For nylig blev det afsløret at Moon Studios' stifterne og lederne, Thomas Mahler og Gennadiy Korol, angiveligt skulle have fremavlet en ret undetrykkende arbejdsplads, hvor de løbende offentligt udskældte og hånede medarbejdere. Ikke bare det, systematisk overarbejde alle ugens dage blev i en periode ganske almindeligt, og i det hele taget maler den seneste rapport fra GamesBeat et dystopisk billede af arbejdsforholdene.
Windows Centrals Jez Corden bakker nu op om historien via Twitter, og slår yderligere fast at Microsoft blev gjort bekendt med de ringe forhold, og valgte at droppe samarbejdet helt efterfølgende. Desuden hjalp det ikke, at Mahler og Korol valgte at sende masser af vrede beskeder i Microsofts retning:
"I can corroborate much of @deantak's reporting on Moon Studios. I was told Moon founders resorted to personal attacks/bullying towards Xbox's teams, burned all bridges. Spoke with @Rand_al_Thor_19 on Xbox Two that I didn't think MS would work with Moon again, this stuff is why."
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"Moon Studios has prospered for 12 years. We have grown and learned so much over all of these years. We have been privileged to work with many, many great, and extremely talented people. We are truly grateful and proud of our team — those who are here today as well as those who spent time at Moon and have since moved to other ventures — and we are happy to have made a positive difference in their lives. We are not perfect but we deeply care about our talent and are constantly working hard to improve. If we have ever made anyone feel uncomfortable or let anyone down — we regret that and we will always strive to do better."