In the past 24 hours, a number of people, including Square Enix employees, have been arrested on insider trading charges related to an incident. dragon quest game announcement. Legendary Sega designer Yuji Naka is reportedly among them.
The scandal centers around a studio called Aiming announced as a new developer in 2020 dragon quest a game called tact. Last night, The first to be claimed was Taisuke Sasaki, a 38-year-old Square Enix employee.who worked on Final Fantasy When Kingdom hearts Game knew about the deal before it was announced publicly, and along with a friend bought a large amount of Aiming stock, hoping to profit when the stock price (presumably) went up.
Naka, 57, is recognized as one of the main creators of Sonic the hedgehog And he’s also worked on everything from Knights Into Dreams To phantasy starwas subsequently arrested on similar charges.according to this FNN reportNaka is also accused of learning about Aiming’s deal before it became public news and using the opportunity to purchase 10,000 shares of the company’s stock.
Most famous for his work at Sega, Naka recently teamed up with Square Enix on the ill-fated 3D platformer Balan Wonderland. Retired from the company in April 2021these allegations stem from 2020 when he was still working with the publisher.
The suspect was arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, and the investigation continues. Naka is said to have bought 10,000 of his shares worth ¥2.8 million, or about US$20,000. (Sasaki, meanwhile, is accused of buying about US$188,000, worth 26.4 million yen.) Authorities are investigating whether any of the three men arrested so far still own those shares. , or had previously been sold for profit.
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