Obsidian Entertainment News Articles
Monday27th May 2024
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...
Monday25th Mar 2024
News Grounded's Final Update Detailed Ahead Of Physical Xbox Release
Prepare to be fully yoked in update 1.4
Grounded may be making its way to other platforms in the coming weeks, but the team is still focusing on bringing one last major update to the game on Xbox - including Game Pass of course. Grounded Update 1.4 is in the works for an April release, and the team is bringing loads of new features to Obsidian's...
Wednesday13th Mar 2024
News Pentiment's Frame Rate On Xbox Series X Now Matches PS5
120FPS has now been "enabled"
The release of Pentiment on PlayStation last month caused some concern when it was discovered that the PS5 version of the game actually ran at a higher frame rate. Obsidian mentioned at the time how a patch was on the way for Xbox, and now in a new update for the game, it's officially arrived. As highlighted on social...
Monday26th Feb 2024
News Xbox First-Party Title 'Pentiment' Seems To Run Much Better On PlayStation 5
Update: Director confirms it's "just a bug"
Update: Well, we've got an official answer about this! Pentiment Director Josh Sawyer has confirmed the omission of 120FPS on Xbox is "just a bug", and the feature will added to the Xbox version in the next patch. Original story: Obsidian Entertainment's Pentiment is the first of
Wednesday21st Feb 2024
News Two Xbox Exclusives Are Launching On Nintendo Switch In The Next Few Months
Update: Also confirmed for PS5
Update: In addition to Nintendo Switch, both of these games have also now been confirmed for PS5. The two extra titles that Sony will be getting are Hi-Fi RUSH and Sea Of Thieves, neither of which appear to be getting a Switch version. <related ids="162524,162528"> Original story: As part of today's Nintendo
Tuesday20th Feb 2024
News Avowed's Gorgeous Key Art Has Been Turned Into An Xbox Series X|S Dynamic Background
Available on your console now!
Obsidian's Avowed has been in the limelight a lot recently, especially since its Xbox Developer Direct showing back in January. We were impressed by the strides this Xbox RPG has made since last summer, and some of the game's artwork has also impressed folks in recent weeks - so much so that the studio has created a...
Friday16th Feb 2024
News Grounded Reportedly Fourth Xbox Game Coming To 'Other Consoles'
It seems to match the description...
Xbox's business event revealed a total of four games would be coming to "other consoles" in the future. Two games are smaller titles and the other two are community-driven experiences. Hi-Fi RUSH and Sea Of Thieves along with Pentiment have already been rumoured, so what's the fourth? We've already heard...
Tuesday6th Feb 2024
News Avowed Team Already 'Actively Working' On Improving First-Person Combat
"Yep, what you all saw was still a few weeks behind"
Obsidian Entertainment has been showcasing lots of its upcoming RPG Avowed in recent weeks, and the feedback has been mixed so far. There's been positivity surrounding the game's improvement since its showing last summer, but complaints about combat are continuing to be raised - complaints that...
Saturday3rd Feb 2024
News Avowed Will Have Multiple Endings, Unsurprisingly
"I mean it's an Obsidian game"
Player choice in Obsidian's games has played a huge role over the years, and in the company's upcoming first-person fantasy RPG Avowed, it will be no different. Just in case you have been wondering how much freedom you'll have, the game director Carrie Patel recently confirmed how Avowed would have multiple endings...
Thursday1st Feb 2024
News Xbox's Avowed Is 'More Focused' Than Skyrim, Despite Comparisons To Bethesda RPG
"For us, it’s about having a more focused experience"
We've gotten a much-closer look at Avowed in recent weeks, especially with the game's appearance at Xbox Developer Direct followed up by an extended look at gameplay right after the showcase. Still, a good old developer chat is bound to provide some more juicy nuggets of info, right? Well,...
