Disco Elysium studio bosses humiliated the cancelled expansion's lead writer for speaking to journalists, claims report

“They made him apologize to people for what he said in the (People Make Games) interview."

Back in February, Grahamwrote aboutpotential redundancies atDisco Elysiumstudio ZA/UM following the cancellation of a standalone expansion to that game, codenamed X7. Now, PC Gamer’s Ted Litchfield has spoken to 12 current and former employees about the circumstances surrounding the cancellation, notably the details of the layoffs, the expansion, and the “humiliation campaign” suffered by writerArgoTuulik as apparent retaliation for his participation in last year’s extensivePeople Make Games documentary. You can, and should, read PC Gamer’s reporthere.

“I felt that a strong resentment developed towards Argo for growing too big for his shoes, so to speak,” fellow X7 lead writer Dora Klindžić told PC Gamer. “I got the sense that there was resentment for the fact Argo was getting so much support from fans, while [ZA/UM CEO Ilmar Kompus], Tõnis, and the company weren’t.”

“They put Argo through a humiliation campaign,” Klindžić continues. “They made him apologize to people for what he said in the [People Make Games] interview. They undermined his confidence and tried to make him doubt himself. They told him he was incompetent, unqualified, and unfit to lead his own project, demoted him and made him invisible inside the studio.”