The Outer Worlds Review
More than 300 years into the future, humanity's reach extends far beyond our humble solar system. One of our furthest colonies lies in the Halcyon system, a capitalist paradise controlled by…
October 22, 2019 | 09:02 EDT
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Obsidian Details The Outer Worlds Map, Weapons, and Playstyles
During today's Inside Xbox presentation, Microsoft and Obsidian Entertainment showed off more of The Outer Worlds, Obsidian's upcoming Fallout-esque RPG. The trailer showed off some more gameplay…
September 24, 2019 | 07:48 EDT
The Outer Worlds Nintendo Switch Port Announced
The Outer Worlds arrives on the Xbox One, PS4, and PC in just a few short months. If you find yourself playing the Nintendo Switch more than any other console, you might want to wait for the newly…
July 30, 2019 | 02:30 EDT
Pillars of Eternity is Coming to the Nintendo Switch This August
Today, Versus Evil and Obsidian Entertainment announced that Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch on August 8 for 49.99, with pre-orders through the Nintendo…
July 26, 2019 | 01:22 EDT
The Outer Worlds
The Outer Worlds is a brand-new first-person shooter and role-playing game from Obsidian Entertainment, the same folks who brought us Fallout: New Vegas. To answer your first question: yes, it seems…
July 10, 2019 | 08:59 EDT
The Outer Worlds Lets You Talk Your Way Out of Everything
When Bethesda first announced Fallout: New Vegas, it seemed like a goodwill gesture towards the franchise's oldest fans. Developed by Obsidian, which housed many of the talents that first developed…
June 17, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
Xbox E3 2019 - Outer Worlds Release Date Announced, Gameplay Shown
Xbox has used their time at E3 this year to reveal some pretty astounding things, but one of the biggest announcements has been the final reveal of a release date for the upcoming sci-fi RPG title,…
June 9, 2019 | 05:10 EDT
[Updated] The Outer Worlds Could Launch Exclusively On Epic Games Store
Update It was officially announced during the Epic Games keynote today that The Outer Worlds will be a one year Epic Game Store and Windows Store exclusive on PC. You can read more about The Outers…
March 20, 2019 | 10:31 EDT
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - The Forgotten Sanctum Review – Cronenbergian Crawl
It’s much more difficult to end on a high note than to make a great first impression. The base experience of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire was an innovative and refreshing take on the traditional…
February 20, 2019 | 12:00 EST
Obsidian Plans for The Outer Worlds Physical Release
Obsidian Entertainment and publisher Private Division announced that The Outer Worlds physical release will be a reality for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC for the upcoming sci-fi first-person RPG.…
February 6, 2019 | 07:25 EST
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Seeker, Slayer, Survivor Review - Are You Not Entertained?
Both my reviews of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and its first DLC Beast of Winter were quite positive. Seeker, Slayer, Survivor is the second DLC, released along with the 3.0 patch back in…
January 25, 2019 | 12:00 EST
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Turn-Based Mode Releases January 24
Obsidian Entertainment released Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire back in May 2018 to a great critical reception. The commercial reception, however, was reportedly poorer. There are many factors that…
January 22, 2019 | 10:00 EST
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Turn-Based Hands-On Preview
Pillars of Eternity was supposed to play just like Baldur’s Gate. BioWare’s first CRPG popularized pausable real-time combat back in the 90s, successfully implementing the Dungeons & Dragons 2nd…
January 22, 2019 | 10:00 EST
The Outer Worlds Will Have No Romance Options
Yesterday, The Outer Worlds was announced to great fanfare. An RPG from Obsidian Entertainment with an actual budget? A spiritual successor to Fallout: New Vegas with companions, dialogue trees,…
December 7, 2018 | 06:08 EST
The Game Awards 2018 -- Obsidian Announces The Outer Worlds
Announced as part of The Game Awards, longtime RPG developer has revealed their latest title, set in the deep reaches of space: The Outer Worlds. After Obsidian filed the trademark earlier this year…
December 7, 2018 | 12:01 EST
Fallout: New Vegas Mod Fallout: New California Beta Now Available
