From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...

From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...

We’ve all been there: playing an RPG in a fictional world when suddenly you're lost in a swamp of made-up proper nouns. Where is that place? What is that faction’s whole deal again? And what exactly ...

I love good world-building in my video games: pouring over fantastical geography, untangling the relationships between the people who live there, learning the intricacies of its arcana. While video ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Obsidian’s Avowed is one of the better action-RPGs released in 2025.

Obsidian's most recent title, Avowed, received a solid welcome upon release in February. Obsidian has stated it is considering future DLC to flesh out the game's world and lore. Avowed's setting, The ...

Loot is an undeniably important part of any good RPG. While a good story provides a narrative driving force, and good gameplay mechanics are needed to keep players invested in the moment-to-moment ...

As we wade through Xbox’s “any first party game, any time can come to PS5” approach to this generation, that obviously raises questions about the games that have not yet made it to its rival console.

Alex Co has been writing about games for 15 years and running, and is a huge fan of online shooters and anything horror related. Avowed faced development struggles, experiencing two reboots before ...

While it’s not as big as an RPG like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Avowed is still a massive evolution for the Pillars of Eternity franchise. That series gave us slow-paced, isometric CRPGs, while ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Avowed was originally going to have multiplayer components, similar to that of Destiny where players could walk around in a massive world. In an ...