Chris Avellone

Obsidian Answer Your Alpha Protocol Questions

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2:00PM May 24, 2010 | David Wildgoose

Let’s turn the interrogation tables on Alpha Protocol developers Obsidian as they answer ten question from Kotaku readers about their new espionage RPG. More »


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Question Time: Your Interview With Chris Avellone

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9:00AM June 3, 2009 | David Wildgoose

Chris Avellone is a legend among RPG circles. He’s worked on Planescape: Torment, Fallout 2, KOTOR 2 and Neverwinter Nights 2. We were lucky to have Chris take a moment out from designing Sega’s upcoming spy RPG Alpha Protocol and answer a bunch of questions from you. More »


Question Time: Your Chance To Interview Chris Avellone

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10:00AM May 27, 2009 | David Wildgoose

Question Time is the post where you get to ask the questions. This week, we put acclaimed RPG designer Chris Avellone in the chair. What would you ask him? More »


RPG Designer Hates RPGs

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2:00PM May 1, 2009 | David Wildgoose

At the recent Framework conference in Melbourne, veteran RPG designer Chris Avellone – of Planescape: Torment, Fallout 2 and KOTOR 2 fame – told us all how much he hated RPGs. More »


AU Diary: Hello Melbourne!

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9:00AM April 22, 2009 | David Wildgoose

Yes, I’m in sunny Melbourne today. Why’s that? I’ll be listening to the guy who designed Planescape: Torment give a talk.

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Obsidian’s Avellone Explains Game Development, Visually

1:00AM November 20, 2007 | Simon Carless

So, you guys might know Obsidian’s Chris Avellone as one of the designers behind Fallout 2 and Planescape Torment. But it turns out he also has another talent that’s well worth checking out – he does rather hilarious game development-related cartoons on his MySpace blog.

One of his latest posts shows off the illustrations he did for Schizoid developer Bill Dugan’s talk on developer-publisher relations at the recent IGDA Leadership Forum in San Francisco.

Turns out they’re funny, pungent illustrations (including a swearword or too, warning) of how those pesky publishers and developers fight like dogs and cats living together – resulting in mass hysteria.

Torpex IGDA speech illustrations [Avellone's MySpace Blog.] More »