Härom veckan kunde vi berätta om Gearbox-anställda som klagade över uteblivna bonusar som de räknat med efter färdigställandet av Borderlands 3. Nu har studions grundare och tillika chefen Randy Pitchford tyckt till om saken, och skriver på Twitter om sin synvinkel och kallar rapporten en lögn:
The article claims anonymous sources and mentions three only in a sentence that confirms that a meeting took place. Two sources confirming a meeting are the statement from Gearbox and the PR person who delivered it. It's the tabloid narrative that is a lie.
Whatever you read was created by someone who profits from your attention and is rewarded for inspiring outrage that may motivate you to share the story with others. That story is false. The tone and self contradiction of the story betray its purpose - it was designed to profit from your attention. The only people that matter in the discussion is the team of Gearbox. IMO, they are the most talented and employable game developers in the world.
You may ask yourself about the business that website that posted the story is in. In that world, their content is 100% derived from the behavior of others. Outrage is currency.
Kort sagt verkar Pitchford inte direkt nöjd över rapporten från Jason Schreier om missförhållanden. Vi tycker dock att det är på sin plats att notera att ingen av sidorna presenterat några bevis ännu, vilket gör det svårt att få veta vad som egentligen händer hos Gearbox just nu.
