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So, there I was, scrolling through LinkedIn with my eyes half-open — blaming it on too much screen time — and I stumbled upon this unexpected bit of news. Chris Avellone, you know, that dude who’s been around the gaming block a few times, has hopped on the Republic Games train. Not kidding.
Adam Williams, the big cheese at the studio, dropped this bomb like it was casual Tuesday. He couldn’t stop talking about Chris’s list of achievements. Apparently, they’re teaming up on some RPG with oodles of story twists and choices. It’s like, choose your own adventure, but probably cooler? Adam was chatting with Eurogamer or something (my memory’s fuzzy on details sometimes), and it sounds like they’re diving deep into some dark fantasy stuff. Golden age of RPGs, they say — bringing the good old magic back but, like, souped up.
And, get this, Chris is like the storytelling wizard or whatever. The man’s got skills — Williams even said he was top of their list. You’d think it’s Christmas at their studio with all the excitement buzzing around. Dream team vibes and all.
Just a weird side note, there’s this storm cloud. Back in 2020, Chris faced some serious accusations, but he’s been all “that’s not true.” Messy stuff, but it stuck out like a sore thumb in the middle of everything else going on.
Can’t wait to see where they’re headed with this — should be interesting. The game, I mean, not the drama. Well, maybe both, who knows.
