The Outer Worlds 2

Steam News · Jul 15

The Outer Worlds 2 Hotfix 1.2.0.1

Greetings Commanders! We are releasing hotfix 1.2.0.1 for The Outer Worlds 2. Please update your game when this patch is available to receive the following fixes and changes below:Hold interactions will no longer cause endless, looping audio to play.The door at the end of the sniper fight in Greater Tranquility Station will now reliably unsealSelected language will no longer revert to English afte...

Steam News · Jul 13

Obsidian still have "the same DNA" that went into New Vegas and KOTOR 2, The Outer Worlds 2 director insists, following chatter around layoffs

Last week, Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 developers Obsidian lost around quarter of their staff to Microsoft's mass layoffs. The studio were subsequently reported to be pivoting to start work on a new Fallout game helmed by New Vegas director Josh Sawyer, with a sequel to Avowed all but canned in the process. Cue, naturally, people like me discussing what sort of game the shift towards a new Fallo...

Steam News · Jul 7

Xbox's layoffs come with a push to focus on series like Fallout, so naturally New Vegas devs Obsidian have reportedly lost around a quarter of their staff

Xbox laid off around 1600 people yesterday, July 6th, as mass cuts accompanied by the decision to part ways with five studios were set in stone. This substantial upheaval's also had plenty of consequences for the studios staying under the Microsoft banner, including a more concerted push to get remaining staff working on Xbox's most lucrative series. Fallout, for example. That hasn't stopped the r...

Steam News · Jun 24

The Outer Worlds 2 Patch 1.2.0.0

Greetings Commander!The Earth Directorate is happy to announce the release of Patch 1.2.0.0 to all citizens of Arcadia. This update addresses numerous bug fixes that you brought to our attention and much more! As always, we want to thank you all for your support and reporting these issues to us. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you run into any issues, please reach out to us at via our Issue...

Steam News · Jun 19

The Outer Worlds 2 studio Obsidian accused of "violating state wage and hour laws" for profit in California lawsuit

Obsidian Entertainment, developers of The Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed, have been sued in California for allegedly engaging "in a systematic pattern of wage and hour violations". The case was initially filed in the Superior Court of Orange County by plaintiff Victoria Turner in the latter half of 2025, with Turner accusing Obsidian of - among other things - failure to pay minimum and overtime wage or...

Steam News · Mar 18

The Outer Worlds 2 Hotfix 1.1.0.1 Patch Notes

Greetings Commanders! We are releasing hotfix 1.1.0.1 for The Outer Worlds 2. As always, we are very appreciative for your continued support and patience.If you come across any other issues, please contact us via our Issue Tracker page. The Earth Directorate thanks you. Fixed an issue where the two Vice Presidents in The ACS Undisputed Claim would not appear properly during the following faction q...