We got plenty of big news about multiple upcoming Xbox releases today during the Xbox Games Showcase 2024, and thanks to an accidental leak by one of the biggest developers under the Xbox Game Studios banner, we even got a little more information than we were supposed to.
That developer is Obsidian Entertainment, and the subject of the leak is none other than its next big RPG project, Avowed. In the hours following the debut of Avowed’s story trailer, the studio published a blog post on its website about the video; in its text, it was stated that the fantasy title has a scheduled release date of November 12, 2024 (the trailer itself listed the same “Fall 2024” release window we knew about already).
Obsidian was quick to edit the post and remove the mention of this specific date, but not before gamers caught wind of the leak and began circulating it on social media, which is how I learned about it. As you can see in the embedded post below, “the cat’s out of the bag.”
Very weird. They immediately removed the Avowed release date after I posted this. Before and after pics attached. pic.twitter.com/vfH9QVlwzoJune 9, 2024
“The last few months at Obsidian Entertainment have been fast-paced and exciting. Since we saw you at the Xbox Developer Direct this past January, we’ve been busy with Avowed getting it ready for release on November 12, 2024,” reads the original unedited quote from game director Carrie Patel. “Today, we’re thrilled to have revealed our first-ever story trailer at Xbox Games Showcase 2024, and to talk with you more about what we’ve shared.”
The reason why Microsoft and Obsidian weren’t ready to officially share this release date with fans during the Xbox show today isn’t known, but it’s possible that this is just an internal estimate not meant for the public. Alternatively, the game’s release date may have changed since Patel gave this quote, which could have prompted the decision to avoid mentioning a specific date. Microsoft may have also had different plans in mind for the reveal — plans that have now been disrupted.
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