Daedalic Entertainment has been accused of enforcing a toxic work environment.
Article: Alex Hopley – Gamereactor.cnWe’re still months away from the absolute disaster that is The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, but now new details are emerging about just how bad things were for Daedalic Entertainment.german mediaGame TwoA new report from shows everything that goes wrong, including a toxic work culture that forces employees to work unpaid overtime and attempts to pay employees less than the minimum wage. Additionally, there are major issues with the game’s budget. Daedalic’s work reportedly cost around €15 million, which isn’t much for a AAA experience.CEO Carsten Fichtelmann and COO Stephan Harms were singled out for maintaining this“A climate of fear.” Staff members are also expected to work overtime, which has been a pattern since the studio’s inception. Additionally, there was a post-release apology, allegedly written by ChatGPT and published without Daedelic approval. Put it all together and it sounds like a proper mess, which unfortunately manifests itself in the game Daedelic puts out. Source: Gamereactor.cn
