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

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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Illumin wrote on Mar 15, 2012, 23:46:
This is just so wrong. Fallout New Vegas was/ is a great game 1 point doesn't stop anyone from buying a game especially if its in the 80+ range. Meta critic isn't the best source of info either.

Why is it wrong - they signed up to a contract with a set target to achieve. they didn't achieve it so do not get anything. This is the way contracts work.

Could you imagine the chaos is all contracts worked on the "close enough theory"?

They should have negotiated for a bonus at 80%+ if it was that important to them.
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