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Microsoft Xbox Reset and Studio Shifts
As part of Microsoft's Xbox reset, Obsidian Entertainment is pivoting from developing Avowed to making Fallout. The move includes layoffs affecting 3,200 staffers.
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The Verge
As part of Microsoft's big Xbox "reset," which includes layoffs affecting 3,200 staffers, jettisoning studios, and shifting investments to focus on "higher priority projects," Obsidian Entertainment is changing its plans. The studio, behind games like Grounded and The Outer Worlds, is starting work
2026-07-08 18:50 UTC