Microsoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video Game
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"Microsoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video Game" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Kotaku, The Verge, MMORPG.com and Forbes. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Why is "Microsoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video Game" trending?
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Coverage (6)
- Xbox's Obsidian and Bethesda are making a new Fallout game together, here's what we know Windows Central · 2h ago
- Obsidian Reportedly Working On New Fallout Game After Xbox Cancels Avowed Sequel Kotaku · 2h ago
- Microsoft’s Xbox reset is pivoting Obsidian to make Fallout instead of Avowed The Verge · 2h ago
- Xbox Cuts Mean Id Software Gutted, Major Obsidian Layoffs, But Blizzard Employees Will Find Out Later MMORPG.com · 2h ago
- New ‘Fallout’ Game Reportedly Coming From Obsidian, ‘Avowed 2’ Cancelled Forbes · 2h ago
- Microsoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video Game Bloomberg · 2h ago
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