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In Light of Recent Controversies in Games, One Publisher Wants To Change How Games Are Made
It’s no secret that the games industry has a labour and culture problem. Exploitative overworking, union busting and cycles of abuse feel almost endemic to this field, with gaming behemoths like Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft, and Riot Games making headlines for their own culture of harassment and discrimination in recent years. But these problems aren't limited to the sphere of triple-A studios alone; indie studios are just as culpable, too. Just in March this year, the journalists from People Make Games shed light on instances of rampant emotional abuse by three indie gaming auteurs: Ken Wong from Mountains, Steve Gaynor from Fullbright, and Robin Hunicke from Funomena.