Famed games writer and designer Chris Avellone has been accused of being a sexual predator.
It's almost certain that you've played some of Chris Avellone's work. He's either worked for or with some of the biggest game developers around, including Interplay, Obsidian Entertainment, Arkane, and Larian Studios. His name is attached to an equal number of great games like Fallout 2, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Fallout: New Vegas, Prey, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
But apparently, that fame has gone to his head in an awful way. According to a trending Twitter thread, Avellone is a sexual predator of the worst kind.
We have Twitter user @SJBsMama (who goes by Karissa) to thank for blowing the whistle on Avellone with a revealing look into how this alleged predator operates. Karissa posted her first-hand account on social media detailing how "Chris Avellone is an abusive, abrasive, conniving sexual predator."
A warning for readers: the following contains graphic descriptions of assault.
"He got me blackout drunk on Midori Sours (on the company dime)," wrote Karissa. "He and two friends somehow got me back to my room, where he pounced in front of the other guys. They left after a few moments (also drunk), and one of them told me what he had witnessed the next evening.
"I had very vague impressions that someone had made out with me when I woke up that morning, but thought it was a dream. When I asked Chris about it, he told me that I had eventually refused him. When more of the night came back to me, I realized the ONLY reason I was able to refuse him in my blackout stupor was because I was on my period that weekend. The ONLY reason."
Karissa went on to say that she witnessed Avellone use the same tactics on "far younger" women (she was in her late 20s at the time), and even regrets setting her best friend up with Avellone later on.
Eventually, Avellone’s drunkenness combined with his predatory behavior got him blacklisted from several conventions. Other Twitter followers also chimed in to confirm their stories thanks to the #MeToo era.
Avellone currently works as a freelancer and is listed as the main writer for the upcoming Dying Light 2.
Source: Twitter