Striking Distance CEO Glen Schofield Praises Crunch Culture, Walks Back Controversial Comments
The founder and current Chief Executive Officer at Striking Distance Studios Glen Schofield recently attracted ire from the development community for apparently praising crunch culture. Schofield has enjoyed a long career in the games industry as an artist, designer, director, and producer. The developer was a key figure behind the survival horror game Dead Space and is currently working on The Callisto Protocol.
“I only talk about the game during an event,” Schofield said earlier today on Twitter in reference to The Callisto Protocol. “We’re working six to seven days a week, nobody’s forcing us. Exhausted, tired, covid. But we’re working. Bugs, glitches, performance fixes, one last pass through audio. 12 to 15 hour days. This is gaming. Hard work. Lunch, dinner spent working. You do it because you love it.”
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Schofield went on to delete the tweet in question following a backlash. “This from a studio head is crunch culture defined,” Reporter at Bloomberg Jason Schreier for example remarked on Twitter. The journalist noted that “of course nobody is 'forced' to work insane hours. But imagine the reduced bonuses and lack of promotion opportunities if you don’t? 'You do it because you love it.’ Weaponized passion. This is why people burn out of gaming.”
"Such a weird coincidence how the guy bragging about how his team works six to seven days a week for 12 to 15 hours a day because they love it also happens to be the guy who controls all their salaries, titles, and current employment status," Schreier further criticized.
The developer later apologized after deleting the controversial tweet. “Anyone who knows me knows how passionate I am
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