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40-Year-Old Man Arrested For Threatening Square Enix With “A Repeat Of Kyoto Animation” - Siliconera

A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sending death threats to Square Enix, including a threat of a “Repeat of Kyoto Animation,” referencing the tragic incident that took the lives of 35 people last month.

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A 40-year-old man named Kenichi Hiratsuka was arrested for allegedly sending death threats to Square Enix, including a threat of a “Repeat of Kyoto Animation” referencing the tragic incident that took the lives of 35 people last month. [Thanks, FNN.]

According to the news report, Hiratsuka sent threats to the major Shinjuku, Tokyo-based game development company Square Enix through their official website, with threats stating “Give me back my money from your sh*t game,” “Do you want a repeat of Kyoto Animation?” and so forth on July 23, several days after the arson attack.

When questioned by the police following his arrest, the man said “I was pissed off at losing in a game, so I sent the mail.” No further details were shared by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

This makes it the second major Square Enix death threat incident which led to an arrest this year, following an incident back in March when a 25-year-old man threatened staff after claiming to have spent more than 200,000 yen on gacha game and didn’t get the item he wanted.

 

[KàIRóS]

This makes it the second major Square Enix death threat incident which led to an arrest this year, following an incident back in March when a 25-year-old man threatened staff after claiming to have spent more than 200,000 yen on gacha game and didn’t get the item he wanted.

That's what you get when you spend $20,000 on pixeled boobs, Gacha games are cancer.

 

[Fushitsusha]

That's what you get when you spend $20,000 on pixeled boobs, Gacha games are cancer.

More like $2000.

 

[KàIRóS]

More like $2000.

Oh you're right I used an extra 0, but still what person in their right mind wastes money like that?

 

[Pallas]

Huh I wonder what game it was.

Edit: Still pretty disturbing

 

[Ownage]

Crazy Kenichi needs to get rekt

 

[Juke Joint Jezebel]

Perfect example of "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes."

Idiot.

 

[Spukc]

If it was because those f2p cancer games.
Fuck everyone responsible.
You don't have a job you are a fucking leach.
And you are on the same level in my eyes as a drug dealer selling to kids.
Think about your life be better.

Then again i dont think death threats are ok.
But man fuck mobile f2p sheit.
Really make it 18+ just fuck it all

So tired of this shit

 

[AlexxKidd]

I didn't like Final Fantasy XV either but I got over it.

 

[Jonirenicus]

See? It's not guns that are the problem.

 

[Aintitcool]

"Release my waifu as a realistic sex doll or I'm gonna get u"

 

[danielberg]

throw the book at the idiot

 

[Bullet Club]

The Lootbox Killer

 

[Dacon]

JFC. What the fuck. Whatever is going on with all these mass murderers and people going crazy, it's pretty clear there's something wrong with these people at the core.

As frustrated as I've ever gotten with people, games or whatever, not a fucking once did I ever think hey time to go and murder a bunch of people!

Fuck me.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

You guys are no better than politicians for blaming crazy people for being crazy because of videogames.

 

[Silent Duck]

the man said “I was pissed off at losing in a game, so I sent the mail.”

It’s not a threat. It’s a surprise hazard.

 

[MightySquirrel]

To be fair, if 5$ can't get you any item you want in a game than you know it's an extortion game and you should have known before spending anything on it. Only dum dums spend so much and then send death threats over their own dum dumness though.

Funny how often the rarest or most expensive items are the most hideous looking ones.

 

[petran79]

They should have hired him on the Ethics department

 

[Xenon]

You guys are no better than politicians for blaming crazy people for being crazy because of videogames.

Considering games are using psychology to increase their addictive nature I'd say they need to take some of the blame here. This isn't so much replicating something that's done in the game as it is being pissed off by the direct psychological hooks game's use to make money.

 

[Fox Mulder]

I'm totally not shocked that whales of these shitty exploitative f2p games may turn out to be a bit unstable.

 

[GrayFoxPL]

Which game?

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Considering games are using psychology to increase their addictive nature I'd say they need to take some of the blame here. This isn't so much replicating something that's done in the game as it is being pissed off by the direct psychological hooks game's use to make money.

People play games and spend way more than this dude and you don't see them threatening to burn down a company full of people. You guys are no different than politicians shitting on games you aren't into or to use them as a scapegoat.

 

[Vawn]

To be fair, if 5$ can't get you any item you want in a game than you know it's an extortion game and you should have known before spending anything on it. Only dum dums spend so much and then send death threats over their own dum dumness though.

Funny how often the rarest or most expensive items are the most hideous looking ones.

I think you're missing the moral of the story.

 

[MightySquirrel]

I think you're missing the moral of the story.

Hmm? I agree that companies should be penalized for making addictive looter games. Weak dum dum individuals gets hooked on.

 

[Vawn]

Hmm? I agree that companies should be penalized for making addictive looter games. Weak dum dum individuals gets hooked on.

The penalty should be death threats and violence?

 

[MightySquirrel]

The penalty should be death threats and violence?

.....penalized by gov. wtf is wrong with you?

 

[Juke Joint Jezebel]

I think you're missing the moral of the story.

And a very important one too: "Don't threaten to burn down a building with people inside of it, especially after a recent similar attack, you'll probably end up getting arrested you dumb-dumb!"

 

[MightySquirrel]

And a very important one too: "Don't threaten to burn down a building with people inside of it, especially after a recent similar attack, you'll probably end up getting arrested you dumb-dumb!"

And he should be. How can authorities tell, if the dum dum is being serious or just joking?

 

[dirthead]

I'm totally not shocked that whales of these shitty exploitative f2p games may turn out to be a bit unstable.

Which makes the whole thing even more disgusting. They're basically exploiting the mentally ill.