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The Outer Worlds Preview: Obsidian's latest outclasses Bethesda in every way - DAILYSTAR

Obsidian Entertainment's latest RPG is all the best bits of Bethesda's offerings without any of the jank - and it could be the Skyrim or Fallout 3 of this generation.

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Jimboms1820d ago

They made the best Fallout games on the market. Not surprised they're outdoing Bethesda.

Pepin1820d ago

This is like the unofficial New Vegas spiritual successor I've been waiting for since the 360 days - honestly, it's incredible

UltraNova1820d ago

Can't frickin wait to play a decent fallout game again!

mafiabrett1820d ago

@UltraNova, Don't expect one from Bethesda any time soon.. based on all the things that's been going on with them ever since Skyrim.. their games are getting worse and worse, more casual friendly, less oriented towards a Adult crowd, and less RPG mechanics. Also more and more ways to screw a single player crowd out of money. The only way I see them returning to be a great RPG developer is a swift kick to their ass, loss in profits, and change in upper management.

As for Outer Worlds, don't go into this game thinking it's a Fallout game. It's definitely gonna be an amazing RPG but it's not Fallout, it might have similar mechanics and humor as you would see in Fallout New Vegas, even a little Easter egg ;)

Kribwalker1820d ago

Can’t believe this is coming day one to GamePass. I’m totally pumped up for this game. Obsidian was a great pickup by MS

Pepin1820d ago

The fact you'll be able to get this Day One for $1 if you're a new GamesPass user is absolutely ridiculous, right!?

DEEHULK881820d ago

I don't think that the one dollar is still going on, but 9 to 14 dollars is not bad plus a little discount if you want to own The Outer Worlds. I play Gamepass and buy the games that I think that could leave the service when they do a big sale like the one they just did. So if you are playing with Gamepass or buying it I think that it looks like it's going to be a good game.

mafiabrett1820d ago

How does gamepass work? So is it something where let's say I buy a next gen xbox console 5 years down the road for their solely for exclusives. Is it something where after 5 years, can I do a game pass for 1 month when they are doing a sale. Then buy all of the games at a even higher discount? Do I keep those games forever? Or once gamepass ends, I lose them?

DEEHULK881820d ago

Mafiabrett Of course when you buy a game you keep it. All the games on gamepass you can buy at a little discount if you have gamepass. There were a lot of games on sale the last two weeks at about 60 to 70 percent off and a lot of those were on sale so you could buy them if you wanted to just in case the game leaves the service. I did it with Hitman because it was about to leave the service Aug 1, so I bought it on sale for $9.99. Once you buy a game you own it.

Concertoine1820d ago

@Mafiabrett

On gamepass you can download from the list of available games, but you don't own them. It's basically netflix, you only have access to those games so long as you have Gamepass. But, you can buy games that are on gamepass for a discount. Once you buy a game, its yours regardless of whether or not you have gamepass. I usually buy a month of gamepass whenever they offer it up for a dollar and try to remember to cancel before the next charge.

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SethBrundlefly1820d ago

Looking forward to buying it and owning it.

Kribwalker1820d ago

Cool. we both get to play the same game 😊

gangsta_red1820d ago

That's what is so great about options.

DEEHULK881820d ago

Glad to have the option to do both. You can play it on Gamepass and buy it at a discount for Gamepass subs and anyone that has a problem with options is silly. Most people down vote it because the don't have the option.

BizarroUltraman1820d ago

good for you but whats all the fuss with Gamepass gamer getting all disagrees, this dude says outright buying gets agrees... MS owns the game hahaha enjoy whichever way you prefer.... Just from MS view on things they prefer you get gamepass.
ooooooh attack on physical..

mark_parch1819d ago

i got 3 years of gamepass ultimate for £72 so i'll definitely be playing this day one. The good thing about gamepass for me is that i probably wouldn't have bought this game day one as it looks a bit janky but with gamepass i might as well try it and if i enjoy it that's a bonus. prey is also a good example as i had no intention of buying that game but played it recently and thought it was amazing. also gears 5 day one soon. It also works the other way as i was super hyped for sea of thieves but after trying it on gamepass realised it was trash so saved myself some money

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HexxedAvenger1820d ago

Imma play it on gamepass and if I love it, which seeing clips, I think I will, I’ll get it physical on switch lol!

ocelot071820d ago

Looking forward to playing this. Love the PC gamepass only going to cost me £4 to play it. Maybe £8 if I like it so much and decide to play through again.

Pepin1820d ago

From what I've played, seems like it's going to be a SUPER long game, too...

DreadfulHero1820d ago (Edited 1820d ago )

Actually, nope.

Expect The Outer Worlds to be about 30-40 hours long. "We've decided to put our effort into the reactivity and replayability—because of our size and budget, those necessitate a smaller, more tightly-controlled game than a giant sandbox open world where you can run everywhere," said co-director Leonard Boyarsky.

And I'm completely fine with that. The original Mass Effect games were about that length. A lot of old school JRPGs are about that, too. What I'm more concerned with is immersion and fun, and this game seems like it has it in droves. I can't wait!

Nacho_Z1820d ago

So far so cool, any word on how open and big the game world is? Or game worlds rather, my understanding is it's a series of smallish open areas but I dunno.

quent1820d ago

Not too big, the said they're focusing more on filling and crafting a more detailed smaller openworld with less copy/paste empty space,which I prefer, ie Witcher 3, which had 3 smaller interesting openworld location's then just one big empty one with 100's of Ubisoft map markers everywhere to pad the experience

Nacho_Z1820d ago

Yeah generally speaking it's better to have smaller but higher quality areas, I think that would suit this game more too. If they're anything like the size of TW3's maps then they'll be plenty big enough.

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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 7h ago

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

Chocoburger1d 7h 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 7h 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 6h 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.

Mulletino13h 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 11h ago

Damn was hoping for a fantasy setting. Looks futuristic

jznrpg1d 9h ago (Edited 1d 9h 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

phoenixwing11h ago

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

Name Last Name1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

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

just_looken20h 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.....

StormSnooper19h ago

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

Goodguy011d 10h ago

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

Eonjay1d 10h ago

Really excited to see them release an original IP

GaboonViper1d 6h 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 20h ago

Unions in gaming are necessary fr fr

montebristo1d 9h 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 8h 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 7h 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 2h 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”.