168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM has been in the news a lot since 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the departure of three key figures, designer Robert Ku🌌rvitz, art director Aleksander Rostov, and writer Helen Hindpere. The studio has just issued a statement claiming the developers were fired for "creating a toxic work environment," and "misconduct in interacting with other colleagues that includes verbal abuse and gender discrimination."
Fan backlash was sparked in October when it was revealed that the three developers named above had not been part of the studio since last year and were not working on the sequel. Since then, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Kurvitz has sued ZA/UM in a move speculated to be an attempt💦 to regain control of the Disco Elysium IP.
Earlieꦬr today, Kurvitz and Rostov alleged that the studio had been taken over in an act of shareholder fraud, so it seems likely they are attempting to regain control of the game and ℱits sequel. However, a statement issued by ZA/UM to has perhaps shed more light on the situation.
The statement claims as well as the issues of a toxic workplace and gender discrimination noted above, that the fired employees attempted to "illegally sell to other gaming companies ZA/UM’s intellectual property wi🐼th the aim of undermining the rest of the 𒁏team."
It also alle♚ges the three developers had "Limited to no engagement in their responsibilities and work – including not working at all for almost two years while still being paid by the studio – and forcing c✱olleagues to compensate for their lack of effort."
Clearly keen to avoid many of the pitfalls often associated with cults of personality or autership, the statement also reads, "ZA/UM also stands for professionalism, kindness, decency, and fairness, which we expect from all our employees. It would be shortsighted to accept anything less, as we need teaꦓm players for the highly collaborative process that is creating games."
One source told GBiz there was "CEO corporate scheming on one side, a toxic auteur on the other," making it seem like all parties involved were at fault in some way. Mi𝔉nority shareholder Saandar Taal has also been accused by ZA/UM CEO Ilmar Kompus of "humiliating col🎉leagues and intending to steal IP."