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How to play Avowed for free and early on Xbox

Obsidian Entertainment’s high-fantasy RPG arrives on Xbox and PC in February

The Independent UK

Here's all the Xbox games launching this week, from February 17 through 23

Here's all the Xbox games launching the week of February 17, 2025, including the standard edition of Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed.

Windows Central

Obsidian's Avowed is off to a strong start as it claims the top spot on Steam in the US

Obsidian Entertainment's Xbox role-playing game Avowed is the best-selling game on Steam in the U.S. right now.

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It's Valentine's Day but Avowed won't let me romance Kai so I'm still sad

Avowed, the latest fantasy RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, is now here and I love it. But... I'm also sad, because it's Valentine's Day and I can't romance Kai.

Windows Central

Obsidian insisted that Avowed wouldn't have romance, but that wasn't quite true, because there's at least one eligible bachelor, and he's voiced by an iconic Mass Effect heartthrob

Could any more romance plots be hiding that we don't know about yet?

GamesRadar

Obsidian says it won't chase huge profits or grow aggressively, and that's how it's going to last 100 years in the RPG business: 'Are we serious? Yes'

The Avowed studio expects each game to be a "mild success" and budgets accordingly, say company leaders who want it to reach its 100th birthday.

PC Gamer

Unreal Engine often gets flak for games running poorly or stuttering, but as Avowed demonstrates, it's really about how devs use it and the pressures of time

Don't blame the tools. Or the tool makers. Or the tool users.

PC Gamer

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Avowed review and Metacritic roundup — Here's what critics are saying about the new Xbox RPG

The reviews are in for Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed, so here's what critics think of the latest Xbox RPG.

Windows Central

Avowed PSA: Keep your pre-completion save files in case Obsidian's Xbox RPG gets DLC or expansions

When playing Avowed, keep your pre-completion save files before hitting the endgame in case of future DLC or expansions.

Windows Central

5 Avowed tips that will help you survive the Living Lands

Start your journey through the Living Lands on the right food.

PC Gamer

Avowed isn't quite Obsidian's take on Skyrim, but it still captures the same magic

Avowed is the latest fantasy RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, and it's a gorgeous adventure through Eora that makes exploration, combat, and more just plain fun.

Windows Central

Avowed review: not quite Skyrim, but much stranger

A skeleton holding a sword, stood in smoke, flowers grow from its skull

Creative Bloq

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

GamesRadar

Avowed review

Humble and a little old-fashioned, but Obsidian's decades of RPG experience still shine through.

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Avowed Is The Best Fantasy Game You’ll Play This Year & I Will Die On This Hill

I've been playing Avowed for the past two weeks, and not to beat around the bush here, but I love it. Here's why I think you will too.

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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.)

Windows Central

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.

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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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Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas lead writer has returned to the studio "for exciting times" — and no, that doesn't mean what you think it does

Fallout: New Vegas' lead writer has come back to Obsidian Entertainment "for exciting times" after 14 years of being away.

PC Gamer

Fallout: New Vegas lead writer returns to Obsidian after leaving 14 years ago, but before you ask, no, 'It's not FNV2'

John Gonzalez is back.

Windows Central

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.

GamesRadar

RPG veteran Josh Sawyer finally drops screenshots of a potential Pillars of Eternity TRPG rework

Josh Sawyer teases content for a rework of the Pillars of Eternity pen-and-paper TRPG

The Independent UK

The biggest game releases in 2025: From GTA 6 to Doom: The Dark Ages

While Rockstar’s ‘GTA 6’ is the big release that literally everyone is waiting for in 2025, there is still much more on the calendar

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5 PC games we’re excited for in 2025 — plus our favorite new gaming laptops to go with them

Between new games and gaming laptops, here’s a look at what’s coming in 2025 and what we’re most excited about.

GamesRadar

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

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