SHOCKING: Avowed - You Need To See This

I'm not worried about Fallout: New Vegas 2, because Obsidian knows how to make the best out of a bad situation

Development of the first New Vegas wasn't exactly plain sailing.

PC Gamer · Jul 18

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 · Jul 6

"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 · Jun 23

Avowed dev Obsidian didn't expect everyone to hate one of the Xbox RPG's biggest systems — "That frustration came through loud and clear"

Crafting upgrades was very important in Xbox's Avowed, and many players hated that. Developer Obsidian, notably, was very "surprised" by the feedback.

Windows Central · Feb 19

Avowed's new playable races are missing "unique dialogue choices" because Obsidian simply didn't have any "dedicated narrative people available"

Gameplay director Gabe Paramo says "there's still a meaningful mechanical distinction" between races, though

GamesRadar · Feb 19

Avowed's massive anniversary update adds new playable races, but they don't get any unique dialogue because there were 'no dedicated narrative people available'

The new races are just a "mechanical distinction".

PC Gamer · Feb 19

Avowed 2.0 is live with New Game Plus, Photo Mode, and new playable races

Avowed is now the game it was supposed to be.

Dot Esports · Feb 18

One of Xbox's biggest new games is now on PS5, and that's not all — the new update finally adds features players have wanted since release, too

The Anniversary Update for Xbox's Avowed is here, and brings PS5 availability, New Game Plus, Photo Mode, and more to the Obsidian Entertainment RPG.

Windows Central · Feb 17

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