<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer UK in Obsidian-entertainment ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/tag/obsidian-entertainment Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:10:56 +0000 en <![CDATA[ A minor Fallout: New Vegas quest got its own ending slide because the team was transfixed by the choice where you make the NCR's worst soldiers take Psycho ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/a-minor-fallout-new-vegas-quest-got-its-own-ending-slide-because-the-team-was-transfixed-by-the-choice-where-you-make-the-ncrs-worst-soldiers-take-psycho/ dCvkUQqBt5BNDLQAuFb5zK Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:10:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fallout: New Vegas dev says it could've been set in New Orleans because 'the vibe was so cool, the flavor was cool, [it would've been] so sweet' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/fallout-new-vegas-dev-says-it-couldve-been-set-in-new-orleans-because-the-vibe-was-so-cool-the-flavor-was-cool-it-wouldve-been-so-sweet/ 5keAqFk4wcU842cPWod4sC Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:42:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ After 15 years and 323 hours, I've finally beaten Fallout: New Vegas, and this game doesn't need mods as much as you think it does ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/after-15-years-and-323-hours-ive-finally-beaten-fallout-new-vegas-and-this-game-doesnt-need-mods-as-much-as-you-think-it-does/ e2MXtp82u8DVKfY6EdpxNQ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:40:26 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:41:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fallout: New Vegas dev says don't expect a remaster, argues Bethesda doesn't have the source code or 'the engineering knowhow' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/fallout-new-vegas-dev-says-dont-expect-a-remaster-argues-bethesda-doesnt-have-the-source-code-or-the-engineering-knowhow/ YiT3i4gM77VBpfU3pjXhoQ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:38:08 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:29:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ They finally made an action figure of Star Wars' most evil and nasty grandma but it's already sold out ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/they-finally-made-an-action-figure-of-star-wars-most-evil-and-nasty-grandma-but-its-already-sold-out/ ziw2Bpb2e6dQCzpU6BQaKT Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:39:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ 11 years after launch, Pillars of Eternity's new turn-based mode feels like the way it's meant to be played ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/11-years-after-launch-pillars-of-eternitys-new-turn-based-mode-feels-like-the-way-its-meant-to-be-played/ T29B3wgpF9tfBmb5ZhJKnB Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:56:17 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:59:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ In 2007, two game music GOATs collaborated on the criminally underrated soundtrack to a similarly underrated D&D RPG ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/in-2007-two-game-music-goats-collaborated-on-the-criminally-underrated-soundtrack-to-a-similarly-underrated-d-and-d-rpg/ L4hBzipYYizNmLgrQ7foCC Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:56:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fallout: New Vegas for the PS3 mod adds Fallout: New Vegas for the PS3 to Fallout: New Vegas for the PC ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/fallout-new-vegas-for-the-ps3-mod-adds-fallout-new-vegas-for-the-ps3-to-fallout-new-vegas-for-the-pc/ LdgHipsEke9CGewgJaxATF Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:57:20 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:22:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best Fallout game is 99 cents right now ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-best-fallout-game-is-99-cents-right-now/ kdGhBD6Tdy3GSUuVXWEJpc Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:28:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'No matter what we changed, somebody was going to get mad:' After hearing what an Obsidian dev went through to get RPG difficulty right, I get why nobody's ever gotten RPG difficulty right ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/no-matter-what-we-changed-somebody-was-going-to-get-mad-after-hearing-what-an-obsidian-dev-went-through-to-get-rpg-difficulty-right-i-get-why-nobodys-ever-gotten-rpg-difficulty-right/ AxKkRVNz2TRsfi4xQb6wXX Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:04:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lost Fallout: New Vegas post-ending dialogue has been found and restored ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/lost-fallout-new-vegas-post-ending-dialogue-has-been-found-and-restored/ aobyDh6ihgeTrJ7Panx4gi Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:34:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Avowed was always great, but now that it costs what it should have at launch and nobody's being weird about it online, it's kinda perfect ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/avowed-was-always-great-but-now-that-it-costs-what-it-should-have-at-launch-and-nobodys-being-weird-about-it-online-its-kinda-perfect/ KhQyNFAbAURzQCL3omdkCA Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:44:37 +0000 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:40:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Huge new Avowed update adds New Game Plus, playable dwarves and Orlans, and quarterstaffs ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/huge-new-avowed-update-adds-new-game-plus-playable-dwarves-and-orlans-and-quarterstaffs/ meFxp72cdVEQzX2qK3tcKF Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:07:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Outer Worlds deliberately doesn't do racial or gender discrimination in order to zero in on class, but 'that made the tone of the game feel off,' says director Tim Cain ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-outer-worlds-deliberately-doesnt-do-racial-or-gender-discrimination-in-order-to-zero-in-on-class-but-that-made-the-tone-of-the-game-feel-off-says-director-tim-cain/ WeUjBXTvM2pSHkuuoatQYf Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:05:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best thing about Fallout New Vegas was right there in Bethesda's initial pitch to Obsidian ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/the-best-thing-about-fallout-new-vegas-was-right-there-in-bethesdas-initial-pitch-to-obsidian/ QYmUt55yVyFSyM3r3cJRpY Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:20:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ I didn't realize how important headbob was until I played an RPG without it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/i-didnt-realize-how-important-headbob-was-until-i-played-an-rpg-without-it/ kFPvrv7mpXWnjNV6RUBP9f Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:07:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ The total conversion mod remaking the lost Fallout 3 in Fallout: New Vegas got its first trailer and a new name ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/the-total-conversion-mod-remaking-the-lost-fallout-3-in-fallout-new-vegas-got-its-first-trailer-and-a-new-name/ yDfipAz4DERtCS5VC9jb8e Thu, 05 Feb 2026 03:23:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 failed to meet expectations for Obsidian, but Grounded 2 was a hit, and the future is looking positive for the Pillars of Eternity universe ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/avowed-and-the-outer-worlds-2-failed-to-meet-expectations-for-obsidian-but-grounded-2-was-a-hit-and-the-future-is-looking-positive-for-the-pillars-of-eternity-universe/ MQGPk3f9ru4hPZP48Dx8H8 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:16:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ The whole Fallout series is at a steep discount on Steam, so if you've been waiting 29 years to begin your journey in the wasteland, your time is now ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/the-whole-fallout-series-is-at-a-steep-discount-on-steam-so-if-youve-been-waiting-29-years-to-begin-your-journey-in-the-wasteland-your-time-is-now/ wMMzYyFsXugG2qG9T6ALFa Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:15:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says 'remote work isn't all sunshine and lollipops' and explains why he's happy to be back in the Obsidian office after 5 years of semi-retirement ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fallout-co-creator-tim-cain-says-remote-work-isnt-all-sunshine-and-lollipops-and-explains-why-hes-happy-to-be-back-in-the-obsidian-office-after-5-years-of-semi-retirement/ dEgdTyNyDLSVkCDrsH6MKQ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:48:54 +0000 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:57:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grounded 2's first major content update delivers a new biome, bugs, a sweet new mount, and a really big snake ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/grounded-2s-first-major-content-update-delivers-a-new-biome-bugs-a-sweet-new-mount-and-a-really-big-snake/ 8663yDz8cH8XhQEfxq3gJE Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:57:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Vegas modder fixes one of those glaring issues you'll never un-see once you notice it: Your pooch pal doesn't have a sneaking animation ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/new-vegas-modder-fixes-one-of-those-glaring-issues-youll-never-un-see-once-you-notice-it-your-pooch-pal-doesnt-have-a-sneaking-animation/ rJqV2Q2TGBTpxJeLebQyFK Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:41:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Instead of difficulty, Obsidian designer Josh Sawyer thinks in terms of 3 RPG player archetypes: 'What are they trying to get out of this game?' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/instead-of-difficulty-obsidian-designer-josh-sawyer-thinks-in-terms-of-3-rpg-player-archetypes-what-are-they-trying-to-get-out-of-this-game/ kWbbDwn6t9sdToHSq4B4Mf Tue, 27 Jan 2026 03:32:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Finally, a comprehensive overhaul for third-person movement animations in Fallout: New Vegas ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/finally-a-comprehensive-overhaul-for-third-person-movement-animations-in-fallout-new-vegas/ Ff9ML3SfR4jBcCtpgQShDF Sun, 25 Jan 2026 02:15:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Baldur's Gate 3-style early access period wouldn't have done much for Deadfire, the secret best CRPG of the last decade, per its director Josh Sawyer ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/a-baldurs-gate-3-style-early-access-period-wouldnt-have-done-much-for-deadfire-the-secret-best-crpg-of-the-last-decade-per-its-director-josh-sawyer/ R2jZGPpwKqzyL7G9TaVhdK Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:06:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fallout co-creator Tim Cain boils RPGs down into 9 different types of quests, but warns "more of one thing means less of another" ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fallout-co-creator-tim-cain-boils-rpgs-down-into-9-different-types-of-quests-but-warns-more-of-one-thing-means-less-of-another/ kKBDCgaAtJuUpw7dbzVerh Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:34:40 +0000 