Quantic Dream, developer of PlayStation exclusives Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human, has posted a new statement stating an investigation has concluded there was no "'toxic atmosphere' or any kind of discrimination in the studio" in order to "set the record straight". The statement comes after the studio was accused of a hostile work environment and sued by a former employee back in 2018 . The victim in the case quit their post due to offensive photoshopped images of employees being circulated at the studio, images of which came to light after a damning joint investigation into toxic workplace culture was undertaken by a team of journalists at French publications Le Monde, Canard PC, and Mediapart. At the time, Quantic Dream boss David Cage said he was "shocked" by the allegations, and in a statement published to the studio's Twitter account, Quantic Dream branded the claims by its own staff as "slanderous" and part of a "smear campaign" , and then sued the publications. … [Read more...] about Quantic Dream responds to Paris Court of Appeals judgement to “set the record straight”
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Detroit: Become Human under fire for controversial domestic abuse scene
Children's campaigners and a UK Member of Parliament have criticised upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive Detroit: Become Human for its controversial domestic abuse scene. At Paris Games Week in October, Detroit hit the headlines after Sony released a trailer for the game in which scenes of domestic abuse and child abuse feature heavily. In the video we see android housekeeper Kara thrust into an uncomfortable domestic abuse situation. She's charged with taking care of a young girl who is attacked by her belt-wielding single father. The video tries to get the point across that you're able to change the course of events at multiple points in the scene. The video shows that one of the potential moments sees the young girl shoot her father as he chases Kara. "The scene we are presenting is a very important moment in Kara's story: we discover that Kara is owned by a human, Todd Williams, the single father of a little girl called Alice," the developers at Quantic Dream said at the time. … [Read more...] about Detroit: Become Human under fire for controversial domestic abuse scene
Everything we know so far about the new Batman Arkham game, aka Court of Owls
If you discount Telltale’s adventures with the Caped Crusader and a VR spinoff, it’s been a long time – over four years – since we’ve donned the cape and cowl as Batman. While Rocksteady continues working behind doors locked very tightly, WB Montreal has gone a different route. Not only do we know that its next game takes place in the Batman universe, we know thanks to a premature tweet who the main antagonist will be. That’s not all we know, either. Here’s everything we know so far about WB Montreal’s untitled Batman game – aka the new Batman Arkham game, aka Court of Owls. Yes, a Batman game is all but officially confirmed @WBGamesMTL is proud to celebrate Batman’s 80th anniversary with rest of the world during #BatmanDay #Batman80 pic.twitter.com/4VGz9kBWxj September 22, 2019 See more The first question many have about WB Montreal’s project is a sensible one; are we even sure it’s a Batman game? Yeah, we are. On Batman Day this past September 22, WB Montreal … [Read more...] about Everything we know so far about the new Batman Arkham game, aka Court of Owls
Naughty Dog shares and praises this incredibly realistic Clicker cosplay
A The Last of Us fan has created a seriously realistic-looking Clicker cosplay which is so good, Naughty Dog even gave them a personal shoutout. The cosplay artist is SFX make-up enthusiast Allie aka @donttouchmymilk on Instagram, and Naughty Dog was so impressed with the design that they gave the cosplayer a shoutout on Twitter with the caption “we stopped dead in our tracks to admire Donttouchmymillk's Clicker cosplay! Fantastic work!” The studio is currently encouraging fans to send in their themed art, tattoos, and cosplays for other fans to also appreciate. Almost forgot to hide -- we stopped dead in our tracks to admire Donttouchmymillk's Clicker cosplay! Fantastic work!Share your cosplay, tattoos, and art with us: https://t.co/rkNPoi2lDv pic.twitter.com/I57f3TnANM March 29, 2021 See more Allie was quick to return the appreciation to Naughty Dog sharing another snap of her Clicker look to her Instagram adding “thank you so much to … [Read more...] about Naughty Dog shares and praises this incredibly realistic Clicker cosplay