Game Overview:
Avowed is a first person open world RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Microsoft.
It is set in the fantasy world of Eora, the setting of Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity games.
"It’s a first-person, single-player game, you don’t necessarily need that 60 frames," says Obsidian Entertainment's Matt Hansen, art director on Avowed.
Obsidian Entertainment showcases extensive new gameplay footage for the upcoming action RPG, which is set to release in February.
"I can tell you our ending slides number in the double digits, you can end up with a lot of different combinations of them," says game director Carrie Patel.
A newly released trailer – courtesy of Nvidia – highlights the PC-specific features you can expect when the RPG launches in February.
Actors Brandon Keener, Mara Junot, Scott Whyte, and Anjali Bhimani will voice some of the upcoming fantasy RPG's key characters.
Microsoft has officially confirmed that it is delaying Avowed by a couple of months "to give players’ backlogs some breathing room."
It's claimed that Obsidian Entertainment's RPG is going to be slightly delayed in order to move out of what has become a packed final period of 2024 for Xbox.
Star Wars Outlaws, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Towerborne, Avowed, and Ara: History Untold are some confirmed titles.
First-party titles like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Starfield: Shattered Space will also receive theater presentations.
"When it comes to choice, we really try to provide breadth and a tapestry for the player," says game director Carrie Patel.
Game director Carrie Patel also says the game features "a series of open zones that are connected and unlock over the course of the game, rather than one giant map that you can walk through from begin...
The company is promising its biggest Gamescom booth to date, with games such as Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred and World of Warcraft: The War Within also confirmed.
Obsidian Entertainment confirmed the same as part of an extensive deep dive for the upcoming action RPG.
Obsidian's first-person role-playing game receives new details today, while Konami's upcoming remake will appear on June 11th.
Obsidian Entertainment's first-person action RPG is due out this year for Xbox Series X/S and PC, but there's still no release date.
Avowed developer Obsidian reportedly received a helping hand from the Gears of War studio to upgrade the RPG's engine.
Both games are also expected to be shown off at the Xbox Games Showcase a day prior, on June 9.
Microsoft will announce release dates for multiple upcoming first-party titles at the Xbox Games Showcase in June, it's claimed.
"I mean it's an Obsidian game. What else would we be if we didn't have a few different endings?" says game director Carrie Patel.
However, players can expect "solutions and opportunities to use dialogue, maybe take advantage of reactivity", says Carrie Patel.
Obsidian Entertainment has provided more details on its upcoming action RPG, hot on the heels of its recent Developer_Direct showing.
Obsidian showcases how the fantasy action RPG's combat and side quests play out, with more details promised in the coming months.
The showcase will also feature Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, Avowed and Ara: History Untold, but no updates for Activision Blizzard titles.
CEO Feargus Urquhart pushed for multiplayer early and "kept on that for a long time" before realizing it was the "wrong decision."
The Living Lands are composed of interconnected open zones, which are full of secrets, side quests and characters, per Obsidian.
In Obsidian's upcoming fantasy RPG, players can have two companions and decide their envoy's appearance and personality.
"Sometimes you realize the way you're building is not quite living up to the experience you want to create," says director Carrie Patel.
The narrator of the gameplay trailer is Kai, a companion who plays a "major role" in the story. Players can also dual-wield various weapons.
Travel to the Living Lands as an envoy of Aedyr and investigate a mysterious plague in Obsidian's first-person fantasy action RPG.
A new leak claims that the duo of upcoming fantasy RPGs will both receive new showings at the Xbox event.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer says Microsoft will "announce some things that people haven’t seen" and "give updates" on previously announced titles.
"Witcher-like" has reportedly been thrown around a lot to describe the next Fable, says Video Games Chronicle's Jordan Miller.
Though unsure of its appearance at today's showcase, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier said the project went through a "major leadership change" last year.
Journalist Jeff Grubb believes that fans might finally see proper gameplay for Avowed and Contraband, alongside the expected deep dive for Starfield.
The LinkedIn page of Obsidian Entertainment's lead VFX artist Aaron Dubois seems to confirm that Avowed will run on Unreal Engine 5.
Jez Corden of Windows Central also believes that Obsidian's first person fantasy RPG could be revealed sometime this year.
Along with differing abilities for each class, there will be familiar spells from Pillars of Eternity, more colorful visuals than The Elder Scrolls and more.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer says Avowed isn't just going to be Obsidian Entertainment's version of The Elder Scrolls.
Multiple upcoming first party Xbox games are currently scheduled for 2023 launches, according to GamesBeat journalist Jeff Grubb.
The development team is "hard at work making something we're sure fans of our games and the Pillars of Eternity universe are going to love."
Insider Nate Drake says information from GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb is "more up to date", though the fantasy RPG was "definitely considered for E3."
Insider sponger, who reported the fantasy RPG as releasing in late 2022/early 2023, has been told that it's "in great shape."
Factions, iconic landmarks, mod support, and numerous other details possibly revealed.
A contender to The Elder Scrolls' throne?
