2020 was a rough year for the zombie parkour game Dying Light 2, which appeared at E3 2018 with a flashy trailer and Chris Avellone's name, but its planned spring 2020 release was pushed back to January of that year, and Avellone left a few months later after sexual misconduct allegations, and he was forced to leave the company. And earlier this week, lead writer Pavel Selinger parted company with developer Techland.

"After more than 22 years, I have decided to end my collaboration with Techland," Selinger wrote on his LinkedIn page (via Gaming Route). I want to thank the company that has helped me grow and fulfill myself for half of my life... Techland, I will always support you, as will all the wonderful people I have met thanks to you." I wish "Dying Light 2" and all subsequent projects to be a worldwide hit.

In a statement, Techland confirmed that Selinger had indeed left the company, but clarified that his role as narrative designer had been filled months before he left.

"After working as a narrative designer for the past two years, Paweł Selinger has decided to end his cooperation with Techland at the end of 2020 and pursue further career opportunities elsewhere," a studio representative said. Paweł has spent most of his professional life at Techland, most notably with the successful "Call of Juarez" series. He was involved in the "Dying Light 2" project from the very beginning, to his credit. His duties, namely the scenario department, were taken over by Piotr Szymanek in October 2020."

Techland also stated that despite some reports, the art director has not left the company. Confusion on this point probably stems from the fact that Selinger's LinkedIn profile listed him as the studio's art director from 2007 to February 2009.

"We would like to reassure fans of the upcoming Dying Light 2 that the art director position is not under threat and has been held by Eric Cochoneau since November 2019. Eric has since been in charge of every aspect of the upcoming production and under his direction, the team is doing its best to give players the best game possible," said the person in charge.

So, the good news is that the development of "Dying Light 2" does not appear to be significantly interrupted by Selinger's departure, but a year after the 2020 postponement, we have no idea what the actual status of its development is, and no indication that a release date has been set. Bad news. But that may soon change: a representative said that Techland "will have some exciting news about Dying Light 2 soon!" He added.