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:52:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fanatical bundle lets you snag 3 Fallout games, Disco Elysium, a ton of Steamworld, and more for roughly $3 a pop ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fanatical-bundle-lets-you-snag-3-fallout-games-disco-elysium-a-ton-of-steamworld-and-more-for-roughly-usd3-a-pop/ ujRJGtXcQgJsWikoLiPEpM Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:49:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Original Fallout lead Tim Cain reckons vitriol around games has always been around, but it's 'more hostile' these days: 'I see lot of people arguing past each other, even if that means denying that the other group even exists' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/original-fallout-lead-tim-cain-reckons-vitriol-around-games-has-always-been-around-but-its-more-hostile-these-days-i-see-lot-of-people-arguing-past-each-other-even-if-that-means-denying-that-the-other-group-even-exists/ E7B97HLRrmJF25iCS6ACEh Sat, 10 Jan 2026 22:34:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Not only does Todd Howard not hate Obsidian, it was his 'only choice' to take up Fallout's reins in the wake of Fallout 3 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/not-only-does-todd-howard-not-hate-obsidian-it-was-his-only-choice-to-take-up-fallouts-reins-in-the-wake-of-fallout-3/ DjUfc5QZHcXAqjMmiZtZZP Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:28:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Yeah, that didn't suck. That was good': Fallout: New Vegas lead writer says the Survivalist's journal in Honest Hearts is 'one of my favorite bits of content that I've written in a game' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/yeah-that-didnt-suck-that-was-good-fallout-new-vegas-lead-writer-says-the-survivalists-journal-in-honest-hearts-is-one-of-my-favorite-bits-of-content-that-ive-written-in-a-game/ cXhb5hpJMNbCPSekXGN58P Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:05:30 +0000 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:26:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fallout: New Vegas lead writer 'loved writing' Yes Man, but thinks his questline may have been a mistake: 'It lets you get through the game without getting your hands dirty' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/fallout-new-vegas-lead-writer-loved-writing-yes-man-but-thinks-his-questline-may-have-been-a-mistake-it-lets-you-get-through-the-game-without-getting-your-hands-dirty/ PgmAJK2myQWu9pv3rGmSxX Sat, 03 Jan 2026 23:38:00 +0000 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:27:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ My favorite Fallout fan artist paints New Vegas how you imagine it, and he refuses to touch AI tools: 'I believe it's innate in humanity to appreciate real human-made art' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/my-favorite-fallout-fan-artist-paints-new-vegas-how-you-imagine-it-and-he-refuses-to-touch-ai-tools-i-believe-its-innate-in-humanity-to-appreciate-real-human-made-art/ eeaxtFMkYoccmg8qHzfL33 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 23:10:12 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:46:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ I'm not waiting 5 years for everyone to realize The Outer Worlds 2 is another Obsidian classic—I'm giving it its flowers now ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/im-not-waiting-5-years-for-everyone-to-realize-the-outer-worlds-2-is-another-obsidian-classic-im-giving-it-its-flowers-now/ WjF8SjiQYhGwtBDsV69FjP Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ In a year where Obsidian released a pair of RPGs, its best game was an early access survival romp ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/in-a-year-where-obsidian-released-a-pair-of-rpgs-its-best-game-was-an-early-access-survival-romp/ bhfJ22e6WceEr7gsdbVQZH Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Turns out that Fallout: New Vegas beta stuffed with cut content also contains early versions of the DLCs with some big differences ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/turns-out-that-fallout-new-vegas-beta-stuffed-with-cut-content-also-contains-early-versions-of-the-dlcs-with-some-big-differences/ SL7NdEPCkMRy9rW8jYsaLA Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:58:14 +0000 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:28:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Avowed didn't rewrite the RPG rulebook in 2025, but it still gave me some of my biggest gaming 'wow' moments of the year ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/avowed-didnt-rewrite-the-rpg-rulebook-in-2025-but-it-still-gave-me-some-of-my-biggest-gaming-wow-moments-of-the-year/ dwT8pVLLiqWUZEFcZNbPLG Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Obsidian's Josh Sawyer leads the charge of RPG fans playfully roasting Stranger Things for its D&D rule flubs: 'The oldheads are going to catch all these things' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/obsidians-josh-sawyer-leads-the-charge-of-rpg-fans-playfully-roasting-stranger-things-for-its-d-and-d-rule-flubs-the-oldheads-are-going-to-catch-all-these-things/ mzwfgv3Yt7VviyDM6oTyT Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:04:23 +0000 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:09:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fallout: New Vegas lead writer worries Caesar's argument for authoritarianism 'was done a little too well,' but still believes 'you can't just make your tyrants cardboard villains' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fallout-new-vegas-lead-writer-worries-caesars-argument-for-authoritarianism-was-done-a-little-too-well-but-still-believes-you-cant-just-make-your-tyrants-cardboard-villains/ 