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When Avowed was first unveiled several years ago, many assumed that it was going to be Obsidian Entertainment’s attempt at developing an RPG similar in scale to The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, though the developer made it clear not long afterwards that it was instead going to be a much more compact and focused experience.

We already knew that Avowed wouldn't be a Skyrim-like behemoth in size, but Game Director Carrie Patel from Obsidian clarified it's going to be fairly short in general for an RPG. Speaking to Game Informer, she said players can expect a similar length to the studio's previous game, the sci-fi The Outer Worlds.

It seems that Avowed, the upcoming role-playing game from Obsidian Entertainment, will be similar in size to the studio's previous RPG — The Outer Worlds.

Obsidian Entertainment has released a 27-minute gameplay trailer that showcases thrilling battles and intense combat sequences to give us a taste of what to expect from Avowed.

Avowed was featured with a new story trailer at yesterday's Xbox Game Showcase 2024, and an Obsidian blog post briefly mentioned a November 12 release date before being corrected.

As previously confirmed, on the back of its recent Xbox Games Showcase, Obsidian Entertainment and Microsoft have provided a significantly longer and much more extensive deep dive into upcoming action RPG Avowed. Game director Carrie Patel brought new gameplay footage of the title to a recent episode o the official Xbox Podcast, where she also provided additional new details on the game.

Obsidian Entertainment has posted a 30-minute deep dive for its upcoming fantasy action RPG Avowed, revealing an extended look at its gameplay in both first and third person.

Obsidian has revealed fresh Avowed gameplay footage and details in a new 27-minute video.

Obsidian has seemingly leaked plans to release Avowed in mid-November.

will take players back to the universe, bringing them into a brand-new adventure in the world of Eora. The upcoming release from Obsidian Entertainment will take players to never before seen places in the established universe, introducing a myriad of new characters alongside a few long-time fans will recognize. Though there's still a lot under wraps, this week's Xbox Showcase during Summer Game Fest offered a bit more insight into what players can expect.

Obsidian Entertainment seems to have accidentally revealed that the release date for its fantasy RPG Avowed is November 12, 2024.

The game director and art director of Obsidian's upcoming have spoken more about the game's focus on player freedom when it comes to combat, and the myriad of options fans will have in battle when the game launches later this year.received a new trailer during the Xbox Games Showcase as part of Summer Game Fest 2024, offering up a new look at what's to come from the highly-anticipated fantasy RPG.

Microsoft has released a new Avowed trailer, which confirms the game is still on track to release in 2024.

Today, during the Xbox Games Showcase 2024, Obsidian Entertainment did not announce the release date for Avowed, its first-person action RPG for PC and Xbox Series S|X, which remains slated for a generic 2024 window. However, at least we got a new trailer.

Veteran RPG developers have weighed in on how Baldur's Gate 3 has (or hasn't) affected how they approach their own games.

Obsidian Entertainment is working on improvements to combat. This process was reportedly ongoing during Microsoft’s Developer Direct last month. However, the improvements will address some of the fans’ concerns about the upcoming RPG.

Don't worry, you don't need to know anything about Obsidian's massive CRPGs before you dive headlong into Avowed.

Obsidian Entertainment is hammering away at its fantasy-with-firearms roleplaying game Avowed, due this year, which the developers hope can surpass the "black-and-white" moral binary.

Obsidian has confirmed that Avowed won't feature a traditional approval mechanic for its companions, meaning they won't abandon you if make the wrong decision. Sadly, it also seems to suggest that romances won't be a thing, either.

Excitement for Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming action-RPG Avowed has no doubt ramped up since it was shown off at Developer Direct. Since then, some extended footage has been doing the rounds, with an in-depth discussion about the game from its two directors.

Obsidian Entertainment gave fans a closer look at Avowed during last week’s Xbox Direct, showcasing combat, exploration, dialogue and more during the presentation.

If you play as a pacifist in role-playing games, stealth titles or immersive sims and prefer not to kill anyone, then Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed may not be for you. Unlike the developer’s previous tile, The Outer Worlds, director Carrie Patel told PC Gamer, “This isn’t a game where you’re gonna have a pure pacifist run.”

Xbox and Obsidian Entertainment have revealed extended gameplay footage of Avowed, spilling new details about the aquatic Shatterscarp region as well as other key combat features. After its debut gameplay trailer went live as part of Xbox's summer showcase last June, Avowed appeared again at Xbox's recent Developer Direct alongside other big Xbox games like MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2.

Obsidian's Avowed is a game for the more indecisive or changeable RPG player, with no "enforced" classes and an emphasis on easily respeccing and experimenting with different combinations of weapons and abilities. Or at least, that's my overall takeaway from a new Xbox podcast interview featuring game director Carrie Patel and gameplay director Gabe Paramo. In the video, the pair delve a little deeper into last week's Xbox Developer Direct showcase and how the game compares to their previous Pillars of Eternity games, which are set in the same world.

The directors of Avowed have shed more light on its gameplay in a new 25-minute video.

Obsidian Entertainment and Microsoft have released an extended Avowed gameplay breakdown video, detailing various aspects of the upcoming RPG.

Obsidian Entertainment’s next role-playing game, Avowed, is set to release some time this fall, and its director has just given a bit more of an idea of how large its world is going to be. 

Avowed game director Carrie Patel says the RPG has a bunch of content that you can easily miss if you aren't careful, and although there are a ton of games with big chunks of missable content, it's nonetheless hard not to be reminded of what Larian Studios so masterfully accomplished with Baldur's Gate 3.

Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed was one of five games to receive a lengthy gameplay showcase at the recent Xbox Developer_Direct presentation, with details being revealed on the action RPG’s world, combat, and more. Hot on the heels of that showing, the developer has shown off more of the game and revealed yet new details with an extended gameplay breakdown game director Carrie Patel and gameplay director Gabe Paramo.

Obsidian Entertainment has revealed its first-person RPG Avowed is set to release this autumn.

During the second edition of the Xbox Developer Direct, Obsidian Entertainment finally showed the first gameplay deep dive of Avowed, its first-person action RPG set in the world of Pillars of Eternity.

is almost assuredly going to be a marquee release when it eventually comes out, and the wait for it may be grueling, but another upcoming fantasy RPG may ease the suspense: . The last game in Bethesda's iconic series,, has proved to be perennially popular, and has become notorious for how many times it's been re-released. Its follow-up,, was perhaps prematurely announced, and is still not expected for many more years. While there aren't any games that scratch the exact same itch as a Bethesda RPG, Obsidian Entertainment's is poised to fill an adjacent niche.

As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, Obsidian Entertainment has been airing a documentary series digging into the studio's history, and the newly aired final episode has a little to say about its future too, sharing a few details on the upcoming Avowed, including the revelation it started life as a co-op experience before pivoting to a single-player RPG.

Obsidian Entertainment has been celebrating its 20th anniversary, two decades in which the studio has created some of the most beloved and intricate adventure-slash-RPG titles ever made. Its current project is Avowed, a game that's destined to be compared to Skyrim but is going for depth over breadth "where Obsidian really shines" and, in the fifth and final part of an anniversary documentary, the studio's creatives reveal that for quite a while it had a multiplayer element.

You might already know that first-person fantasy RPG Avowed began life as Obsidian's take on Skyrim, but did you know that it was originally pushed as a multiplayer game, prior to being acquired by Microsoft? That's according to studio head and founder Feargus Urquhart, speaking in the latest and final episode of the Obsidian 20th Anniversary documentary, which is chock-a-block with intriguing factoids from throughout the studio's history.