Calls for Lucasfilm to address these criticisms have only grown louder over the past week, with notable news sites such as Gizmodo and Distractify publishing articles about the fandom's requests for Lucasfilm to do better by its LGBT audiences.
Many LGBT fans have especially taken issue with Quantic Dream being given a game set in the High Republic era, due to how well the era has handled LGBT representation thus far. Bria Lavorgna (Marvel and contributor) joins the show to recap all the big news coming out of Star Wars Celebration 2022. These ongoing allegations against Quantic Dream and its toxic work culture have led to many Star Wars fans on social media, most especially LGBT fans, criticizing Lucasfilm Games' decision to partner with the company in the first place. These controversies continue into this very year, as one ex-employee won an unfair dismissal case against Quantic Dream in October, in light of an undue firing when the former employee reported further abuse at the company. The rest of the allegations include Cage making a racist comment after viewing footage of a burglary and de Fondaumière forcing himself on staff members at company social events. These photos had actually come from a cache of 600 images, all of which were claimed to portray the company's staff in misogynistic and homophobic ways, such as one staff member being photoshopped as a male stripper holding a sex toy and a power tool. One specific allegation describes an incident in which altered images of Quantic Dream's employees were printed out and displayed throughout the company's offices. Many of the allegations were specifically directed towards the studio founder David Cage and executive producer Guillaume de Fondaumière, who have both been accused by multiple employees of tolerating and engaging in bigoted and inappropriate behavior. Among the many allegations were extreme crunch, undue firings, and a slew of misogynistic, racist and homophobic behavior from the company's higher ups. In this report, former and current employees accused the developer of toxic work culture and conditions. It began in January of 2018 when French media outlets Le Monde, Mediapart and Canard PC published a report about Quantic Dream.
RELATED: New Rumor States ‘Star Wars: Eclipse’ May Still Be 3-4 Years Away While the initial wave of excitement from Star Wars fans has not completely disappeared, it has undoubtedly been tempered by a growing controversy surrounding the game's developer. Related: Ex-‘Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Issues Mic Drop on New Disney Controversy Upon the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Episode VII (2015) and. The trailer showed off all of the typical imagery one would expect from a Star Wars game, while also revealing the game's setting during the franchise's acclaimed High Republic era. Sure enough, when the awards show aired on December 10, viewers were treated to a cinematic trailer for the aforementioned Eclipse, to be developed by Quantic Dream in partnership with Lucasfilm Games. When it comes to the studio’s apparent failure to attract fresh talent, Henderson’s study points out that Quantic Dream has been accused of mistreating its employees and generating a hostile work atmosphere.Īccording to Henderson’s findings, Quantic Dream’s job advertisements have been routinely changed to give the impression that they were placed more recently in order to minimise the appearance that the company is having trouble filling open positions.The first rumors of Eclipse came out a few weeks prior to the debut of 2021's Video Game Awards show hosted by Geoff Keighley. Among the reasons for Quantic Dream’s decision to disclose Star Wars Eclipse so early was the company’s difficulty attracting developers to work on the game, according to Henderson. As of this writing, a fresh report has revealed that gamers may have to wait at least five years to get their hands on the game.Īn Xfire report by leaker Tom Henderson, who was responsible for leaking Star Wars Eclipse before its Game Awards debut, is the source of this information. Star Wars Eclipse May Not Be Released Until 2026 Due To Development Issues Oliver Adey 30 December 2021 30 December 2021 0 After rumors which were made more and more persistent in mid-November, the famous game of Quantic Dream in the universe of Star Wars, Eclipse, was officially presented at the Game Awards 2021 via a majestic trailer in CGI. Since then, it has become clear that the announcement of Star Wars Eclipse was made much ahead of schedule. Reports: Release Date of Star Wars: Eclipse Is At Least Five Years Awayįan reaction to the video for Star Wars Eclipse at The Game Awards 2021 was overwhelming, with many excited to play a narrative-driven Star Wars game from the team behind Heavy Rain.
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