Obsidian may develop new Fallout game amid Microsoft layoffs and restructuring
The article discusses the possibility of Obsidian Entertainment developing a new Fallout game, potentially with Josh Sawyer (director of Fallout: New Vegas) leading the project. This comes amid Microsoft's "Xbox reset" that includes major layoffs of 3,200 people and project cancellations. The piece frames the potential game announcement against the backdrop of corporate restructuring and job losses, questioning whether excitement for a new Fallout title is appropriate given the human cost.
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'I wonder if this will be bad,' but our second thought was, 'Ooh, maybe now Obsidian will make Fallout: New Vegas 2.'
Word on the street is that Microsoft has put Obsidian's Josh Sawyer—who directed Fallout: New Vegas—at the helm of a new Fallout game
as part of the 'Xbox reset' shakeup, which will see 3,200 people lose their jobs
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