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We just got our first proper look at The Outer Worlds 2, coming 2025 - and Obsidian's RPG sequel is coming to PS5 too

Obsidian's keeping the series multiplatform

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Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2 makes a surprise appearance during the Game Awards 2024 — and it's coming next year

Xbox showed up to The Game Awards 2024 to reveal gameplay for The Outer Worlds 2, and it's launching in 2025.

Windows Central

You'll be able start 'almost every, if not every' quest in Obsidian's Avowed in multiple ways, so you can feel safe wandering around doing whatever

"We want to just constantly foster that sense of exploration, wanderlust"

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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"

GamesRadar

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.

PC Gamer

Watch Avowed's director set a new speed record for answering our questions about Obsidian's upcoming RPG

Carrie Patel joined The PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted ahead of Avowed's release in February.

PC Gamer

Obsidian's new first-person RPG Avowed channels Baldur's Gate 3 in one key way: "The core of RPGs that makes them special is missable content"

"It makes your experience feel more personal to you."

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Obsidian's Josh Sawyer thought Pillars of Eternity's Kickstarter had a 50% chance of failing, only for the RPG to be fully funded within 27 hours

"Other people at the studio were also like 'are we really not going to do this?'"

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Avowed is "an evolution" of Obsidian's past RPGs, including The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas

Pillars of Eternity lives on with Avowed

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Avowed Attributes and Backgrounds explained

When creating your character your Background in Avowed is important, as are your Attributes when levelling up

GamesRadar

'Knights of the Old Republic II' at 20: The key to Star Wars' future is found in its past

We revisit the Star Wars RPG sequel that subverted the expectations of fans and gained a cult following, despite a troubled development.

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Avowed's Kai, who shares a voice actor with Mass Effect's Garrus, has me hooked on the RPG after only 3 hours

Opinion | Kai, voiced by Brandon "Garrus Vakarian" Keener, offers an excellent introduction to The Living Lands in Avowed, and I can't wait to continue questing together

GamesRadar

Even if Avowed does well, it doesn't sound like we'll get Pillars of Eternity 3, at least not from Josh Sawyer: 'I am more interested in doing original IP'

Pillars 2 really burned him out, and Avowed is now the future of the series.

PC Gamer

My favorite thing about Avowed might just be how much stuff it lets me turn off

Avowed's deep commitment to UI options is one of its greatest strengths.

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Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer is "helping on Avowed," but he's "more interested in doing original IP" when he directs his next game

"We'll see where the future takes me"

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The 10 RPGs that defined Xbox and evolved the genre

Feature | Xbox built a bridge between computer-first RPGs and playing on the couch, redefining the genre in the process – here are the 10 Xbox RPG games that redefined the format for good

GamesRadar

Avowed's flexible combat system represents Obsidian's dedication to player choice: "It's not just marketing speak – it really is the most important thing to us"

Preview | Exploring Avowed's flexible combat system with Obsidian Entertainment

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Avowed's party camp feature captures what I love most about RPGs like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Baldur's Gate 3

Preview | "As a player, I love the companion moments", agrees Avowed's game director, Carrie Patel

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Avowed lead isn't worried about launching between Assassin's Creed Shadows and Monster Hunter Wilds because you're never "going to find a window where absolutely nothing is coming out"

Obsidian is "very confident that Avowed is going to stand on its own"

GamesRadar

Avowed might look like Skyrim, but its director says Obisidian's new fantasy RPG is actually much closer to The Outer Worlds than anything from Bethesda

And there's a healthy dose of Pillars of Eternity too, of course

PC Gamer

We played Avowed with both first-person and third-person cameras: Here's what we thought

Was Avowed's third-person camera worth the extra time and effort? As an accessibility option, absolutely. Beyond that...

PC Gamer

If you've been worried about Avowed not looking punchy enough, Obsidian's combat designer has a hitstop animation 'superpower' that might reassure you

Avowed's sword-tuner cut his teeth working on actiony MMOs like Warhammer Online and WildStar.

PC Gamer

All the Avowed companions who will join you in the Living Lands

Here's who you can recruit once you get back into Eora again.

PC Gamer

Avowed is a thoroughly old-fashioned RPG adventure, but after the disappointments of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Starfield, that might be exactly what we need

Timing is everything.

GamesRadar

Avowed is an RPG that aims to respect your time: "I'm getting older, I got a lot of responsibilities, I don't got time for a 500-hour game"

"It never feels like a job to play the game"

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