Yostar Files Charges Against Mahjong Soul Player Over Threats

Mobile game publisher Yostar has filed charges against a Japanese student, following threats made to the company over their Mahjong Soul game.

According to TBS News Dig via GameSpark, the charges are being filed for obstruction of business, as the university student has left multiple threatening remarks on the publisher’s website in May of last year.

These included the phrase “I’ll kill you”, which prompted Yostar to send its employees home early at least once.

The threats are reportedly in response to the student losing at Mahjong Soul, published by Yostar.

Yostar also says the police will be looking at additional charges aside from the obstruction of business one against the student.

“If we receive similar posts or phone calls, we will respond to them in cooperation with the police”, Yostar has said.

This is sadly not the first instance of threats against mobile game publishers- several years ago saw an attempted assault on miHoYo’s founders over the game Honkai Impact 3rd.

In that scenario, it was the boiling point of community backlash over an in-game event- one that miHoYo backed down from following community pressure.

Thankfully, neither incident resulted in any casualties thanks to the management taking the threats seriously.

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Mahjong Soul

Publisher: Yostar Inc

Developer: Yostar Limited

Release Date: 2019-04-25

Android, iOS

Game Highlights - Exquisite playable ACG characters fully voiced by famous Japanese CVs. - Rich character designs paired with deep character progression and storytelling. - Enticingly cool visual effects, Mahjong can be just as thrilling as fantasy. - A various lineup of items for you to customize! - Mischief and mayhem with your opponents with hilarious character emojis! - The in-game tutorial will allow you to instantly grasp the fun of Mahjong. - Friends system, practice your Mahjong skills together with your friends. - Fair gameplay, with more events and tournaments to come.

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