Obsidian Entertainment's Chris Avellone has departed the company.

"I have officially left Obsidian Entertainment to accept a sudden opening as the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts," he jokingly wrote on Twitter . Later, he added "The first part is serious, but much love and well wishes to my fellow devs, good folks one and all."Avellone told Eurogamer he's "off to pursue new projects," but is not currently able to say anything more about what his future plans are.Avellone helped to found Obsidian and has been instrumental in a number of Obsidian's biggest releases, including Fallout: New Vegas IGN wishes him well in his future endeavors.

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