Fable Developer Sues Lionhead/Microsoft

[GameBanshee News]

According to a report on Mail Online, Lionhead Studios and Microsoft are being sued by Fable graphic designer Jamie Durrant for "homophobic abuse".

Jamie Durrant, 38, says he was branded '*** Boy Jim' and there was a 'homophobic attitude' within the computing giant.

Mr Durrant, of Godalming, Surrey, who earns £50,000 a year designing video games for the Xbox 360 console, is suing Microsoft at a London employment tribunal for discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.

He said mocking emails were sent around his workplace with headings such as 'I'm Jim and I'm Gay' and 'Me and My Favourite Men'.

He said the firm did not have policies to deal with his complaints.

Mr Durrant, who has worked for 11 years at Lionhead Studios in Guildford, bought by Microsoft two years ago, said the emails began in January last year. He has been off work for depression for seven months.

[Siberys]

Holy Crap...

This story has everything, a non-Molyneux fable maker being ballsy, Microsoft declaring their homosexual hating ways, harassment, a guy....

In seriousness though...I'm not sure which is lamer, Microsoft being bigots against homosexual and harassing someone about it, or that the guy has been off work for seven months because of this.

I understand that harassment is a serious issue, but seven months? I seriously hope that this 'depression' is more than just the bigoted emails.

[Xandax]

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