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Xbox's RPG studio Obsidian is making a new Fallout game with Bethesda and Fallout: New Vegas' game director — and it's canceled an Avowed sequel to do it

Xbox's Obsidian is canceling an Avowed sequel and pivoting to make a new Fallout game in the wake of Microsoft's mass gaming layoffs this week.

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Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian reportedly working on a new Fallout RPG after forced pivot from Xbox kills Avowed 2 and other games

Obsidian is reportedly making a big pivot following the Xbox layoffs

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Obsidian Entertainment, leveled by Xbox layoffs, reportedly begins work on new Fallout game

Back to the wasteland?

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Xbox's Obsidian has reportedly lost a quarter of its workers to Microsoft's layoffs — the Fallout: New Vegas dev has a "huge list of projects" it's not sure how to continue [UPDATED]

Microsoft's Xbox layoffs have reportedly seen 25% of devs at the RPG studio Obsidian Entertainment cut in the midst of plans for a "huge list of projects."

Windows Central

After 8 years and no new releases, Undead Labs' biggest contribution to Xbox is the tech it leaves behind

It's a shame that State of Decay 3 never got the chance to be system seller it was always destined to be

GamesRadar

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.

PC Gamer

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.

PC Gamer

'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.

Player One

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.

Windows Central

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

GamesRadar

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"

GamesRadar

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

PC Gamer

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.

GamesRadar

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

PC Gamer

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."

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

For members of the GamesRadar+ Community, here's six stories we recommend you read this weekend

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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

Windows Central

"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."

Windows Central

"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."

PC Gamer

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."

GamesRadar

"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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