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The Outer Worlds

Outer Worlds is a first-person, action-RPG set in the year 2355 in the Halcyon system, a world ruled by mega-corporations. Players assume the role of Stranger, who's found aboard the thought-to-be-lost colonisation ship Hope.
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The Outer Worlds apparently filters certain slurs in some languages but not English

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The Outer Worlds is an RPG and it was to be expected players would try using inappropriate names and Obsidian sought to put an end to this before it began. However, the name filter turned out to be less than reliable, banning words in several languages but not necessarily in English.

The Outer Worlds' success can be Obsidian's statement for Activision

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Leonard Boyarsky, Tim Cain, Activision, a new RPG and a blockbuster title have a not-so-great point in history. Considering their The Outer Worlds is coming out on the same day as Activision's CoD: Modern Warfare, RPG's potential success could send a powerful message to the publisher.

CoD: Modern Warfare and The Outer Worlds get Nvidia Game Ready driver

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With only a couple of days left until The Outer Worlds and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare both hit the shelves, Nvidia released a new version of their Geforce Game Ready graphics driver that features day one optimisation and tweaks.

Seven new titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass

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Xbox team have confirmed seven new Xbox Game Pass additions for October and November 2019. Obsidian's The Outer Worlds is leading the pack with Subnautica and LEGO Star Wars 3.

The Outer Worlds review roundup

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The Outer Worlds seems to be well-liked by critics overall. Who knew an RPG by Obsidian could turn out to be good?

The Outer Worlds PC system requirements revealed

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Obsidian Entertainment have officially revealed minimum and recommended PC system requirements for their upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds. Judging by the specs, The Outer Worlds is a well-optimised title.

The Outer Worlds dev confirms unlock times, day one patch size

The Outer Worlds' PC release times
With a week left until the launch of The Outer Worlds, Obsidian Entertainment delivered the last remaining details on the highly anticipated RPG, like the exact launch timing for different regions and day one patch size for PC and consoles.

The Outer Worlds will feature 4K on Xbox One X but not on PS4 Pro

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The Outer Worlds publisher Private Division have officially confirmed that their upcoming RPG title will only feature 4K enhancements on Xbox One X, not PlayStation 4 Pro.

The Outer Worlds, Stellaris, F1 2018 coming to Xbox Game Pass

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Great news coming from Xbox today as the green team announced a bunch of new games coming to their subscription service Xbox Game Pass this month, starting with the obvious headliner The Outer Worlds, Obsidian's highly anticipated RPG.

Xbox Game Pass: October 2019 games revealed

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Microsoft announced a new handful of titles for their subscription service Xbox Game Pass. Starting on 03 October, Dishonoured 2 is getting introduced to the library while World War Z and The Outer Worlds are coming later this month.