Obsidian Entertainment is reportedly pivoting back to the Fallout franchise and hitting pause on a sequel to Avowed.
The mass layoffs at Xbox have been catastrophic. Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, Double Fine, and Compulsion Games are all either going independent, or being acquired by other parties. Arkane Studios' fate remains up in the air as it continues negotiating with Microsoft. Both Zenimax Online Studios and id Software have apparently been gutted. While we're still waiting to hear more terrible news from these layoffs, it also appears that future plans are being set in place.
As Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and her team attempt to pivot their remaining studios to Xbox, Bethesda, and Activision Blizzard's biggest IP, many have been left wondering who is left to make the games. Now, it appears that a familiar studio may be returning to Fallout.
Welcome Back to the Wasteland
According to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, Irvine-based Obsidian Entertainment has canceled multiple projects to begin working on a new game in the Fallout franchise. One of those canceled projects is a sequel to Avowed, which Schreier reports was doing quite well and on track for an announcement in 2027. However, the game apparently didn't fit into...
