Obsidian Entertainment has created a lot of great roleplaying games over its 23-year history (the studio's anniversary was yesterday, by the way), but there is little doubt that its name, in the minds of the gaming mainstream, is synonymous with that of Fallout: New Vegas. The game wasn't actually a unanimous critical darling (it famously "only" got an average Metacritic score of 84, thus narrowly missing the 85 Metacritic score clause that Bethesda had added in the contract for an extra payout), but it certainly became a fan-favorite, owing to its excellent narrative, faction writing, roleplaying choices, memorable companions, and […]

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Veteran game developer and Fallout co-creator Tim Cain has only just recently returned to game development full-time, but he's also kept up his personal YouTube channel, as he promised he would when he re-joined Obsidian Entertainment in December 2025. That's where his latest comments on the state of the industry that are catching several eyes come from, as he shares how the rise of social media influencers and "how the internet changed game design." Cain discusses how he's seen the video games industry, and specifically how the industry portrays video games to its audience. Anyone who follows games knows how […]

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