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Obsidian Game Director Releases Mod for Fallout: New Vegas

J.E. Sawyer, one of the leading developers working at Obsidian and the project director on Fallout: New Vegas, has released a new mod for the game based on his own preferences when it comes to experiencing the game.The mod increases the weapons and armor numbers and limits the level cap and the rate at which the play...

30 December 2011
03:41 GMT

South Park: The Game Will Emphasize Kid on Kid Hyper Violence

Obsidian has already said that the new South Park: The Game title will use the same irreverent tone as the television show on which it is based but it seems that the developers needed some time to understand just how bloody the experience was going to be.Matt MacLean, who is the leading designer working on South Park...

14 December 2011
15:11 GMT

Obsidian Says Digital Distribution Will Kill Used Games Market

Speaking to IndustryGamers Chris Avellone, who is the Chief Creative Officer at developer Obsidian, has said, “Our eventual hope is that we can stockpile enough resources to release our own titles digitally. Smaller games can be very satisfying projects to work on, and it would be great to do that. But it&rsquo...

14 December 2011
10:45 GMT

Obsidian Leader Wants More Discovery, Less Convenience for RPGs

One of the leading developers working on the new South Park: The Game role playing game has said that the genre has evolved more towards convenience in the last few years, losing some of the mechanics that enabled the sense of discovery.Speaking to IndustryGamers Chris Avellone, who is the leader of Obsidian and one ...

14 December 2011
08:25 GMT

South Park: The Game Will Have Swearing, Dead Children

South Park has long been one of the most controversial shows on television, known for its irreverent approach to hot button topics and for mercilessly attacking those that its creators saw as hypocrites, and the upcoming game based on the franchise will use the same controversial approach.Speaking to Game Informer Fe...

8 December 2011
06:55 GMT

South Park Creators Approached Obsidian for Video Game Project

The leading executive working at South Park: The Game at developer Obsidian says that the inception of the project was unusual because his company was approached directly by the South Park license holders and not by publisher THQ, as it is customary. Speaking to Game Informer, Feargus Urquhart, who is the Chief Execu...

7 December 2011
16:41 GMT

Skyrim’s PlayStation 3 Save Game Lag Issues Explained by Fallout: New Vegas Developer

Obsidian Entertainment’s Joshua Sawyer, who worked with Bethesda on last year’s Fallout: New Vegas, has shed some light on the save game lag and freeze issues encountered by Skyrim owners on the PlayStation 3 console, saying that it boils down to an issue with the engine and the divided memory of the Sony...

6 December 2011
17:31 GMT

Details Emerge on Obsidian Made South Park: The Game

Publisher THQ, developer Obsidian and the creators of the television show South Park have confirmed that they are working on a game based upon the universe, using role playing mechanics, and now Game Informer has offered some details on how the game will play.The game will use an animated art style close to that of t...

6 December 2011
03:21 GMT

Obsidian Collaborates with Matt Stoner and Trey Parker on South Park RPG

Video game developer Obsidian Entertainment has announced that they are working on a role playing game that is based upon the popular cartoon series South Park, which will be published by THQ.Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the two creators who direct, produce, write and star in the South Park series, will be in charge o...

2 December 2011
08:03 GMT

Obsidian Says Restricting Content Will Not Eliminate Second Hand Games

The leader of developer Obsidian says that publishers need to drop barriers linked to second hand sales and focus on creating gaming experiences that encourage players to return to the game over and over.Speaking during an interview with Gamespot Feargus Urquhart, who is the Chief Executive Officer at Obsidian, has s...

7 November 2011
16:41 GMT

New Vegas Developer Talks Bad Role-Playing Design, Possible Fixes

Obsidian is one of the most interesting video game developers when it comes to the world of role-playing games and one of the most important designers working for the company says that its future games will try to make players unable to cheat the game systems. Speaking during the GDC 2011 European event, J.E. Sawy...

23 August 2011
03:01 GMT

Dungeon Siege III

One of the most exciting ideas embedded into Dungeon Siege III is the quick switching between battle stances for all the characters. The idea is that regardless of who you play there are situations when group based close quarters is more important and others when long range one on one combat is the main concern. A pl...

