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Obsidian caused some trouble by using the Rorschach Test in Fallout: New Vegas: 'Those folks came to Bethesda and said we're gonna have a fun lawsuit on our hands, so pony up!'

The price of Two Bears High Fiving.

PC Gamer

Fallout: New Vegas dev argues it was a mistake to make Wild Wasteland part of character creation: 'I'm gonna choose that no matter what. Because I don't want to miss a damn thing'

YCS/186 gang, we ride.

PC Gamer

"Those folks came to Bethesda and said, 'We're gonna have a fun lawsuit'": Fallout New Vegas devs "got in trouble" after forgetting about trademarks for some material, says Obsidian veteran

"Holy crap, when they found out."

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Baldur's Gate 3 lead Swen Vincke "is an unstoppable machine" who "will have engines re-written to make sure that the quality is there," says Fallout: New Vegas dev

"If a game comes out, it is incredibly important to him that it's at high quality, no matter what sacrifice it takes"

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Bethesda likely won’t remaster New Vegas because it doesn’t know how to, Chris Avellone says

Grim prospects for the best Fallout.

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Bethesda showed the Fallout: New Vegas team a "powerpoint about all the things Obsidian did wrong," dev says: "Hugely morale-boosting"

"'I thought we did a good product for you guys that kept Fallout in the public consciousness, but you guys don't seem very happy about it'"

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Fallout: New Vegas dev says it could've been set in New Orleans because 'the vibe was so cool, the flavor was cool, [it would've been] so sweet'

Get Obsidian on that New Orleans idea stat.

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Fallout: New Vegas dev says Bethesda made the studio sit through 'a whole powerpoint about all the things Obsidian did wrong'

"Bethesda used review scores against us."

PC Gamer

Fallout: New Vegas 2 was real at one point before Obsidian's plans "quickly evaporated," says senior designer, but a revival "will not happen in the next six years at least, if ever"

What could've been

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Fallout 5 rumored setting New Orleans was originally discussed at New Vegas studio Obsidian, and veteran dev still believes "there's a lot of potential there"

Fallout New Orleans rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?

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Former Obdisian creative officer says not to bet on a Fallout: New Vegas remake, because Bethesda doesn't have 'the engineering know-how' to create it, and may not have the source code

Obsidian Entertainment co-founder and former creative officer Chris Avellone has said a Fallout: New Vegas remake may not be possible because Bethesda lacks the "engineering knowhow."

TechRadar

Fallout: New Vegas dev says don't expect a remaster, argues Bethesda doesn't have the source code or 'the engineering knowhow'

I'm not quite sure that would be the biggest issue.

PC Gamer

Fallout: New Vegas designer says don't hold your breath for an Oblivion-style remaster: "I don't think Bethesda has the engineering knowhow"

But Bethesda could test it out on Fallout 3 first, Chris Avellone says

GamesRadar

Baldur's Gate 3 was canceled at Obsidian "because of an accounting error" – "Very suspicious on Interplay's part," says former dev

What could've been

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Bethesda "lectured" Fallout New Vegas designer for saying the RPG would run at 30 FPS: "'Why do you have a f***ing engine that can't run 30 frames per second?'"

"It was so offensive to me"

Total Film

Fallout 2 and New Vegas designer still hates the series' Amazon TV show: "I had to shut it off within a minute"

Tough crowd

Windows Central

Lead Fallout: New Vegas dev says Bethesda strayed away from the RPG's origins — "They just don’t fully understand its roots"

Fallout: New Vegas lead designer Chris Avellone believes that Bethesda doesn't "fully understand" the roots of the Fallout series.

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"I don't think Bethesda hates Fallout," says New Vegas lead, "they just don't fully understand its roots and arguably, don't care"

"They own the franchise, and they just want to do their spin on Fallout and make that the norm"

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"Fallout was always seen as a B project": 28 years since the post-apocalyptic RPG launched, its original creators reflect on a long legacy – starting with that very first bomb

On the Radar | Fallout has seen many changes, off-shoots, and failed projects in its time – who knew the end of the world could be so full of life?

PC Gamer

Chris Avellone joins with former Quantic Dream writer to work on a 'dark fantasy' RPG

Avellone has returned to the game industry as a part of Republic Games, a studio founded in 2024 by Adam Williams.

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'Knights of the Old Republic II' at 20: The key to Star Wars' future is found in its past

We revisit the Star Wars RPG sequel that subverted the expectations of fans and gained a cult following, despite a troubled development.

PC Gamer

Iconic Dungeons & Dragons RPG Planescape: Torment was a 'B-Team' project that started life as 3 different games⁠—including a 3D dungeon crawler

Planescape: Torment is a beloved classic of PC gaming, but its beginnings were surprisingly inauspicious.

Windows Central

Obsidian proposed making an Elder Scrolls game, but Bethesda said no: "I never got the impression Bethesda was happy with Fallout: New Vegas' reception"

According to Chris Avellone, Obsidian Entertainment pitched an Elder Scrolls spinoff to Bethesda, but was turned down.

PC Gamer

Obsidian pitched doing a Fallout: New Vegas but for The Elder Scrolls, Bethesda said nah we're good thanks

"I never got the impression Bethesda was happy with Fallout: New Vegas' reception."

TechRadar

Elder Scrolls game pitch from Fallout New Vegas developer reportedly didn't get very far with Bethesda

The Fallout New Vegas developer pitched an Elder Scrolls game that was turned down by Bethesda, one of its writers confirms.

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