Chris Avellone

Chris Avellone is a game designer who contributed to Fallout 2, Van Buren, and Fallout: New Vegas.

Background
Avellone joined Interplay Entertainment in 1995. He was a Fallout 2 level designer, co-lead designer of Van Buren the canceled Fallout 3 project, and subsequently promoted to lead designer. In 2003, Avellone left Interplay, joining Feargus Urquhart to found Obsidian Entertainment where he became the new company's chief creative officer.

At Obsidian, Avellone served as senior designer of Fallout: New Vegas and both project director and creative lead designer of its add-ons. In 2015, Avellone left Obsidian to pursue freelance work.