Tag: Obsidian
News Avowed Third-Person Mode Looks Super Slick In New Xbox Preview Footage
Coming to Game Pass next Feb!
Obsidian RPG Avowed isn't too far off launching on Xbox Game Pass early next year, and ahead of that release, we have a batch of new press previews to dig into - including more of an extended look at the game's third-person mode. Yep, if you didn't know it, Avowed is playable entirely from a third-person perspective -...
News Xbox Delayed Avowed Purely Because Of Its 2024 Game Pass Schedule
"Okay, let's make sure we pace this out a little better"
Obsidian's upcoming RPG Avowed was supposed to be out at this point, but the game was eventually delayed to February 2025 earlier this year. While delays in this industry often happen due to evolving development timelines, Xbox insists this isn't the case with Avowed. Speaking in a new...
News Obsidian Says Avowed Is Running 'Really, Really Well' On Xbox Series X, Despite 30FPS Target
Series S is still being figured out
During Gamescom 2024, Xbox developer Obsidian Entertainment revealed that its upcoming RPG Avowed will run at 30FPS on console, and despite this lower frame rate target, the team claims that the game is running "really, really well" on Xbox Series X right now. As part of a preview over at Windows Central,...
News Avowed Gets Massive Uncut Gameplay Demo During Xbox's Final Gamescom Event For 2024
It's looking very far along!
Avowed is proving to be one of Xbox's big stars for Gamescom 2024 - it's getting lots of air time through various previews, interviews and
News Fallout: New Vegas Director Says He'd Work On More Fallout For Xbox Without 'Constraints'
"What am I allowed to do and not allowed to do?"
There's been growing demand for more Fallout in recent months, especially with how successful Amazon Prime's TV adaptation turned out to be earlier this year. Having said that, more Fallout: New Vegas has been a longstanding community wish, and as it turns out, the original game's creator is up for it...
News It's Official, Xbox's Avowed Has Been Delayed Until 2025
Obsidian's new RPG will now arrive early next year
Following a report earlier this week about Xbox's new RPG Avowed potentially being delayed until early 2025, it's now been officially confirmed by Microsoft. In a new graphic shared on social media, Xbox confirmed Obsidian's next game will now be launching on 18th February 2025. The official...
News Avowed Director On Obsidian's Future And Xbox Closures: 'I Really Trust In Our Leadership'
She doesn't "believe in living in fear"
Xbox has been through a rough patch recently with the closure of four studios. If you are wondering how other developers at Xbox are feeling about this, Obsidian's Avowed director Carrie Patel has now shared some thoughts.
News Avowed Seems To Be The Latest Xbox Game Getting Support From Gears Dev The Coalition
Unreal Engine 5 upgrade
Avowed is currently one of Xbox's big releases for this calendar year, but it seems that developer Obsidian is still working on some core elements of the game. Back in February, the team said it was "actively working" on improving first-person combat following its Xbox Dev Direct showcase, and a new rumour suggests the game...
News Obsidian 'Thrilled' As Xbox First-Party Game Pentiment Wins Award
"Huge congratulations to the Pentiment team"
It's no secret that we've loved our time with Obsidian's Pentiment here at Pure Xbox - we gave the game a 9/10 in our review back in 2022 - so it's great to see that the game is still winning awards over 18 months since its release. This latest award is a Peabody Award, and it's for the "Immersive &...
News Obsidian Blasted By Xbox Fans For 'Prioritising' PS5 & Switch Versions Of Pentiment
"YOU'RE A FIRST PARTY STUDIO"
Earlier this week, it was announced that Obsidian's superb Pentiment was crossing over from being an Xbox exclusive to joining the PS5 and Nintendo Switch consoles, and so far that decision seems to have gone down pretty well. However, what's not going down well is how Obsidian is marketing the new physical versions in...
News Fallout Creator Says New Vegas Remaster Would Be 'Awesome'
The studio behind the original is now owned by Xbox
Since Xbox's acquisitions of both Obsidian and Bethesda — the two companies behind 2010's Fallout: New Vegas — fans' wishes for a modern remaster of the Xbox 360 RPG have been rife. Having said that, the notion of 'New Vegas Remastered' clearly isn't just a fan wish either. In a new interview...
News Grounded Update 1.1.0 Brings First 'Holiday Treat' Since Full Xbox Launch
"Are you ready for a special HOLIDAY TREAT?"
Grounded developer Obsidian has detailed the full patch notes for the survival game's 1.1.0 update, which is set to arrive next month on Xbox. For now, the patch is still going through its testing phase, but the team is promising a nice holiday treat for us all. That treat consists of a bunch of new...