Wednesday24th Jan 2024
News Avowed Won't Enforce Class Builds Like Pillars Of Eternity
"The player will be able to kind of pick and choose"
Yesterday, Xbox released an extended gameplay breakdown of Obsidian's anticipated RPG Avowed. While the game will take a lot from the Pillars of Eternity titles, it will be doing things a little bit differently in terms of character builds. Speaking to
Tuesday23rd Jan 2024
News Avowed Extended Breakdown Gives Us More Fresh Gameplay Ahead Of 2024 Launch
Obsidian is going all out!
We can't say that Avowed's showing at Xbox Developer Direct was light in any way, but we were left wanting to see more of Obsidian's RPG after the show wrapped up - and the team has now delivered on that. As part of an extended gameplay breakdown with the Official Xbox Podcast team, the Avowed developer has showcased lots...
Monday22nd Jan 2024
Gallery Here's A Look At New 4K Screenshots For Obsidian's Avowed
Coming to Xbox Game Pass this fall!
We've been talking about Obsidian's Avowed for a while now, and thanks to the game's recent appearance at the Xbox Developer Direct, we have a fresh batch of screenshots available ahead of the title's 2024 launch. Xbox's upcoming RPG looks like it's coming along really nicely as we tick over into the game's...
Thursday4th Jan 2024
News Fallout Creator Says They're Helping Out With Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2
"I’m not gonna tell you what to do, but here are the pitfalls"
Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment has been working on The Outer Worlds 2 for a while now - you may remember the team's amusing announcement during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase of 2021. As far as we're aware the team is still working away on the title — alongside Avowed —...
Thursday14th Dec 2023
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (December 14)
Including Far Cry 6!!
Welcome to what is currently our final Xbox Game Pass drop for 2023, featuring two new additions to the library. We already knew about Ubisoft bringing Far Cry 6 to the service, but Obsidian has also surprised us with a PC addition! Here are your new Xbox Game Pass arrivals for December 14: Far Cry 6 - Console, PC, Cloud...
Tuesday14th Nov 2023
News Grounded's New Forge-Like 'Playgrounds' Update Is Out Now On Xbox Series X|S
Director: "We are definitely going to be adding more"
Here's your reminder that the huge Playgrounds update for Grounded is now available. In case you missed it the first time, this new mode comes with 300 world props, 400+ items, over 100 harvestables and much more. This mode also supports multiplayer, so you can play with your friends and family...
Wednesday1st Nov 2023
News Grounded Set To Be Transformed By New Forge-Like 'Playgrounds' Update
"Build a whole new game yourself"
It's fair to say that Grounded has evolved quite a bit over the years, especially in the run up to its big 1.0 launch just over a year ago. While Obsidian has continued to add to and improve the title since, the team's upcoming 1.3 update might be its most transformative yet. Basically, the Grounded developer is...
Thursday26th Oct 2023
News Obsidian's Sci-Fi RPG The Outer Worlds Surpasses Five Million Sales
Phil Spencer congratulates the team
Obsidian is one of the many talented studios working under the Xbox banner, and it appears its 2019 sci-fi action RPG The Outer Worlds has now shifted more than 5 million copies. This information comes from publisher Private Division, congratulating the team on four years and all of the sales. Xbox boss Phil...
Friday20th Oct 2023
News Josh Sawyer Reveals The Obsidian Game He'd Revisit With A 'Baldur's Gate 3 Budget'
Between Pentiment 2, Pillars of Eternity 3, or Fallout New Vegas 2
Xbox's Obsidian Entertainment is already hard at work on Avowed, but this is a dev team that seems to always have multiple projects spinning up at once, and the studio's design director has hinted at one Obsidian series he'd like to revisit - given the right budget. Speaking with...
Monday21st Aug 2023
News Obsidian Drafts In Devoted Studios To Help With Xbox Exclusive Avowed
Aiming for a 2024 launch
Finally seeing more of Xbox RPG Avowed has been one of our highlights of summer showcase season so far, and we're hoping that news of Devoted Studios jumping aboard to help out means the game might actually arrive in 2024. The LA-based support studio has announced that it is assisting the Xbox first party team by creating...