23 June 2011
05:22 GMT

Quick Look: Dungeon Siege III

I am fond of the work that Obsidian does when it comes to taking franchises (some forgotten, some not) and then putting their own spin on it, and so I will be spending some time with Dunegon Siege III, published by Square Enix, in the coming days. The initial stages of the game reveal a possibly deep, really frant...

16 June 2011
18:41 GMT

Obsidian Would Be Interested in Making Alpha Protocol 2

Feargus Urquhard, who is the chief executive officer working at developer Obsidian, has said that his team would be interested and happy to create a sequel to their Alpha Protocol, but it is not doing so at the moment because it does not have backing from a publisher for such a project. Speaking to magazine Play, ...

23 May 2011
03:37 GMT

Dungeon Siege III Delayed to Middle of June, Gets Coop Details

Video game publisher Square Enix has announced that Dungeon Siege III will now be launched in Europe and other connected market on June 17, a short delay over the previously announced date, and that the game will continue to receive improvements in the time left. Dungeon Siege III will be launched on the PlayStation...

8 April 2011
03:22 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas DLC Coming Next Week

Fallout: New Vegas will receive two new downloadable content packs in the near future, at least according to anonymous sources. Fallout: New Vegas, despite its many glitches and flaws, has sold an impressive amount of copies, so its publisher, Bethesda, and developer, Obsidian, announced that plenty more downloada...

18 March 2011
04:40 GMT

Corsair Intros USB 3.0 Upgrade Kit for Obsidian Series Cases

Corsair has just announced the introduction of a USB 3.0 upgrade kit that works with their Obsidian full-tower PC cases and enables users who own USB 3.0 compatible motherboards, or add-in cards, to route two of the available ports to the front of the case. The upgrade kit is compatible with the Obsidian 800D and ...

3 March 2011
08:35 GMT

Obsidian Prepared RPG and Big Name Project for 2012

The leader of the development team at Obsidian Entertainment has said that his company plans to launch a role-playing game that is exclusive to digital distribution in the first quarter of 2012, but that they are also preparing for a big announcement for the E3 trade show. Speaking to Game Revolution, the Feargus ...

2 March 2011
09:56 GMT

Dungeon Siege III Will Be More Than Diablo with Dialogue

Developer Obsidian and publisher Square Enix have already announced that Dungeon Siege III will be released on May 27 in Europe and four days later in North America and the two companies are now working to build up a little hype for the reinvention of the role-playing series. Obsidian has long been known for creat...

9 February 2011
17:41 GMT

Dungeon Siege III Arrives in Europe on May 27

Square Enix, as the publisher, and Obsidian, as the developer, have announced that they are planning to launch their action adventure title Dungeon Siege III on May 27 in Europe and on May 31 on the North American market. The game will be playable on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the...

7 February 2011
16:31 GMT

GOTY 2010: Best Video Game – Fallout: New Vegas

It's hard to choose a Game of the Year when comparing video games from different genres but with my main criterion being ambition, there's no need to look for game of the year further than Fallout: New Vegas, the combination between action and role-playing game created by the team at Obsidian and published ...

30 December 2010
18:41 GMT

GOTY 2010: Best Role Playing Game – Fallout: New Vegas

I have already praised Fallout: New Vegas for the way it unfolds its narrative and for the various stories that it managed to cram into the slice of post apocalypse in and around New Vegas.But the new Fallout is more than just a collection of cool little stories and a vehicle to advance the development of the in-game...

21 December 2010
18:31 GMT

GOTY 2010: Best Narrative – Fallout: New Vegas

It's hard to create compelling story in a computer game these days, with the growing popularity of sports simulations and first person shooters, both genres which do not encourage a complex narrative thread, so there were not too many games which could claim an award for story in 2010. And even if they were, ...

13 December 2010
18:31 GMT

Dead Money Comes to Fallout: New Vegas on December 21

Obisidian, as the developer, and Bethesda Softworks, as the publisher, have announced that the first piece of downloadable content for Fallout: New Vegas will be called Dead Money and will be launched on December 21 of this year, initially as an exclusive deal coming through Xbox Live.The developers are saying that t...

18 November 2010
05:05 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Diary - Radio Stations and Boredom

Fallout: New Vegas is the latest installment in the post apocalyptic role playing game franchise and has been developed by Obsidian and published by Bethesda.Anyone who spends more than 15-20 hours exploring the Mojave Wasteland will probably get sick of all the songs on the radio stations available to the playable c...

