The director of the upcoming Witcher game has attempted to subdue concerns of crunch culture at CD Projekt Red.
Jason Slama-who's been serving as the director on standalone card game Gwent throughout the previous few years-announced in a tweet that he would be taking up the rudder as director for the newest game in the Witcher saga (thanks, Gamespot). Along with announcing his new job, Slama was encouraging people to apply for an array of roles that are as of now going at the studio.
Understandably, some replies weren't particularly thrilled at the idea of working for a company that was notorious for its crunch conditions during the development of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3. After all, despite promising "more humane" working conditions for staff during the development of Cyberpunk 2077, the team was then pushed into an obligatory crunch period in early 2020. Following the game's final delay in September 2020, co-CEO Marcin Iwiński told investors regarding crunch at the studio: "actually, it isn't so bad-and never was." Iwiński later apologized to CDPR staff for his comments, saying "I had not wanted to comment on crunch, yet I still did, and I did it in a demeaning and harmful way."
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All of this led to some healthy skepticism in the replies, with one person quote-retweeting to say "you forgot to mention the sign-on bonus of horrendous crunch and being treated like a canine." Slama responded to the tweet, simply saying "never on my watch!"
His answer didn't seem to have people completely convinced, however it seems as however CDPR is attempting to distance itself from the negative crunch culture that has surrounded its previous two games. Who knows whether that mantra will continue as development plods along, however a commitment to limiting it is a start.