Fallout: New California, a mod for Fallout: New Vegas that has been in the works for 7 years, is now available for download according to a news post on its ModDB page. Fallout: New Vegas is…
October 25, 2018 | 12:53 EDT
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Beast of Winter Review – The Gods Are Assholes
In my review of Deadfire, I wrote about the inevitability of chaos and entropy. Later I was eager to learn more about the first DLC in an interview with Game Director Brandon Adler. Beast of Winter…
August 17, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
How To Fight A God – Q&A With Director of Deadfire DLC Beast of Winter
Brandon Adler has been with Obsidian Entertainment since Neverwinter Nights 2, where he started as a Quality Assurance tester. Since then he has also worked in Design and Production. His…
July 31, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire DLC Coming August 2nd
Brand new DLC for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire will be released by Obsidian on August 2nd. Titled Beasts of Winter, the DLC will see the watcher and their crew sail towards the southern-most…
July 12, 2018 | 07:31 EDT
Pillars Of Eternity 2 Patch 1.2.0 Adds Mod Support And Much More
Patch 1.2.0 for Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire has landed, and it's a big one. The actual patch notes for this update are incredibly numerous and in-depth, so we'll focus on the two main additions…
July 4, 2018 | 08:27 EDT
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Review – Standing on the Shoulder of a Rogue God
“The Deadfire is a maelstrom of competing interests and clashing powers,” one of your wisest companions will tell you at some point. “Someone needs to bring order to the chaos.” Try as you might,…
June 25, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Versus Evil. It is the sequel to the 2015's Pillars of Eternity, and was released…
May 14, 2018 | 02:00 EDT
Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition Announced
Today, Paradox Interactive announced that Obsidian Entertainment's Pillars of Eternity would receive a relaunch in the form of Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition, which includes the base game,…
November 2, 2017 | 06:44 EDT
Tyranny: Bastard's Wound Review - A Minor Evil
When I reviewed Tyranny last year, I didn’t expect to receive much more in the way of content for the game due to the smaller scale of the project. Obsidian Entertainment has been busy, sandwiching…
September 11, 2017 | 10:00 EDT
E3 2017 - Pillars of Eternity Complete Edition Coming To Consoles
While at E3 2017, I had an appointment to check out some games at Paradox Interactive's booth, which included Surviving Mars and Obsidian Entertainment's Pillars of Eternity and Pillars of Eternity…
June 21, 2017 | 10:00 EDT
E3 2017 - Tyranny Expansion, Event Pack Announced
After a tease on twitter a few days ago, yesterday Obsidian and Paradox announce a new expansion for their RPG Tyranny, titled Bastard's Wound. Bastard's Wound will feature new characters and…
June 14, 2017 | 01:10 EDT
Paradox; Obsidian Tease More Tyranny
Publisher Paradox Interactive has teased an update to the Obsidian RPG Tyranny. On the official Tyranny twitter, we saw a new image of what appears to be a volcano with lava pouring down its sides.…
June 10, 2017 | 06:51 EDT
Pillars of Eternity II Announced, Funded in Less Than a Day
Obsidian Entertainment has officially announced Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, and that the game is to be crowdfunded using Fig. After a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign for the first…
January 27, 2017 | 12:56 EST
Tyranny Review- Sic Semper Tyrannis
Being evil is hard, because what makes you evil is simply your approach to a problem. After all, the perspective of what is considered good and evil is often how a story is framed; players tend to…
November 22, 2016 | 11:00 EST
Tyranny
Tyranny is a story-driven RPG where you take the shoes of a Fatebinder, an arbiter of law. You are in a world that has been devastated by war and conquered by a tyrant. You can decide to either…
October 14, 2016 | 11:03 EDT
Tyranny, The New Obsidian RPG, Gets A Release Date and Trailer
Paradox Interactive have announced that Tyranny, the new RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, will be released on November 10th worldwide for Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs. The announcement comes along…
October 13, 2016 | 04:37 EDT
Pillars of Eternity
The successful Kickstarter project by Obsidian Entertainment, Pillars of Eternity is a throwback to classic Isometric Role Playing Games with new mechanics and updated graphical style.
