YOU WONT BELIEVE: 59 | Mind Blowing Facts

Xbox Is Pushing For New 'Fallout' Game From Obsidian, But Cancels 'Avowed' Sequel In the Process

Xbox is reportedly pushing for a new Fallout game to be developed by Obsidian Entertainment in the expense of an Avowed sequel.

Player One · Jul 9

Are you excited for a new Fallout game from Obsidian? You know, given everything

Reader poll: Obsidian might be pivoting to a Fallout game, but only after major layoffs and the cancellation of other projects—how's that landing?

PC Gamer · Jul 9

DOOM dev id Software was "toying around" with game ideas before Xbox layoffs gutted it — a John Wick-style "Gun Fu" game and Perfect Dark were in consideration

Before this week's Xbox layoffs that gutted the studio, DOOM dev id Software was "toying around" with several experimental, non-DOOM game concepts.

Windows Central · Jul 8

Bethesda union says company HR forced staff to remove a display honoring their laid-off colleagues

The BGS Union says employees were "almost immediately" instructed to dismantle their memorial.

PC Gamer · Jul 8

From hidden menus to frustrating trade-offs, our complete comparison of major AI chatbot privacy controls shows exactly how ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and others track your chats and what you can do to stop them

I compared the privacy settings of ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI and Grok to see which made it easiest to opt out of AI training.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 8

Fallout and Elder Scrolls union says Bethesda layoffs didn't hurt Microsoft's "14 layers of management" – "We lost dozens of programmers, artists, designers and testers"

Bethesda Game Studios didn't escape Xbox's layoffs unscathed

GamesRadar · Jul 8

Obsidian is reportedly making a new Fallout game headed by Josh Sawyer after Microsoft pulled the plug on an Avowed sequel

25% of the studio's workforce was let go in the sweeping Xbox layoffs, and multiple games in development were cancelled.

PC Gamer · Jul 8

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.

Windows Central · Jul 8

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

GamesRadar · Jul 8

Doom’s legendary developer is forced to lay off 136 staff amid Xbox ‘reset’

id Software has been ripped and torn by layoffs.

Destructoid · Jul 8