Obsidian Entertainment, developers of Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic 2, Pillars Of Eternity, and Fallout: New Vegas, are teasing the reveal of their next game sometime during the 2018 Game Awards.
If you head over to Obsidian’s website, you’ll be greeted by one of two “ads” that feature a countdown that ends around the time that the start of the Game Awards. One ad features text advertising something known as Auntie Cleos and the other is presented by “Spacer’s Choice.” When you click on the skip button featured below both ads, you’ll see a secondary screen related to the previous ad. The Spacer’s Choice screen features some kind of gun while the Auntie Cleo’s ad takes you to some images of beauty products and groceries.
There’s no more official information available about this mysterious game at the moment, but there are a couple more details you should pay attention to when trying to guess what Obsidian might be teasing.
First off, each ad features “old-timey” art and jingles that suggest this game is going to at least partially be based on the past. It’s hard to nail down exactly what era the developers are capturing with these ads, but it seems to be somewhere around the ’50s and early ’60s. Of course, the implication seems to be that this is an alternate version of that era’s timeline that perhaps features some advanced technology (similar to what we saw in BioShock and Fallout).
Actually, there’s more than one reason you should be thinking of Fallout when you see these adverts. Kotaku’s Jason Schreier is reporting that this project is being developed with assistance from two of Fallout‘s original creators (Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky). When you also consider the fact that Fallout 76 is currently being trashed by just about everyone, it’s not irresponsible to suggest this game might touch upon some classic Fallout concepts.
It will also be interesting to see whether this game benefits from Obsidian’s recent acquisition by Microsoft. Of course, it might take some time for that partnership to result in some higher budget projects.