Tag Archives: Obsidian

Yolanda Green

Obsidian’s itching to make Fallout: New Vegas 2

February 13, 2013 at 1:30 pm | 11 Comments

In a very interesting and awesome interview on Rock Paper Shotgun, Obsidian Entertainment spilled the beans on their plans for the next Fallout game. By the looks of it, they’ve put some thought into it, meaning we could possibly see a new Fallout game developed in the near future.


Geoffrey Tim

Bioware’s spy game that never was

December 7, 2012 at 2:00 pm | 6 Comments

I don’t know how many of you played Obsidian’s Alpha Protocol. I loved it; a spy-thriller RPG that was made up of really great ideas that were, for the most part, unfortunately poorly executed. It did, however, make people really want a quality Spy RPG, and that could have come from Bioware – only EA axed it before it ever really began.


Darryn Bonthuys

Working with pre-existing franchises like South Park can be rewarding, says Obsidian

October 11, 2012 at 12:00 pm | 4 Comments

It’s not always easy to adapt an iconic franchise to a new medium, as having to observe certain guidelines and ideas in order to remain true to the franchise, can be tricky. But according to South Park: The Stick of Truth developer Obsidian, it’s been more rewarding than aggravating so far, bringing to life the crazy antics of the small Denver Town.

M’kay?


Darryn Bonthuys

Obsidian claims that publishers have approached them to form Kickstarter games

September 20, 2012 at 12:45 pm | 15 Comments

2012 truly has been the year of Kickstarter, with so many projects being launched on the crowd-sourcing platform. It’s also been a great gauge to see just how willing gamers are to pay for something that is unique, retro or a direct sequel, creating a new market for games that aren’t beholden to include specific features at the behest of big name publishers. But it seems that not even Kickstarter is safe from such meddling, as Obsidian has just detailed a little interference from the shadier side of game production.


Geoffrey Tim

Obsidian hit with project cancellations, layoffs

March 15, 2012 at 12:15 pm | 10 Comments

It looks like RPG maker Obsidian is the latest established company to feel the sting of the current dodgy economic climate. According to a report on Joystiq, a project cancellation at the company - reportedly a Microsoft published title - has lead to layoffs.


Geoffrey Tim

South Park RPG takes cues from Paper Mario

December 13, 2011 at 12:15 pm | 27 Comments

I am not a fan of South Park. There, I said it - feel free to hurl rocks in my general direction. Granted, I’ve not watched anything beyond the first season and I’ve been told (often quite forcefully) that it’s gotten a lot better and offers some of the best unabashed social commentary available. That said, the notion of a South Park RPG - a proper RPG - intrigued me.

My intrigue has now been replaced by dribbling (I won’t say from where) enthusiasm.


Geoffrey Tim

Dungeon Siege III Review – Ehb and Flow

June 30, 2011 at 3:30 pm | 8 Comments

Western RPG’s – even of the hack and slash variety – are traditionally involving, complex affairs replete with a litany of statistics, deep character customisation and well…roleplaying.

And then you get Dungeon Siege III.


Miklós Szecsei

Obsidian drops some New Vegas tips

October 26, 2010 at 3:00 pm | 5 Comments

Fallout: New Vegas came out last week Friday in South Africa. Anybody else slogging their way through it in Hardcore mode? Man, it seems I get my ass handed to me by Radscorpions every other day. Well, the guys from Obsidian have been kind enough to pass on some tips and secrets to help you get a bit of a head start if you’re brave stupid enough to try your hand in Hardcore mode. These are definitely some “pro-tips” seeing as how, you know, these guys actually made the game.

Nick de Bruyne

Zombie Survival RPG Coming From Ex-Obsidian And Troika Devs

August 31, 2010 at 3:30 pm | 4 Comments

DoubleBear, a company that is formed up of previous members of Obsidian as well as Troika games are releasing a new RPG, and it has caught my eye.

Named Dead State, the game takes place in Texas at the beginning of a Zombie apocalypse and heck, I don't know if it's because the screenshots give me memories of the good ol' days with PC RPG's like this, but it looks like it could be pretty darn awesome.

The game is set to release on PC sometime after 2010.

More information can be found at DoubleBear's website and be sure to check out the full interview with Rock, Paper, Shotgun linked below.

Source: Rock, Paper, Shotgun via D'toid

Interview with Obsidian’s Creative Director: Chris Avellone

Gavin Mannion

Interview with Obsidian’s Creative Director: Chris Avellone

April 8, 2010 at 2:30 pm | 1 Comment

I just received this awesome little interview with Obsidian's Creative Director Chris Avellone where he goes into detail about his job, Fallout 3: New Vegas and what transvestite dragons have to do with it all. It's always a bit odd receiving canned interviews but at the same time it's nice to hear what its like on the other side of the industry, so here we go. What's your job at Obsidian? I'm Creative Director. I direct creativity, sometimes in a positive direction. I also ask "why should the player give a crap?" a lot.
Alpha Protocol pushed back to June 2010

Gavin Mannion

Alpha Protocol pushed back to June 2010

September 28, 2009 at 10:00 am | 1 Comment

Honestly I wouldn’t be posting about this if it wasn’t for the running joke that is 2009’s delayed list.

Alpha Protocol was meant to have been released on the 27th of October 2009 but according to reports it has now been pushed back to June 2010.

Sega and Obsidian haven’t officially announced anything yet but Gamestop and Amazon Canada have already moved their release dates to sometime in June which lends more weight to the rumour.

Source: VG247

New Fallout title coming 2010

Geoffrey Tim

New Fallout title coming 2010

April 21, 2009 at 7:56 am | 1 Comment

Bethesda held a press conference yesterday in London, and took the opportunity to announce a new Fallout game, following the success of Fallout 3 – Their critically lauded first stab at the post-apocalyptic franchise.

Pete Hines, Vice President of Bethesda Softworks in charge of public relations and marketing, revealed the title, which will be out on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 some time next year. He also took the opportunity to let us know that Fallout : New Vegas wouldn’t be a sequel to Fallout 3, but rather a different game, set in the same universe.

Most interestingly, it was also announced that Obsidian Entertainment will be working on the title. While it seems of late that Obsidian are the “go-to” guys for less than stellar sequels (Having been responsible for Knights of the Old Republic 2 and and Neverwinter Nights 2),  Obsidian is the phoenix that rose from the ashes of Black Isle studios – The company responsible for the original Fallout titles before being dissolved by Interplay.

Source : Twitter