Gunzilla GamesのCEOであるVlad Korolev氏は、4月9日の長いTwitter投稿において、元従業員や現従業員から寄せられた賃金未払いに関する告発を否定した。同氏は一部の業務委託先への支払いに遅延があったことは認めたものの、正社員への給与は常に迅速に支払われていると主張した。この回答は、NFTバトルロイヤルゲーム『Off the Grid』の開発に携わるスタッフに対する数ヶ月分の未払い賃金についての主張を受けてなされたもの。
今週初め、複数のGunzillaの元・現従業員が、同社から数ヶ月分の給与が支払われておらず、会社側が連絡を絶っているとオンラインで公表した。元シニアVFXアニメーターのPaul Creamer氏は、経営陣からの保証があったにもかかわらず、2025年10月から12月まで無給で働いたと述べた。その中にはKorolev氏との通話も含まれており、同氏は早期解決を約束し、会社は黒字であると主張していたという。Creamer氏は「支払いの遅延は解決されるという確約を信じて、愚かにもさらに3ヶ月間働いてしまった」と語った。
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