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Avowed - Official Announce Trailer

Watch the official announce trailer for Avowed, Obsidian Entertainment’s next epic, first-person RPG set in the fantasy world of Eora.

JCOLE131951464d ago

This sounds interesting. One of the better “highlights” of the disappointing show. I’m eager to hear more about it.

Obscure_Observer1464d ago (Edited 1464d ago )

"One of the better “highlights” of the disappointing show."

It was FAR better than Sony´s. With better looking games also.

This game´s gonna be amazing!

pwnmaster30001464d ago

It really wasn’t tho lol.

I’m sorry I had high hopes for this show and it didn’t live up to the hype. My fault on that. Should of came in with lower expectation

Marquinho1464d ago

I'm gonna be honest here. PS5 show was better... but not because of content, but because of how they carried it.

MS had a big opportunity to fuel hype with this game, Fable and Forza, but all them (not mentioning Hellblade, with zero new content) were shown with confusing/short teasers or in this case, the trailer stopped just when I was ready to enjoy some next gen gameplay.

Said this, Series X launch lineup is still stronger than PS5... I guess they're saving the bullets for E3 2021, as it seems that none of these games, apart from Halo, are gonna be released before it.

SamTheGamer1464d ago

Nice Joke Obscure_Observer!

SamTheGamer1464d ago

@Marquinho
"Series X launch lineup is still stronger than PS5" Whatttt???? 😂😂😂

DarkBlaze251464d ago

I've always been a primary xbox gamer and that still might not change but ps despite not really blowing my mind with their event it was miles better than this. Phil and Aaron talked about how they heard and was listening to feedback after the May event but I don't see any lessons learned. Barely any gameplay and my favorite damn franchise that's always been known for pushing graphical boundaries looks like a plastic potato. I'm honestly disappointed and pissed with xbox right now. Did they have some good interesting reveals? Yes but could they have done miles better? Hell yes. Nothing they showed makes me think I need a series X over my current one x and that's really what I was looking for. Might just keep my one x and get the ps5 digital edition to start with until they get their shit together.

RazzerRedux1464d ago

"It was FAR better than Sony´s."

oh my

Rambokind1464d ago

Ladies and gentleman, the art of living in an alternate universe

0rbital711464d ago

yep id agree, was a great show, and i will be getting both ps5 and xsx

Marquinho1464d ago

@SamTheGamer

I do think so yeah... despite of this badly carried event. What's the launch lineup of PS5?

Hakuoro1464d ago (Edited 1464d ago )

"It was FAR better than Sony´s. With better looking games also."

Heh, no.

And at least Sony had the balls to show game play on console.You're bragging about cinematic trailers for games which are clearly not coming out during launch window. Meanwhile Sony showed a bunch of games that are more than likely 2020-2021 games.

By the time Microsoft actually releases these games Sony will have shown a whole new batch of games. Heck we might even see more games during PlayStation's rumored August event.

And I disagree that anything they showed looked better than what Sony showed, in fact if anything what I took from Microsoft's show was that graphically SX isn't going to be much if any different than PS5. Especially if they have to be so reluctant to show real gameplay.

Microsoft again is still way behind Sony in development because Phil spent the 3/4 of last generation talking about how exclusives weren't relevant and only decided games were important in 2018. While Sony has had it's studios working on games non-stop and are ready to go day 1 with actual next gen PlayStation 5 games.

throne1464d ago

way better than sonys? yeah you're reaching

XabiDaChosenOne1464d ago (Edited 1464d ago )

LMAOOOOO!!!!

@Marquinho
"I guess they're saving the bullets for E3 2021"
And there it is, the infamous "wait till E3".

Zodiac1464d ago

How was it not better? In terms of actual gameplay shown, Microsoft showed more. Aside from that they were both just cgi trailers and announcements with no real release dates. But yeah, actual gameplay puts this showcase above the ps5 showcase.

MajorLazer1464d ago

Take off the fanboy goggles. This show was a massive dissapoint, and this is coming from someone who wants MS to produce great games again.

Marquinho1464d ago

@XabiDaChosenOne

Not this time. The content was there... they just didn't elaborate on it.

They've saved way too much. If they presented the exact same games, but with some attractive gameplay, I'd rate it 9/10, but MS limited themselves to show very brief bits of their games except from Halo while giving a lot of time to games like Tetris... and that made it frustrating.

It doesn't change a bit the fact that Microsoft is building a solid lineup... they just didn't show virtually anything new about them. They probably didn't felt like it was necessary looking at what Sony was offering for this year? I don't know.

kreate1464d ago

But the games look like xbox 360/one games. Doesnt look next gen at all.

