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Focus Interactive responds to "serious allegations" of crunch, harassment, abuse at Aeon Must Die studio

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Following yesterday’s high-profile PlayStation reveal.
Publisher Focus Interactive has responded to « serious allegations » relating to the alleged mistreatment of staff at Estonian studio Limestone Games …

Following yesterday’s high-profile PlayStation reveal. Publisher Focus Interactive has responded to « serious allegations » relating to the alleged mistreatment of staff at Estonian studio Limestone Games during the development of visually arresting beat-’em-up Aeon Must Die – highlighted during yesterday’s PlayStation State of Play. Immediately following Aeon Must Die’s high-profile video showcase airing, a version of the striking announcement trailer appeared on YouTube, accompanied by a description alleging it had be created « with abuse, manipulation, theft. » « People who have worked on every shot of this are no longer with the company holding IP rights, » the statement continued, « Some were not even paid for their work. This trailer has a pending conflict of IP. The real IP for the game was stolen from the creators via foul play. » The uploader also provided a link to a Dropbox folder containing a considerable amount of documentation claiming to reveal « the truth about development of this game ».

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