Avowed Director Carrie Patel Leaves Obsidian to Join Netflix - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 20 May 2025 / 3,170 Views
Avowed Game Director Carrie Patel has announced in a post on LinkedIn she has left Obsidian Entertainment and has joined the Netflix studio Night School as Game Director.
"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Game Director at Night School: A Netflix Game Studio!" said Patel.
Patel worked at Obsidian Entertainment for nearly 12 years from November 2013 until May 2025. She was the Narrative Designer and Narrative Co-Lead on the Pillars of Eternity franchise, the Senior Narrative Designer on The Outer Worlds, and the Game Director on Avowed.
Avowed released for the Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Xbox Game Pass on February 18, 2025.
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Another person to fail upwards in the business. I guess she has the right politics for Netflix.
Avowed was good... but it left a lot to be desired.
She had a great career at Obsidian. Wish her the best!
The below comment was downvoted too, I know because my upvote is there and it keeps it at 0, Lmao.
G2 I think has a downvote stalker because I've seen a number of harmless comments from him downvoted recently almost immediately. It's just the upvote/downvote section of articles though, it is complete garbage Imho.
the internet will be the internet. i think the upvote/downvote system is dumb. I say that we just ignore it. Shouldn’t let other ppl’s judgment dictate whether you feel good or bad about a comment, so long as you’re not spreading explicitly hateful rhetoric.
I can see why, after 12 years, it can be good to try something new.
Good for her. And good for us, some very bad choices were made with Avowed.