September 25, 2016 | 02:57 EDT
E3 2016 - Tyranny First Impressions
While at E3 I had the opportunity to play a guided demo of Obsidian's upcoming game, Tyranny. They're taking the basis of Pillars of Eternity and have created a whole new game that takes place after…
June 22, 2016 | 10:00 EDT
E3 2016 - New Trailer, Gameplay Info for Obsidian's Tyranny
Obsidian Entertainment showed off a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming isometric RPG, Tyranny. The trailer gives the players a hint of the combat and conflict found in the game, which has the…
June 14, 2016 | 12:28 EDT
Obsidian Working on Sequel to Pillars of Eternity and New IP
In a move that will probably surprise no one, Obsidian Entertainment Feargus Urquhart has confirmed that a sequel to Pillars of Eternity is in the works. Pillars of Eternity was a Kickstarter-funded…
May 19, 2016 | 04:42 EDT
Tyranny from Obsidian Entertainment announced at GDC
Yesterday at the Games Developer Conference Paradox Interactive (Europa Universalis) and Obsidian Entertainment (Fallout: New Vegas, South Park: The Stick of Truth) announced their new project …
March 17, 2016 | 11:55 EDT
Pillars of Eternity: The White March Part 2 and Update
After suffering a slight delay last month, Pillars of Eternity White March Part 2 is set to come out on Tuesday 16th of February 2016. The expansion to the colossal RPG includes soulbound weapons…
February 14, 2016 | 07:07 EST
Pillars of Eternity: The White March - Part 2 Delayed
The second part of the DLC to Pillars of Eternity, titled The White March, has been delayed slightly. According to a press release, The White March - Part 2 was originally going to be released…
January 5, 2016 | 03:07 EST
PC E3 2015 - Pillars of Eternity: The White March
Obsidian Entertainment has just unveiled the first expansion pack to the kickstarted Baldur's Gate RPG homage Pillars of Eternity. Co-developed with Paradox Interactive, Pillars of Eternity: The…
June 16, 2015 | 11:17 EDT
Modding - Fallout New Vegas
With the positive reception of the Modding-Fallout 3 article, a follow up for the sequel seemed like a good idea. This article is an overview of a few of the best tweaks and mods for improving the…
April 6, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Pillars of Eternity Patch Out Now
Obsidian has detailed the next patch for their kickstarter project, Pillars of Eternity that was just released. Path 1.03 will fix several major issues with the title, including a game breaking…
April 4, 2015 | 11:43 EDT
Pillars of Eternity Review - The Eternal Question
What makes a good role-playing game? A simple question, yet broad in it’s scope. For many, a good role-playing game can be defined by the emphasis of player interaction and exploration. Others…
April 1, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
Pillars of Eternity expansion is in the works
Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming PC fantasy RPG Pillars of Eternity will be getting at least one expansion, according to executive producer and lead programmer Adam Brennecke. The plans for an…
March 17, 2015 | 07:51 EDT
Pillars of Eternity Release Date Announced
Obsidian Entertainment has announced a release date for their highly anticipated isometric, party-based, fantasy RPG. Pillars of Eternity will be releasing for PC, Mac and Linux on March 26th, 2015!…
January 15, 2015 | 07:14 EST
Pillars of Eternity Pre-Orders Now Available
One of the biggest gaming Kickstarters of all time is closing in on its Q1 2015 release date, and with that comes an opportunity to pre-order the game. For those looking to pre-order…
November 11, 2014 | 06:33 EST
South Park The Stick of Truth Review
“Skyrim was our model,” Parker said, referring to the most recent Elder Scrolls game. “We wanted to do Skyrim, but in South Park.” But he went further then that—dreaming of making “the next step in…
March 14, 2014 | 06:06 EDT