Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment is reportedly working on a new Fallout role-playing game, according to industry reports. The move follows a forced strategic pivot at Xbox that has reshaped Obsidian's slate of projects, with the studio now returning to the post-apocalyptic franchise it helped define with the acclaimed 2010 spin-off.

The same pivot is said to have come at a cost, reportedly resulting in the cancellation of several planned Obsidian titles, including a sequel to the studio's 2025 fantasy RPG Avowed. The reporting frames these changes as part of broader shifts within Microsoft's Xbox gaming division affecting which projects move forward and which are shelved.