Amazon Prime's Fallout TV show has inspired fans to flock back to the wasteland's radioactive monsters and even more radioactive insults, with many now celebrating Fallout: New Vegas and its… interesting dialogue.
Fallout: New Vegas Developer Working on 'Cross-Platform RPG'
07.05.2024 - 16:21 / gamerant.com / Dalton Cooper
Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment is seemingly working on a «cross-platform RPG» built using Unreal Engine. Obsidian Entertainment was founded over 20 years ago and has gone on to develop some of the most popular and iconic RPGs of all time. Obsidian was acquired by Microsoft in 2018, and since then, the studio has continued to release critically-acclaimed work.
Obsidian's first Xbox-published game was the survival game Grounded, a title that combines typical survival game elements with a Honey, I Shrunk the Kids premise. Grounded was followed up by the narrative-driven RPG Pentiment, which released to rave reviews in 2022. Action-RPG Avowed is next up for Obsidian, with the highly-anticipated game expected to launch later this year for PC and Xbox Series X/S.
With Obsidian owned by Xbox, it makes sense for its games to be released as Xbox console exclusives, which is seemingly the plan with Avowed. However, a future Obsidian RPG could be a multi-platform release, opening the door for it possibly appearing on PlayStation and Nintendo consoles as well. This is according to a job listing for a Senior Environment Artist where Obsidian plainly states that it is looking for someone to create «aesthetically pleasing environments for a cross-platform RPG.» Of course, «cross-platform» could be referring to just PC and Xbox, but there is already precedent for Xbox-published Obsidian games to be released on PlayStation and Nintendo consoles.
Xbox recently started experimenting with bringing its first-party games to competing consoles. It picked four games to start with, two of which were Obsidian titles. Both Grounded and Pentiment have been released for PS4, PS5, and Switch, and so it stands to reason that future Obsidian games will make the jump as well, though it's unclear if they will be multi-platform at launch or if some time will pass before they eventually come to competing consoles.
With Microsoft spending so much time pushing Avowed as an Xbox console exclusive, it's hard to see the game suddenly becoming a multi-plat release for launch. On the other hand, it wouldn't be outlandish for The Outer Worlds 2 to be multi-plat at launch. After all, the first Outer Worlds game was a multi-platform release, and so there is already a built-in audience for the sequel on competing platforms.
Some Obsidian fans on non-Xbox consoles will be hoping that this job listing points in the direction of a Fallout: New Vegas sequel or a remake of the beloved 2010 game. There have been rumors and rumblings about a grand return to New Vegas of some kind, but nothing official to that effect has been announced at the time of this writing.
The website gametalkz.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
Top Authors
Popular Topics
thegamer.com
12.05.2024 / 02:09
Fallout: New Vegas Fan Works Out How Far The Courier Walked
From the very start of Fallout: New Vegas, the titular city is dangled in front of you. However, while you look close enough to Vegas on the world map, heading there right away will only result in your death. Instead, you're expected to take the long way around - and one fan has worked out exactly how long that road is.
gamerant.com
10.05.2024 / 16:12
New Fallout 4 Update Coming on May 13
Bethesda has confirmed that a new Fallout 4 update is coming on Monday, May 13. After a long wait, Bethesda finally released the big Fallout 4 next-gen update last month. The update brought native versions of Fallout 4 to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles while making some sweeping changes to the game. These changes included improved graphics and performance, as well as some Creation Club content.
gamerant.com
09.05.2024 / 18:33
New PS5 and Xbox Horror Game is Getting Great Reviews
The newly-released survival-horror game Crow Country, available for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X, is getting great reviews from critics. Crow Country is a throwback to classic PlayStation 1 survival-horror games. Many indie titles have attempted to replicate old-school Resident Evil and Silent Hill survival-horror with mixed results, but Crow Country is certainly one of the best to take a crack at it to date.
gamerant.com
09.05.2024 / 18:32
Big Redfall Update Was in the Works Before Studio Closure
It seems Redfall was gearing up to release a big update for May 2024 before Arkane Austin was suddenly shuttered by Xbox. Redfall got off to a very rough start when it first launched last year. The game released to overwhelmingly negative reviews and was quickly abandoned. Despite this, there were still plans to release Redfall DLC characters and updates to improve the experience.
gamerant.com
09.05.2024 / 18:31
Xbox Game Pass Confirms New Day One Game for May 23
A release date trailer has confirmed that day one game Galacticare is coming to Xbox Game Pass on May 23. While multiple games have already been added to the Xbox Game Pass lineup in May, only one of them was a day one release.
gamerant.com
08.05.2024 / 19:54
Marvel Rivals Leaks 20 New Characters, 5 New Maps
A huge Marvel Rivals leak has potentially revealed 20 new characters for the hero-shooter's roster, in addition to five new maps that could be on the way for the game. Marvel Rivals is a new hero-shooter game that's clearly inspired by Blizzard's Overwatch. An official release date for Marvel Rivals has yet to be revealed, but some lucky Marvel fans will have the chance to play it as early as this weekend.
gamerant.com
08.05.2024 / 19:53
New Steam Co-Op Survival Game is Getting Rave Reviews
The newly-released early access co-op survival crafting game Abiotic Factor is proving to be a big hit on Steam. Steam and its early access program have been huge for the survival genre, with all kinds of early access survival games finding a great deal of success on the platform. 2024, in particular, has been a big year for early access survival games on Steam, with multiple titles proving to be big hits.
gamerant.com
08.05.2024 / 19:53
New Report is Grim for PS Plus and Xbox Game Pass
A new report is bad news for subscription services like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass, as data suggests that spending on those services has been stalled for nearly a year. Microsoft and Sony have both bet big on PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass, with Microsoft in particular going all-in on Game Pass. Xbox Game Pass is a cornerstone of Microsoft's current gaming strategy, with the company bolstering the service through the release of massive, day one games.
gamerant.com
08.05.2024 / 19:53
New Switch Exclusive Announced for July 18
Following last week's leak, Nintendo has officially announced Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, coming to the Switch on Thursday, July 18. Prior to the reveal of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, the second-half of 2024 was looking incredibly bare for the Switch. In fact, there are only a couple of upcoming Switch exclusive games with confirmed release dates at the time of this writing.
gamerant.com
03.05.2024 / 14:59
New Version of Super Rare Game Leaked for the Nintendo Switch
According to recent leaks, the Nintendo Switch could soon be receiving a revamped version of Nintendo World Championships. Created specifically for the titular Nintendo World Championships esports competition, the Nintendo World Championships 1990 NES cartridge is one of the rarest video games of all time, with only a little over 100 confirmed to be in existence. As one might imagine, this has made Nintendo World Championships highly sought-after by collectors.
gamerant.com
02.05.2024 / 20:39
New Switch Exclusive Game is Having a Rough Time
The newly-released Nintendo Switch exclusive scuba diving adventure game Endless Ocean: Luminous has earned mixed reviews from critics, making it one of the lower-rated Nintendo-published games in some time. Switch game Endless Ocean: Luminous is the third Endless Ocean game developed by Akira, with the first one releasing as a Wii exclusive in 2007, followed by a sequel in 2009.