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Xbox Reveals Stand on Restructuring, Confirms Plans for Bethesda's 'Fallout,' 'The Elder Scrolls,' and More

Xbox's restructuring plans have confirmed what the future holds for Bethesda's franchises, as well as other studios and games.

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Obsidian was also hit by "the Microsoft sacrificial rituals," says laid-off RPG veteran who previously worked on Dragon Age and Mass Effect

About 25% of the studio has reportedly been impacted

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Even Obsidian couldn't escape the Xbox cuts, with losses ranging from a 21-year veteran artist to an engineer who'd only been there 2 months

No news was not, in fact, good news.

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The games industry reacts to Xbox layoffs: 'We are clearly at a turning point'

3,200 employees are being put out of work, and people have thoughts.

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'Fallout: New Vegas 2' Speculations: Game Could Be Greenlit Over at Xbox

Xbox could be giving Fallout: New Vegas 2 the go signal to deliver a sequel to the long-running game in the franchise.

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No, Xbox's Obsidian studio ISN'T shutting down — new comments dispute closure claims

Fresh rumors suggested Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment could be facing closure, but a report from Jason Schreier says the acclaimed developer is not in danger. The latest speculation comes amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding Xbox's restructuring and layoffs.

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Obsidian reportedly safe from Xbox studio closures despite fears the RPG powerhouse was in negotiations to avoid shutdown

The iconic dev behind Fallout: New Vegas, Grounded, Star Wars: KOTOR 2, and more

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Obsidian veteran Josh Sawyer thinks RPG choices are best when they're not "purely" good or evil, and Greek plays "knocked it out of the park 1000s of years ago"

"It does force us to think about our values"

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Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer says it was "pure luck" he directed the RPG at Obsidian: "Almost literally fell in my lap"

"I wasn't part of any of those early conversations"

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Fallout: New Vegas director thinks his RPG became more popular after fans "forgot about the fact that they were annoyed" about its similarities to Fallout 3

Obsidian's spin-off has become a cult classic, of sorts

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New Vegas director Josh Sawyer says games can and should pull on artistic inspirations from 'anywhere and everywhere': 'Greek plays, they knocked it out of the park thousands of years ago—why not look at them?'

If you want the player to feel something, look to media that already cracked the code.

PC Gamer

Fallout: New Vegas lead says Obsidian has a "Karma Police" force to make sure "however you built your character" in their RPGs, "it's not gonna be the same experience" twice

The goal is to keep all options within a certain threshold

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Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer says Obsidian has 'Karma Police' who go through games making sure every skill gets enough cool stuff to do: 'We're not gonna leave you out to dry'

"Some people think I'm preoccupied with balance."

PC Gamer

GTA 6 shows signs of life, Bungie in crisis, and why one Xbox developer is excited to still be bringing its game to PS5

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"Baldur's Gate 3 seems to have done it pretty well," but don't expect Obsidian's next story-based RPG to launch in early access, Grounded 2 lead suggests

"It worked out amazingly well," for Grounded as well, says Chris Parker

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"A systematic pattern of wage and hour violations": Xbox RPG studio Obsidian is facing a class action lawsuit, denies "each and every allegation"

Xbox's Obsidian Entertainment, the dev behind The Outer Worlds 2, Avowed, and others, is being sued for "pattern of wage and hour violations."

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"Just one breath, that's all you get": Xbox's Grounded 2 director chats Early Access, the "second launch" on PS5, and the roadmap's Into the Abyss update

The director of Xbox's Grounded 2, Obsidian Entertainment's Chris Parker, says that the game coming to PS5 later this year is like a "second launch."

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RPG studio Obsidian faces class action lawsuit alleging violations of state wage laws

The studio behind Fallout: New Vegas and Avowed denies "each and every allegation."

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"Launching on PS5 effectively makes this our second launch": Obsidian legend Chris Parker talks Grounded 2 and its massive Into the Abyss update

Summer Preview | Grounded 2 reaches its next major milestone this August, with the "largest content update" yet and a release on PS5

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Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed studio Obsidian facing class action lawsuit over allegations of a "systematic pattern of wage and hour violations," which it denies

Obsidian denied "each and every allegation" in March

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BioWare's co-founder fought to make Baldur's Gate 3 for over a decade, then Larian did it instead: 'I don't really get jealous'

Just as there were multiple Bhaalspawn, there was never really just one Baldur's Gate 3.

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Grounded 2 is coming to PlayStation 5, marking another Xbox console exclusive moving beyond the platform

Grounded 2 is heading to PlayStation 5 on August 11 alongside its Into the Abyss update. The announcement makes it the latest Xbox-published title to lose console exclusivity while Obsidian also unveils a roadmap packed with new features and content.

PC Gamer

I never change weapons in RPGs, which means I've made Obsidian director Josh Sawyer's life a living hell when it comes to making cool armour systems

Sorry, Josh.

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After 26 years of RPGs, Obsidian legend Josh Sawyer admits he's still trying to make a good armor system

Avowed's "kind of worked, except that nobody liked it"

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After The Outer Worlds players get locked out of free Spacer's Choice upgrade, Obsidian says sorry "for the frustration" and promises to "make it right"

Backend issues created problems for the RPG

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