Obsidian future includes XBLA, licensed IP

@Veronity: I forgive you. I understand how frustrating it can be to spend hard earned cash on little more than a beta version of a game. I remember when I beat Fallout: New Vegas (an Obsidian game) I looked to see how many testers it had. THREE! That whole giant game had three testers. No wonder there were so many bugs. Ridiculous. I wish there is something I could actually do about it. I just don't think that boycotting games or not preordering stuff is going to make a difference. As games (and software in general) become more and more complex, bugs are becoming an inevitable reality. Granted, some products are worse than others, but I'd be willing to bet that the majority of modern games get patched at least once. And sadly, I don't see this changing anytime soon. I'm happy that at least most of the developers out their provide some form of support post-launch.

Well, so much for this game. It was bad enough Square-Enix was publishing it, but I had assumed they had Eidos devs working on the game itself ( since S-E owns Eidos ). Now I see Obsidian had their hands in it. No thanks. They ruined NWN2, KotOR2, Alpha Protocol was a joke, and they ruined Fallout:New Vegas ( and Obsidian was Black Isle Studios, which makes it sadder that the ones responsible for Fallout in the first place no longer have any business touching it because they no longer have any talent ). P.S. If I find out S-E let these jokers touch Deus Ex 3, I will personally pay a gypsy to curse their entire family trees.:p P.P.S. Thank God Bethesda has stated they will be developing Fallout 4. I'll just pretend F:NV never happened.

@Solamon I didnt call u idiot because u like their games, i did it cause u said u r obsidian fan (sorry if i got u wrong but thats what your words describes ), read my other post too and u will understand why i said that, if we keep praising/preordering their games even with their failures and wait another 6 months for patches things will get even worse, as u can notice big companies doesnt really care how buggy their game is cause patching games is like normal thing this days, just check lately released big name games and check their patch list ( i repeat again they doesnt do game tests we are doing it the gamers we who preorders their games we are their game testers, i personaly dont care which company makes the game all i want is normal good and none buggy games like in old times. Sorry again it was my stupidity calling u idiot, i was a bit lost of nerves lately...

@Veronity: Wow, that's kind of harsh. Calling me an idiot just because I'm a fan of Obsidian's games? Not cool dude. I've played many games from these guys and while not all of them were perfect I've enjoyed the vast majority of them. How else are you supposed to decide what games to buy if not by noting one's preferences and choosing as best as one can? If being a fan of a certain companies games makes a person an idiot, I guess every single gamer in the world is an idiot. But I suppose I shouldn't even be waisting my time on a person as negative as you since it's obvious you have an axe to grind for some reason.

I can't wait to play this, I'm a big fan of the series, & if they do end up making a Dungeon Siege 4, I'm getting that as well

Will be fun to discover all the new exciting bugs

pass wont get it pass

I wish Bioware would make an RPG game set underwater called Atlantis or one set in Mythology times including all the ancient races like Sparta, Rome, etc.

Alpha Protocol is actually a damn-decent game. I bought it for 15 quid from Tesco last week. It starts off awful - and near impossible. But after a few missions it's quite rewarding to play and the rpg aspect actually works rather well :) I look forward to any future projects from obsidian.

If they are going to do a Wheel of Time game they better do it right. Not some half-baked flop.

@kennythomas26 @MMaestro U both know that Alpha Protocol was released unfinished as they didnt have budget to even add Female Character into the game? As for game tests they rather spend time testing anti-piracy in which they fail ( Risen was about 4GB something in which almost 1.5GB was anti-piracy craps ( i know it doesnt have anything to do with obsidian so dont shoot me)). And for the end if we keep praising Game Companies as @bennie12 does they will never improve, preordering games is part of that too why would they pay extra man for tests when they already have tons of free fools who preordered the game "200.000 preorders woot we have lot of testers" and lately they start to lose a bit of free fools so now they offer extra DLC`s if u preorder the game which will cost nothing to them since that extra DLC was already part of the game they only changed it and make it DLC for free fools.

might just make it

I really hope they make a master piece this time.. Obsidian has the potential of becoming a Bioware but is always bullied by their publishers and end up releasing their game unpolished or unfinished even. But with a hit under their belt, maybe they can finally develop a game their way and on their own pace. I bet that a Blizzard development window would do wonders to many Obsidian titles.

@bennie12 - The doctor prescribes that you need to play more games before you make any rash gaming decisions.

I hate to be mean, but smaller might be better for Obsidian as they need to really work on not having so many bugs in their games.

Obsidian is a fantastic company that seems to be disliked by alot of people. (Probably alot less now that New Vegas is out). They are incredibly talented and although they have made some errors, they are one of my favorite companies. KOTOR II = my favorite game of all time. Can't wait to see what the pull off.

Put it on PC and I'm happy.

Discworld CRPG on Gamebryo. You heard it here first.

you know what this Dungeon Siege 3 does look good and it is peeking my interest for the month of May with Duke Nukem: forever, Red Faction: Armageddon, Brink, Deep Black and now this.

@MMaestro As much as I would like to see another Alpha Protocol cause that game grew on me and it was a good game, but Sega said their won't be a sequel to the game which sucks.

