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Gaming Microsoft

Xbox lays off 268 more people as Activision takes over Halo and Bethesda absorbs Obsidian

In a nutshell: The next round of Microsoft's previously announced layoffs includes major studio consolidations and possibly more closures. The Halo franchise just got its biggest shakeup in years as the Xbox manufacturer seeks to cut costs and the number of moving parts. Meanwhile, the fates of Ninja Theory and Arkane Lyon hang in the balance.

Full story By Daniel Sims, September 22, 2026, 4:01 PM 18 comments

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Gaming Microsoft

Bethesda confirms Fallout 5, Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, and new Obsidian Fallout game

Microsoft is betting on Fallout and Elder Scrolls to reassure fans after brutal Xbox layoffs

By Daniel Sims, July 18, 2026, 11:33 AM 47 comments

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Gaming Microsoft

Microsoft tells Obsidian to pause or cancel Avowed 2 and make a new Fallout game

The New Vegas studio is being pushed back toward Fallout as Xbox refocuses on its biggest franchises

By Daniel Sims, July 9, 2026, 7:03 AM 10 comments

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Gaming Industry

The studio behind Fallout: New Vegas and The Outer Worlds is being sued over wage and hour violations

Obsidian says the complaint should be dismissed with prejudice

By Rob Thubron, June 22, 2026, 8:33 AM

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Gaming Tech Culture

Fallout creator Tim Cain is back at Obsidian full-time, but his new game isn't what fans expect

Cain couldn't tease any details thanks to an NDA

By Daniel Sims, December 6, 2025, 10:03 AM

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Obsidian for the privacy-minded: offline, secure notes

Obsidian offers a markdown approach to note-taking, stores your notes locally, and optionally syncs them with end-to-end encryption, keeping you in control. Obsidian supports graph views and backlinks, and caters to users who value privacy without sacrificing rich linking.

By Erik Orejuela, October 13, 2025, 2:53 PM

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Gaming Microsoft

Obsidian's fantasy RPG Avowed is the first to enable Microsoft Store, Xbox, and Battle.net cross-buy

Play everywhere with just one purchase

By Daniel Sims, February 8, 2025, 12:26 PM 21 comments

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Fallout: New Vegas is free on the Epic Games Store until June 1

Adding this classic Obsidian shooter/ARPG to your library at no cost is a no-brainer

By Cal Jeffrey, May 25, 2023, 4:44 PM 11 comments

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Microsoft is in early talks for a Fallout New Vegas sequel

Obsidian could return to Fallout

By Daniel Sims, February 24, 2022, 5:43 PM 16 comments

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Obsidian's fantasy RPG Avowed rumored to be nearly playable, may feature Skyrim-like class progression

New gameplay details have leaked

By Cohen Coberly, October 13, 2021, 7:23 PM

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Obsidian's Nintendo Switch port of The Outer Worlds lands March 6

'Get ready to play the award-winning RPG on-the-go'

By Cal Jeffrey, January 30, 2020, 3:13 PM

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The Outer Worlds will get story-focused DLC next year

Obsidian's romp through a hyper-capitalist space will continue

By Eric Hamilton, December 15, 2019, 10:21 AM

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Obsidian reveals The Outer Worlds' PC system requirements

The RPG arrives next week

By Rob Thubron, October 18, 2019, 8:23 AM 12 comments

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Gaming Industry

Obsidian is hiring people for its new RPG

Ads ask for experience in multiplayer and first-person melee combat games

By Rob Thubron, September 23, 2019, 10:11 AM

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The Outer Worlds will let you kill everyone you meet

And quests won't break if you do so

By Cohen Coberly, August 2, 2019, 2:23 PM 18 comments

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The Outer Worlds infodump reveals game mechanics, pricing, and more

The game is expected to launch this year

By Cohen Coberly, February 7, 2019, 5:41 PM

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Obsidian announces The Outer Worlds, a true open-ended sci-fi RPG

Fallout, Mass Effect, and Bioshock rolled into one

By Cohen Coberly, December 7, 2018, 12:20 PM 7 comments

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Gaming Microsoft

Microsoft will acquire two new studios: Obsidian Games and inXile

The makers of Fallout: New Vegas and Wasteland 2

By Isaiah Mayersen, November 11, 2018, 12:07 PM

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Gaming Industry

Another Fallout game from Obsidian? The company says it's "very doubtful"

Sad news

By Rob Thubron, October 18, 2018, 7:19 AM

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Gaming Microsoft

Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy Pillars of Eternity developer Obsidian, rumor claims

The deal is reportedly '90%' finished

By Cohen Coberly, October 9, 2018, 4:20 PM

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Obsidian assures fans that its upcoming RPG will lack microtransactions

The Fallout: New Vegas developer's partnership with Take-Two had raised concerns

By Rob Thubron, December 18, 2017, 10:05 AM

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Star Wars: KOTOR II gets first update in 10 years

By Tim Schiesser, July 22, 2015, 9:30 AM

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Mobile Software

Early build of Intel's phone UI "Obsidian" shown off in video

By Jose Vilches, June 10, 2013, 11:53 AM

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Corsair's Obsidian 900D can house everything but the kitchen sink

By Matthew DeCarlo, January 8, 2013, 6:30 PM 23 comments

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Obsidian's 'Project Eternity' is the latest Kickstarter success story

By Shawn Knight, September 18, 2012, 7:00 AM