Obsidian denied bonus over New Vegas Metacritic score - Studio Head - GameSpot

Company co-founder says studio received no royalties from open-world RPG hit, missed average review score bonus payment by one point.
The latest game in the post-nuclear RPG series is being developed by many members of the Fallout 1 and 2 team at Obsidian Entertainment using the Fallout 3 engine.

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Obsidian denied bonus over New Vegas Metacritic score - Studio Head - GameSpot

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TIL Obsidian was denied a bonus from completion of Fallout New Vegas because the game scored an 84 on Metacritic (one point under the contractual 85) : r/todayilearned

Fallout – What The Hell Happened to The Series?

Obsidian Fallout New Vegas deal with Bethesda meant bonus payment only with 85+ Metacritic

Spoilers] While Fallout 4 has really fun game play, the lack of real PC agency and dialogue options make moments like this from New Vegas impossible. : r/gaming

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TKs-Mantis on X: Daily reminder that Bethesda OFFERED Obsidian the bonus for Fallout: New Vegas. It wasn't discussed before the game was in production. Many devs from Obsidian were thankful Bethesda offered

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