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Obsidian apparently unaware of Outer Worlds' Epic exclusivity

The Outer Worlds exclusivity came as a shocker to another community of fans who were disgruntled after it moved to Epic following a period of marketing on Steam. It turns out that maybe not even Obsidian Entertainment was aware of the move.

TK-661954d ago

Publishers seriously need to stop doing this.

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sander97021954d ago

They will stop once the Chinese communist party stops ordering Tencent to increase their influence in the western world.

rainslacker1954d ago (Edited 1954d ago )

I honestly find it hard to believe. The producer would certainly be made aware of it, and the producer is responsible for informing the dev. The dev may still be powerless to do anything about it, and probably would be, but I don't really believe it when I hear these kinds of admissions. It's possible they may not inform the dev until soon before the announcement, or very shortly after, but the dev wouldn't be left in the dark to find this out on their own from the internet. Such things cause a disruption if they aren't controlled.

I think they say this just to try and not get the heat on them, and end up getting the sympathy votes. Most publishers are OK playing the bad guy, while the devs tend to appeal to people's human side.

Pyrofire951953d ago

No keep doing it. This competition will be good, Steam has gotten too lazy. There could become a problem with doing exclusives everywhere like in the anime industry but all these services are free to use you just need to click a different icon.

TK-661953d ago (Edited 1953d ago )

This is not competition and Valve hasn't been lazy with Steam. I'm not repeating myself to show you how ignorant you are.

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battlegrog1954d ago

So because the publish was already signed onto this game before MS bought them ? MS still has no say in this one game ? that blows wow that would have been a huge elusive xbox game.

jznrpg1954d ago

It’s going to be on PS too

Eldyraen1954d ago

I believe it’s Take Two’s new “indie publisher” that is publishing it. Sort of like EA Original’s or whatever that did games like Ravel but don’t own the ip.

They just help and distribute and take their cut pre-Developer cost/profit margins.

l3w1s1954d ago

Ah, yes. That "elusive xbox game". Has anyone seen games for an Xbox? Can't find any, too elusive.

Sciurus_vulgaris1954d ago

Microsoft didn't not buy-out the publishing rights for the Outer Worlds from Private Division (Take- 2) when they purchased Obsidian.

rainslacker1954d ago

Yeah. Even if MS, or anyone, buys a studio, the company buying the studio is still responsible for honoring any contracts that may exist at the time of purchase. When you buy another company, you take on their assets, their debt, and their liabilities....which in this case was finishing the game for the original publisher...who I can't remember off the top of my head.

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Cmv381954d ago

Couldn't they just cancel PC release.... rename the game.... and release it on PC on all available stores?

This is coming from a place of being uninformed.

dumahim1954d ago

No. There's contracts to deal with and if the developer just decided to "cancel" a game they had in progress, they're going to have to deal with breaking their contracts.

RememberThe3571954d ago

I appreciate that last sentence.

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Sea of Thieves Developer Rare Now Has a Dedicated Doggo Park

Rare, the developer behind pirate adventure Sea of Thieves, has introduced a dedicated dog park to its studio grounds for employees' good boys and girls.

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CrimsonWing691d 8h ago

Is the industry hurting for money or not?

Hofstaderman1d 8h ago

They belong to XBOX. Its a dog's life....

Chocoburger1d 8h ago

Nice thing they did, but not actually gaming related, not sure why this article was approved. Also strange informing us what game Rare worked on, as if we don't know their legacy.

Tacoboto1d 8h ago

Sorry you hate dog news - here's a game-related headline for you, the latest: "Deathsprint 66 is a hyperviolent freerunner that proves game journos suck at games | Video Gamer"

Yeah we need more headlines like *that* on this site, instead of news about a studio's employee perks.

GaboonViper1d 7h ago

Its actually nice to see a story like this instead of the usual doom and gloom but people still moan, anyhow hope these beautiful doggos have a great life.

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GaboonViper1d 7h ago

Really nice story, kudos to Rare.

Mulletino14h ago

I went to look at new apartments and saw only dog parks, no kid parks. We're so screwed.

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Concept Art For Bluepoint's Next Game Spotted In PlayStation Tour Video

A new PlayStation Malaysia tour video shows what looks to be concept art for Bluepoint's next game.

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phoenixwing1d 12h ago

Damn was hoping for a fantasy setting. Looks futuristic

jznrpg1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

I think that’s a screensaver if you look to the right it looks more like a fantasy game and so does the concept art leaked earlier. Who knows though

phoenixwing12h ago

Unless that structure/pillar thingy in the right picture is long forgotten technology it's futuristic.

Name Last Name1d 11h ago (Edited 1d 11h ago )

Another shooter? Yawn. Thought the prevous concept looked more fantasy.

shinoff21831d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

I hope not.

just_looken21h ago

With there same look on the right a arena setting this might be live service game #5 from sony

So a live service shooter like concord.....

StormSnooper20h ago

It looks like a fantasy game on the right screen. You are looking at a screensaver.

Goodguy011d 11h ago

Been looking forward to what they have next. Looks interesting.

Eonjay1d 11h ago

Really excited to see them release an original IP

GaboonViper1d 7h ago

Looks like my dream of them remaking Metal Gear Solid is over, still cant wait to see what they are cooking up.

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World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment

The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.

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XiNatsuDragnel1d 21h ago

Unions in gaming are necessary fr fr

montebristo1d 10h ago

I used to be anti-union, it kills productivity, investment and turns product mediocre. Their games suck anyways though so what was lost? Might as well get their people paid until they are dissolved.

shinoff21831d 9h ago

Unions are necessary regardless of how you feel. You know how fked the working class would be without them. As if we're not already.

montebristo1d 8h ago

No they aren’t, regardless of how you feel. Unions make zero sense for skill based labor. They are for people who press a button every 10 seconds on an assembly line. “working class” is a made up term. I don’t care about corporations or developers, I just want good games lol. Killing your incentives to appease the lowest common denominator doesn’t lead to great games imo

montebristo1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

I wasn’t trying to be offensive if I came off that way. The Union is an old mentality and I can see their usefulness but also the danger. We’re in the age of AI and robots and skill based labor. Unions can be dangerous these days. You could replace your entire workforce in one move. Checkmate. Look to the kiosk replacing workers in the 20 dollar minimum wage era.

Well run businesses don’t need unions. If you need a Union that business won’t survive anyway. Unless it’s propped up by the government with corporate welfare (which is the real issue). If you’re not going to spend some on your workers (Amazon, Google) then your welfare is cut off. No tax breaks. All you put together don’t match their wealth and resources, the union is a traditional memory at this point and counterproductive with this new enemy we face. They need a flying elbow from the top ropes. And by “working class is a made up term” I just mean we’re not a class system and even CEO Bobby Kotick puts in a days work lol. Or did.. It’s just a vague term that doesn’t mean anything no offense lol. People say “middle class” but that can change quick right? Up or down. That’s not a “class system”.