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I've spent 40 hours cracking skulls and casting spells from behind Avowed's Quarterstaff, and Obsidian's action role-playing game is better than ever on PlayStation 5

Thanks to an awesome anniversary update, the PS5 version of Avowed gives Obsidian Entertainment's excellent action role-playing game a second chance to find the audience it deserves.

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Avowed's first anniversary update arrives on PS5 today, but there are no major PS5 Pro enhancements to look forward to

Obsidian Entertainment has released the Anniversary Update for Avowed to celebrate the game's first birthday, along with the long-awaited PlayStation 5 edition.

TechRadar

One of Xbox's biggest new games is now on PS5, and that's not all — the new update finally adds features players have wanted since release, too

The Anniversary Update for Xbox's Avowed is here, and brings PS5 availability, New Game Plus, Photo Mode, and more to the Obsidian Entertainment RPG.

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One of Microsoft's biggest Xbox studios is forging a new path after development struggles, missing profit targets — "What are we learning?"

Following the underwhelming performance of Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment is making some major internal changes.

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Once and for all, which game has the best art?

Make your case PC gamers.

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I'm not waiting 5 years for everyone to realize The Outer Worlds 2 is another Obsidian classic—I'm giving it its flowers now

Haters begone, I've got builds to plan.

PC Gamer

Avowed didn't rewrite the RPG rulebook in 2025, but it still gave me some of my biggest gaming 'wow' moments of the year

Call me shallow if you must. In fact, I encourage it.

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Out of all the new games I've played in 2025, Grounded 2 deserves a special nod simply because it makes me like a genre that I really don't like: multiplayer survival

It's not me, it's you. I don't like you.

PC Gamer

"RPGs can be divisive": Obsidian chats all things Avowed – how it overcame the Skyrim comparisons, why there's no Baldur's Gate 3-style romance, and what's next for the 2025 gem

Year in Review 2025 | "You're going to get people who really love it and people who really don't love it"

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Fallout co‑creator leaves retirement to rejoin Xbox's Obsidian Entertainment, fueling speculation about future games — "Don't bother guessing, you're not gonna guess right"

Game designer Tim Cain has rejoined Obsidian Entertainment, leaving retirement to work on a new project.

Windows Central

Catch up on the GOTY conversation with these Game Awards nominees on Xbox Game Pass

You want to complain about the snubs, don't you?

PC Gamer

This Xbox RPG's next big update has been delayed — with a larger anniversary update coming in 2026 instead

Xbox RPG Avowed is no longer getting a Fall Update, with a larger Anniversary Update planned instead for sometime in February 2026.

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The Outer Worlds 2 lead says his RPG isn't a critique of capitalism, but Baldur's Gate 3's publishing lead isn't so sure: "Expression in video games is cooked"

"...because the puppet master still holds the strings"

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The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian Entertainment pays tribute to legendary RPG dev and Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman: "Her spirit will live on"

Obsidian and Interplay share a long history

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Avowed bucks RPG expectations by offering a quick hit of fantasy action, and I don't want you to leave 2025 without playing it

Now Playing | Don't let the other 2025 RPG from Obsidian pass you by

Windows Central

Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment doesn't use generative AI for its games like The Outer Worlds 2 — "We haven't been using it at all."

While many game publishers are leaning more and more on generative AI, Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment is not using it at all.

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Fallout co-creator and RPG mastermind Leonard Boyarsky could smack his former self "upside the head" for past comments on AI – and no, Obsidian isn't "using it at all"

Oh, how times have changed

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On the Radar with The Outer Worlds 2 – going beyond our verdict with a deep dive on one of 2025's greatest RPGs

On the Radar | Speaking with Obsidian Entertainment, our post-review coverage digs into the long-awaited sequel RPG and how it's shaping the genre

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Fallout: New Vegas was "the very first game" Outer Worlds 2 lead studied after the original, but don't expect the classic RPG to majorly influence "every single game" Obsidian does going forward

It's all about reactivity and player freedom

Windows Central

One of Xbox's most legendary RPGs is getting a major update with a brand new way to play — and players can test the new mode out soon

Obsidian Entertainment's isometric role-playing game Pillars of Eternity is finally getting a turn-based mode, and players can test it starting Nov. 5, 2025.

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The Outer Worlds 2 patch 1.004.001 is live — fixes major quest bugs and visual glitches (and yes, Inez finally works)

The Outer Worlds 2 is great, but it's hardly perfect. Obsidian Entertainment is rolling out a new patch right now, and it actually fixed an annoying bug.

Windows Central

Xbox FY26 Q1 earnings: Game Pass lifts revenue as console sales plunge nearly 30%

The latest financial results from Microsoft are in, with Xbox FY26 Q1 gaming content and services revenue up 1%, beating expectations.

Windows Central

It's not just you, The Outer Worlds 2 isn't working for many right now — here's why

The Outer Worlds 2 standard edition is available now, but many players are unable to access it due to an Azure outage.

PC Gamer

The Outer Worlds 2's toothless satire of capitalism should be a disappointment to everyone, except Microsoft

"Capital has the ability to subsume all critiques into itself. Even those who would critique capital end up reinforcing it instead."

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The Outer Worlds 2 PC requirements: Minimum and recommended specs

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