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UPDATE: Schofield apologises and says he's "sorry to the team for coming across like this".
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News by Vikki Blake Contributor Updated on 4 Sep 2022 73 comments UPDATE 4th September 10.45am UK: Striking Distance CEO has apologised for yesterday's tweet, saying it was "wrong" and insisting the studio "values passion and creativity, not long hours". Anyone who knows me knows how passionate I am about the people I work with. Earlier I tweeted how proud I was of the effort and hours the team was putting in.
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That was wrong. We value passion and creativity, not long hours.
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I'm sorry to the team for coming across like this.- Glen A. Schofield (@GlenSchofield) September 3, 2022 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings "Anyone who knows me knows how passionate I am about the people I work with," Schofield explained in a new tweet.
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"Earlier I tweeted how proud I was of the effort and hours the team was putting in. That was wrong.
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We value passion and creativity, not long hours. I'm sorry to the team for coming across like this." Original story follows. ORIGINAL STORY 3rd September UK: Striking Distance Studios' founder Glen Schofield has deleted a tweet deemed by some to have promoted "crunch" culture in games development.
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In a tweet posted earlier today, Schofield - whose team is currently working on the upcoming sci-fi horror, The Callisto Protocol - talked about working 12-15 hours a day, six-seven days a week, and working over lunch and dinner, justifying it by saying "you do it because you love it". 8 NEW Details About The Callisto Protocol - CALLISTO PROTOCOL NEW GAMEPLAY GAMESCOM 2022. "I only talk about the game during an event," Schofield said in the since deleted tweet.
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"We [are] working six-seven days a week, nobody's forcing us. "Exhausted, tired, covid, but we're working," he continues. "Bugs, glitches, perf fixes.
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One last pass through audio. 12-15 hour days.
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Lunch, dinner working. You do it cause ya luv it." Journalist Jason Schrierer took a screenshot of the tweet ahead of its deletion, adding: Such a weird coincidence how the guy bragging about how his team works 6-7 days a week for 12-15 hours a day because they love it also happens to be the guy who controls all their salaries, titles, and current employment status- Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) September 3, 2022 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings "This, from a studio head, is crunch culture defined.
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Of course nobody is 'forced' to work insane hours. But imagine the reduced bonuses and lack of promotion opportunities if you don't?
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This is why people burn out of gaming. "Such a weird coincidence how the guy bragging about how his team works 6-7 days a week for 12-15 hours a day because they love it also happens to be the guy who controls all their salaries, titles, and current employment status," he added in a later tweet.
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In related news, David Cage recently responded to allegations of unhealthy studio culture and inappropriate behaviour at Quantic Dream, which he previously described as a "smear campaign". "I don't think we had an aggressive attitude," he said.
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"When you're accused of things that go against everything you believe in, everything you've done in your life, it hurts. It went beyond just attacking the studio culture." Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription.
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