News Obsidian 'Wouldn't Have Made' Pentiment If Not For Xbox Game Pass
"I just don't think it would have been possible"
The latest Xbox Game Studios release arrived in the form of Obsidian's Pentiment this week, which scored an "Excellent" 9/10 here at Pure Xbox and became Xbox's highest-rated first-party release of 2022 on Metacritic. It's a good thing that
Review Pentiment - Obsidian's Medieval Murder Mystery Is A Game Pass Delight
A narrative adventure most unexpected
We've been really looking forward to getting our hands on Obsidian's Pentiment ever since it was first announced back at the Xbox & Bethesda Summer Showcase in June of this year. A uniquely stylised narrative-driven murder mystery, it ticked all the boxes for us in terms of presenting a game world so...
News Xbox Exclusive 'Avowed' Sees Early Screenshot Appear Online
Reportedly from an old build
We've not seen or heard much on Avowed since Obsidian revealed it to the world during Xbox's Games Showcase event back in 2020, but a new screenshot has been doing the rounds online that apparently shows an early build of the game. The image doesn't reveal much, but it does give us a fresh look at what Avowed is going...
News EA Gets Slammed For Posting Meme About Single-Player Games
It's not gone down well at all
You know when companies get in on viral memes but they don't quite hit the mark? Well, EA's Twitter account recently posted something of the sort, appearing to mock single-player gamers using a particular meme format. The meme in question is the "You're a 10 but..." one, and EA decided to anchor it around...
News Fallout New Vegas 2 Development Is In 'Very Early Talks', Says Jeff Grubb
Could it be?!
Right, we can't have been the only ones to think of a Fallout: New Vegas sequel once Xbox bought both Obsidian — the New Vegas creator — and Bethesda, owners of the Fallout series. Well, it looks like Xbox has already thought of the prospect. On Jeff Grubb's latest Giantbomb show, the leaker aficionado said that talks of New Vegas...
News Xbox RPG Avowed Reportedly Targeting Early 2023 Release Date
Xbox exclusive could arrive in the first half of next year
It's certainly turning into a fine couple of days for rumours. We've got a potential Street Fighter 6 reveal on Sunday, whispers that Dragon Age 4 is closer to release than we thought, and now Windows Central's Jez Corden, a man who's got a history with insider info, reckons we could see O
News The Outer Worlds 2 Has Seemingly Been In Development Since 2019
More Corp
We're already well aware of the fact that The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian's sequel to their excellent 2019 sci-fi RPG, is currently in development, with a rather tongue-in-cheek announcement trailer having been aired for the game at E3 back in June. However, according to a Twitter post by @FaizShaikh7681, which zeroes in on Obsidian...
News New Details Revealed On Unannounced Xbox Exclusives From Compulsion & Obsidian
Here's what's known so far
We've got new details today on a couple of upcoming Xbox exclusives from Compulsion Games and Obsidian Entertainment courtesy of Windows Central, giving us an idea of what to expect from these projects. The game from Compulsion (known for We Happy Few), is codenamed "Midnight", and is described as a "third-person action...
News Grounded's Hot And Hazy Update Has Arrived, Here's What's Included
A picnic table, some garbage and more...
Obsidian's survival, crafting and exploration game Grounded might already feel like a complete product, but it's actually still a work-in-progress. With this in mind, the team has just rolled out "The Hot & Hazy Update" for the game. It adds milk molars (a new stat upgrade), infected bugs, new crafting...
News New Report Reveals Lots Of Details On Xbox Exclusive RPG Avowed
'It has some seriously huge potential'
The folks over at Windows Central have today shared a bunch of details about the highly-anticipated new Xbox exclusive RPG from Obsidian called Avowed, which we haven't heard much about since its reveal in July of 2020. They've received various details about the current state of the game, including tha
News Obsidian Was Approached By 'Another Major Publisher' Before The Microsoft Acquisition
But it wasn't the right "cultural fit" in the end
Obsidian Entertainment - known in recent years for titles like Grounded, The Outer Worlds - recently revealed the studio was approached by another publisher, prior to joining Microsoft. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Obsidian's studio head, Feargus Urquhart, revealed how "another major publisher"...
News Obsidian's Avowed Is 'Very Different' To The Elder Scrolls Games, Advises Xbox Boss
"There's going to be some distinct differences"
Obsidian's new fantasy RPG Avowed has been shrouded in secrecy ever since its reveal back at the Xbox Games Showcase event in 2020, but now Xbox's Phil Spencer has at least revealed a little more about what to expect from it. In a discussion that took place as part of the IGN Unlocked 500 podcast,...