Thursday10th Aug 2023
News Obsidian Axed Avowed's Co-Op To Focus On 'Things' It Was Best At
It wanted an "Obsidian game and not something different"
In the same 20th anniversary documentary celebrating Obsidian Entertainment, the company shared some insight about the original multiplayer and co-op plans for the upcoming first-person fantasy game Avowed and why it decided to scratch these ideas. Head of development Justin Britch explained...
Wednesday9th Aug 2023
News Obsidian Confident There Will Be A Lot Of People Who 'Love' Avowed
"It's something different and it's something very unique"
Obsidian Entertainment — the developer behind the upcoming release Avowed — today unveiled the fifth and final episode of its 20th anniversary documentary. Towards the end, there's actually some discussion about this first-person fantasy game, due out on Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass next...
Monday12th Jun 2023
News Avowed's Scale Will Be More 'The Outer Worlds' Than 'Skyrim', Says Obsidian
"More focused on depth than breadth"
In an interview with PC Gamer, Xbox developer Obsidian has touched on some more Avowed details, including how the game's size and scope will stack up to other open world RPGs. Feargus Urquhart, CEO at Obsidian, says that the team was "more focused on depth than breadth" when building Avowed's world - hinting...
Sunday11th Jun 2023
News Obsidian's Avowed Hits Xbox In 2024, Official Gameplay Revealed
Awowed!
We've been hearing about Obsidian's next major RPG for a while now, and well, Avowed has returned! The team has unveiled a first look at gameplay in its new Xbox Games Showcase trailer, and we're very pleased with what we're seeing here. Following the team's run with The Outer Worlds it's n
Monday15th May 2023
News Obsidian Has 'No Plans' For A Sequel To Xbox Exclusive Pentiment
"I always intended it as a standalone story"
Last year's Pentiment was an Xbox exclusive that probably flew under the radar a little bit, all things considered. Sure, it wasn't the most 'AAA' affair from famed RPG developer Obsidian, but we thought it was fantastic when it dropped onto Xbox Game Pass last November. However, it's looking like we'll...
Tuesday25th Apr 2023
News Grounded 'Super Duper' Update 1.2 Revealed Alongside Steam Deck Verification
Grounded has been decked
Obsidian Entertainment has revealed its latest Grounded update and yep, it's coming to Xbox platforms today! The 'Super Duper' update features more than 100 new craftable items, a bunch of new creatures and a whole lot more. The extent of the update is all detailed in the above trailer, which goes over everything players...
Thursday13th Apr 2023
News The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition Has Been Patched Again On Xbox Series X And S
Here's everything included in Update 1.2
It's no secret that The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition wasn't the smoothest remaster job of all time, with Private Division's next-gen port not really doing the original game justice when it launched earlier this year. As expected, the team has been patching things up since then, and its latest effort...
Friday24th Mar 2023
News Xbox Exclusive Wins GDC Award Following Microsoft's Metacritic Disqualification
Obsidian Entertainment takes the prize
Yesterday, we brought the unfortunate news that review aggregator Metacritic decided Xbox Game Studios "failed to qualify" for its annual publisher rankings - due to the fact that it launched less than five titles in 2022. However, one of the four qualifying games it did launch seems to have down well with the...
Tuesday21st Mar 2023
News The Outer Worlds Dev Putting 'Major Focus' On Fixing Performance Issues In Xbox Remaster
The 'Spacer's Choice Edition' launched earlier this month
The Outer Worlds received a surprise current-gen port earlier this month when the team delivered the 'Spacer's Choice Edition' to Xbox Series X and S. However, the launch perhaps hasn't been as smooth as anticipated, with visual and performance issues reported pretty much across the board on...
Friday3rd Mar 2023
Rumour Fable Reboot Is 'Miles Away' While Xbox Focuses On Hellblade 2 And Avowed
What will Team Xbox show off this summer?
In a recent episode of VGC's new podcast, journalist Andy Robinson spoke about Xbox's upcoming games lineup, with the hosts speculating on what may appear at the Xbox summer showcase in 2023. While the outlet hasn't heard anything specific about what's planned for the conference itself, Robinson
