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The fate of Disco Elysium 2 is currently up in the air, the boss of its development studio has stated, as part of a fre…

The trio were fired in late 2021, though their departures were only made public just under a year later. Kurvitzwhen they had begun to question whether Kompus achieved his share buyout by using fraud, while the studio accused Kurvitz and Saander Taal, a former minority shareholder in ZA/UM, of"belittling women and co-workers", creating a"toxic environment", and"intending to steal IP". Hindepere was fired shortly after.

Other developers on the team have also come forward publicly to discuss their experiences working with Kurvitz, Rostov, and Hindpere. Writer Argo Tuulik described Kurvitz's way of giving feedback as"demoralising","short" and"inconsiderate". Tuulik, along with fellow writer Justin Keenan and lead artist Kaspar Tamsalu, alleged that Kurvitz, Rostov and Hindpere neglected their duties on development for The Final Cut.

Keenan also accused Kurvitz of improper behaviour, where he was asked to set a task to two junior writers with the potential of earning themselves a place on the core writing team for Disco Elysium 2. Kurvitz was supposed to give feedback to the writers, but he asked Keenan to do it in his place instead.

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