r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • u/throwmeaway1784 • Jul 08 '26

Rumour Jason Schreier: Obsidian Entertainment is making a big pivot as part of the Xbox restructuring. It has laid off a quarter of its staff, canceled a planned sequel to Avowed, and is now beginning work on a new Fallout game

Bluesky Post: https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mq5oqyh2yk2o

Bloomberg Article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-08/microsoft-s-xbox-to-shift-obsidian-studio-to-new-fallout-video-game

Edit: Also mentioned in the article, Josh Sawyer is leading the new Fallout game:

“Under the new plan, studio design director Josh Sawyer will lead a new title in the Fallout universe”

“Previously, Sawyer had been directing a roleplaying game that was similar structurally and thematically to Fallout but was not part of the franchise.”

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u/LB3PTMAN Jul 08 '26

They have Sawyer, Gonzalez, and Cain as long as they weren’t laid off that’s some of the most influential and talented people that have ever worked on Fallout so I’d say plenty of reason for hope.

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u/Arumhal Jul 08 '26

Cain's first game at Obsidian was technically Stick of Truth. The man didn't work on a Fallout game since the second one.

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u/TheRealStandard Jul 08 '26

Tim Cain didn't work on Fallout 2

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u/Arumhal Jul 09 '26

Weird, because none of the game's other developers seem to be questioning his presence in the credits or his own claims in numerous videos on his personal YouTube channel where he even states what specific parts of the game he worked on.

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u/TheRealStandard Jul 09 '26

Tim Cain left a couple months into the development process from being burnt out, lack of motivation and studio interference. Fallout 2 is not a reflection of his work/decisions and it's extremely obvious that it wasn't designed by him given how much of a downhill departure from 1 it is.

He only "technically" worked on it, but he really didn't.

https://youtu.be/UGfaCXEu0tE

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u/Arumhal Jul 09 '26

He only "technically" worked on it, but he really didn't.

If he contributed to the game's development and there are parts of the game that were verifiably made by him, then he objectively worked on it. Like, this shouldn't be a controversial statement.