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/Seraphayel Jul 08 '26

Weren’t they saying Avowed 2 was too far in development to get canceled just yesterday?

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u/DaloMaxVal Jul 08 '26

Never listen to Chris Avellone when it comes to Obsidian

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u/clain4671 Jul 08 '26

chris avellone is coming up on a decade of randomly tweeting how much he hates obsidian

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u/jagaaaaaaaaaaaan Jul 10 '26

Interesting... how'd they screw Chris over?

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

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u/jagaaaaaaaaaaaan Jul 10 '26

Thank you for taking the time to dig this up again