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Grounded 2 is targeting updates every "four to five months" after Obsidian learned the hard way: "When we started with Grounded 1 in early access we were trying to do monthly updates – that was a hassle and it didn't work"

Summer Preview | Obsidian Entertainment details the lessons learned after its first early access adventure, and how it changed the studio's approach to Grounded 2

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With The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian is dedicated to making sneaky playstyles truly viable: "We have a strike team going room-by-room to see if we can stealth properly through each location"

Summer Preview | The improvements to stealth in The Outer Worlds 2 reflect the effort Obsidian is putting into creating an RPG that's reactive to your decisions

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Obsidian won't rule out bringing Grounded 2 to PS5 in the future, but says that its initial release is "all about being in Game Preview and Early Access"

Summer Preview | Grounded was a success on PS5 and Switch, so why isn't its sequel following in its footsteps? We speak to Obsidian to learn more

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Everything is bigger in Grounded 2, but Obsidian never considered stretching beyond four-player co-op: "It would have undermined what Grounded was really about"

Summer Preview | Our bite-sized preview of Grounded 2 continues as Obsidian gives us exclusive insight into how it scaled up beyond the backyard

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After playing The Outer Worlds 2, I'm convinced that it has the potential to be Obsidian's greatest game – and the best FPS of 2025

Summer Preview | The Outer Worlds was a fun sci-fi adventure, but its sequel is shaping up to be something truly special

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Grounded 2's best feature is happening because Obsidian left the Xbox One behind

After playing Grounded 2, I talked with game director Chris Parker, who says the game's biggest feature is possible because the team left the Xbox One behind.

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After playing Grounded 2 for 30 minutes, it's clear that my favorite survival game is getting a massive glow-up

Summer Preview | Obsidian Entertainment and Eidos Montreal has found big solutions to the smallest problems

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The last Gears of War Reloaded beta weekend is live, here's how you can take part

The Gears of War Reloaded beta is here and there are a few different ways you can get yourself a ticket to enter. Here's what you need to know.

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5 things we didn't get from the Xbox Games Showcase, because Xbox obviously hates me personally

The recent Xbox Games Showcase was filled with exciting reveals and updates, but there were several games that I really wanted. Here are the top five.

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3 things I liked and 2 I didn't after 30 minutes with Grounded 2

Honey, I shrunk the sequel.

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Ninja Gaiden 4 is bloody, stylish, and pure fun — I cannot wait for the full release of this Xbox, Team Ninja, and PlatinumGames team-up

After going hands-on with Ninja Gaiden 4, I'm convinced the team-up of Team Ninja, PlatinumGames, and Xbox Game Studios is what this series needed.

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The Outer Worlds 2 is fixing the first RPG's biggest weakness by improving guns "in every way", and the sci-fi nerd in me is already screaming about the Shrink Ray

Opinion | The Outer World 2's sci-fi weapons sound rad as hell, and the improvements look like such a step up from the first RPG

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The Outer Worlds 2 game director says its writing has a 'less silly, darker tone' than the first game

People aren't always bad in silly ways. Sometimes they're just bad.

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I played Gears of War: Reloaded on the ROG Xbox Ally X, and it's a fantastic experience that blew me away

I played Gears of War: Reloaded on the ROG Xbox Ally X after the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, and it's a fantastic experience.

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I can't believe we're already getting a sequel to one of the best survival games ever, and I doubly can't believe how much it'll cost

During the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, Obsidian Entertainment shocked me by unveiling Grounded 2, the sequel to one of my favorite survival games of all time.

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Xbox wins "Not-E3" again, the new king of consistency

From 2012 to the present, Xbox has become the pinnacle of gaming showcases.

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"Celebrate 25 years of Xbox with ... a classic that's been with us since the beginning." Did Phil Spencer just tease a new Halo game for 2026?

During Microsoft's 2025 Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer may have teased a new Halo game coming in 2026 to celebrate Xbox's 25th anniversary.

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7 things you need to know from Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2 Direct, plus juicy Grounded 2 details for Obsidian's other sequel

Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase gave us a huge look at both The Outer Worlds 2 and Grounded 2 from Obsidian. Here's an in-depth overview of everything the developer had to show.

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The era of $80 Xbox games has officially arrived, there's no hiding from it now

We knew it was coming, no matter how much we hated it. The era of $80 Xbox first-party games has officially arrived, and there's no going back.

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Grounded 2: Everything you need to know about the new survival game

Grounded 2 is now out in Early Access, so here's all the latest news before you dive into a new bug-filled adventure

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Xbox Showcase 2025 preview: What I expect to see from Microsoft's big annual games blowout

It's that time again. The Xbox Showcase is upon us, set for sail on June 8th. What can we expect to see? I have some ideas — without hard spoilers.

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Gears of War: Reloaded – Everything you need to know about the Gears of War remaster

Gears of War: Reloaded brought back one Xbox's most iconic shooters, and it's out now now (on PS5 and PC, too)

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Gears of War: Reloaded — Release date, price, and everything you need to know

Gears of War: Reloaded is a new remaster of the classic game, and it's coming to Xbox, PC, and PlayStation 5. Here's everything you need to know.

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"We pitched it for 10 years and we weren’t sure if it was going to go into orbit" — Discussing 'A Minecraft Movie' as it breaks records on the way to streaming

As 'A Minecraft Movie' heads to streaming off the back of immense success, I sat down with two of its creators to discuss the movie's 10-year march to release.

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It took 15 YEARS for Minecraft to let us craft this item, but it's finally coming (plus new music and more)

In the latest Minecraft Preview and Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot, Mojang Studios has added craftable saddles to the game, alongside other new features.

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