9uGtNQaDwgLpEDg6A7r4Q6 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:52:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fallout: New Vegas' Mr. House was based on Howard Hughes, but the game's lead writer says his sense of the character 'has changed as we've seen the rise of Silicon Valley would-be messiahs' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/fallout-new-vegas-mr-house-was-based-on-howard-hughes-but-the-games-lead-writer-says-his-sense-of-the-character-has-changed-as-weve-seen-the-rise-of-silicon-valley-would-be-messiahs/ ysvohuhdPnPvinFwX63obT Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:30:57 +0000 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:29:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fallout: New Vegas modders are having a field day restoring cut content found in the recently leaked beta ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/fallout-new-vegas-modders-are-having-a-field-day-restoring-cut-content-found-in-the-recently-leaked-beta/ 4XJx5ZTzK6wsAumdwV8tNX Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:04:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We have spooked Disney legal': Court filings reveal a KOTOR 2 remake stuck in the phantom zone, who's working on the KOTOR 1 remake, plus Aspyr's doomed efforts to get the Restored Content Mod past anxious lawyers ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/we-have-spooked-disney-legal-court-filings-reveal-a-kotor-2-remake-stuck-in-the-phantom-zone-whos-working-on-the-kotor-1-remake-plus-aspyrs-doomed-efforts-to-get-the-restored-content-mod-past-anxious-lawyers/ wLA8Q3F7pZidCdy792mYuf Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:59:44 +0000 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:59:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Felicia Day says her New Vegas character 'is one of the best roles I've ever got to play,' but the actor won't be in Fallout Season 2 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/felicia-day-says-her-new-vegas-character-is-one-of-the-best-roles-ive-ever-got-to-play-but-the-actor-wont-be-in-fallout-season-2/ zJEc6ZVwoJhE5it6n7Vze7 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 03:51:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fallout co-creator Tim Cain is out of 'semi-retirement' and back at Obsidian ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/fallout-co-creator-tim-cain-is-out-of-retirement-and-back-at-obsidian/ 7pcVxhvbFEbqDKejxPagJG Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:50:04 +0000 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:12:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fallout season 2 won't pick a canon New Vegas ending: '15 years down the line, every faction might think they won' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/fallout-season-2-wont-pick-a-canon-new-vegas-ending-15-years-down-the-line-every-faction-might-think-they-won/ F3anf2UAmorqPUnVwu53SN Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:39:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Avowed says sorry gang, no fall update this year, but to make up for it the devs are rolling together a bunch of features into a ball and putting them out in February ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/avowed-says-sorry-gang-no-fall-update-this-year-but-to-make-up-for-it-the-devs-are-rolling-together-a-bunch-of-features-into-a-ball-and-putting-them-out-in-february/ xHQcd5urmEQhNMpbiCkQRF Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:51:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ring-a-ding-ding! A Fallout: New Vegas beta full of cut content has been unearthed ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/ring-a-ding-ding-a-fallout-new-vegas-beta-full-of-cut-content-has-been-unearthed/ 5RmxmugesBGpQmTs2CzeP3 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 02:17:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Obsidian says The Outer Worlds 2 isn't a deliberate critique of capitalism, which is even more ridiculous than the time Fallout's co-creator said that isn't either ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/obsidian-says-the-outer-worlds-2-isnt-a-deliberate-critique-of-capitalism-which-is-even-more-ridiculous-than-the-time-fallouts-co-creator-said-that-isnt-either/ scv88RGENdE98usR5iqDL8 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:57:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mod fixes 17-year-old lip-sync bug in Fallout 3 and New Vegas ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/mod-fixes-17-year-old-lip-sync-bug-in-fallout-3-and-new-vegas/ 3AnDcbK2TeCRFVBG6Dpobb Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:13:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ To celebrate Fallout: New Vegas' 15th birthday, one mad lad lugged a CRT and an Xbox 360 to the fan gathering at the real Goodsprings to play the game outside the Prospector Saloon ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/to-celebrate-fallout-new-vegas-15th-birthday-one-mad-lad-lugged-a-crt-and-an-xbox-360-to-the-fan-gathering-at-the-real-goodsprings-to-play-the-game-outside-the-prospector-saloon/ m824NG6JvQkrGKJCPEUjTH Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:04:32 +0000 Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:04:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ It’s a big choice-driven RPG, so get ready for a holy book’s worth of patch notes: The latest Outer Worlds 2 patch packs over 350 fixes ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/its-a-big-choice-driven-rpg-so-get-ready-for-a-holy-books-worth-of-patch-notes-the-latest-outer-worlds-2-patch-packs-over-350-fixes/ ETYyXmBqPg2crUEvCxCWNb Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:48:53 +0000