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Published on
December 8, 2024
Avowed's companions will be interactive and reactive, offering commentary on events and quests, but avoiding backseat driving. The game prioritizes optional conversations and missable content, offering player agency and in-depth companion interactions.
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Published on
December 7, 2024
Avowed, Obsidian's upcoming first-person RPG, offers high replayability with multiple quest starting methods and missable content, encouraging exploration and player choice in its explorable, non-open-world environment. Launching February 18th on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Game Pass.
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Published on
December 1, 2024
Avowed, Obsidian's upcoming first-person RPG, draws inspiration from Baldur's Gate 3, emphasizing missable content and player-driven narratives, creating unique experiences through vertical exploration and environmental storytelling, evolving Obsidian's RPG legacy.
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Published on
November 30, 2024
A veteran Obsidian developer expresses immense confidence in Avowed's upcoming release, promising a polished and impressive RPG experience exceeding previous Obsidian titles. The game is set for release early next year.
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Published on
November 30, 2024
Obsidian Entertainment's risky Kickstarter campaign for Pillars of Eternity, initially doubted even by its creator, became a massive success, influencing future titles like Avowed and potentially a Pillars of Eternity 3, showcasing the power of crowdfunding in the RPG industry.
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Published on
November 28, 2024
Avowed, Obsidian's upcoming first-person fantasy RPG, blends the studio's best elements from games like Pillars of Eternity, The Outer Worlds, and Grounded, offering a flexible combat system and player-driven exploration within tightly designed zones.
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Published on
November 24, 2024
Avowed's design prioritizes missable content, creating personalized experiences and replayability, unlike its competitor Baldur's Gate 3, by focusing on unique player interactions and varied playthroughs, emphasizing exploration and discovery.
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Published on
November 14, 2024
Avowed, Obsidian's RPG, is delayed to February 2025, not due to development issues, but to better space out Xbox Game Pass releases alongside other big titles like Diablo, Black Ops, and Indiana Jones, ensuring a less crowded market.
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Published on
November 10, 2024
Avowed, Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming RPG set in the world of Eora, will feature a glossary to help players navigate its complex lore and mechanics, making it more accessible for both new and veteran players, following the success of Larian Studios' Baldur's Gate 3.
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Published on
November 10, 2024
Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer discusses the development challenges and design choices that made the game a beloved RPG, highlighting the importance of player freedom and the impact of its intricate quest design, even with its limitations and bugs.
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Published on
November 9, 2024
Avowed, the upcoming RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, will not feature a romance system, focusing instead on deeply developed companions and their unique stories, emphasizing a strong friendship and ally path for players.
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November 6, 2024
Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer reveals how the game's development was hampered by console limitations, leading to the iconic New Vegas Strip being scaled back and leaving some fans disappointed with its perceived underwhelming nature.
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Published on
November 2, 2024
Josh Sawyer, known for his work on Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity, and Pentiment, shares his experience directing Fallout: New Vegas, highlighting his determination to make the most of the opportunity after a previous Fallout project was cancelled. Sawyer credits Bethesda's technology for streamlining development and allowing him to focus on design and worldbuilding, emphasizing the contributions of his design team.
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Published on
October 15, 2024
Obsidian Entertainment, known for their storytelling, is set to release two highly anticipated RPGs, Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, exclusively for Xbox Series X and PC, promising immersive worlds and engaging gameplay experiences.
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Published on
August 23, 2024
Avowed, an upcoming RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, features a unique 'Blood Mage' build that allows players to sacrifice their own health to maintain spells, discovered by accident during development and praised by the studio's production director as the 'best way to play'.
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Published on
August 14, 2024
Obsidian Entertainment veteran Josh Sawyer was too burned out on game development to direct Avowed, the upcoming RPG set in the same universe as his two beloved Pillars of Eternity games.
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Published on
August 14, 2024
Feargus Urquhart, the head of Obsidian Entertainment, discusses how IP deals have evolved in the gaming industry, providing insights into the financial challenges and considerations involved in developing and licensing games based on popular intellectual properties.
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Published on
June 22, 2024
Avowed, Obsidian's upcoming RPG, draws inspiration from The Outer Worlds' structure but maintains its own serious tone, rooted in Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire's political and metaphysical narrative.
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June 10, 2024
State of Decay 3 teams up Obsidian Entertainment, The Coalition, and Undead Labs to deliver a bigger, better co-op zombie survival game powered by Unreal Engine 5.
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