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.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, MachineGames' Indiana Jones game, Avowed, and Ara: History Untold are confirmed for the showcase.
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.
Azure Specialist Paul T. recently posted on LinkedIn about appearances from these four Xbox-exclusive titles at today's showcase.
