Mike Zaimont, the previous CEO of Skullgirls and Indivisible developer Lab Zero Video games, who was accused of creating a number of sexually inappropriate and “intrusive” feedback to 2 individuals in 2020, has been confirmed as somebody who “holds a place as a person contributor” on the upcoming summer time launch Avatar Legends: The Combating Recreation. Comedian e-book artist Irene Koh, who beforehand labored on the official The Legend of Korra comedian trilogy, reported Zaimont’s involvement in Paramount’s upcoming Avatar: The Final Airbender 1v1 combating sport in a publish on Bluesky this week. “As an Avatar + combating sport fan, I used to be extraordinarily disillusioned to listen to that he’s concerned,” Koh wrote. “I’m happy with my work on the Korra comics & contributions to the IP during the last decade, and I like the group’s historical past of embracing inclusivity, so taking this job felt prefer it wasn’t within the spirit of the IP.” In accordance with Recreation Developer, who contacted Paramount Video games straight, a consultant confirmed that Zaimont “holds a place” at Avatar Legends: The Combating Recreation’s developer, Gameplay Group Worldwide, and has been “working particularly on backend programming, engine structure and netcode.” Hey y’all, I needed give individuals a heads-up that Mike Z continues to be engaged on the Avatar Legends dev group, for anybody who needed to know earlier than deciding whether or not to purchase/assist the sport. (If you do not know who that’s or want a refresher, here is the Kotaku article: kotaku.com/workers-leav…) — 🎴 高 | irene koh 🎴 (@koh.cash) 2026-07-07T17:27:27.724Z Zaimont has beforehand been accused of sexual harassment by two separate individuals in 2020. Twitch streamer Bunny accused Zaimont of being “extremely disrespectful” and “creepy” when she messaged him to thank him for Skullgirls’ portrayal of woman-on-woman BDSM, and combating sport event organizer Carbon Gray additionally accused him of “making bizarre, sexual feedback” at them for “years” at occasions. “I don’t know what Mike mentioned to [Bunny], however I’m positive it was shitty and I do know that as a result of Mike’s been making bizarre, sexual feedback at me out and in of cosplay at combating sport occasions for precise years,” Gray mentioned. “I’ve been writing numerous it off as a result of once I inform individuals, they’re similar to, ‘Oh, he’s kinda like that, I’m sorry.’ And like, yeah, he’s kinda like that and he’s kinda not altering for the previous 5 years y’all[…]” These earlier allegations resulted in a number of members of Zaimont’s studio, Lab Zero Video games, resigning in August, 2020. Lab Zero Video games’ board of administrators, alongside its workers, initially tried to have Zaimont resign from his place because the studio’s sole proprietor, however he made “unrealistically excessive and probably unlawful” calls for in response. When the board rejected them, Zaimont moved forward with disbanding the board as an alternative and taking on full management of the studio. Nearly everybody who didn’t stop following this was finally fired anyway a number of weeks later. In a press release made to Kotaku following the firings at Lab Zero Video games, Zaimont said that “Lab Zero was pressured into layoffs as a result of [it was] now not capable of meet [its] payroll obligations,” and made no reference to the allegations made towards him.
