A few days ago Kojima flew to the Netherlands to visit Guerrilla Games in Amsterdam. As we know Kojima Productions and Guerrilla are collaborating on the Decima Engine, with Kojima even setting up a satellite studio within Guerrilla Games (they are currently looking for programmers to work there).
Mark Rubin, executive producer for XDefiant, has since gone on X (formerly Twitter) to address the outpouring of complaints.
The Dark Souls creator spoke to journalists about Elden Ring lore, poison swamps and why the DLC's villain is so handsome.
Spectrum Studios is in hot water, as part of their job requirements involve "attending sauna sessions" that are "non-negotiable."
Hopefully their next game isn't about a murderer and they require employees to kill to someone to have a real understanding.
LOLOL!
But you can't develop a game with sauna elements UNLESS you've been in a sauna with a game dev...preferably naked.
He is right you need to experience something to be able to write about it just like Tolkien threw himself in mount doom to understand Sauron and like Agatha Christie organized a death game on a remote island
Ah yes I read that news outlets were picking up on this string of facebook posts. Easy to write about some random conversation on FB without much context. Let's see how long it takes for them to talk to the devs directly for clarification. I'm sure these sites will drag this out as long as they can painting this guy as a creep. Maybe he is, maybe he isn't.
Yes I've read the replies. But if sites are gonna write about this they should do their jobs as journalist and get in contact with one of the woman who works in the studio.
Why would it only be a big deal for women? I wouldn't want to be required to sauna naked, wouldn't work at a place like that. Really strange that owner is defending this. Since the owner is involved in those communications, that's enough to write an article about. That's not to say they shouldn't reach out to them and any employees willing to talk but this is freakin' weird.
@swedishMeatwad Right? Because if they really felt uncomfortable, they should have at the very least been allowed to wear a bikini or underwear under their towel. If the Owner demands that they get the real experience to better know the Sauna world, they should at least be offered the protection from creepers trying to look up their towel. It's same exact experience if they were slightly covered underneath. Demanding that they be nude is too much, especially if he's insinuating that they should be comfortable with removing their towel.
@Swed
It's not only a big deal for women, but do you think this would've been picked up if it were only men being pushed to go to a naked sauna? Do you think the FB post would've even been made of it were only men?
i read that as "Rectum Studio Boss in Hot Water as "Naked Sauna" as Part of Employees' Requirements Surface"
Guerrilla Games are the big boys now. Death Stranding will be on another whole level
Just the name alone is cool sounding.
DECIMA.
Hope to see more Sony in house engines used for future new IPs other than sequels so that they benefit too.
But but but there's no advantage to making an exclusive game! It's nothing but money across the table from evil console manufacturers! Making a game multiplat is always the best option!
;)
In all seriousness, I can't wait to see what Kojima and his team can do with this tech. I may not have liked MGSV, but Kojima is still one of my favourite game creators ever.
What does Kojima actually do though? I thought he was a director, does he actually code as well?