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A character hopping over a barrier towards the player in The Outer Worlds 2, which will be featured during the Xbox summer show in June
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Xbox Summer Show Date Revealed, More Outer Worlds 2 Info Coming

Summer Game Fest organizer Geoff Keighley has revealed the date for this summer's Xbox Games Showcase, and a major upcoming Xbox Game Studios project will be getting some coverage during the show.…

April 9, 2025 | 10:35 EDT

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What Avowed Gets Right (and Wrong) About Loot

If there's one thing that everyone can agree on when it comes to game mechanics, it's that if loot is present, then it has to be enticing enough for players to actually want to loot it. Of course,…

March 7, 2025 | 02:02 EST

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Avowed Siege of Paradis Map and Locations Guide

This Avowed Siege of Paradis Map Guide will show you the full map for the smaller version of Dawnshore you visit after leaving The Garden. We'll also tell you what you can expect to find in the…

February 14, 2025 | 04:42 EST

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Avowed The Garden Map and Locations Guide

Our Avowed The Garden Map and Locations Guide will show you the full map of The Garden and tell you what to expect in this final major region of Avowed. Avowed The Garden Map The Avowed The…

February 14, 2025 | 03:12 EST

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Avowed Galawain's Tusks Map and Locations Guide

Our guide will show you the full Avowed Galawain's Tusks map and detail all of the interesting locations that you'll visit in your adventures. Avowed Galawain's Tusks Map The Avowed Galawain's…

February 14, 2025 | 01:43 EST

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Avowed Shatterscarp Map and Locations Guide

This guide will show you the full Avowed Shatterscarp map and highlight the interesting locations that you can find in the third major region of the world. Avowed Shatterscarp Map The Avowed …

February 14, 2025 | 01:06 EST

Inquisitor Lodwyn and a Pargrun Looking at The Garden from Galawain's Tusks in Avowed
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Avowed The Siege of Paradis Quest Choice | Fight Lodwyn or Not

Our Avowed The Siege of Paradis Quest Choice Guide tells you what you should do in your final fight against Inquisitor Lodwyn after visiting The Garden. Somehow, Inquisitor Lodwyn is more …

February 14, 2025 | 11:44 EST

Grakohr Standing Over Gilyn in His Cave in Galawain's Tusks in Avowed
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Avowed A Cure for Rage Quest Choice | Help the Ogre or Not

This guide will tell you what to do for the Avowed A Cure for Rage Quest choice and what happens if you decide to kill Grakohr the Ogre or cure him. Grakohr is a boss-level fight that you can totally…

February 14, 2025 | 11:12 EST

Keipo Sitting in His Home in Thirdborn in Avowed
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Avowed Heart of Valor Quest Choice | Who to Give the Leviathan Heart

This guide will tell you about the Avowed Heart of Valor Quest choice and what happens when you decide to give the Leviathan Heart to Keipo or Chiko. A lot of people would love to get their hands on…

February 14, 2025 | 10:26 EST

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Avowed Treasure Map Item Locations Guide

In this guide, we'll tell you where to find the Avowed Treasure Map items that are located in the four main regions of The Living Lands. Treasure maps will give you a rough idea of where an item is…

February 14, 2025 | 09:51 EST

Emerald Stair Map at an Angle in Avowed
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Avowed Emerald Stair Map and Locations Guide

In this guide, we'll show you the full Avowed Emerald Stair map and give you details about some of the locations you can visit in this region. Avowed Emerald Stair Map Emerald Stair is a land in …

February 13, 2025 | 01:18 EST

Sapadal The Voice in Their Domain in Avowed
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Avowed Godlike Ability Choices Guide

This guide will tell you which Avowed Godlike Ability you'll get for each of the choices that you'll make with The Voice throughout the main story. Communing with the mysterious voice known as…

February 13, 2025 | 01:18 EST

The First Fragment of Starmetal at the Godless Altar in Dawnshore in Avowed
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Avowed Fragment of Starmetal Locations Guide

This guide tells you where to find every Avowed Fragment of Starmetal, what Starmetal is used for, and where to find a blacksmith for the Side Quest "Forged of Star-Stuff." Fragments of Starmetal are…

February 13, 2025 | 01:18 EST

Dawnshore Map at an Angle in Avowed
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Avowed Dawnshore Map and Locations Guide

This guide will show you the full Avowed Dawnshore Map and highlight notable locations that you'll visit in the first major zone of Avowed. Avowed Dawnshore Map The Avowed Dawnshore Map is…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

The Envoy, Kai, and Marius Standing Outside of Paradis Next to a River in Avowed
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Avowed Guide | Beginner Tips and Tricks