Agreed with MMaestro. Alpha protocol was a diamond in the rough. Great concept but very rough around the edges. Things that could have been sorted with a sequal but we will never know now.

I'd rather have Alpha Protocol 2. (Screw you all, Alpha Protocol was a good game and should have sold better!)

@Veronity dude you totally hit the nail on the head thats exactly how I feel they just make the game don't play test it to make sure it plays properly and decide to just release a patch when gamers start complaining I'd say thats really lazy of them but I'm sure money has more to do with it.

@Decessus I agree it's like fallout nv it wasn't a bad game just very buggy

"Defiance" would definitely make a good RPG. I just hope they take their time to finish things, or else I can see Obsidian going the Troika way. It would be a damn shame, we need more CRPG developers.

@TheSacredRing It wont be KOTOR3 as KOTOR is being made into a MMORPG and is licensed soley by EA/Bioware now. Plus, after how buggy KOTOR2, Alpha Protocol, and now New Vegas ended up being i doubt they'd be able to touch another Star Wars IP in quite some time.

I ended up saleing New Vegas before even finishing it.. The game was alright, but i had my rose tinted specs on for far too long.. The quests got mediocre quick and the bugs started pileing up towards the end (i consider myself lucky as i went the first half of the game without any bugs.) By the time i got toward the middle of the game it just felt so unfinished and sloppy i couldn't bare it.. I ended up saleing it back to Game Spot for $20 to add to Dead Space 2.. I thought i'd get more until i saw there were about 10 other used ones on the shelf already for $30.

While I do agree that Obsidian has to get their act together on the bug/glitch fix part of their developing, they know how to make a good game.

@swb21 They were the reason New Vegas was made. If Bethesda wouldn't have enlisted their services, New Vegas wouldn't have been made, meaning much less Fallout game play. Sure it was buggy, but the story lines were amazing, and so was the setting. Why would you want a game company to fail? Shouldn't you want a game company to get better so as to produce great games? They didn't ruin anything, and I bet you haven't even played New Vegas and that you only focussed on reviews and word of mouth to get your "opinion". I like what Obsidian does, and I hope they continue going on strong, and get even stronger.

Like any other Obsidian game, I'm going to have to wait 6 months for the necessary patches to make the game work before purchasing it.

Obsidian shouldn't have a future after what they did to New Vegas

@TheSacredRing I highly doubt their going to do that sadly :( However if they do I will jump for joy around my house for atleast 20 minutes. That would be freaking amazing news.

I'm sincerely hoping it's Knights of the Old Republic III. I can't believe more people aren't mentioning that.

@digitalheadbutt I know, I have my fingers crossed for that result.

@lordreaven I would love to see Obsidian do a new Planescape or Icewind Dale, with an updated D&D 4th ed. stle game engine. I think the new D&D borrowed so much from concepts in electronic gaming that it could translate to really great game play, if handled correctly.

main issue with them is their rush to dev game in time and not testing it for bugs.

New Vegas was the last times I was hyped by an obsidian product. Those guys are very creative, but the technical side is terrible. They better fire their friends and hire competent people. The industry has no place for the terrible quality they offer as "finished products" nowadays.

I think the Licensed title might be Planscape 2. Or maybe Baulders Gate 3. One can hope.

Obsidian's main problem is that they get publishers that rush them. Whether thats because Obsidian is slow at developing or the publishers just don't give them enough time I don't know.

@Veronity, very well said. I like Obsidian too, but the bugs are just too much to let me remain a big fan of theirs. I'm a fan, but without the bugs, I'd be a greater fan..

You can always count on Obsidian on selling good betas.

@Solamon Because of ppl like u (idiots) they sell games and never care if they are finished or no, cause there is always a company fan (idiot) who buys their games, this goes same for other companies too and not mentioning game fans. @Evilnator BG 3 dream will become true when actual game sells start failing BG3 is a joker and it will come pretty soon dw. @Marky360 They never do game tests, they sell it and we gamers (fools) do the tests start moaning and then patch comes out ...the bugs we notice in games lately are impossible to miss in game tests unless u do tests with blind ppl.

I heard they were helping another company make a game on the 'Wheel of Time' series. Maybe it's that IP. Let's just hope they make a bug free version of whatever they make..

Darn, glitches in downloadable format now

Yay, more buggy games.

The best game Obsidian did was KOTOR II and even that was unfinished. Alpha Protocol was bad, it had some good aspects but overall it wasn't worth even $10, New Vegas was okay but even if it had no bugs it's not as enjoyable as Fallout 3. Hey Bethesda, when it's time for the next Fallout, make the game yourselves please.

@Marky360 That's basically my assessment of Obsidian as well. They make games that could easily be scored 8 to 9 or even higher ( in my own opinion, not necessarily what Gamespot or another website scored them ) if they were a little bit better about play testing and fixing bugs.

you ppl sure love you some glitchy bug filled freezing games dont ya?

Obsidian future includes XBLA, licensed IP, and horribley frustrating gameplay glitches and PS3-freezing bugs.

I'm a fan of Obsidian and will check out anything that they do. I've been following these guys since their time at the ill-fated Black Isle Studios.