Microsoft will be publishing any “future iterations” within The Outer Worlds franchise, according to a statement given to Gamaustra (opens in new tab) from Private Division. Private Division, which is owned by Take-Two, cleared up some confusion around any future The Outer Worlds games and who would be holding the …
Read More »How The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon DLC gives Obsidian “an opportunity to dig into Halcyons underlying problems”
It might seem strange for Xbox to use its next-gen showcase as the place to announce DLC for a 2019 multiplatform title, but when that title is The Outer Worlds (opens in new tab) the decision suddenly makes a lot of sense. Obsidian’s narratively satisfying RPG made for one of …
Read More »Should you give the Outer Worlds Targeting Module to Graham or Sanjar?
Of the many decision you can make in Outer Worlds, deciding who to give the targeting module to is a tricky one. Do you chose Graham and the Iconoclasts, or Sanjar and Monarch Stellar Industries? The decision comes at the end of the Radio Free Monarch quest, and also crosses …
Read More »Spacers Choice: How The Outer Worlds’ Edgewater quest reveals the weaknesses of a utilitarian worldview
Give me a game that offers difficult, lasting choices, and I’ll give you a player base complaining about how inconsequential those story branches really are. We hear it all the time, from Telltale’s throttled plot points to the much maligned, highly controversial ending of Mass Effect 3 (opens in new …
Read More »The Outer Worlds new teaser guarantees* homes and jobs for the off-work colony, Halcyon
Just as PAX West was coming to a close, Obsidian dropped a new propaganda-flavoured teaser for its upcoming RPG, The Outer Worlds. Extolling the benefits of colony life, the trailer invites players to “come to Halcyon” where a host of “new employment communities” await you. But whilst the plummy narrators …
Read More »The Outer Worlds wants to “provide more choices and support more combinations of play styles” than ever before
With Cyberpunk 2077 (opens in new tab) and Keanu frickin’ Reeves hogging the E3 dystopian spotlight, it’s easy to forget there’s another futuristic RPG on the way. One look at its strange galaxy of cystypigs and misfits though, and it’ll be seared on your memory. Yes, The Outer Worlds (opens …
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