This Avowed Guide will teach you the basics of the game, explain the HUD, and give you a walkthrough for the first hour of your journey in The Living Lands. We'll help you create your character and…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

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Avowed Gets Cross-Buy for Battle.net and Xbox for Some Reason

Blizzard and Xbox have announced that if you buy Obsidian's upcoming action RPG Avowed on the Battle.net platform, you'll be able to play it on Xbox, and the reverse is also true. In a post on the…

February 12, 2025 | 10:28 EST

Yatzli, Kai, Marius, and Giatta Standing in the Party Camp at Dusk in Avowed
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Avowed Companions Guide | How to Get Companion Buffs

Our Avowed Companions Guide will tell you how Companions work, how to unlock new Companions, and how you can get permanent stat buffs through Companion Training. Companions will assist you directly…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

Your Assassin Standing in the Cistern Next to an Explosive Barrel in Avowed
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Avowed An Untimely End Quest Choice | Kill Your Assassin or Free Him

This guide tells you the results of the Avowed An Untimely End Quest choice and explains what happens if you kill your assassin in Dawnshore or let him go — and why mercy may be the better option.…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

Glaedwine and Leoflaed Standing in their Shack in Dawnshore's Shantytown in Avowed
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Avowed Escape Plan Quest Choice | Help Leoflaed or Not

This guide will explain the Avowed Escape Plan quest choice and tell you whether you should help Leoflaed and Glaedwine or turn them in to the authorities — and which of the two options is the better…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

Ilora Standing in a Jail Cell with Garryck Standing to the Left in Fort Northreach
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Avowed On Strange Shores Quest Choice | Free Ilora or Not

This guide will tell you whether or not to free Ilora in the Avowed On Strange Shores quest choice and what happens if you let her out of her jail cell. Ilora makes the fights in the second half of…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

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Avowed Totem of Perseverance Pieces Guide | Galawain's Tusks Totem

  There are four different Totems to be collected in Avowed, each giving you special bonuses that can accentuate your playthrough based on how you build your character. The Galwain's Tusks Totem,…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

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Avowed Cooking Guide | How to Get Buff Food

Our Avowed Cooking Guide explains how cooking and buff foods work, and it also includes a full list of all buff foods and cooking recipes. Read on to learn how to increase your stats by 20% or more…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

The Blacksmith in the War Camp During the Siege of Paradis in Avowed
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Avowed Crafting Guide | How to Upgrade Materials

This Avowed Crafting Guide will tell you how to upgrade weapons and armor and how you can upgrade your items to the next quality tier. The Workbench may be a simple crate in your Party Camp, but it…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

Giulana Standing Behind Her Desk at The Mermaid's Den in Avowed
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Avowed A Lady Never Tells Quest Choice | Report Giuliana or Not

This guide will tell you about the Avowed A Lady Never Tells quest choice and whether or not you should report Giuliana to the authorities because of the contents of Giuliana's Shipment in Dawnshore…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

Image of a restored "Eyes of the Obscured" Totem from the Shatterscarp region in Avowed

Avowed Totem of Revelations Pieces Guide | Shatterscarp Totem

  There are four different Totems to be collected in Avowed, each giving you special bonuses that can accentuate your playthrough based on how you build your character. The Shatterscarp Totem, called…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

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Avowed Totem of Defiance Pieces Guide | Emerald Stair Totem

There are four different Totems to be collected in Avowed, and each one can enhance your character's traits depending on your class and playstyle. The Emerald Stair Totem, called the Totem of…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

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Avowed Unique Item Locations Guide

This guide will show you all of the Avowed Unique Item locations that we've discovered, and we'll also tell you how you can upgrade your unique weapons. Unique Items can have different quality…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

Image of the Completed Totem of Rightful Rulership in Avowed

Avowed Totem of Rightful Rulership Pieces Guide | Dawnshore Totem

There are four different Totems to be collected in Avowed, each giving you special bonuses that can be activated. The Dawnshore Totem, called the Totem of Rightful Rulership and a totem dedicated to…

February 13, 2025 | 01:17 EST

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Avowed Review - Pillars of Excellency

If there's one thing Obsidian Entertainment is known for, it's for fantastic writing. That was true with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II in 2004, true with Fallout: New Vegas in 2010, and…

February 13, 2025 | 09:00 EST

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New Vegas Mod Fallout: Nuevo Mexico Canceled for Dev's "Mental Health"

The lead developer on ambitious-looking Fallout: New Vegas mod Fallout: Nuevo Mexico has canceled the project in order to prioritize his "mental health" and to "face reality". In a message shared on…

January 28, 2025 | 11:54 EST

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Avowed PC Specs Revealed Ahead of February Release

