Obsidian Entertainment, the folks behind really fun-if-buggy experiences like Fallout: New Vegas and classic CRPG fares like the Pillars of Eternity series, may be backed by a bigtime publisher soon. Like, a REALLY big one. According to Kotaku sources, Microsoft is finalizing a deal to acquire the independent developm

During the Xbox Developer Direct January 2024 live stream, Obsidian Entertainment unveiled new gameplay footage for the upcoming fantasy RPG Avowed, as well as revealed that it will launch for the Xbox Series X/S, Xbox Game Pass and PC sometime in fall 2024. It's been 4 years since Avowed was originally announced bu

During the Xbox Games Showcase, Obsidian Entertainment unveiled the first look at gameplay footage from their upcoming fantasy RPG, Avowed. The game was originally announced back in 2020. Explore the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger. As an envoy of Aedyr, you are sent to investigate

During the X019 London Inside Xbox live stream, Obsidian Entertainment announced their new Xbox exclusive IP, titled Grounded. Unlike their previous games like Fallout New Vegas and the recently-released The Outer Worlds, Grounded is a first-person single-player or co-op survival game with a premise that's basically a

Obsidian Entertainment: a company known for breaking new ground with its slew of RPGs from Fallout 2 all the way to the fart-breaking South Park: The Stick of Truth. It's also a company known for breaking its own games thanks to their potentially game-breaking bugs in their open-world offerings, usually patched out as

Just last week, Xbox announced that four previously-exclusive games will be coming to other platforms such as PlayStation and Nintendo. Now, we finally learn what those are, officially. Check them out: Pentiment from Obsidian Entertainment, a truly unique, critically acclaimed, and award-winning narrative adve

During the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase February 2024, Obsidian Entertainment announced that Grounded is slated to release for the Nintendo Switch on 16 April 2024. Grounded is a survival action-adventure video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios. It was released for Windo

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the winners of the 2023 BAFTA Games Awards, with Sony Interactive Entertainment’s and Sony Santa Monica’s PS4/PS5 exclusive God Of War Ragnarok winning the most awards of the night. The sequel to 2018's God Of War won in five categories, including Bes

Publisher Private Division and developer Obsidian Entertainment have announced The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition, will launch for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, and GOG on 7 March 2023. This new version of the game includes a dynamic weather system,

Obsidian Entertainment has announced the release of Pentiment's official soundtrack on various streaming platforms, with a vinyl double album version slated to be released in 2023. To ensure that the soundtrack for the game Pentiment aligned with the game's art style, which was inspired by 16th-century E

Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S Genre: RPG Adventure The newest entry into Obsidian Entertainment's extensive catalogue of games, Pentiment is a 16th-century murder deduction story that insights and entertains. Players take hold of Andreas Maler, a journeyman artist that has found hims

During Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022, a brand-new studio from 15-year Bethesda Game Studios veteran Jeff Gardiner, Something Wicked Games, was revealed. With initial seed funding of US$13.2mm from NetEase, Something Wicked Games is a new, globally dispersed AAA games studio with creative and leadership talent from T

E3 2021, or the Summer Of Gaming 2021 online edition according to us at the KKP virtual offices, is not done yet pretty much done & dusted. But among all the 100 games we've seen and played, we already have our top picks and best of show. Here they are, based on our staff picks. And if you need the best E3 2021

Fancy a '40s mystery serial that plays out in a dystopian space future? You'll probably enjoy The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos DLC. In Obsidian Entertainment's latest addition to its sci-fi RPG, you and your crew of the Unreliable take on a murder mystery job in the colourful and seemingly-bright planet of Erida

The Game Awards 2020 just concluded, and it was probably the biggest iteration of the annual event yet. It featured tons of surprises in the form of new game announcements, trailers, reveals, and a slew of guest appearances. Here are the winners of The Game Awards 2020 (they're highlighted in bold): Game of

The Game Awards 2020 is taking place on 10 December 2020, but Geoff Keighley has announced the nominated games three weeks earlier. Despite being plagued with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year has seen some pretty good games. You can vote now on the official website here. Check out the full The Game Awards 2

We got our hands on the new DLC to Obsidian Entertainment & Private Divisions' RPG The Outer Worlds, and it's looking sharp so far. Titled Peril on Gorgon, the DLC takes place during your Outer Worlds sci-fi adventure; you can access it right after doing the story missions in Monarch for the main game. The gist is

The Xbox Games Showcase live stream earlier today have given us more of what to expect from games coming to the Xbox Series X. The presentation showcased a bunch of titles including Halo Infinite and more. Keep in mind that all of the games listed below are from both first-party and third-party developers, which me

Believe it or not, there's currently a development team working to adapt the entirety of Obsidian Entertainment's Fallout: New Vegas into the newer Fallout 4 engine. Initially launching in 2017, they have since recreated the opening of the original game, inserted dynamic weather effects, and now their latest video show

Swedish game publisher Paradox Interactive is best known for its grand strategy and RPG franchises. Now they're helping to raise funds for the World Health Organisation's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund by holding a sale on Steam. The fundraiser sale will run on Steam from now until 7pm CEST on 3 April 2020 or 1am G