Sunday, October 15, 2017

News:: A former Naughty Dog employee claims he was sexually harassed, Naughty Dog responds

The recent scandal with Harvey Weinstein has given courage to victims of sexual abuse to speak out about their trauma. No one should have to harbor such horrible transgressions for their entire life because the industry they are in has "power". While the games industry may not have a large number of reported cases, that doesn't mean it's safer than anywhere else.

Taking to Twitter, David Ballard (environmental artist and multiplayer level artist on Uncharted 2-4 and The Last of Us) spoke about how he was the victim of harassment from a lead at the company and how Sony's HR department actually fired him once he came forward.

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