Life is Strange Developer Deck Nine Faces Allegations of Toxic Workplace Culture
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Deck Nine, developer of Life is Strange, accused of allowing toxic workplace culture including hate speech, crunch, bullying and abusive leadership.
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Report details harassment, aggression and boundary crossing, especially from former creative director Zak Garriss, who denies allegations.
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Management criticized for slow and ineffective response to complaints and issues over diversity and inclusion in Life is Strange scripts.
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Deck Nine pledges new policies against hate speech, but claims yet to be implemented a year later.
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Publisher Square Enix also accused of being hostile to diverse themes in Life is Strange and pressing crunch on developers.