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Fallout: New Vegas Bonus Missed by 1 Point; Obsidian Layoffs

[Mar 15, 2012, 8:50 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Obsidian's Chris Avellone indicated that Obsidian just missed a bonus for Fallout: New Vegas, reports Joystiq, saying this came in a tweet from a no longer existent account, allegedly saying: "[Fallout: New Vegas] was a straight payment, no royalties, only a bonus if we got an 85+ on Metacritic, which we didn't." Sure enough, the game currently sits at 84 on Metacritic. They also note their report of layoffs at Obsidian, though these are still unconfirmed. Thanks nin.

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Re: Fallout: New Vegas Bonus Missed by 1 Point; Obsidian Layoffs

Mar 16, 2012, 11:05

Creston

Dmitri_M wrote on Mar 16, 2012, 03:57: Why didn't they just buy a couple of extra reviewers? I thought that's what game companies did. That's what the publishers do, and in this case, Zenimax isn't going to buy a few more reviews so they HAVE TO pay out the bonus to Obsidian. More likely in reverse. Creston

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Comment [quote="Creston"Mar 16, 2012, 11:05][quote="Dmitri_M"Mar 16, 2012, 03:57]Why didn't they just buy a couple of extra reviewers? I thought that's what game companies did. [/quote] That's what the publishers do, and in this case, Zenimax isn't going to buy a few more reviews so they HAVE TO pay out the bonus to Obsidian. More likely in reverse. :) Creston [/quote]

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