10 November 2010
07:01 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Shipped More than 5 Million Units

Bethesda Softworks has announced that Fallout: New Vegas, the post apocalyptic mix between role playing and adventure developed by Obsidian, has shipped more than 5 million units all over the world, across all platforms, with the overall retail sales totaling more than 300 million dollars.The publisher has also empha...

9 November 2010
13:41 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Gets Comprehensive Patch Soon For All Platforms

After the release of several quick patches for the PC, and the 1.01 patch for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Fallout: New Vegas is set to receive an all-new 'comprehensive' patch that will solve many of the game's issues.Fallout: New Vegas has been one of the biggest games to appear this fall seas...

9 November 2010
04:04 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Diary: Deathclaws, Cazadores and Fear

Fallout: New Vegas is the next iteration in the post apocalyptic role playing franchise, and has been developed by Obsidian and published by Bethesda.While Fallout 3 was a pretty challenging game, once you surpassed certain levels, enemies became extremely weak, no matter what type of weapons you wielded. Superm...

5 November 2010
10:31 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Bugs and Glitches Caused By Its Sheer Expanse

The many bugs and glitches in Fallout: New Vegas, the latest post apocalyptic role playing game from Obsidian and Bethesda, are caused by the size and the 'sheer expanse' of the game's world.Fallout: New Vegas has barely been launched for two weeks and already a huge amount of glitches and bugs were sp...

2 November 2010
04:59 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Diary - Side Quests and Distractions

Fallout: New Vegas has just been developed by Obsidian and published by Bethesda for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, being the latest installment in the post apocalyptic role playing game franchise.While the game has been criticized for its many glitches, I want to praise it for the huge amount of side quests ava...

29 October 2010
06:16 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Patch 1.01 Available for Download on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360

Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian studios has just revealed that a new patch for all the versions of the game, on the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, has just been launched, and is available for download on either Steam, the PlayStation Network or on Xbox Live.Fallout: New Vegas has just been launched last week, ...

29 October 2010
04:07 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Diary - Making the Post Apocalypse Fun Again

Fallout: New Vegas is the latest installment in the post apocalyptic role playing game franchise, and has just been launched by Obsidian, its developer, and Bethesda, its publisher.While for many the post apocalyptic scenario might seem extremely dull or sad, for the Fallout franchise it still offers plenty of opport...

28 October 2010
08:05 GMT

Bethesda Softworks Gets 150 Million Dollars for Development and Acquisitions

ZeniMax, the parent company of publisher Bethesda Softworks, which is best known for publishing the post apocalyptic role playing action hybrid Fallout 3, has received an investment of 150 million dollars from Providence Equity Partners, a private equity firm, with the stated aim of fueling both growth and video game...

11 October 2010
05:31 GMT

Bethesda Handles DLC Decisions for Fallout: New Vegas, Obsidian Says

An executive for developer Obsidian says that the team does not have any control over the downloadable content packages that will be created and delivered for the upcoming post apocalyptic role playing game Fallout: New Vegas, with the decisions being made by publisher Bethesda.When asked directly about plans for dow...

23 September 2010
16:41 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Does Not Offer Black and White Moral Choices

Factions in the upcoming Fallout: New Vegas, which is developed by Obsidian and published by Bethesda, will not be clearly defined in terms of morality, with the players being the main force determining what is good and evil in the game and how the destiny of the various organizations will play out.Talking to fan sit...

14 September 2010
05:26 GMT

Complete Achievement List Leaked for Fallout: New Vegas

A complete list of Achievements has been revealed for the upcoming Fallout: New Vegas, the post apocalyptic role playing and action mix that is developed by Obsidian and published by Bethesda, which is set to be launched on October 19 for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the PC.Here are the Achievements and Trophi...

31 August 2010
04:26 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Will Have Clear, Complete Ending

One of the developers working on the upcoming Fallout: New Vegas from developer Obsidian and publisher Bethesda has confirmed that the team is working on a definitive ending for the role playing experience.Players were pretty disappointed to how Fallout 3 wrapped up when the main narrative was done and the developers...

24 August 2010
16:41 GMT

Hands On: Fallout New Vegas

Fallout: New Vegas is an alternate story in the universe of the series which will be out on October 19 and takes fans of the post apocalyptic series to the West, where they will find that the City of Sin has not been changed that much by the nuclear exchange with China.At Gamescom Bethesda brought a demo of Fallout: ...

