{"id":356718,"date":"2025-10-24T00:44:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T00:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2168476"},"modified":"2025-10-24T00:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T00:44:51","slug":"heavy-rain-developer-quantic-dream-successfully-sues-french-newspaper-le-monde-for-libel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/heavy-rain-developer-quantic-dream-successfully-sues-french-newspaper-le-monde-for-libel\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream successfully sues French newspaper Le Monde for libel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/heavy-rain-developer-quantic-dream-successfully-sues-french-newspaper-le-monde-for-libel.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls developer Quantic Dream has successfully sued French newspaper Le Monde for libel, after the outlet printed alleged claims by studio members of a toxic work environment.<\/p>\n<p>A report by <a href=\"https:\/\/solidairesinformatique.org\/2021\/09\/09\/quantic-dream-vs-le-monde-et-mediapart-le-verdict\/\">Solidaires Informatique<\/a>, translated by Eurogamer, states Le Monde&#8217;s case had been weakened as it was unable to prove certain elements of its reporting without divulging the anonymity of its sources.<\/p>\n<p>Neither party has publicly commented on the judgement, and there&#8217;s no word yet on any terms. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-21-heavy-rain-developer-quantic-dream-successfully-managed-to-sue-french-newspaper-le-monde\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-21-heavy-rain-developer-quantic-dream-successfully-managed-to-sue-french-newspaper-le-monde\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls developer Quantic Dream has successfully sued French newspaper Le Monde for libel, after the outlet printed alleged claims by studio members of a toxic work environment. A report by Solidaires Informatique, translated by Eurogamer, states Le Monde&#8217;s case had been weakened as it was unable to prove certain elements of its reporting without divulging the anonymity of its sources. Neither party has publicly commented on the judgement, and there&#8217;s no word yet on any terms. 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