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BIZARRE: Obsidian - What They Never Told You

GTA 6 shows signs of life, Bungie in crisis, and why one Xbox developer is excited to still be bringing its game to PS5

For members of the GamesRadar+ Community, here's six stories we recommend you read this weekend

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"Baldur's Gate 3 seems to have done it pretty well," but don't expect Obsidian's next story-based RPG to launch in early access, Grounded 2 lead suggests

"It worked out amazingly well," for Grounded as well, says Chris Parker

GamesRadar

"A systematic pattern of wage and hour violations": Xbox RPG studio Obsidian is facing a class action lawsuit, denies "each and every allegation"

Xbox's Obsidian Entertainment, the dev behind The Outer Worlds 2, Avowed, and others, is being sued for "pattern of wage and hour violations."

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"Just one breath, that's all you get": Xbox's Grounded 2 director chats Early Access, the "second launch" on PS5, and the roadmap's Into the Abyss update

The director of Xbox's Grounded 2, Obsidian Entertainment's Chris Parker, says that the game coming to PS5 later this year is like a "second launch."

Windows Central

RPG studio Obsidian faces class action lawsuit alleging violations of state wage laws

The studio behind Fallout: New Vegas and Avowed denies "each and every allegation."

PC Gamer

"Launching on PS5 effectively makes this our second launch": Obsidian legend Chris Parker talks Grounded 2 and its massive Into the Abyss update

Summer Preview | Grounded 2 reaches its next major milestone this August, with the "largest content update" yet and a release on PS5

GamesRadar

Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed studio Obsidian facing class action lawsuit over allegations of a "systematic pattern of wage and hour violations," which it denies

Obsidian denied "each and every allegation" in March

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BioWare's co-founder fought to make Baldur's Gate 3 for over a decade, then Larian did it instead: 'I don't really get jealous'

Just as there were multiple Bhaalspawn, there was never really just one Baldur's Gate 3.

PC Gamer

Grounded 2 is coming to PlayStation 5, marking another Xbox console exclusive moving beyond the platform

Grounded 2 is heading to PlayStation 5 on August 11 alongside its Into the Abyss update. The announcement makes it the latest Xbox-published title to lose console exclusivity while Obsidian also unveils a roadmap packed with new features and content.

Windows Central

I never change weapons in RPGs, which means I've made Obsidian director Josh Sawyer's life a living hell when it comes to making cool armour systems

Sorry, Josh.

PC Gamer

After 26 years of RPGs, Obsidian legend Josh Sawyer admits he's still trying to make a good armor system

Avowed's "kind of worked, except that nobody liked it"

GamesRadar

After The Outer Worlds players get locked out of free Spacer's Choice upgrade, Obsidian says sorry "for the frustration" and promises to "make it right"

Backend issues created problems for the RPG

GamesRadar

Obsidian walks back The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice free upgrade due to platform limitations

Xbox One and PS4 base-game owners now need both DLCs.

Dot Esports

"Other ideas ... had to just fall by the wayside": Fallout: New Vegas director says Obsidian had to limit the RPG's scope due to a time crunch

Fallout: New Vegas dev Obsidian originally had "other ideas" for the RPG, but they "had to just fall by the wayside" due to time constraints.

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The Outer Worlds has been delisted, but players can carry saves into Spacer’s Choice Edition on Game Pass

Obsidian has clarified how save transfers, Game Pass access, and upgrades will work as The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition replaces the original release on modern storefronts.

TechRadar

The free PlayStation Plus Essential games for June have been revealed — and they include an Xbox-published game

PlayStation Plus Essential June 2026 games included Grounded, a former Xbox exclusive.

GamesRadar

Fallout: New Vegas director's hopes for the RPG were shaped by how little time Obsidian had to work on it: "We can't set our sights on anything crazier than this"

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer says there were "other ideas" that "had to just fall by the wayside"

GamesRadar

RPG legend Josh Sawyer says Obsidian doesn't hate Baldur's Gate 3-style romance, "it's more that it is not typically the wheelhouse we have operated in"

"It's a lot of work"

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Obsidian returns to The Outer Worlds after 3 years to add a whole new weapon type, fix bugs, and delist its OG version

Good, good, less good.

Windows Central

Fallout creator Tim Cain plans to make one last game after rejoining Xbox's Obsidian last year — "I think I am gonna make one more game before I retire again"

Tim Cain, co-creator of the Fallout series, believes he'll make one final game before retirement — and said this after returning to Xbox's Obsidian.

GamesRadar

Fallout co-creator hopes to "make one more game" before his second retirement from RPG development

"But who knows?"

PC Gamer

Fallout co-creator wants to make one last game before he retires 'for the second time'

Tim Cain's considering dipping back into the industry for one last go.

PC Gamer

Obsidian caused some trouble by using the Rorschach Test in Fallout: New Vegas: 'Those folks came to Bethesda and said we're gonna have a fun lawsuit on our hands, so pony up!'

The price of Two Bears High Fiving.

PC Gamer

A minor Fallout: New Vegas quest got its own ending slide because the team was transfixed by the choice where you make the NCR's worst soldiers take Psycho

Who you callin' Poindexter?

GamesRadar

"Those folks came to Bethesda and said, 'We're gonna have a fun lawsuit'": Fallout New Vegas devs "got in trouble" after forgetting about trademarks for some material, says Obsidian veteran

"Holy crap, when they found out."

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