UPDATE: Schofield apologises and says he's "sorry to the squad for coming crossed similar this".

UPDATE 4th September 10.45am UK: Striking Distance CEO has apologised for yesterday's tweet, saying it was "wrong" and insisting the workplace "values passionateness and creativity, not agelong hours".

"Anyone who knows maine knows however passionate I americium astir the radical I enactment with," Schofield explained successful a caller tweet. "Earlier I tweeted however arrogant I was of the effort and hours the squad was putting in. That was wrong. We worth passionateness and creativity, not agelong hours. I’m atrocious to the squad for coming crossed similar this."

Original communicative follows.

ORIGINAL STORY 3rd September UK: Striking Distance Studios' laminitis Glen Schofield has deleted a tweet deemed by immoderate to person promoted "crunch" civilization successful games development.

In a tweet posted earlier today, Schofield - whose squad is presently moving connected the upcoming sci-fi horror, The Callisto Protocol - talked astir moving 12-15 hours a day, six-seven days a week, and moving implicit luncheon and dinner, justifying it by saying "you bash it due to the fact that you emotion it".

"I lone speech astir the crippled during an event," Schofield said successful the since deleted tweet. "We [are] moving six-seven days a week, nobody's forcing us.

"Exhausted, tired, covid, but we're working," helium continues. "Bugs, glitches, perf fixes. One past walk done audio. 12-15 hr days. This is gaming. Hard work. Lunch, meal working. You bash it origin ya luv it."

Journalist Jason Schrierer took a screenshot of the tweet up of its deletion, adding:

"This, from a workplace head, is crunch civilization defined. Of people cipher is 'forced' to enactment insane hours. But ideate the reduced bonuses and deficiency of promotion opportunities if you don’t? 'You bash it due to the fact that you emotion it'. Weaponized passion. This is wherefore radical pain retired of gaming.

"Such a weird coincidence however the feline bragging astir however his squad works 6-7 days a week for 12-15 hours a time due to the fact that they emotion it besides happens to beryllium the feline who controls each their salaries, titles, and existent employment status," helium added successful a aboriginal tweet.

In related news, David Cage precocious responded to allegations of unhealthy workplace civilization and inappropriate behaviour astatine Quantic Dream, which helium antecedently described arsenic a "smear campaign".

"I don't deliberation we had an assertive attitude," helium said. "When you're accused of things that spell against everything you judge in, everything you've done successful your life, it hurts. It went beyond conscionable attacking the workplace culture."