamesRadar · Feb 3

Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says 'remote work isn't all sunshine and lollipops' and explains why he's happy to be back in the Obsidian office after 5 years of semi-retirement

"Uncle Tim likes a bagel once a week."

PC Gamer · Jan 29

Grounded 2's first major content update delivers a new biome, bugs, a sweet new mount, and a really big snake

Toxic Tangle is live now.

PC Gamer · Jan 27

Instead of difficulty, Obsidian designer Josh Sawyer thinks in terms of 3 RPG player archetypes: 'What are they trying to get out of this game?'

I'm usually looking for a bow that shoots chain lightning or something.

PC Gamer · Jan 27