Obsidian Entertainment's not-so-tiny survival game is finally getting its full launch, bringing new armor recipes, new weapon recipes, the giant Mantis, and more.
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.
Obsidian Entertainment's rumoured investigative RPG, supposedly called Pentiment, could be unveiled in less than a week.
Obsidian Entertainment's Josh Sawyer seems to be hinting that his game will be revealed at the show, while leaks have previously claimed that he's leading an investigative RPG called Pentiment.
The LinkedIn page of Obsidian Entertainment's lead VFX artist Aaron Dubois seems to confirm that Avowed will run on Unreal Engine 5.
Despite being planned for launch this year, journalist Jeff Grubb says the survival sandbox title "might actually not go 1.0" in 2022.
According to known industry insider Jeff Grubb, an Obsidian-developed sequel to Fallout: New Vegas is in the earliest stages of talks at Microsoft.
Jez Corden of Windows Central also believes that Obsidian's first person fantasy RPG could be revealed sometime this year.
The survival sandbox title is currently holding a free weekend for PC players on Steam, which ends on February 13th at 8 AM PT.
According to the LinkedIn profile of an Obsidian employee, The Outer Worlds 2 has been in development for a couple of years.
Pentiment will reportedly be a dialogue-heavy game with choice and consequence mechanics, similar to Disco Elysium.
Weapon upgrades, stats, armor types, and new enemies also await in the biggest update yet for Obsidian's sandbox survival title.
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.
Later this month, players will be able to upgrade health and stamina, apply status effects to weapons and equip different armor types.
A job ad suggests that Obsidian Entertainment is shifting its pipelines to Unreal Engine 5, possibly for The Outer Worlds 2.
Despite the game launching day 1 on Xbox Game Pass, it seems the RPG has seen a lot of success in a relatively short time.
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 developers of Hellblade, The Outer Worlds, Psychonauts, and other "dev partners from around the world" will be featured in the extended showcase.
