Obsidian Entertainment

Games of the Year 2019: The Outer Worlds

Obsidian Entertainment's RPG showed what the studio can achieve with the time and space to express its talent

Blending comedy with capitalism in The Outer Worlds

Obsidian's senior designer Brian Heins also discusses why tougher moral choices are more interesting

Obsidian has been "very careful" not to "lecture" players with politics in Outer Worlds

"I don't want people to think this is a really hard, politically-charged game," says co-director Leonard Boyarsky

Alpha Protocol removed from Steam as music rights expire

Update: Sega says it still owns the IP, but nine-year-old game contains songs that would need re-licensing

Microsoft to acquire RPG specialists Obsidian Entertainment and InXile

Pillars of Eternity, Fallout New Vegas and Wasteland 3 creators join to boost Game Pass

Microsoft in talks to buy Obsidian - Report

Xbox outfit closing in on a deal for Pillars of Eternity developer with one source telling Kotaku it's "a matter of when, not if"

Pillars of Eternity II director on Obsidian's shift from studio-for-hire to building its own IP

Working on your own IP is "less about the freedom and more about the institutional knowledge to understand what the IP is"

Obsidian Entertainment: "No microtransactions, of any kind, in our game"

Developer addresses consumer concerns following recent partnership with Take-Two Interactive's indie publishing arm, Private Division

Pillars of Eternity II closes Fig campaign with $4.4 million

Obsidian's sequel eclipsed Psychonauts 2's $3.8 million record, and set a record for most backers: 33,614

My.com takes over Armored Warfare development from Obsidian

Creative differences between developer, publisher and MailRU reportedly to blame

Niantic gigantic as Pokemon dominates the news again

Weekly Roundup: Obsidian talks survival, Yang lambastes Twitch and Nintendo's market value eclipses Sony's thanks to AR

Obsidian Entertainment: Survival, success and independence

CEO Feargus Urquhart on 13 years in AAA development - "We just want to be in a financial situation where we're not worried all the time"

Leonard Boyarsky joins Obsidian Entertainment

Troika Games co-founder departs Blizzard, finds new role

Pillars of Eternity sells 500,000

Including Kickstarter backer rewards, Obsidian's latest RPG has sold half a million copies worldwide

Chris Avellone leaves Obsidian

Co-founder of Pillars of Eternity and Fallout: New Vegas developer departs after 12 years

Obsidian acquires Pathfinder rights

"We're thrilled to get to play in the Pathfinder universe"

Publishers convinced by Kickstarter, says Avellone

Obsidian co-owner says companies are now more open to proven crowdfunding genres

Talking Shop: Obsidian Entertainment's Creative Director

We chat with industry vet Chris Avellone about being a great creative director

Avellone: It doesn't matter if Project Eternity is a flop

Obisidian Entertainment's creative director on the joys of Kickstarter

Project Eternity: How Chris Avellone Blew By $4 Million on Kickstarter

Obsidian's Creative Director shares his secrets of success and how liberating Kickstarter has been for design