
The arrival of this decision obviously follows a agreement with the US court proposed last December, where it was stated that Riot Games should have compensated the victims, as well as obviously cover their legal expenses. Initially, the development team had proposed compensation of $ 10 million, but the figure was deemed insufficient. Today the figure stands at 100 million dollars, 80 of which will be destined for direct compensation to the victims and 20 million, instead, for various legal costs.
It is not the first time and unfortunately we suspect it will not be the last either. In recent years, in fact, more and more disturbing testimonies have emerged of how within the video game industry there are real environments hostile to women. In addition to Riot Games and Activision, additional cases have also surfaced in Ubisoft and BioWare. There is still a long way to go before making the video game industry a truly inclusive environment. Keep following geekinco for all the news and announcements in the pipeline from the world of video games.