Though the team over at Obsidian Games is keeping all details about their huge new RPG in the works tightly sealed away from curious eyes, that doesn’t stop fans from having our theories (Hello, Fallout New Orleans!). But to break silence a little bit, Obsidian recently opened up about their stance on a hot topic right now in the gaming community: microtransactions. With EA effectively declaring war on linear, single-player games – and more publishers coming forward in support of the rising trend of pay-to-win style loot boxes, many developers find their position of clarity vital to the gaming community. Because of this, the team has promised their fans that their upcoming RPG will absolutely not have any microtransactions anywhere near their game.

We’re extremely excited about our upcoming RPG, and we know you are too. We wish we could tell you all about it right now… but we’re going to hold off until the time is right. What we did want to talk about was a question a lot of you have been raising: ‘Will this upcoming game feature any lootboxes or other microtransactions?’ The answer is simply: ‘no.’ No microtransactions, of any kind, in our game.” Debates over microtransactions functioning as gambling have gone as far as reaching legislative levels in certain regions.

The untitled project is being made in collaboration with Private Division, Take-Two’s new indie game publishing label that was announced earlier this week. The publisher, according to the post, is giving Obsidian plenty of creative freedom on the title. “They have been fantastic partners,” wrote the Obsidian rep, “and we are extremely excited to work with them through release, to put what we know is going to be an amazing game into as many hands as possible.”

That’s a great start, and we can’t wait to see what the new title brings. Even more so now that Fallout co-creators Leonard Boyarsky and Tim Cain are confirmed to be on this project as well. Yeah, we’re holding out that Fallout New Orleans hope. What do you think about Obsidian’s stance on microtransactions and other industry names speaking out? What are your predictions for their upcoming RPG? Sound off with your thoughts in the comment section below, and don’t forget to check out DFTG on Twitter for gaming and entertainment news live 24/7!