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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wtf_man wrote on Mar 16, 2012, 09:13:
Bethesda only licenses the Rendering Engine (Gamebryo). Everything else is in-house. (Radiant AI, Dialog and Quest Engines, etc.) You cannot build a Fallout 3 or TES game with Gamebryo, alone.
Fair points, I stand corrected 
I will say however that "all they had to do is come up with content" still makes light of what Obsidian did with FO:NV. I don't think their lack of engine development should be any consideration when it comes to financial reward either. It was a great game, it sold 5+ million copies and counting. This is why people hate metacritic, it's never used "properly".
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