Obsidian Leisure is reportedly pulling the plug on a sequel to Avowed in favor of a brand new Fallout recreation.
Bloomberg studies that Obsidian has scrapped plans for Avowed 2 and different unannounced initiatives to deal with a brand new Fallout recreation, led by Josh Sawyer. Sawyer was reportedly engaged on a special RPG that was structurally just like Fallout previous to this. He additionally served as lead designer and venture director on Fallout: New Vegas, some of the beloved video games within the franchise. Bethesda, the studio that has overseen the Fallout franchise for almost 20 years, will work with Obsidian on the venture.
A small group of employees will proceed to work on Avowed 2 with the hopes of reviving the venture later down the road. The information comes as a part of Xbox’s huge reset, which has resulted in hundreds of layoffs, along with Microsoft parting methods with a handful of first-party groups reminiscent of Undead Labs. Bloomberg studies {that a} quarter of Obsidian was laid off as effectively.
The information of a brand new Fallout from Obsidian is probably going very thrilling to followers, nonetheless. Fallout: New Vegas is a fan-favorite entry within the franchise and the IP hasn’t had a brand new mainline, single-player recreation in over a decade. Fallout 4 was launched in 2015 and some years later, we bought Fallout 76, an MMO-style recreation set within the post-apocalyptic universe. A live-action Fallout TV collection has additionally been ongoing on Prime Video, garnering important reward and excessive viewership.
Nonetheless, the TV collection has solely made folks crave a brand new single-player Fallout recreation and with Bethesda engaged on The Elder Scrolls 6 for the foreseeable future, a brand new Fallout recreation from that staff is probably going virtually a decade away. It was reported earlier this week that Bethesda can be focusing extra on its greatest franchises, and this transfer seems to be an indication of that.
Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN’s information staff. He covers all issues leisure, together with gaming, movie, and extra. You’ll find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.
