Just read from Dualshockers, gematsu, eurogamer on Detroit: Become Human developer under investigation on allegations of sexual assault and harassment within the studio:
Early in 2018, multiple French news outlets reported results from a joint investigation regarding the male-dominant workplace of Quantic Dream, sharing damning allegations towards management, including and especially CEO David Cage and COO Guillaume de Fondaumière. These stories, sourced from former employees, depicted an unhealthy studio culture plagued by long work hours and inappropriate behavior. Examples of the latter include sexist and racist jokes in the workplace, homophobic remarks, and inappropriate photoshopped images of employees, putting them in sexual positions or “made up to look like Nazis”. Cage is also accused of a lack of consideration for female colleagues, and of making insistent dirty jokes, smutty remarks in the presence of his wife, and inappropriate remarks about actresses in his games.
While Cage and de Fondaumière have loudly denied all claims, even going as for to file lawsuits against two of the three French publications involved, with Cage saying “I will take all possible legal actions to defend my honor”, the controversy still follows the studio. Last summer, Quantic Dream lost a lawsuit against a former employee. Game Workers Unite and Solidaires Informatique are calling on victims and witnesses to share their stories “regarding the presence of potential sexual predators at Quantic Dream.”
Quantic Dream is under investigation from a French union called Solidaires Informatique, and labor group Game Workers Unite announced today that they are joining Solidaires Informatique as they probe for further information on allegations of sexual assault and harassment within the studio.
Early in 2018, multiple French news outlets reported results from a joint investigation regarding the male-dominant workplace of Quantic Dream, sharing damning allegations towards management, including and especially CEO David Cage and COO Guillaume de Fondaumière. These stories, sourced from former employees, depicted an unhealthy studio culture plagued by long work hours and inappropriate behavior. Examples of the latter include sexist and racist jokes in the workplace, homophobic remarks, and inappropriate photoshopped images of employees, putting them in sexual positions or “made up to look like Nazis”. Cage is also accused of a lack of consideration for female colleagues, and of making insistent dirty jokes, smutty remarks in the presence of his wife, and inappropriate remarks about actresses in his games.
While Cage and de Fondaumière have loudly denied all claims, even going as for to file lawsuits against two of the three French publications involved, with Cage saying “I will take all possible legal actions to defend my honor”, the controversy still follows the studio. Last summer, Quantic Dream lost a lawsuit against a former employee. Game Workers Unite and Solidaires Informatique are calling on victims and witnesses to share their stories “regarding the presence of potential sexual predators at Quantic Dream.”
Quantic Dream is under investigation from a French union called Solidaires Informatique, and labor group Game Workers Unite announced today that they are joining Solidaires Informatique as they probe for further information on allegations of sexual assault and harassment within the studio.
