Dying light 2 developer techland says in a statement on twitter that we treat matters of sexual harassment and disrespect with utmost care and have no tolerance for such behaviors it.
Chris avellone dying light 2. Dying light 2 developer techland games announces that it is parting ways with chris avellone due to recent sexual harassment allegations. When we will get an update on dying light 2 is a question on everyone s minds. We can add this latest mishap to the pile for dying light 2 s disastrous development. Last week lead writer chris avellone was accused by many women on social media of being a sexual predator getting young women blackout drunk at conventions in order to assault.
Techland s upcoming action adventure sequel dying light 2 was prominently set to feature contributions from writer chris avellone who previously is known for his work on titles such as star. Avellone was one of the public facing people working on dying light 2 until this point unveiling the game during e3 2018. Avellone is known for writing on games including planescape. The dying light series is basically what you get when you mash up the zombie apocalypse with open world parkour action.
This is why together with chris avellone we ve decided to end our cooperation other companies avellone was working with at the time also. In a statement following the news. By daniel park jun 22 2020 share share tweet email. Several other upcoming games he was known to have written for including bloodlines 2.
By day you re exploring the city and gathering resources and by night the zombies go super saiyan and you re busy running for your life. The developer for dying light 2 has cut ties with chris avellone following allegations of sexual assault that emerged last week. The makers of dying light 2 have publicly cut ties with writer chris avellone following allegations from several women of sexual harrassment sexual assault and abusing his industry prestige as a sexual predator. According to techland development on dying light 2 continues to progress following a delay earlier this year.
It s an exciting concept and so i was incredibly hype when i saw that chris avellone was involved with dying light 2. Techland the studio behind dying light 2 and rpg writer chris avellone have mutually agreed to cut ties according to a statement released by the studio.