Chris Avellone has left Obsidian Entertainment. The co-founder, co-owner, chief creative officer and creative director of the game studio announced his departure today.
“With much well wishes, I can now officially say I have officially left Obsidian Entertainment to accept a sudden (and promising) opening as the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts,” Avellone said on a Facebook post.
Avellone apparently left Obsidian in May. No word on the reason for the departure; when asked why he left, Avellone told Eurogamer simply said he was “off to pursue new projects.”
Avellone was Co-founder of Pillars of Eternity and was a member of the team that brought us Fallout: New Vegas. He was at Obsidian for 12 years.