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Half of the Steel Division studio are on strike

Steel Division: Normandy 44

Almost half of Eugen Systems employees have gone on strike, saying the company has failed to comply with French labor laws and broken contractual agreements over the past 15 months.

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According to a statement released through Le Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo, the French videogame workers’ union, the group of 21 striking employees say Eugen has reduced salaries below France’s minimum wage requirements, failed to provide compensation for overtime, and have created a crunch culture at the company, which this week released the Back to Hell expansion for Steel Division: Normandy 44.

Eugen has responded with a statement of their own, denying the existence of crunch at the company but acknowledging some pay issues with individual workers, saying these were the result of problems stemming from recent French payroll reforms. They say they’re open to communicating with the striking workers.

Based in Paris, Eugen was founded in 2000 and employs 44 developers. Their games include RUSE, Act of Aggression, and the Wargame series of RTS titles.