“I don’t think we had an aggressive attitude.”
“I don’t think we had an aggressive attitude,” he said.
It went beyond just attacking the studio culture.
“But are we the kind of studio that was described?
Our employees have said repeatedly: it’s not true.
Have we made mistakes in the past?
But we had to do something about what was being said.
We wanted people to hear our voice.”
He continues: “We have never held these horrible values.
Since the start, 25 years ago, the company has always been based on humanist values of inclusivity.
We have always championed diversity.
you might see this through the games we make.
“These values are upheld in our company.
Half of our managers are women.
We have had LGBT employees present at all levels of the studio since day one.
We have a high retention rate in an industry where turnover is the rule.
Cage now states that anyone unhappy with the company’s culture would have left.
“Anyone who thought this is a toxic place would be gone.
“I have never said or even thought such things.
Additionally, Cage has responded to claims of crunch culture in the studio.
“There is no crunch culture within the studio.
All extra hours are voluntary and paid, according to French law.
People are free to work extra hours, and they are free to decline them.
There’s no social pressure.”
“Yes, I am a white male.
But I’m also a writer.
Can I write only about 53-year-old white males who live in France?
I’m also not the only one working on this script - many people read it, including women.
We had sensitivity readers, too.
It’s not just me randomly writing something and publishing it.
There’s a process to ensure care.”
The studio’s next game will beStar Wars Eclipse, revealed last year.