Obsidian and Xbox have quietly revealed the Avowed PC specs you'll need to run the upcoming first-person RPG, and they're relatively permissive, although it's likely you'll want a good rig to get the…

November 15, 2024 | 09:53 EST

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Grounded No Longer Requires Microsoft Accounts on Steam for Multiplayer

A new update for downsized survival game Grounded has been released, and if you're not a fan of having to sign into your Microsoft account when you play on Steam, this is the update for you. Per the…

October 1, 2024 | 12:08 EDT

A character casting a spell while a companion stands behind her in Avowed
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Avowed Will Run at 30FPS on Xbox Series X|S

Obsidian has revealed that upcoming action RPG Avowed will target a 30fps frame rate on Xbox Series X|S, so if you're a frame rate fanatic, you might want to pick this one up on PC. This information…

August 23, 2024 | 10:55 EDT

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Avowed

Avowed is a first-person action RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios. Players are taken to the Living Lands, a strange island that's seemingly beset by a…

June 12, 2024 | 01:17 EDT

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Avowed Release Date Leaked by Obsidian Following Xbox Showcase

Obsidian has accidentally leaked the Avowed release date, and the studio's latest RPG, which is set in the Pillars of Eternity universe, is heading to PC and Xbox in November. In a news post…

June 10, 2024 | 08:14 EDT

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (KOTOR 2)

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (aka KOTOR 2) is the popular sequel to the 2003 title Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which one again puts the fate of the galaxy in…

June 7, 2024 | 12:47 EDT

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Fallout: New Vegas Gun Animation Revamped in New Mod Pack

Have you ever found yourself playing Fallout: New Vegas and wishing the guns had a little more oomph to them in the animation department? If so, there's a new mod in town that's very much for you.…

May 6, 2024 | 11:47 EDT

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Watch More Avowed Gameplay as Obsidian Shares More Details

Following the reveal last week at the Xbox Developer Direct, Microsoft and Obsidian Entertainment showcased more gameplay of the upcoming RPG Avowed.  We hear from game director Carrie Patel and…

January 22, 2024 | 04:19 EST

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Obsidian's Avowed First Gameplay Revealed

Obsidian revealed today more about their next major project, the RPG Avowed. Previously only teased, the game is shown to be a first-person perspective RPG with a style similar in many ways to…

June 11, 2023 | 01:26 EDT

A character taking off a Moon Man helmet in The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition
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The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition Will Be "Much More Than Just A Visual Upgrade", Xbox Says

Recently, Obsidian announced The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition, a revamped version of the original 2019 RPG that would contain visual improvements and also pack in both DLC expansions for the…

March 3, 2023 | 09:27 EST

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The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition Blasts Off Next Week

Obsidian's 2019 RPG The Outer Worlds is getting a new "definitive edition"-style release. The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition packs in all of the game's DLC and makes a number of other…

February 27, 2023 | 10:22 EST

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Exploring the Protestant Reformation and History in Pentiment

One of the strongest games of 2022 also happens to have some of the greatest writing: Pentiment, the recipient of TechRaptor's Award for Best Writing in 2022. For history fans such as myself, it's…

January 9, 2023 | 12:30 EST

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Pentiment Update Adds New Minigame And More

A new Pentiment update is live, bringing some fun new features to Obsidian's artistic RPG adventure. These include a new minigame at the start of Act 1, as well as some quality-of-life improvements…

December 13, 2022 | 11:58 EST

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Fly High On Your Zip Lines In The Holiday Grounded Update

Get out your bug-splattering Mint Mace, because Grounded has gotten another update that includes quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes. This holiday update comes with another special gift for…

December 9, 2022 | 03:01 EST

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Pentiment Review

We are so late into the year and, while most of 2022's blockbuster hits have finally landed, there's one that's going under the radar. A heavy hitter, despite being overshadowed by titans like God of…

November 22, 2022 | 11:30 EST

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Pentiment

Take a trip into the past with Pentiment as you take on the role of Andreas Maler, an artist who happens to get wrapped up in a series of murders. This new game from Obsidian Entertainment crafted…

August 23, 2022 | 08:40 EDT

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Pentiment Promises Murder, Mystery, and Art History

There’s no doubt that Obsidian has a lot on its plates at the moment. After the success of The Outer Worlds, the Early Access launch of Grounded, and the impending release of Avowed and The Outer…

August 24, 2022 | 12:00 EDT

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Grounded Animated Series Has Been Announced

The video game Grounded will be getting its very own animated series. Picture the movie A Bugs Life mixed with Honey I Shrunk the Kids, and you get a phenomenal game called Grounded. Brent Friedman,…

July 18, 2022 | 02:39 EDT