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One of Xbox's most legendary RPGs is getting a major update with a brand new way to play — and players can test the new mode out soon

Obsidian Entertainment's isometric role-playing game Pillars of Eternity is finally getting a turn-based mode, and players can test it starting Nov. 5, 2025.

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The Outer Worlds 2 patch 1.004.001 is live — fixes major quest bugs and visual glitches (and yes, Inez finally works)

The Outer Worlds 2 is great, but it's hardly perfect. Obsidian Entertainment is rolling out a new patch right now, and it actually fixed an annoying bug.

Windows Central

Xbox FY26 Q1 earnings: Game Pass lifts revenue as console sales plunge nearly 30%

The latest financial results from Microsoft are in, with Xbox FY26 Q1 gaming content and services revenue up 1%, beating expectations.

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It's not just you, The Outer Worlds 2 isn't working for many right now — here's why

The Outer Worlds 2 standard edition is available now, but many players are unable to access it due to an Azure outage.

Windows Central

The Outer Worlds 2's toothless satire of capitalism should be a disappointment to everyone, except Microsoft

"Capital has the ability to subsume all critiques into itself. Even those who would critique capital end up reinforcing it instead."

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The Outer Worlds 2 PC requirements: Minimum and recommended specs

Get your machine ready.

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The Outer Worlds 2 review roundup: Obsidian’s sci-fi sequel is bold, divisive, and full of surprises

Obsidian Entertainment's highly anticipated RPG adventure, The Outer Worlds 2, has had its review embargo lifted, giving players a glimpse into what critics had to say, both good and bad, about this upcoming title before its launch.

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'The Outer Worlds 2' Review: Possibly The Best RPG Yet From One Of The Masters Of The Genre

'The Outer Worlds 2' is a superb satirical sci-fi RPG that smartly uses the decades of experience Obsidian Entertainment has gathered crafting RPGs.

Inverse

The Outer Worlds 2 is more of a great thing, with Obsidian doubling down on an RPG setup that worked wonders — now with better combat

The Outer Worlds 2 delivers more of the same space western RPG formula that worked the first time, now with better combat, exploration, and a darker tone.

Windows Central

The Outer Worlds 2 review

A great RPG that surpasses its predecessor.

PC Gamer

The Outer Worlds 2 review: a bolder, stranger, smarter sequel

An Art Deco world that finally feels alive, even when it’s falling apart.

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Is The Outer Worlds 2 on Xbox Game Pass? Microsoft's biggest Xbox RPG of the year is finally almost here — here's what we know

Obsidian Entertainment is about to launch its third 2025 Xbox RPG with The Outer Worlds 2, but is it available on Xbox Game Pass?

Windows Central

The Outer Worlds 2 directors tapped Ninja Theory and other Xbox studios to shape future games

The Outer Worlds 2 game directors discussed how they were encouraged to talk with other Xbox studios like Ninja Theory for feedback for future games.

Windows Central

Big Preview: The Outer Worlds 2 – Exclusive access and hands-on with the quirky sci-fi RPG

Going hands-on with The Outer Worlds 2 and chatting with Obsidian Entertainment, we check in on this long-awaited spacey RPG sequel

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As The Outer Worlds 2 embraces "crunchy" role-playing, its directors say people are "more open" to deeper RPGs after Baldur's Gate 3: "It's good to bring that stuff to the forefront again"

Big Preview | Obsidian is making the game it originally wanted The Outer Worlds to be, and returning to the studio's roots while doing it

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I'm playing The Outer Worlds for the first time because my friend told me it was better than Fallout, and now I'm hyped for the sequel to push it even further

Now Playing | And yes, I still have no interest in Starfield

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Channeling big Fallout energy means The Outer Worlds 2 could be the Starfield I always wanted

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We asked Obsidian about romance in The Outer Worlds 2, and now I'm a little hopeful the RPG may follow Avowed's example: "it truly does need to be something that's organic"

Interview | "If it [romance] naturally kind of came up as a thing, sure, maybe we could talk about that, but it wasn't a goal from the very beginning"

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"The shorthand is New Vegas in space": The Outer Worlds 2 directors double down on Fallout comparisons, and Obsidian isn't worried about setting expectations too high: "It's our pedigree"

Interview | Game director Brandon Adler and creative director Leonard Boyarsky discuss going all-in on Obsidian's classic formula, making fun of their boss, and moving in a different direction to Avowed

PC Gamer

Epic's CEO Tim Sweeney wades in on the UE performance debate: 'The primary reason Unreal Engine 5-based games don't run smoothly on certain PCs or GPUs is the development process'

Put simply, he's saying that devs need to aim low first, then target higher-tier hardware later on.

I played The Outer Worlds 2 and it's made me fall in love with my Xbox again

Having played an hour or so of The Outer Worlds 2, it's looking like Obsidian has done it again

Windows Central

Xbox's Obsidian teases the Grounded 2 Tarantula boss — AXL looks absolutely horrifying

AXL is a towering Tarantula that's coming to Grounded 2, and Obsidian Entertainment has provided an official first-look.

Windows Central

I'm surprised Xbox's Grounded 2 just hit this player count milestone only two weeks after release — it must be flying on Xbox Game Pass

Obsidian Entertainment's new open-world survival game sequel Grounded 2 has only been out for two weeks, but it's already hit this impressive milestone.

Windows Central

My top Xbox Game Pass title recommendations of 2025 — 7 games added this year you need to play

Dozens of games have come to Xbox Game Pass this year, but these are the top seven you really don't want to miss out on.

PC Gamer

Where to find milkweed tufts and chunks in Grounded 2

Milkweed tufts and chunks aren't easy to come by.

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