UK-based Rocksteady Studios — the developer of the upcoming Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and the Batman: Arkham sequence — has responded to accusations that it has not correctly dealt with problems with sexual harassment throughout the studio. Today, a letter signed from 2018 signed by 10 out of the 18 ladies working at Rocksteady Studios on the time about problems with sexual harassment and the studio’s insufficient response surfaced on-line as we speak, shortly making the rounds. A couple of hours later, Rocksteady responded.
Rocksteady’s response features a new letter that includes a few of these identical ladies defending the response of their employer following the 2018 letter. The new letter was revealed by way of Rocksteady’s official Twitter account, which alleges that the letter is unedited and signed by seven of the unique signatories.
“In [The Guardian’s] article, we really feel that the nameless supply or sources tried to talk on behalf of all ladies at Rocksteady, and we don’t really feel that this text is a good illustration of us, the occasions on the time or for the reason that letter was acquired,” reads the letter.
The letter, which you’ll take a look at beneath, notes that Rocksteady not solely addressed the problems on the time of the letter however has continued this work and helped create an setting the place feminine staff have a voice within the studio.
The letter additionally takes umbrage with any of this being disclosed, noting that on the time the plan was to maintain all of this non-public.
You can take a look at the Tweet and letter beneath. As you’ll count on, replies have been turned off.
While engaged on our response to the latest information, we acquired the next unsolicited letter. pic.twitter.com/sozmsp6u3C
— Rocksteady Studios (@RocksteadyGames) August 19, 2020
Of course, we are going to be sure you replace this text with extra official info because it is available in. At the second although, it seems to be like this can be the ultimate level of this story.
As for Rocksteady, it is anticipated to disclose its new Suicide Squad game this Friday or Saturday earlier than or throughout DC FanDome. This will probably be its first game for the reason that aforementioned 2018 letter was created.
