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Industry News April 17, 2023

Josh Sawyer on Obsidian’s cancelled Aliens RPG: “If you don’t have playable levels, you don’t have much of a game”

Obsidian Entertainment design director Josh Sawyer has opened up about the development of the Aliens game that was cancelled by Sega. He also shared some images from the scrapped project.

Industry News January 18, 2023

Josh Sawyer says biggest issue with leaks is not being able to defend yourself “against assertions made up ex nihilo”

Obsidian Entertainment design director Josh Sawyer has shared his thoughts on video game leaks. Here is one of the biggest issues with them from a developer’s perspective.

Industry News November 17, 2022

Josh Sawyer on why Pentiment owes its existence to Game Pass: “The old mentality of publishers is focused on higher ROI”

Obsidian Entertainment veteran Josh Sawyer has opened up about the development of Pentiment, a small narrative-driven RPG he recently directed. He explained why this game wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for Game Pass.

Featured April 13, 2021

Josh Sawyer: “Smaller teams and smaller projects will be the future of the industry for most devs”

According to game designer Josh Sawyer, smaller studios working on smaller projects will play an increasingly noticeable role in the industry as it evolves in the years ahead.