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Did Avowed earn its Game Awards 2025 nomination

The entire gaming community is debating whether Avowed earn its Game Awards 2025 nomination for Best RPGs category The post ...

The Outer Worlds 2 Vs. Avowed: Which Game Is Best?

Obsidian had a huge year in 2025, but which title came out on top? We're going to find out. The Outer Worlds 2 Vs. Avowed: ...

Avowed bucks RPG expectations by offering a quick hit of fantasy action, and I don't want you to leave 2025 without playing it

In a year that hasn't been short of fantastic games, RPG or otherwise, Avowed is well worth returning to. It’s a fantasy RPG ...

In a curious crossover of stuff I love, The Outer Worlds 2 improves one of Avowed's jankiest features – and the only game I can compare it to isn't even an RPG

It was a long wait for some, but since I only had to sit tight for about 40 days, my memory of the first game might be a ...
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Rumour: Ex-Obsidian Dev Suggests Avowed 2 Is On The Cards, But 'No Plans' For Outer Worlds 3

Not much has been revealed about what to expect in the future, but speaking on Twitter this week, ex-Obsidian dev Chris ...

10 Best Games Like The Outer Worlds 2

Part of it is due to the fact that The Outer Worlds 2 feels incredibly similar to some of Obsidian's best work, as well as ...
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Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Nominated For GOTY At The Game Awards, But Microsoft Misses Out

Geoff Keighley & co. have just announced the nominations in each category for their upcoming The Game Awards show, and while two day one Game Pass titles make the main Game of the Year list, Xbox Game ...
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Obsidian wants to establish the "Obsidian RPG" with games like The Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed, not chase "what already exists" in competitors like Baldur's Gate 3 and Cyberpunk 2077

Obsidian has explained that the studio's goal as of late is to establish what an "Obsidian RPG" actually is, allowing it to stand out from the RPG crowd after years of working on follow-ups to others' ...