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• The Outer Worlds hands-on preview - Fallout’s funnier cousin, now with improved V.A.T.S.

  I just witnessed something absurdly violent and strangely comical in The Outer Worlds. In a weird way, it reminds me of The Wizard of Oz. An X-rated version. It seems the game wants me to say, ‘I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore’?

• I can’t stop thinking about The Outer Worlds’ tumour pigs

  During E3 we got a chance to watch someone from Obsidian play through a section of The Outer Worlds, a new RPG from the original Fallout creators.

• Alpha Protocol mysteriously taken off Steam "at the request of the publisher" [Updates]

  Alpha Protocol, developer Obsidian’s 2010 espionage, action-RPG, is mysteriously not for sale on Steam anymore.

• Publishers are partly to blame for buggy Obsidian games

  Publisher release dates are one of the reasons Obsidian has a reputation for buggy games, design directer Josh Sawyer says.

• “I wouldn’t work with senior management” at Obsidian ever again, says Chris Avellone

  Chris Avellone, previously co-founder and creative director at Obsidian, split from the company in 2015 and has been vocally critical of the executives ever since.

• Obsidian’s Aliens: Crucible RPG would have been like a “more terrifying” Mass Effect

  During development for Alpha Protocol, work also began on Aliens: Crucible, a cancelled RPG from developer Obsidian.

• Obsidian’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3 was about battling ancient, monstrous Sith lords

  Once work wrapped on KoTOR 2, Obsidian was ready to make a third game in the acclaimed RPG series. Unfortunately, it never came to pass, but here’s what was planned, according to one of the writers.

• The Outer Worlds doesn’t have crafting because capitalism

  In the gameplay demo for The Outer Worlds at PAX East, we were shown a snippet of Byzantium, one of the game’s explorable cities: a corporate dystopia seeped in advertising.

• The Outer Worlds Epic Game Store exclusivity was a publisher decision

  The Outer Worlds just got a stunning gameplay demo during PAX East, but developer Obsidian wanted to address the elephant in the room once it was done.

• The Outer Worlds’ best weapon started out as a bug - watch the new gameplay here

  The Outer Worlds is hilarious, if the short PAX East demo is indicative of its overall quality.

• The Outer Worlds is the latest Obsidian RPG - and it looks rather Fallout-like

  The latest Obsidian game is The Outer Worlds, as revealed at the Game Awards 2018.

• Microsoft in talks to buy Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian Entertainment - report

  Microsoft is buying Obsidian Entertainment, says a report citing sources close to the matter.

• Obsidian eyes up an Alpha Protocol remaster

  Eagle-eyed fans of Alpha Protocol may have noticed an interesting poll by Twitter user @LimitedRunDoug yesterday when he asked fellow Twitter users would they want a remaster of the game for modern consoles (the answer is a firm YES, by the way). Do you want a remaster of Alpha Protocol for modern consoles? — Douglas […]

• Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire review - meeting sexy sharks and making jokes at funerals

  Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, within the first couple of hours, contains the phrase “Cannon-fucking your boat to sodden splinters.” Pirates might not make everything better – you wouldn’t invite them to a booze-free wedding – but they’ve done wonders in Obsidian’s RPG sequel.

• RPGs can become much more "radical" but hardcore players are "resistant to change", says Obsidian

  Josh Sawyer, design director at Pillars of Eternity and Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian, would like to see the RPG genre evolve radically beyond its current state.

• "No microtransactions, of any kind, in our game," say Obsidian, following partnership with Take-Two

  In a post to their official forum, Obsidian stated that their will be no microtransactions or lootboxes in their upcoming – currently untitled – RPG.

• Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity developer Obsidian is teasing a new game

  Obsidian, one of the most beloved RPG studios in the industry, is working on a new project.

• Obsidian's Feargus Urquhart is the RPG nerd in all of us - so let's talk Pillars of Eternity, Fallout, Alpha Protocol & Star Wars

  Obsidian Entertainment’s CEO is arguably RPG royalty.

• Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Rage, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge added to PS Now library

  Four rather great PlayStation 3 games have been added to the North American PlayStation Now library, along with nine PS4 titles.