Obsidian Director Slams 'Cold Take Artists' Spreading Misinformation About Studio Changes After Xbox Layoffs

Obsidian Entertainment director Brandon Adler is fed up with 'cold take artists' who are 'running their mouths' about how the studio has changed following recent Xbox layoffs. The director of The Outer Worlds 2 and an unannounced project expressed his frustration in a LinkedIn post, noting it's been 'an extremely difficult week' for the team. After bidding farewell to laid-off colleagues, he addressed those 'coming out of the woodwork to talk about what Obsidian is or what it isn't.' Adler criticized the spread of misinformation, stating that many people 'with no understanding of who has worked on our previous games' claim Obsidian isn't what it used to be. He emphasized that 'the people in lead or director roles are the same people that worked on games like The Outer Worlds, Pillars of Eternity, and New Vegas.' While acknowledging Obsidian isn't the same as 20 years ago, he insisted 'the DNA at Obsidian is the same as it always was.' Adler urged readers to ignore those with 'zero insight into how a game is made.' Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that Obsidian canceled a sequel to Avowed and started work on a new Fallout game led by Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer.