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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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Obsidian's The Outer Worlds is coming to Nintendo Switch

Picture of the player looking at a nearby planet in The Outer Worlds
Obsidian Entertainment have officially announced that their upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds will also release on Nintendo Switch. The game will come to the portable console after the release on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in October 2019.

The Outer Worlds is about power, but won't be politically charged

Picture of Berke dialogue options in The Outer Worlds
While discussing their upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds, Obsidian Entertainment's creative director Leonard Boyarski said that while the game's plot heavily references the dark side of capitalism, it's not political and sticks to humour.

Microsoft E3 2019: Gears 5, Halo Infinite and Age of Empires IV

screenshot from gears 5 trailer showing a female character in an armour
According to the latest rumour on NeoGAF, on Microsoft's E3 show, the devs will reveal first gameplay for Gears 5 along with a September 2019 release date. Halo Infinite will also get new stuff, just like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Outer Worlds

The Outer Worlds' protagonist isn't voiced and it's a good thing

Picture taken from the trailer of Obsidian's new game
Lack of voice may be a blessing in disguise for The Outer Worlds, as potential players may find it off-putting at first, but it will allow Obsidian Entertainment to put meaningful choices and better dialogues back in roleplaying games.

Obsidian apparently unaware of Outer Worlds' Epic exclusivity

Picture of a pilot cabin of a spaceship in The Outer Worlds
The Outer Worlds exclusivity came as a shocker to another community of fans who were disgruntled after it moved to Epic following a period of marketing on Steam. It turns out that maybe not even Obsidian Entertainment was aware of the move.

The Outer Worlds is coming to Epic Store, not Steam

Picture of Ellie from The Outer Worlds
Obsidian Entertainment's much-anticipated RPG The Outer Worlds will be available only on Epic Store and Microsoft Store for one year it's been confirmed by Epic Games. The game will release on Steam in 2020, once the exclusive deals expire.

The Outer Worlds will have Supernova mode, basically Hardcore FNV

Picture of Ellie from The Outer Worlds
Obsidian Entertainment have revealed that The Outer Worlds will have something called Supernova mode which sounds a lot like the Hardcore mode from Fallout New Vegas, which in turn was inspired by an unforgettable mod from Fallout 3.

The Outer Worlds release date may have been leaked by Amazon

Picture of the player looking at a nearby planet in The Outer Worlds
Obsidian Entertainment have been try to temper the hype surrounding The Outer Worlds as they don't want the players to expect too much from the game. Just when the hype went to normal levels, Amazon probably leaked the game's release date.

The Outer Worlds is just the first instalment in the series

A city setting from Obsidian Entertainment's The Outer Worlds
The Outer Worlds creators Leonard Boyarsky and Tim Cain may have inadvertently revealed Obsidian's future plans as they talked about the game's universe. It was suggested in one sentence that this is just the first instalment in the series.

Obsidian don't really like the bashing of Fallout 76

A city setting from Obsidian Entertainment's The Outer Worlds
Obsidian Entertainment's CEO Feargus Urquhart has heard some truly wild propositions in the quest of fans to pit them against Bethesda, even suggesting they knew Fallout 76 will flop back in 2015, but the man isn't very happy about them.