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Downsized California studio Obsidian lost out on bonus pay for the RPG Fallout New Vegas because its Metacritic score was one point below the threshold, a developer at the studio has claimed. Publisher Bethesda was not permitted to pay additional royalties for the RPG because it scored 84 on Metacritic, …
Read More »Obsidian staff ‘missed Metacritic pay by 1 point’
Fallout New Vegas 'was only entitled bonuses with 85 score'
Read More »Obsidian: Digital should ‘stab used games market in the heart’
South Park and Fallout New Vegas developer Obsidian has made its feelings on pre-owned games pretty damn clear. In an interview with IndustryGamers, chief creative officer Chris Avellone championed the power of digital distribution, hoping that it kills off trade-ins at traditional retail as soon as possible. "Of course, one …
Read More »Obsidian details its South Park RPG
It’s such a bizarre combination that it might just work – RPG specialist Obsidian is working on a new console RPG based on the cult Canadian South Park IP. The game is being developed in collaboration with THQ and South Park Digital Studios and is due for release in late …
Read More »Obsidian says Online Pass ‘is a gimmick’
Feargus Urquhart, the CEO of developer Obsidian, has criticised the use of the Online Pass in the industry’s battle against pre-owned video games. One of the recent issues is not putting the full game in the package and requiring downloadable content to move on. Also, including DLC in the package …
Read More »Key staff claim Obsidian is issuing redundancies
Details are vague but the Fallout New Vegas studio appears to be cutting into workforce
Read More »Obsidian hints at future projects
New Vegas team talks XBLA IP and 'big licensed title'
Read More »Obsidian teases next projects
There’s more than Fallout: New Vegas DLC in the works at Obsidian Entertainment – the developer is apparently working on a number of mysterious titles. The studio is already known to be working on upcoming XBLA title Dungeon Seige 3, but CEO Feargus Urquhart has revealed teasing details about a …
Read More »E3 2010: Fallout: New Vegas dated
Fallout: New Vegas will be released in the UK on October 22nd. Bethesda announced the release date for the highly anticipated RPG shortly after an E3 trailer for the game went live this weekend. The game will launch in the US three days earlier on October 19th. Bethesda has previoulsy …
Read More »Obsidian teams with Gas Powered Games
Dungeon Siege 3 launching on PC and, for the first time in the series, consoles
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