18 August 2010
12:14 GMT

Felicia Day, Zach Levi and Ron Perlman Offer Voices for Fallout: New Vegas

Bethesda, the publisher, and Obsidian, the developer, have announced the star studded voice cast that is set to appear in the upcoming Fallout: New Vegas, a post apocalyptic role playing game that has strong action game elements and launches on October 19.Fallout: New Vegas is built using the same engine as Fallout 3...

11 August 2010
06:24 GMT

Fallout Online Website Is Up

A teaser site for the Fallout massively multiplayer online role-playing game has been launched by Interplay, with gamers able to send in beta test applications. The title used to be known as Project V13, but has been renamed Fallout Online, according to the website. There is no release date for the beta, but, conside...

17 June 2010
05:07 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Comes on October 19

Bethesda has confirmed the launch date for Fallout: New Vegas, a spinoff, which builds upon the popularity of Fallout 3, one of the best action role playing games launched in the last few years. The game is set to be launched on October 19 in the United States on the PlayStation 3 from Sony, the Xbox 360 from Microso...

15 June 2010
09:47 GMT

Weekend Reading: Alpha Protocol Was Sent Out to Die

Obsidian and SEGA launching Alpha Protocol in the shape they did, with bugs, ugly graphics and shooting mechanics that seem 5 years old, is like taking a spy, equipping them in their civilian clothes, giving them just a tier one pistol even though they specialize in gadgets and shotguns, and sending them on a mission...

12 June 2010
06:11 GMT

Alpha Protocol – And Then It Was All Over for Thorton

There's a lot to choose from when it comes to Alpha Protocol but the final section of the game seemed a little barren for me. It's all linked to going back to the main Alpha Protocol facility in order to stop the nefarious business started by Halbech (the name similarity to Halliburton is quite transparent)...

11 June 2010
18:51 GMT

Alpha Protocol – The Man Named Steven Heck

There's one point in Alpha Protocol where, for all the talk about choices and consequences that Obsidian has been linking with their latest release, most players will be trapped and incapable of resisting the temptation to play nice, make a character their friend and then use them as much as possible for the res...

9 June 2010
18:41 GMT

Obsidian and Square Enix Collaborate on Dungeon Siege 3

Obsidian Entertainment, as the developer, and Square Enix, as the publisher, have announced a partnership designed to create a new Dungeon Siege 3 videogame, set to arrive on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the PC. Apparently, Gas Powered Games, the company that created the first two Dung...

8 June 2010
16:11 GMT

Weekend Reading: Alpha Protocol or on Enjoying Flawed Gems

Today, we posted a review of Alpha Protocol, a self-described espionage role playing game created by Obsidian and published by SEGA. I gave the game a nine, if you can't be bothered to read the whole thing, praising the writing and the choices, kicking some dirt on it for the limited appeal of the shooting and f...

5 June 2010
04:21 GMT

Alpha Protocol - The Bourne Mission

In an impossible situation, I'm about to betray my government to save its people. Left for dead in Saudi Arabia because I uncovered an evil corporation's plot that would threaten peace everywhere, I went rogue and put my life on the line to stop it. Fortunately, not many people know about my existence. Part...

4 June 2010
18:31 GMT

Alpha Protocol

It's hard not to notice that your main character has combat-boot clad feet that do not seem to touch the sand textured ground on which they walk. But this is Alpha Protocol and a specific amount of problems with the graphics and lack of controller response needs to be filled away in some mental drawer in order t...

4 June 2010
06:31 GMT

Alpha Protocol - The Bourne Approach

As my colleague previously mentioned, I shall be playing Alpha Protocol from a Jason Bourne-inspired perspective. This means that I will engage in a game that promised me I could play it as I wished, to accommodate choices and actions that would be the result of my asking the question: What would Jason Bourne do? Thi...

2 June 2010
18:31 GMT

Alpha Protocol – Bond, Bauer and Bourne

Alpha Protocol is pretty much a proposition impossible to resist to a gamer like me. I love Obsidian and the work they have done on things like Knights of the Old Republic II and Neverwinter Nights II. They have a reputation for offering slightly buggy and overcomplicated experiences but their writing is always top n...

1 June 2010
18:31 GMT


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