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NewsThe Outer Worlds 2 has over 90 perks, but you can't respec your character because your "choices are permanent" and the RPG's director wants to make sure "you're building your character and really doubling down"By Scott McCrae Published 27 CommentsNews -
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NewsThe Outer Worlds 2 director says not every RPG is "for every single person," so Obsidian is "not going to make a game for literally everybody" because "it waters down the experience a lot"By Anna Koselke Published 15 CommentsNews -
ExclusiveHow Obsidian became Xbox's most prolific studio: "There's not a lot of studios at Microsoft that have an entire external developer making the whole game for them"By Josh West Published 5 CommentsExclusive -
FeatureGrounded 2 is targeting updates every "four to five months" after Obsidian learned the hard way: "When we started with Grounded 1 in early access we were trying to do monthly updates – that was a hassle and it didn't work"By Josh West PublishedFeature -
FeatureWith The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian is dedicated to making sneaky playstyles truly viable: "We have a strike team going room-by-room to see if we can stealth properly through each location"By Josh West PublishedFeature -
FeatureObsidian won't rule out bringing Grounded 2 to PS5 in the future, but says that its initial release is "all about being in Game Preview and Early Access"By Josh West PublishedFeature -
FeatureEverything is bigger in Grounded 2, but Obsidian never considered stretching beyond four-player co-op: "It would have undermined what Grounded was really about"By Josh West PublishedFeature -
RPGsAfter playing The Outer Worlds 2, I'm convinced that it has the potential to be Obsidian's greatest game – and the best FPS of 2025By Josh West Published 24 Comments -
NewsObsidian explains Grounded 2 was born from technical limitations of the Xbox One: "This is our opportunity to build the world from the ground up"By Scott McCrae PublishedNews -
OpinionThe Outer Worlds 2 is fixing the first RPG's biggest weakness by improving guns "in every way", and the sci-fi nerd in me is already screaming about the Shrink RayBy Heather Wald PublishedOpinion -
NewsThe Outer Worlds 2 director reveals Obsidian "did a full breakdown on Destiny" and sought advice from the Halo team for the sequel's shootingBy Scott McCrae PublishedNews -
NewsAs The Outer Worlds 2 hits $80, director says "we don't set the prices for our games" and wishes "everybody could play" Obsidian's new RPGBy Catherine Lewis Published 76 CommentsNews -
NewsFrom serial killer to bad knees, The Outer Worlds 2 has some ridiculous perks even by RPG standards, including one that just "makes the game pretty unplayable if you happen to choose that"By Issy van der Velde PublishedNews -
NewsThe Outer Worlds 2 "basically borrowed" Fallout: New Vegas' excellent Perks system, and I'm already spinning up an amazing stealth RPG buildBy Ali Jones PublishedNews -
NewsSurprise! Obsidian is making Grounded 2, and it's launching into Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview next monthBy Josh West PublishedNews -
News"We're in a post Baldur's Gate 3 world": Indie publisher says Larian proved players "are not stupid" and want "50 million copies" of intense CRPGsBy Ashley Bardhan Published 6 CommentsNews -
Now PlayingAvowed's companions have really made the RPG for me, and it's all thanks to how responsive they are outside of combatBy Heather Wald Published 7 CommentsNow Playing -
Now PlayingIn Avowed I keep falling into the same habit as Skyrim's inescapable stealth archer, but I just can't resistBy Heather Wald PublishedNow Playing -
Best ListGames like Mass Effect to get swept up inBy Heather Wald Last updatedBest List -
Big previewDespite the Skyrim comparisons, Avowed is an Obsidian RPG first and foremost: "Let's bring in all the greatest hits"By Heather Wald PublishedBig preview
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