The lawsuit alleges that the company has been late in paying wages and separation pay that it owes, and that it denied workers their breaks.
The company has said that anyone who bought the RPG on PS4 or Xbox One between April 30th and May 27th will get help from its support crew.
Players have noted that the initial announcement about the upgrade was phrased poorly, hiding the need to buy DLCs on PS4 and Xbox One.
The announcement was accompanied by Obsidian confirming that it is working on more updates for the sci-fi RPG to fix bugs.
Spotlighted by Xbox, other titles with demos include Aniimo, Grave Seasons, Don't Fret, Erosion, and, of all things, Grounded 2.
However, with the time that has passed, Chris Avellone has said that this sequel "will not happen in the next six years at least, if ever."
The former senior designer also claims Bethesda offered Obsidian a $10,000 bonus for delivering all of the game's source code.
The Anniversary Update is also live, bringing New Game Plus, new presets, the Quarterstaff, Photo Mode, Custom Difficulty, and more.
The action RPG returns to the spotlight, but it's still fundamentally the same experience - for better and for worse.
It is worth noting that these diverse list of games have been listed alphabetically, and Microsoft has not provided any sales figures.
Obsidian Entertainment is committed to new projects "big and small", but it's laying the sci-fi RPG series to rest for now.
“They’re not disasters. I’m not going to say this was a kick in the teeth. It was more like: ‘That sucks. What are we learning?’”
Less than a year after launch, Obsidian Entertainment's well-received action RPG is now $20 cheaper on Xbox Series X/S and PC.
The update will see the return of wasps and ants, along with the addition of two types of earwigs for players to take on in battle.
After remaining exclusive to Xbox Series X/S and PC for about a year, Obsidian's fantasy RPG is making the jump to PlayStation.
It also seems that Fallout: New Vegas will receive a remaster, though it's unknown whether Obsidian Entertainment is involved.
As of March 2025, the remake "is/was in development" and will feature content cut from Obsidian Entertainment's original release.
"Give me a living, simulated world! True non-linearity!" said Daniel Vávra, who also criticized the "loading screens and level grinding."
In an interview, Joe Fielder spoke about wanting to design The Outer Worlds 2 while also making sure it reacted to players' choices.
The RPG seemingly features several joking Flaws, including one that makes your choices for you after skipping too many dialogues.
