Game studios have been trying to address the crunch problem in recent times. Such a weird coincidence how the guy bragging about how his team works 6-7 days a week for 12-15 hours a day because they love it also happens to be the guy who controls all their salaries, titles, and current employment status Crunch was also said to be a big problem at Bungie and Rockstar. Examples include the months of long hours, including six-day weeks, worked at CD Projekt Red as it rushed to finish Cyberpunk 2077, despite the studio's previous claims that this sort of overtime would not be mandatory. Stories about the crunch culture problem have permeated the video game industry for years. I'm sorry to the team for coming across like this. We value passion and creativity, not long hours. Earlier I tweeted how proud I was of the effort and hours the team was putting in. I'm sorry to the team for coming across like this," he wrote.Īnyone who knows me knows how passionate I am about the people I work with. "Earlier I tweeted how proud I was of the effort the hours the team was putting in. Schofield responded to the criticism with an apology. And while Schofield suggests the work isn't compulsory, many people, not just those in the game industry, will know what can happen to workers who can't or won't put in excess overtime. It's easy for a company's founder and boss to talk about working every waking hour because they love something, but not all employees share these sentiments. The tweet generated plenty of replies, almost all of them negative. Exhaustion, tired, Covid but we're working. In a now-deleted tweet, the director of upcoming horror title The Callisto Protocol wrote: "We r working 6-7 days a week, nobody's forcing us. The post in question comes from Striking Distance Studios' founder and CEO, Glen Schofield. So, when a CEO tweets a message that seemingly glorifies the practice, don't be surprised when it's quickly followed by an apology.
The Little Mermaid, directed by Rob Marshall, opens in theaters nationwide on May 26, 2023.A hot potato: Crunch culture, the term used to describe the massive amount of (often mandatory) overtime worked by those in the video game industry, has long been a controversial subject that many consumers and employees rally against.
She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. The Little Mermaid is the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The film stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, Daveed Diggs as the voice of Sebastian, Jacob Tremblay as the voice of Flounder, Awkwafina as the voice of Scuttle, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Art Malik as Sir Grimsby, Noma Dumezweni as Queen Selina, Javier Bardem as King Triton, and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula. Check out the teaser trailer for The Little Mermaid, the upcoming live-action reimagining of the animated musical classic.
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