Massive Xbox RPG allegedly suffering significant development delays
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 Obsidian’s answer to Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls games. It’s 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 game’s 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 Microsoft’s Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, the next major show that’s part of Summer Game Fest, and that we shouldn’t expect to be playing the RPG any time soon.
The first leak, spotted by Tom Warren at The Verge(opens in new tab), 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
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