Fallout co-creator Tim Cain rejoins Obsidian Entertainment to work on unannounced project

Tim Cain, one of the original developers behind the Fallout series, has announced that he is returning to The Outer Worlds studio Obsidian Entertainment as a full-time employee to work on an unannounced project.

The details:

• In a new YouTube video uploaded to his personal channel, Cain confirmed that he is no longer a contractor and has joined the Avowed developer “as a full-time employee and in person.” He added that he is working on a new project, and he believes fans will not be able to guess what the game itself will be. “I’m back at Obsidian,” he said. “I’m there as a full-time employee and in person, so not remote, and I’m not a contractor anymore. This means that I’m not working at other places, although there’s at least one game that I worked on [elsewhere] that I know is going to ship.”
• Cain, who served as a producer and programming lead on the original Fallout and a designer on its follow-up at Interplay, joined Obsidian in 2011, going on to work on Pillars of Eternity and The Outer Worlds. He would later leave the developer as a full-time employee in 2020, becoming “semi-retired” and becoming a remote contractor for the studio.
• Despite the designer's comments, fans have already started speculating on what the project might be. While Obsidian has stated that it intends to focus on new IPs despite Fallout: New Vegas being frequently mentioned by fans, some believe Cain's project could be related to the remake of Fallout 3 that was reportedly in the works.