News Obsidian Provides A Brief Update On The Progress Of Xbox RPG Avowed
"The team is hard at work"
We haven't heard anything about the progress of Avowed - Obsidian's upcoming fantasy RPG - since it was announced all the way back at the 2020 Xbox Games Showcase, but the team provided a very brief update as part of E3 2021. In a post on Xbox Wire talking about The Outer Worlds 2, it was mentioned that Avowed's...
Rumour The Outer Worlds 2 May Be Announced At Xbox's E3 2021 Show
"Obsidian could appear [at the show] in a big way"
We're now just over a week away from Xbox and Bethesda's massive E3 2021 showcase on Sunday, June 13, and as usual, there are loads of rumours flying around about what we might see at the event. The latest batch of rumours and predictions has arrived via Windows Central, which perhaps most notably...
News The Next Outer Worlds Game Is Reportedly In Pre-Production
"This is the current status"
It might not come as much of a surprise given its excellent reception, but it looks like Obsidian is working on a sequel to last year's popular action-RPG The Outer Worlds, at least according to one insider. This comes from Niko Partners senior analyst Daniel Ahmad, who has suggested that the most recent update he's...
News Grounded's Latest Update Introduces Ziplines, Halloween Additions
Just be sure to avoid those spider webs
Obsidian has unveiled the latest patch notes for its survival game Grounded, with the September update set to go live today on Xbox One and PC at 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT / 6PM BST. It's another pretty hefty update for the game, featuring The Hedge being revamped with new content, an array of new items including...
News Grounded's First Patch Is Out Now, Here's What's Included
Squashing those bugs
Obsidian's survival adventure game Grounded has enjoyed a very successful launch since it released with Xbox Game Preview last month, but that's not to say it doesn't have some (unintentional) bugs! As a result, the developer has released its very first patch for the game targeting some major issues. Many of these relate to...
News Obsidian Is Working On A Project That Isn't Grounded Or Avowed
Talk about a busy studio
You'd have thought Xbox studio Obsidian would have its hands full with survival adventure Grounded and upcoming fantasy RPG Avowed, but it's also working on another new project (thanks PC Gamer). This comes from Studio Design Director Josh
News Obsidian's Grounded Enjoyed A Very Successful Launch Day
It's already a best seller on Steam
Obsidian's Grounded officially launched into Early Access on Xbox One and PC yesterday, and even though the full game doesn't properly release until 2021, it's already got off to a fantastic start. At one point yesterday, it was actually the second most popular game on livestream platform Twitch, racking up over...
News Grounded Is Now Available With Xbox Game Pass
Update: Time to explore the Backyard
Update: Grounded is now available to play with Xbox Game Pass on Xbox One and PC. Go, go, go! Original story: Today's the day, Grounded fans! The much-anticipated survival adventure game from Obsidian officially launches with Xbox Game Preview today, and it's also coming to Xbox Game Pass. You can already...
News Grounded's Voice Cast Includes Shazam! Star Zachary Levi
Releasing with Xbox Game Preview this week
Obsidian Entertainment has revealed the voice cast for its upcoming survival adventure game Grounded, which releases with Xbox Game Preview and Xbox Game Pass tomorrow, July 28th. There are plenty of well-known names amongst the crew, including Shazam! star Zachary Levi and Charlet Takahashi Chung of...
News How To Play The Free Demo Of Obsidian's Grounded
Update: It's live!
Update (Tue 16th Jun, 2020 18:20 BST): The demo is reportedly now live via the Xbox Insider Hub and Steam. Enjoy! Original story (Tue 16th Jun, 2020 13:30 BST): A few days later than originally scheduled, Obsidian is making a free, limited-time demo of its upcoming survival adventure game Grounded available to play for the next...
News You'll Be Able To Play An Early Demo Of Obsidian's Grounded Next Month
For six days
Obsidian Entertainment has announced that beginning June 9th and extending through June 14th, Xbox Insiders will able to play a free early demo of upcoming survival adventure game Grounded, giving players a look at one day in the life of its single player campaign. As noted above, you'll need to be an Xbox Insider to take part, which...
Video Watch A Full 21-Minute Gameplay Video Of Grounded
Get the kettle on
We've seen quite a lot of Obsidian Entertainment's Grounded in the past couple of weeks, with the game revealed to be releasing via Xbox Game Preview on July 28 during a recent Inside Xbox. And now, the Xbox YouTube channel has published a massive 21-minute look at the game with two members of the Obsidian team. You can watch the...
News Don't Like Spiders? Obsidian Says Grounded Will Have An Arachnophobia Mode
All bases covered
It's not surprising that a vast number of Xbox fans don't particularly enjoy the idea of facing giant spiders head-on, whether it's in a videogame or real life! Developer Obsidian has this covered with its upcoming survival game Grounded, confirming that an Arachnophobia Mode will be part of the Xbox One and PC exclusive. The...
