Avowed sport director Carrie Patel has announced that she’s left developer Obsidian to turn into a sport director at Oxenfree developer Evening Dive, which is owned by Netflix.
Avowed launched in February for Xbox and PC, and it was a essential success. Microsoft, which owns Obsidian, by no means introduced any stats concerning the sport’s business success, although.
After launch, Patel mentioned she would like to see Obsidian spend more time in the Avowed world, with many taking that to imply a sequel. “Now that we have constructed this excellent world, and likewise constructed this group energy and muscle reminiscence across the content material and gameplay on this world, I might like to see us do extra with it,” she mentioned.
Avowed was originally pitched as a multiplayer-centric game that married Destiny with Skyrim. That was earlier than Patel got here on board as the sport’s director and helped lead the mission by way of a major development pivot.
Patel had labored at Obsidian for greater than 11 years, contributing to video games like Pillars of Eternity 1+2 and The Outer Worlds earlier than changing into sport director of Avowed. Obsidian is now engaged on The Outer Worlds 2, which is ready for launch later this yr.
Patel leaving Obsidian would not essentially say something about prospects for extra Avowed, or anything for that matter. Individuals depart their jobs for any variety of causes.
Whereas there is no such thing as a phrase but on a possible Avowed sequel, Obsidian is supporting the sport with major updates in the summer and fall that may add issues like new NPC skills and behaviors, in addition to new sport plus and picture modes.
Patel joins Netflix at a time of change and upheaval on the firm on the subject of gaming. The corporate already shuttered its AAA game studio and Netflix’s gaming output is focusing extra on cell and social video games of late. Nevertheless, Netflix’s high gaming boss says followers ought to perceive that it takes “time, stubbornness, and investment to get great results.”
It is not instantly clear what mission Patel is the sport director of at Netflix. Maintain checking again with GameSpot for the economist.