Avowed (Xbox Series X|S) News Articles
Friday23rd Aug 2024
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 Obsidian Confirms That Avowed Runs At 30FPS On Xbox Series X|S
"It's a trade-off we opted to make"
Xbox's upcoming RPG Avowed is nearing the end of its development, with Obsidian gunning for a February 2025 launch for the Game Pass title. While the team says that optimisation is still underway, and the game's specs won't be 100% finalised until closer to release, it has confirmed that Avowed is aiming for a...
Thursday22nd Aug 2024
News Avowed Early Previews Are Looking Positive Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch Next February
"It's fantastic"
Xbox's Avowed now has its launch date locked and loaded for Feb. 2025, which means we're bound to see and hear much more about the Game Pass RPG in the coming weeks and months. Right now, Gamescom 2024 is going on in Germany, which is proving to be a great place for more Avowed; we're starting to see some previews hit the we
Tuesday20th Aug 2024
News Nvidia Comparison Shows How PC Ray Tracing Will Look In Xbox's Avowed
All the god rays
Avowed is coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC in February 2025, and ahead of that nearby launch, the team at Nvidia has showcased how the game will look with its 'RTX' ray tracing features enabled. That look, as it turns out, is vastly different to the game without ray tracing enabled. It's god rays galore with RTX switched on, and...
Saturday3rd Aug 2024
News Xbox Shares Updated Release Schedule For Major Upcoming Games
Here's what's launching in 2024 and beyond
As you've likely already seen, Obsidian's new RPG Avowed has now been officially delayed until 2025. Alongside this, Xbox also shared a look at the rest of its release schedule for 2024 as well as everything that's locked in for next year. In the immediate future, some of the first party titles on the way...
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...
Thursday1st Aug 2024
News Xbox First-Party RPG Avowed Reportedly Delayed Until Early 2025
"To give the game breathing room"
Update [Sat 3rd Aug, 2024 04:00 BST]: Xbox has now officially confirmed Avowed has been delayed until early 2025. You can read more in our latest story: <related ids="169808"> Original story [Thu 1st Aug, 2024 17:45 BST]: Avowed has been locked in as one of Xbox's biggest first-party games launching this...
Tuesday25th Jun 2024
News Xbox's Avowed Is Fully Playable In Third-Person, Confirms Obsidian
One for you over-the-shoulder fans!
In the aftermath of the Xbox Games Showcase, Avowed developer Obsidian starting going a bit more in-depth about its upcoming fantasy RPG, including the ability to switch to a third-person perspective. At the time, details on this were a little vague, but now the team has confirmed that the game is fully playable...
Monday24th Jun 2024
News Xbox's Acquisition Of Obsidian Helped The Team Stick To Single-Player For Avowed
"Avowed was going to be multiplayer"
Microsoft acquired Obsidian Entertainment way back in 2018, which feels like a lifetime ago now with how much Xbox has changed in the years since. For most of that time, Avowed has been in the works over at the California-based developer, but did you know that the game was going to be a co-op RPG before Xbox...
Thursday13th Jun 2024
News Xbox Dev Obsidian Announces 'Road To Avowed' Livestream Series On Approach To Launch
"We'll share insights on the development process"
Avowed seems to be the major Xbox exclusive that's closest to launching right now - with the game recently getting an accidental November release date before being pulled by developer Obsidian. While the Xbox dev has retracted this date for now, the game is clearly fast approaching launch, with the...
Wednesday12th Jun 2024
News State Of Decay 3 Development Is Being Supported By Two Other Xbox Teams
Better with friends
Since its major acquisitions, Xbox has mentioned how studios within its ecosystem would be able to collaborate on projects and generally help each other out. We've already seen this before with some games in the past, and it seems the developer behind State of Decay 3 has also had some assistance crafting the next entry in its...
Tuesday11th Jun 2024
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.
Monday10th Jun 2024
News Avowed Xbox Showcase Deep Dive Reveals Third-Person Gameplay
We hope you can choose this on the fly!
In the wake of the Xbox Games Showcase this weekend, we're starting to see additional trailers and info dumps land for some of the titles shown off during the livestream - and the Official Xbox Podcast has just dropped a pretty huge deep dive on Obsidian's upcoming RPG Avowed. In the video up above, the Xbox...
News Obsidian's Avowed Appears To Be Coming To Xbox This November
Someone made a mistake here!
As expected, we were treated to a fresh look at Obsidian's Avowed at the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 yesterday, but the trailer didn't come with any kind of release date beyond just "2024". Now though, it seems we've got one! Following the event, Obsidian accidentally mentioned a release date of November 12th, 2024 for...
Sunday9th Jun 2024
News Avowed Gets The 'Story Trailer' Treatment, Still Scheduled For Xbox This Year
No date yet
We're still waiting on a release date for Obsidian's Avowed after today's Xbox Games Showcase, but at least we've got a new glimpse at it! Above, you can check out the "Story Trailer" featuring a mix of in-game footage and cinematics. Update: Obsidian appears to have (accidentally)
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...
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...
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,...
Wednesday31st Jan 2024
News Xbox's Gaming Revenue Receives Huge 49% Boost YoY From Activision Blizzard Acquisition
The second quarter fiscal year 2024 results are in
Microsoft has just released its earning results for FY24 Q2 and Xbox's gaming revenue has experienced huge growth in the latest quarter, up by 49% year-over-year. This growth is credited mostly to Microsoft securing Activision Blizzard, which closed last year on October 13, 2023. This latest figure...
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...
Thursday18th Jan 2024
News Obsidian Returns With A Fresh Look At 'Avowed' Ahead Of 2024 Release
It's shaping up really nicely!
Today's Xbox Developer Direct kicked off with a fresh look at the upcoming Obsidian RPG Avowed, giving us some behind-the-scenes insights alongside brand-new gameplay footage ahead of the game's release later this year. Oh, and we got a release window as well! Avowed will officially arrive for Xbox Series X, Series S...
Tuesday9th Jan 2024
News Xbox Announces New 'Developer Direct' Event For Next Week
It includes four massive games!
The rumours were true! Microsoft is bringing back the Xbox Developer Direct event for 2024, and it'll be taking place on January 18th, 2024. The games that will be featured are Indiana Jones, Avowed, Ara: History Untold and Hellblade 2! Specific
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...
