Lead author on Fallout: New Vegas and Horizon Zero Daybreak John Gonzalez is seemingly again at Obsidian, however no, this does not imply what you suppose it means.
Look, everyone knows you need a Fallout: New Vegas sequel, however it looks as if Obsidian is a bit busy nowadays with titles just like the quickly to be launched Avowed and upcoming Outer Worlds 2, each unique IPs which are in all probability rather a lot simpler to mess around with. However I perceive that listening to the information that John Gonzalez, unique author for New Vegas, is again at Obsidian would in all probability put some quantity of hope in your coronary heart. Gonzalez introduced his return to the studio in a put up over on his LinkedIn, sharing that he is joined as artistic director. Of what? Who is aware of! But it surely definitely is not New Vegas 2, because the developer actually wrote, “No, it is not Fallout: New Vegas 2,” which I am positive will come as a disappointment to many.
It is in all probability protected to imagine he is engaged on a brand new IP for Obsidian, on condition that Avowed’s launch date is correct across the nook, and The Outer Wilds 2 is supposedly out someday this 12 months (I am positive GTA 6 could have one thing to say about that, given how a lot it is scaring off builders from really asserting a launch date for video games attributable to be launched this 12 months). Obsidian has lengthy been a studio stuffed with selection, however much more so lately, with video games starting from RPGs like Avowed, to historic journey video games like Pentiment, and bug-themed survival co-op video games like Grounded, so I am positive no matter Gonzalez is engaged on might be simply as fascinating.
Gonzalez left Obsidian again in 2011, shifting onto Monolith Productions to function a author for Center-earth: Shadow of Mordor. After that he served as lead author for Horizon Zero Daybreak, in addition to narrative director on Forbidden West, so he is been a lot busy within the intervening years. I am positive that have will do him loads of favours in no matter’s coming subsequent.