At the beginning of this week, the plastic blowing bag in the wind meant that I questioned everything I knew about the world, but in any way it is the opposite of affirmation of life. Actually less blowing. More mocks from the screen crazy like a salute of the middle finger from a man without hands. It was a surprising piece of licensed goods from Disco Elysium Studio for/UM and Atelier, which, as I assume, are three hyenas in the board room sniffing the crotch for eternity.
I couldn’t tell you exactly where I saw the bag for the first time – which has been on sale for several months – but soon I realized why he probably came to Zeitgeist again: a comprehensive set of documentary podcasts by YouTube Creator 41. DistrictThe latest, from which interviews writers Dora Klindžić and Argo Tuulik for more time than I have ever spent on something. Here is the clip for the atelier and This fucking bag.
“In the past I received threats from management when I tried to push some items because it is an extremely successful business for them,” says Klindžić. “The darkest thing I’ve ever heard – I don’t remember who was from this circle – but they told me that it doesn’t matter what people say on Twitter, because you see the same names that say they will never buy … it will never buy … They order these expensive items from Za/UM.
If you have not followed the mess from the time of the disco Elysium, it began when he appointed the creator and the glacier, Robert Kurvitz, he was launched from the studio, with a network of allegations of fraud and improper behavior from both sides. Recently Tuulik He collected funds For legal fees for yourself and Klindžić to recover IP, and cover the costs of maintenance.
“I sent a message in the same way as she and Argo considered their possibilities of making them public,” he tells me. “Although they speak very tenderly about work People create games They did the disclosure of internal actions for/UM, they felt that the level of corruption and the conspiracy they experienced was so extensive and complicated that they had to speak on a raw platform and he heard for every word of their history. “
“Starting from the release of Kurvitz, Rostowa and Hindpere in 2021 until recently at the beginning of 2024, when the news of mass layoffs broke up. Between all this is the organization compared to cult, Argo and Dora. Talk intensively about how a group of higher ups – Tonis Haavel, Phil Davidson and Ed Tomaszewski – used power and influence to control the flow of information in ZA/UM, ensuring that handful The “main writers” chosen were sufficiently satisfied with their auction among employees. “
Klindžić, Tuulik and the host tell stories with “corruption, intimidation in the workplace, simply violating the law, trade union actions, interfering to suffocation and very true partisans fight” do not qualify as a puppet for management. “
“This is not the only story in the industry,” says the 41st district. “People creating games are regularly stamped to support the interest of a millionaire. Games become another game for the super rich. ” He hopes that the films play their role in the fight with this.