CaptainHenry9161458d ago

It was probably the worse show I've seen from Microsoft in a long time. They hyped this show up and it was disappointing

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pwnmaster30001464d ago

Yeah this game looks to be really hood. Pretty excited for this one.

phoenixwing1464d ago

Hopefully this is a better version of elder scrolls with good combat. Definitely have my attention with spell and sword in each hand. that's how i play on skyrim and oblivion.

pwnmaster30001464d ago

I don’t remember being able to use spell and sword in obilivion.
But at the same time I played as a wood elf archer..
Still pretty excited for it.
Say what you want with Bethesda but their elderscroll game is on point and hope this game can match it.

phoenixwing1464d ago

you give bethesda too much credit. i'm expecting them to exceed it.

Kados1464d ago

In Oblivion, you could cast magic regardless of what was equipped. Magic was set independant of weapons/shields and you would just put your offhand away during the casting animation.

MadLad1464d ago

Bethesda at least used to make interesting worlds with a lot of player choice.
ES and Fallout are just glorified looter games now, with weak combat.

Prubar1464d ago

Wow legitimately shocked Obsidian was one of the studios to announce something. We knew they were working on a AAA rpg but with Outer worlds release last year and Grounded this year I wasn’t expecting anything from them.

RaidenBlack1464d ago

Honestly, the last section of the trailer reminded me of Deep Down.

battlegrog1464d ago

well they do have 2 teams i believe so makes sense

Obscure_Observer1464d ago

3 Teams actually. Team Avowed, Team The Outer Worlds, Team Grounded.

Baza1464d ago

Don’t hold your breath probably 2 years out.

Bruh1464d ago

3 years out, the game is only on Series X and PC and Microsoft themselves have stated no Series X exclusives for 2 years. So its 2023 or out

King_Noctis1464d ago

Even if it is 2 or 3 years out, it still is coming exclusively on MS platforms, isn't it?

CDbiggen1464d ago

I forgot this was even shown. So much forgettable trash in one hour.

DiRtY1464d ago

“ I haven't read the article or other comments, but I'm just gonna come in with a big fat Nooooo. Nintendo is fine doing their own thing and Microsoft can continue to fuck their own consoles up.”

You are always hating on anything Microsoft. So yeah, we got it.

CDbiggen1464d ago (Edited 1464d ago )

Nonono, keep reading, there's more to me than that. I hate everything.
Edit: also there's legitimate context you've missed out for that comment. And you had to go to page 4 of all my comments to find that.

Look, that showcase was abysmal and I can say that as a Switch owner with nothing to play for the rest of the year.

MadLad1463d ago (Edited 1463d ago )

Only some people are allowed to instigate and troll around here. Depends on the content of the instigating and trolling.

I'm risking a suspension simply saying that.

CDbiggen1463d ago (Edited 1463d ago )

Well I was just being 100% honest, not saying it just to "troll". Are you saying I'm one of these people allowed to instigate and troll? Because that's just paranoia dude.

MadLad1463d ago (Edited 1463d ago )

@CD

I never called you out. I don't think I ever came across you until now on this site. I was just calling out the mentality of the site that I've noticed over the years.

Real talk though, the fact that you took this as an attack on you feels sort of "paranoid" to me.

If you feel you fall into it though. Let's be real, your original comment was needlessly aggresive.

CDbiggen1463d ago (Edited 1463d ago )

Nice spin, but I think the way I took your first comment made sense given how you worded it. I didn't feel "attacked" lol, was just asking a reasonable question.
My tiny two sentences were hardly needlessly aggressive; I was just expressing disappointment which the majority of people on this site seemed to have felt following that showcase. Just a load of CG trailers and no gameplay.

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MadLad1464d ago

Obsidian has made some great RPGs, and are now working with the largest budget they ever had.

Just saying.

TFJWM1464d ago

? How do you know that? They are working on a game that will be included in GamePass.

MadLad1463d ago (Edited 1463d ago )

@tfjwm

The hell do you mean "how do I know that"?
They were handed millions by MS to be bought out as a 1st party company. They are now being bankrolled by said company.
Their cousin company, inXile, were purchased at the same time, indicating that they are looked at as the heavy hitters for Xbox's western rpg arm.

Prior to this, Obsidian was working on publisher deals, and Kickstarter campaigns, to get games out.

You do realize that first party titles tend to be the most funded releases that, well, release?

King_Noctis1464d ago

You're on a roll today. Funny that, as always, N4G's mods haven't mark you for trolling.

CDbiggen1463d ago (Edited 1463d ago )

As always? On a roll? What do you mean for both of those?
People are too sensitive on here.

SamTheGamer1464d ago (Edited 1464d ago )

The only game I'm excited for in the entire show, rest of them looks meh!

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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 6h 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 1h 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”.