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| Quote: | | Ninja Theory – Currently in talks to be sold, plan is to still release Senua |
Im so confused, is hellblade series secretly a hit.
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| Posted: Wed, 8th Jul 2026 14:29 Post subject: |
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The problem is that hellblade 2 is almost the same as hellblade 1 just with better gfx.
The twist is not a twist anymore and the combat is as weak as the combat of the first game.
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harry_theone
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| Posted: Wed, 8th Jul 2026 21:12 Post subject: |
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Microsoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video Game
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-08/microsoft-s-xbox-to-shift-obsidian-studio-to-new-fallout-video-game?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
| Quote: | Obsidian Entertainment, a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox, has canceled multiple projects and will begin working on a new game in the popular Fallout franchise as part of the division’s broader restructuring, according to people familiar with the matter.
The video-game studio, based in Irvine, California, also laid off around a quarter of its workforce, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak to the press.
As part of the shake-up, Obsidian has canceled a planned sequel to the 2025 roleplaying game Avowed along with other unannounced projects. |
Avowed 2 Sequel cancelled in favour of a potential Fallout title by them.
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tonizito
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| Posted: Wed, 8th Jul 2026 21:22 Post subject: |
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| harry_theone wrote: | Microsoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video Game
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-08/microsoft-s-xbox-to-shift-obsidian-studio-to-new-fallout-video-game?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
| Quote: | Obsidian Entertainment, a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox, has canceled multiple projects and will begin working on a new game in the popular Fallout franchise as part of the division’s broader restructuring, according to people familiar with the matter.
The video-game studio, based in Irvine, California, also laid off around a quarter of its workforce, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak to the press.
As part of the shake-up, Obsidian has canceled a planned sequel to the 2025 roleplaying game Avowed along with other unannounced projects. |
Avowed 2 Sequel cancelled in favour of a potential Fallout title by them. |
I don't know if this is either good or bad honestly 
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Wed, 8th Jul 2026 21:29 Post subject: |
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@EyePatchLives Wouldn't mind that at all!
@tonizito Nobody knows, but I stay hopeful, knowing they got Outer Worlds 1+2 and can somewhat learn from that (all that was good and bad) towards fully utilising the Fallout IP. Safe to say it's going to be more RPG than what Bethesda would do right now.
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tonizito
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| Posted: Wed, 8th Jul 2026 22:17 Post subject: |
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TOW1 was meh, the "wacky evil corporations hehe" mostly tainted it for me; does TOW2 tone that clown shit down somehow? It also bombed nuclearly, so I really don't know what to think about it.
Aside from maybe Pentiment, is there any talent left at Obsidian nowadays to look forward to a good FO game? They'll probably ace it compared to whatever garbage nu-bethesda would put out nowadays, but that's not exactly a high bar to clear  
An inXile FO game would be *vastly* more interesting, they still seem to have quite a few adult developers still working and calling the shots over there.
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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ixigia
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| Posted: Wed, 8th Jul 2026 22:44 Post subject: |
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A Fallout title should have been the top priority when M$ bought Obsidian in 2018 (back when the company was still respectable), not a desperate emergency plan - instead, they spent time, money and resources on unremarkable stuff that few people cared about whilst chasing the Gamepass not-so-golden goose.
I have very low expectations at this point, but if Sawyer really is back in a leading position like the rumours would suggest, ol' Tim is on board, and the derpy hacktivists are out of the picture, then maybe there could be some distant glimmer of hope. Although for all we know, they might even decide to make a Fallout game that follows the TV show in true coprophagous fashion 
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| Posted: Thu, 9th Jul 2026 00:42 Post subject: |
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| Radicalus wrote: | | TOW2 is more of the same, but with a nice woke sauce sprayed all over it. Insufferable is the word I would use (MCU level cringe dialog). |
Really? The first one also had some obnoxious characters and mary sues, you're telling me that the sequel is pretty much the same or worse? Well, to the very end of the backlog it goes.
| ixigia wrote: | | Although for all we know, they might even decide to make a Fallout game that follows the TV show in true coprophagous fashion |
Oh god no
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Thu, 9th Jul 2026 11:00 Post subject: |
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| harry_theone wrote: | Microsoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video Game
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-08/microsoft-s-xbox-to-shift-obsidian-studio-to-new-fallout-video-game?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
| Quote: | Obsidian Entertainment, a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox, has canceled multiple projects and will begin working on a new game in the popular Fallout franchise as part of the division’s broader restructuring, according to people familiar with the matter.
The video-game studio, based in Irvine, California, also laid off around a quarter of its workforce, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak to the press.
As part of the shake-up, Obsidian has canceled a planned sequel to the 2025 roleplaying game Avowed along with other unannounced projects. |
Avowed 2 Sequel cancelled in favour of a potential Fallout title by them. |
These are not so great news and it's exactly what I was afraid of. Obsidian will probably become the support studio for Bethesda.
I bought Avowed on Steam's Summer sale and it's quite enjoyable. I have many gripes with it and a lot of then come from the consolization and production value. The latter is hard to understand because apparently the development wasn't cheap. I would have liked a sequel and of course, I would have loved a Pillars of Eternity 3, but I don't think that's ever going to happen at this point.
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Some of the devs are still working on the sequel until the go is given on Fallout, it's not necessarily dead, but on a undefined hiatus for now. They're still interested in making it as far as I've read.
It all depends on the success of this, they know that, if they do well they might even get Xbox to give them more room on the IP regardless of what Beth says.
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| Posted: Thu, 9th Jul 2026 14:38 Post subject: |
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I’d rather see Oblivion supporting the new Fallout game then developing another uninspired AA rpg.
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| Posted: Thu, 9th Jul 2026 15:33 Post subject: |
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Wh is obsidian working on fallout being seen as a good thing?
If the current obisidian team was so great all their games would be bangers.
This just mean they ll push out a mediocre fallout game.
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| Posted: Thu, 9th Jul 2026 16:37 Post subject: |
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Cause Bethesda is (or was) good in big worlds and sandbox rpg’s but for the rest their games always lacked good rpg mechanics, story and quests. Obsidian is the superior dev for cRPG’s but always lacked the budget. Perhaps they can make a decent Fallout RPG together. Both devs are decline though.
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| Posted: Thu, 9th Jul 2026 16:39 Post subject: |
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@lametta sure bro
Rumour:
Anonymous sources told IGN that Xbox layoffs could cause The Elder Scrolls VI to face further delays
| Quote: | According to anonymous sources who spoke to IGN, Bethesda Game Studios’ recent layoffs have raised concerns internally that The Elder Scrolls VI could face further delays, increased crunch, and the loss of key institutional knowledge.
Sources claim that more than 50 employees were laid off across Bethesda Game Studios, including developers described as key contributors to the long-awaited successor to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Employees reportedly said the cuts have significantly impacted morale, with one source warning the departures could have a “major cascading effect” on both the game and the studio.
IGN’s sources also said the layoffs affected multiple disciplines, including programmers, artists, and designers, with one departing employee having worked at Bethesda since the development of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. |
Maybe the guy who said Fallout going to Obsidian was simply to recover people to work on TES made sense after all....
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