Avowed Studio Obsidian Removes Several Games From Sale Due To Unity Security Issues

Chris Compendio
10/6/2025

A vulnerability found in the Unity game engine has led to studio Obsidian Entertainment taking down five of its games, including the premium edition of its 2025 release Avowed.The Unity issue, discovered in June and patched on October 2, could have allowed "local code execution and access to confidential information on end user devices running unity-built applications," reads an advisory on the official Unity website. Although Unity states that there is no evidence of any impact on users, developers are still recommended to "rebuild your games and applications with updated Unity versions."In response to the discovery, Obsidian announced on Friday that it had temporarily removed some of its titles from digital storefronts to "implement the necessary updates" toward the security issue. Along with Avowed Premium Edition, Obsidian also removed the Grounded 2 Founders Edition and Founders Pack, Pillars of Eternity: Hero Edition and Definitive Edition, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and its Ultimate Edition, and Pentiment.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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