Games firm Rocksteady accused of inaction over staff harassment

Exclusive: Signatory of letter to bosses two years ago makes it public, alleging sexism continues

More than half of the women employed at the London-based video game developer Rocksteady two years ago signed a letter to bosses accusing the studio of failing to prevent sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour in the office, the Guardian can reveal.

The letter, dated November 2018 and signed by 10 of the company's 16 female staff at the time, raised complaints about behaviour including slurs regarding the transgendered community" and discussing a woman in a derogatory or sexual manner with other colleagues", and sexual harassment in the form of unwanted advances, leering at parts of a woman's body, and inappropriate comments in the office".