Konami, the makers of Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Pro Evolution Soccer, were under a bombing threat for the last week. Tokyo police have arrested a 16-year-old who threatened to “blow up Konami’s headquarters [and] kill the people who work at Konami.”

The second-year high school student has been arrested for the bomb threat, and he reportedly admitted to the bombing charges. He claimed that he was upset by a bug that lead to a connection issue, causing him to lose in Pro Evolution Soccer on mobile. Between June 16-18, the accused made several threats on the online app store for the game, leaving reviews announcing his bombing plans. He also stated that terrorism was possible, making his threats that much more dangerous.

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Bandai Namco, the developers behind games such as Dark Souls and Dragon Ball Z, recently went through something similar last August when a bomb threat was placed on its California office. Everyone was safely evacuated and nothing ended up coming from the threat.

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Twitch employees were offered the option to work from home last year when someone threatened to shoot verified Twitch employees. The threat took place on the internet and was focused on the San Francisco headquarters.

Infinity Ward, one of the studios behind the Call of Duty games, was evacuated at the end of 2018 because of a bomb threat on the building. Everyone was safe and the threat was not upheld, but it is clearly just one instance in a long line of attacks on video game companies.

One instance of bomb threats affected not only game developers, but fans as well. An esports tournament was interrupted in 2019 when a bomb threat was placed on the Santa Monica building, stopping a Counter-Strike competition in its tracks.

People getting upset over losing in a video game is nothing new, but rarely is it taken this far. Professional video game player and streamer Ninja started a Twitter battle in February when he said that the phrase “it’s just a game” when losing is a weak and lazy mindset. The professional streamer argued that not being upset when someone loses a video game is like professional sports players not being upset when they lose competitions. Many agreed with him, but others went against that idea, saying that losing a game has little impact on a normal person’s life, so it isn’t fair to make that comparison.

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Source: Kotaku