Focus Entertainment Vows Legal Action Over Harassment Of Staff
Focus Entertainment is joining a widening set of publishers that now treat harassment as a legal matter, and this statement appears on its Discord servers rather than as an isolated press release.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Focus Entertainment issued a community conduct statement on September 15, saying its staff face legal action-worthy abuse. The publisher is based in Paris and its catalog includes the A Plague Tale series, SnowRunner, and Atomic Heart, along with Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, developed by Saber Interactive. Staff have received aggressive messages for several years, and the company says the situation recently escalated to direct threats, prompting it to pursue legal measures.
Focus Entertainment posted the statement on September 15, and the same message has appeared on the Discord servers for multiple titles the company handles, including Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. The company did not disclose what prompted the timing, though it said staff messages escalated from a pattern of aggressive contact over several years to direct threats that triggered legal action.
The statement asks for an environment where community members, moderators, the development team, and company staff feel welcomed, respected, and accepted. Focus states it will not tolerate violent or sexist remarks.
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