Recently renowned game scriptwriter and game designer Chris Avellone Accused of Sexual Harassment. A former colleague and girlfriend of the developer spoke about some episodes from the past that expose him in an unattractive light. Soon, several more people joined the accusations, sharing their sad experience.
To the situation Chris Avellone He reacted in a somewhat neutral manner – he did not deny the words addressed to him, but hastened to apologize to one specific person, in relation to whom, apparently, he felt guilty.
Of course, such scandals rarely go unnoticed. Especially when a person accused of dishonest behavior is involved in work on several large projects at once. And the response was not long in coming: several companies have already made official statements about their position regarding the allegations addressed Avellone.
Polish developers from the studio Techlanddoing zombie action Dying light 2where Avellone acts as a narrative director, reported that “very carefully examine the current situation“and”extremely critical“refer to such acts.
“We consider the issues of sexual harassment and dishonest behavior as seriously as possible, we will not tolerate such behavior. This policy applies both directly to our employees and third-party employees, including Chris. That is why we carefully study all the information. Our next step will be reported later, “a Techland spokesperson told Gamasutra.
In turn, the publisher Paradox Interactivein charge of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2completely tried to disown participation Avellona in the continuation of the cult game, assuring that his involvement in the development was minimal.
“Chris Avellone worked on Bloodlines 2 for a short time with our team of scriptwriters at the very beginning of the development. The developing creative process, however, left nothing in the game that experts from Hardsuit Labs continue to create today,” explained the representative of Paradox Interactive
The authors of the role-playing game expressed a similar position. The waylanderscollective Gato studiowho refused to cooperate with Avellone even before he fell under a barrage of criticism.
“Chris is no longer working on the project, it was me who always acted as the lead scriptwriter. Waylanders has so little of his script work, and now all of it will have to be carefully checked. No one in our team knew about his actions. We are going to take a responsible approach and are open to direct dialogue, “wrote Emily Grace Buck, who creates The Waylanders on a personal blog.
Other major projects that Avellone is currently working on include a remake of System Shock and the role-playing adventure Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. About how the authors of these games comment on the scandal will probably become known in the near future.
CONTINUED: Dismissed: The cult screenwriter Chris Avellone was suspended from work on the long-awaited zombie game Dying Light 2.
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