David Cage defends response to allegations of unhealthy studio culture at Quantic Dream

David Cage has responded to allegations of unhealthy studio culture and inappropriate behaviour at Quantic Dream, which he previously described as a “smear campaign”.

Published in this month’s Edge Magazine, Cage discusses in depth the company culture of the studio and denies a lack of humility in its response to allegations.

“I don’t think we had an aggressive attitude,” he said. “When you’re accused of things that go against everything you believe in, everything you’ve done in your life, it hurts. It went beyond just attacking the studio culture.

“Of course, like any human organisation, we are not perfect by any means,” Cage continued. “But are we the kind of studio that was described? Our employees have said repeatedly: it’s not true. Can we improve? Yes. Have we made mistakes in the past? Probably. But we had to do something about what was being said. We were so hurt by specific allegations that we know are wrong or false, that we had to defend ourselves. We wanted people to hear our voice.”