Massive Xbox RPG allegedly suffering significant development delays

Date:
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:12:44 +0000

Description:
It sounds like Obsidian's Skyrim-rival Avowed has hit development issues.

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It sounds like Avowed, the first-person RPG from Obsidian, is in trouble,
with various key players on the team changing roles and leaving the project. Though, it may still make an appearance at the Microsoft Xbox and Bethesda Showcase tonight.

Revealed way back in July 2020, Avowed looks like Obsidians answer to Bethesdas Elder Scrolls games. Its a first-person RPG set in the fantasy
world the team established through its Pillars of Eternity games. However, since that first reveal trailer, Microsoft has kept very quiet on the games progress. Considering it's one of the Xbox Series X exclusives from a first-party studio, it's been a cause to worry for Xbox fans.

Two leaks today suggest both Avowed will appear in Microsofts Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, the next major show thats part of Summer Game Fest , and that we shouldnt expect to be playing the RPG any time soon.

The first leak, spotted by Tom Warren at The Verge , was from a Microsoft employee posting on LinkedIn about games that would be appearing in the Showcase. Viewers can expect appearances from anticipated Xbox-exclusive flagships Starfield , Forza Motorsport, Redfall , and Avowed, the now-deleted post claimed. a Microsoft employee posting on LinkedIn *might* have revealed some of the games in the Xbox showcase. tap image to reveal spoiler pic.twitter.com/79c1FZ8bwW June 12, 2022 See more

Although, its since been confirmed by Matt Brown , senior editor over at Windows Central, that the employee took the text from his websites hub page for the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase.

Of course, an appearance in a showcase doesnt mean a game is nearly finished and that is the case with Avowed, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier claims. In a now-deleted post, he says Avowed has gone through some reboots and changed directors pretty recently. Dunno if itll be there today, but I
wouldnt expect to play it for a while.

According to Avowed game director Carrie Patels LinkedIn page , she is still leading the project. Of course, if she changed roles recently she may not yet have updated her LinkedIn, or it could be a different director, such as art
or sound, though neither of those searches revealed recent changes.

As to why Schreier deleted his tweet, he says I just don't want news sites
and forums making a whole thing about a Twitter response I dashed off on my phone while picking up bagels. So dont I feel silly (Image credit: Microsoft)

One recently confirmed departure from the team is Kate Dollarhyde who, until last month was the senior narrative designer on Avowed. She took to Twitter
in May to announce After five amazing years at Obsidian, I'm leaving the studio to pursue my personal creative endeavors. Its not clear who has replaced Dollarhyde on Avowed.

If you want to see for yourself if Avowed makes an appearance tonight, heres how to watch the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase . For a sense of what games may appear, these are all the upcoming games in 2022.



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