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Fighting game developer with harassment allegations working on Avatar Legends

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Mike Zaimont, a fighting game developer previously accused of sexual harassment in a 2021 lawsuit, is confirmed to be working on the game Avatar Legends. This news comes just a week before the game's release. Zaimont was formerly associated with Lab Zero Games, the developer of Skullgirls. AI

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Fighting game developer with harassment allegations working on Avatar Legends

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    🎮 Fighting game developer previously accused of sexual harassment confirmed to be working on Avatar Legends a week before release Mike Zaimont was the subject o

    🎮 Fighting game developer previously accused of sexual harassment confirmed to be working on Avatar Legends a week before release Mike Zaimont was the subject of a 2021 lawsuit at former Skullgirls developer Lab Zero. 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: https://www.pcgamer.com…

    LINKS pcgamer.com/…/fighting-game-developer-pre…

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