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While it's good that immediate steps are being taken and accountability is there, how a culture like this is cultivated for so long is a much bigger issue. Given that there was no effective HR department set up during this time, there was no real avenue for employees to express those concerns, especially when many of these women described Darveau as someone who had 'lots of charisma' and because of that, he 'gets away with a lot.' One employee even went so far as to say that Lamarche was even worse because 'She covered up a lot of what he did and what he does.' Regarding the alleged relationship of Darveau and Lamarche, the employees that spoke with GI.biz stated that there was always a concern about a conflict of interest. One of the women groped during that time says that she resigned from the company the following Monday.

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The original report by reveals abuse that dates back to 2018 (so far) with instances of verbal and sexual assault, public degradation and objectification of Scavenger-employed women, and even a recorded moment where Darveau was allegedly drunk at a holiday party in 2019 and groped several women employees in full view of the company. We have full confidence in their creative direction and will continue to support the amazing work of our talented team.' The Season team has poured their hearts into the project.

'In the meantime, we ask for the community’s patience and understanding as we go through this process. I will remain available to support the studio’s normal course of business. The statement continues, saying 'To ensure a transparent, fair and unbiased process, I offered to temporarily step down from my role as Chief Executive for the duration of the audit.

The audit report will be shared in its entirety with the team and presented by Daisy to the board for further actions to be taken.

Daisy Lilly Best, currently Director of Operations, is appointed as Chief Operating Officer and will be reporting directly to the board of directors for the duration of the audit to ensure complete transparency and accountability.

An external auditing firm will conduct an independent workplace assessment and audit of our culture and practices.

Simon Darveau is indefinitely suspended from all responsibilities within the company and from the Board of Directors.

While a larger plan is in the works to see how this escalated unchecked and what the culture will be from here on out, the team did detail a course of action effective immediately: Upon hearing of the allegations against the creative director, the company held an emergency meeting with the Board of Directors to discuss what to do from here. 'Allegations such as these are serious, and we are committed to doing better for our employees, our fans, and our partners.' 'Following the toxic workplace allegations brought forward in the media, Scavengers Studio wishes to apologize for the harm caused,' reads the official statement from Lamarche herself. In an environment that was teeming with creativity and excitement over games like Darwin Project and Season, the article revealed that the studio's culture was tinged with toxicity, with complaints that women have been specifically targeted under the Scavengers umbrella.įrom sexual harassment to physical assault, the allegations against Darveau and his partner are severe, so much so that the creative director has been suspended and the studio itself has issued a statement. The original report by detailed a dark side of the company (substantiated by conversations with nine current and former employees of Scavengers Studio), with many of the problems allegedly starting from the top with Darveau. Scavengers Studio has issued a response to allegations that went public earlier this week, citing a predatory and toxic work involvement centering around creative director Simon Darveau and his then-romantic partner CEO Amélie Lamarche.