Notoriously, game development involves long hours, high-pressure deadlines and demanding, inexperienced bosses. But a new investigation by Kotaku has revealed allegations of bullying, sexism and mismanagement at one development-house.The Kotaku report ‘Investigation: A Video Game Studio From Hell’ details anonymous complaints and anecdotes from nine people associated with Trendy Entertainment, the company behind tower-defense/MOBA Dungeon Defenders 2, which currently employs around 45 people. Stieglitz is reported as berating staff publicly and bizarre management techniquesThe complaints include allegations of gender discrimination, in which female employers are said to be paid less than men with similar experience and skills. Many of the stories focus on company president Jeremy Stieglitz, who is reported as berating staff publicly as well as haphazard and bizarre management techniques and a creative style that fully embraces derivation.A Skype log shows a conversation about an in-game character in which Stieglitz describes designs of a female robot in a way that many would deem inappropriate or creepy. In a design chat, he is quoted calling for “ass’ and “boobs” to be made more “sexy”. He adds, “Even better if the robots are aged under 18.” He is also alleged to have released an in-office joke depiction of a seductive… Read full this story
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