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\nA report by the French video game workers union has raised concerns from staff at Life is Strange and Vampyr developer Don’t Nod.\n<\/p>\n

\nHeadquarted in Paris, the company released action role-player Banishers: Ghosts of Eden this week, following last year’s well-received Jusant and Harmony: The Fall of Reverie.\n<\/p>\n

\nNow, a report<\/a> by French union Le Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV) has alleged that staff at Don’t Nod are subject to mismanagement by the company due to the need to balance multiple projects with “frequently” changing deadlines, “contradictory” directions and “no long-term vision” for staff welfare. <\/p>\n

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A report by the French video game workers union has raised concerns from staff at Life is Strange and Vampyr developer Don’t Nod. Headquarted in Paris, the company released action role-player Banishers: Ghosts of Eden this week, following last year’s well-received Jusant and Harmony: The Fall of Reverie. Now, a report by French union Le Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV) has alleged that staff at Don’t Nod are subject to mismanagement by the company due to the need to balance multiple projects with “frequently” changing deadlines, “contradictory” directions and “no long-term vision” for staff welfare. 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