Arc Raiders and The Finals developer Embark Studios says it has "mutually agreed to part ways" with CCO Rob Runesson after allegations that he engaged in misconduct with a The Finals streamer. Runesson was one of the numerous Dice veterans who co-founded Embark Studios. The studio says an external legal investigation "did not substantiate the allegations," but adds that "we found the situation unsustainable."
Those allegations were made public last month, when they were read on Twitch by The Finals streamer Balise, as IGN reports. The allegations come from an anonymous source who said that they had been in contact with another streamer of The Finals. This streamer is said to have developed a relationship with Runesson, but grew increasingly uncomfortable with that relationship as Runesson allegedly started requesting escalating sexual favors.
This streamer allegedly felt that they could not voice their concerns because their livelihood on Twitch was connected to Runesson's promotion of their streams. The allegations go on to suggest that they eventually raised their concerns directly with an Embark community lead, but did not receive confirmation of any action being taken.
"Our leadership team was recently made aware of allegations against an Embark employee," the company says in a statement to IGN. "We take these matters seriously, and as a part of our process for addressing any types of allegations, we immediately hired a law firm to conduct an external investigation. The investigation did not substantiate the allegations, but we found the situation unsustainable and mutually agreed to part ways with Rob."
