Report: Bethesda president tells Obsidian staff it won't lose 'creative identity' after merge

Bethesda president Jill Braff reportedly told Obsidian Entertainment staff in an email that the studio's merger into Bethesda is "primarily a change in reporting structure," according to Aftermath. The email says CEO Feargus Urquhart and Obsidian leadership will keep running the studio and report to her, while Bethesda Game Studios continues to lead the Fallout franchise and both teams work on a new Fallout project. The merger follows this week's Xbox announcement, which also included divestments and another couple hundred layoffs; Obsidian laid off at least 52 workers in July.