Outer Worlds Studio Obsidian Losing 25% Of Staff In Xbox Cuts
… Following the studio’s acquisition by Microsoft in 2018, Obsidian has released The Outer Worlds 1 and 2 , Grounded 1 and 2 early access , Avowed , and Pentiment . …
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… Following the studio’s acquisition by Microsoft in 2018, Obsidian has released The Outer Worlds 1 and 2 , Grounded 1 and 2 early access , Avowed , and Pentiment . …
… A multi-game studio, Obsidian was also working on other things, including a game headed up by studio design director Josh Sawyer that had many similarities to a Fallout -style RPG. …
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… He notes that, in the context of its recently acquired Activision juggernaut, the costs or contributions of a studio like Obsidian are almost marginal . …
… Like game companies and studios are having it easy right now, with so many people losing their jobs. Obsidian is taking a huge risk right now by doing this. …
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… On Monday, Xbox and Microsoft began cutting thousands of jobs across all of its subsidiaries and studios , including id Software, Obsidian, and Activision . It also spun off or sold studios like Double Fine and Ninja Theory. …
… That’s not the case in games like Pillars of Eternity or New Vegas or other Obsidian games. …