Rick and Morty and Squanch Games co-founder Justin Roiland is stepping down as CEO high in life developer, the company announced on Tuesday. The enterprise tweeted from his official Twitter account that Roiland resigned last week, January 16 Rick and Morty Creator.
Roiland faces domestic violence charges over 2020 incident; His arrest and charges were not publicly reported until NBC News first reported on the case in January.
“The passionate team at Squanch will continue to create games that we know our fans will love while continuing to support and improve them high in life‘ Squanch Games tweeted. Squanch Games did not respond to Polygon’s request for further comment.
the Rick and Morty The co-creator was arrested in August 2020 and released on $50,000 bail on two counts: one of domestic battery and one of false imprisonment. If convicted, he faces several years in prison. Roiland pleaded not guilty to both counts at his indictment on October 14, 2020. His next hearing is in April. Roiland’s lawyer maintains his innocence in the two crimes.
The latest game from Squanch Games, high in life, was released late last year to great acclaim; It was the biggest Game Pass launch of the year. Roiland founded the studio in 2016 with Tanya Watson, former Epic Games Executive Producer; She was CEO until leaving the studio in February 2021. Squanch Games has published four games: accounting
Squanch Games itself faced a lawsuit in 2018 alleging sexual harassment, discrimination and wrongful termination. Roiland was not named in the lawsuit, Kotaku reports; The lawsuit named former technical director Jeff Dixon as the perpetrator of the harassment. The lawsuit was settled in 2019.
