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.

Analysis - Review - Hype - Starfield, Review Thread, Page 102

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 staff denied bonus due to 84% Metacritic score - MCV/DEVELOP

Fallout (series) - Wikipedia

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

Fallout: New Vegas Dev Lost Out on Bonus Due to Metacritic Score – Zombiegamer

Software quality and backward compatibility in the video game industry

Analysis - Review - Hype - Starfield, Review Thread, Page 102

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Software quality and backward compatibility in the video game industry

Fallout Series, PDF, Gaming

Congrats Obsidian. You have pleased your version of the Board. : r/theouterworlds

Collection, PDF, Role Playing Games

Obsidian leads reiterate their desires for a Fallout New Vegas remaster