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Avowed review: "No Skyrim, but an unforgettable return to form for Obsidian Entertainment"

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Avowed gave me these 3 things that Skyrim never could

I want to talk about all the notes Avowed hits that I didn’t experience in Skyrim and its siblings. (And all the performance testing I did.)

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Avowed launch times, release date, and advance access period

Avowed's proper launch is nearly here as the premium edition "advance access" comes to a close.

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'It's nice to have options': Blizzard thinks Avowed's new cross-buy feature is breaking down barriers

Now you can play Avowed on not one, but two, of your machines.

PC Gamer

Here's Exactly When You Can Start Playing 2025's Most Anticipated RPG 'Avowed'

Avowed, the next big Obsidian RPG drops this week, so here's everything you need to know ahead of its highly anticipated launch.

Inverse

'Avowed' Drops Early Access on Feb 13: Get Ready to Explore Eora Before Anyone Else

"Avowed" hits early access on Feb 13, giving you a 5-day head start to explore the world of Eora—exclusive perks and Game Pass access await.

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Avowed won't have enemy scaling, director confirms, but it will have jank: "You gotta accept a little jank to do something fun and creative"

Welcome to the jank house

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Xbox and Obsidian's Avowed supports cross-buy with Blizzard's Battle.net

In a first, Obsidian's Avowed supports cross-buy with Xbox consoles and Battle.net on PC.

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Avowed director says about a third of the Pillars of Eternity developers are working on Obsidian's new action-RPG and teases crossover characters

Avowed will let Pillars of Eternity fans "see the world they got to know over two games in a big immersive space around them that they can explore"

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Avowed director confirms the game follows The Outer Worlds' lead to skip New Game Plus, but DLC is still a "maybe"

Anything's possible with post-launch support

GamesRadar

Avowed confirmed to have 60 FPS on Xbox Series X

In a rapid-fire interview, it's been revealed that Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming RPG Avowed, launching February 18, 2025, will feature 60 FPS on Xbox Series X.

Windows Central

'Avowed's' Premium Upgrade Gets Into the Nerves of Some Gamers: Is Early Access Worth the Price?

Avowed's premium upgrade charges $25 for early access and some fans question the value of paying extra for non-gameplay content.

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Xbox Game Pass to get one of the biggest day one releases of the year so far... and for free

Obsidian's first-person action RPG is coming to Game Pass this month, as well as Madden NFL 25 ahead of Super Bowl LIX.

Xbox Game Pass is getting Obsidian's Avowed, another EA sports game, and more

Obsidian Entertainment's RPG Avowed, EA's Madden NFL 25, and more games are coming to Xbox Game Pass soon.

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"It can't start in a way that just feels crappy": Avowed devs are turning to animation to solve an RPG "challenge" of offering a sense of progression without sacrificing a strong start

"The challenge in RPGs is we want you to feel this progression throughout the game"

PC Gamer

Avowed's newly-revealed character creation backgrounds tripped my RPG sicko radar, offering funky fantasies like 'Noble Scion,' 'Court Augur,' and 'Vanguard Scout'

Your background in Avowed determines starting equipment, as well as dialogue throughout the game.

PC Gamer

By opting out of an open world for Avowed, Obsidian says it can give players more interesting choices to make: 'Pacing is really tough in open world games'

Constraints do foster creativity, after all.

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Get ready for upcoming Xbox RPG Avowed with this handy primer from developer Obsidian Entertainment

Obsidian Entertainment is sharing a five-part video series to prep players for Avowed, a game set in the world of Eora, the same as Pillars of Eternity.

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Is Avowed on Xbox Game Pass?

Avowed is shaping up to be one of 2025's most exciting new RPG titles, but will it come to Game Pass? Here's what you need to know.

PC Gamer

18 games the PC Gamer team can't wait to play in 2025

There's lots to look forward to this year.

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Avowed is an RPG that's both the culmination of everything Obsidian has done before, and also an evolution of it: "There's really not a whole lot of our regions that's off limits to the players"

Big in 2025 | Avowed is going to open us up to the fantasy world of Eora with one of the most ambitious RPGs of the year

GamesRadar

After Starfield's strict companions, I'm glad Avowed's crew won't be "backseat driving and second-guessing all your choices"

They'll still have lots to say about all your misadventures, though

GamesRadar

Almost every quest in RPG Avowed can be started in multiple ways: "We want to just constantly foster that sense of exploration, wanderlust"

Obsidian Entertainment's next game lets you do things "out of order"

Windows Central

Is Xbox slowly taking over Battle.net? As "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" pops up on Battle.net, we're wondering what Microsoft is up to with Blizzard's iconic launcher.

First Avowed, and now Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Microsoft's Xbox "experiments" with Battle.net continue, and we have to wonder what the endgame is.

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Every game, trailer, and announcement in the 2024 PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted

This year's showcase featured over 80 games to look forward to in the new year.

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