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Quantic Dream, the developer behind Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human, successfully won its libel case against French newspaper Le Monde, while losing another to Mediapart.
In 2018, the developer of Heavy Rain challenged after a joint report published in French publications Le Monde, Mediapart and Canard PC accused inappropriate behavior, overworked staff and a “school culture” that allowed racism, sexism and homophobia in the studio.
The studio won its lawsuit against Le Monde earlier this month, on September 9. According to Solidaires Informatique (translated by Eurogamer), the case of Le Monde was weakened because it could not prove certain factors of its report without revealing the name of its anonymous sources. Despite the ruling, neither Le Monde nor Quantic Dream have publicly commented on the judgment.
In the same case, Quantic Dream also sued the French media Mediapart. However, the studio was unsuccessful and Mediapart was subsequently completely laundered. During the lawsuit, which took place in May, a spokesperson for Quantic Dream told GamesIndustry.biz that it took legal action in court for “posting articles which we believe were not printed in good faith, neither with reasonable research nor evidence, and which has drawn false conclusions which have seriously damaged the reputation and morale of the studio.
IGN covered the reports at the time, relaying claims about studio management as well as reports of a “cache” of controversial photoshopped images that allegedly existed on Quantic Dream’s servers.
At the time, Quantic Dream co-directors David Cage and Guillaume de Fondaumière flatly denied the claims calling them “ridiculous, absurd and grotesque” before issuing an official statement with the studio.
– Quantum dream (@Quantic_Dream) Jan. 14, 2018
In other Quantic Dream news, rumors have recently surfaced that the studio is making a Star Wars game. The studio also expanded beyond its home country, France, and established a new Quantic Dream studio in Montreal, Canada.
Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow it on Twitter.
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