Square Enix death threats in Japan now affecting tournaments too Square EnixOn August 15, Japan-based video game developer Square Enix cancelled four of its upcoming gaming tournaments due to death threats. Starwing Paradox has become a hit in Japan since it was released in arcades in November, with developer Square Enix holding tournaments across the country for the best players. Management on the game\u2019s staff team received death threats and on August 15, the developer announced that it was pulling four upcoming tournaments for mecha arcade game. Death threats against Starwing Paradox staff Starwing Paradox tournaments due to be held on the weekend of August on the weekends of August 17 and August 24 in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, and Fukuoka were cancelled after members of the management team received death threats. In a statement on August 15, Square Enix said (translation by Google Translate): \u201cAugust 17 (Sat) and August 24 (Sat) 2019 tournaments scheduled to be held in 4 cities in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya and Fukuoka have been cancelled.\u201d The developer then revealed that the reason for the cancellation was due to death threats against staff. \u201cFrom last week until yesterday, there were several killing notices to the \u201cStar and Wings Paradox\u201d management team.\u201d Police were contacted after such threats, and the postponement of the events were in the interest of public safety. \u201cIn response to this, we consulted with the police on the premise of submitting a damage report and, after careful discussions with relevant parties, we will give the top priority to customer safety and take the above measures.\u201d \u201cWe apologize to those who were looking forward to the event and apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding.\u201d It\u2019s not the only threat Square Enix received On August 11, a 40-year-old man was arrested after allegedly threatening Square Enix headquarters in Shinjuku, Tokyo in what was described as a \u2018Kyoto Animation-inspired arson attack\u2019. The threat was sent via the company\u2019s website inquiry form, and that the suspect demanded a refund for a game before saying he would set the headquarters ablaze if he couldn\u2019t get it. Police later detailed how the man admitted he had said it out of \u201canger\u201d but wasn\u2019t serious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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