Posted on 07/08/2026 12:21:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin
As Microsoft continues hacking away at Xbox’s game studios as part of thousands of layoffs, the teams that are still under the company’s umbrella are finding out what’s next. Obsidian, the developer behind Avowed and The Outer Worlds, is, according to a new report from Bloomberg, canceling a planned Avowed sequel and pivoting to a new Fallout game. It’s something fans have long asked for, but it’s also a surprise shift that wasn’t originally part of the plan.
According to Bloomberg’s sources, studio design director Josh Sawyer will reportedly be leading the team on a new Fallout game, which will mark the studio’s return to the post-apocalyptic franchise after releasing the acclaimed Fallout: New Vegas back in 2010. However, Bloomberg‘s sources say the strategy is “in flux” and could change. Prior to this, Sawyer was reportedly directing an RPG that was “similar structurally and thematically” to Fallout, but wasn’t actually part of the Bethesda-owned universe.
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PING!!!!!!!
What about Grand Theft Auto VI?
Due out November 19.
Most of the people reading these words will be dead by the time Grand Theft Auto VII comes out.
That’s not a Microsoft studios game.
And GTA6 is coming out on consoles first...PC will follow probably 1 year later (I’m guessing).
They have an almost unlimited amount of programming slaves they have brought over from India now. No American white guys need apply. It is nice to be able to discriminate on the basis of “national origin” on a massive scale in the USA. The EEOC only gets involved if your skin is not white.
LOL!!!!!!!!!
Prior to this layoff, most major game studios were made up of mostly females and people with dyed hair, piercings and tats. Very few of the people who built these studios were still there.
I love the Fallout games. Never played the Online ‘76 one because I like to play locally.
Anyway, if they’re pivoting to this game that means it *MIGHT* release in what 4-5 years?
FO4 with all the mods is all we need.
If developed along the line of Fallout 4, don’t waste the $.
That is as close to India as I EVER want to get!!
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