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Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka arrested in Japan on suspicion of insider trading
Yuji Naka, the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, has been arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office for insider trading.
According to Fuji News Network, the problem arose after Naka purchased 10,000 shares of stock in developer Aiming while employed at Square Enix in 2020.
Both companies were co-developers of the Dragon Quest Tact mobile game. The special investigation unit claims Naka knew of “important information about the new game,” which led Naka to purchase ¥2.8 million worth of stock.
Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka reportedly arrested in Square Enix insider trading investigation
An investigation into suspected insider trading by former Square Enix employees is underway, and Japanese news site Fuji News Network reports that Sonic The Hedgehog’s co-creator Yuji Naka has been arrested in connection. Naka is alleged to have bought around 10,000 shares in Dragon Quest Tact developers Aiming back in 2020 for ¥2.8 million (£16,800). At that point, Naka was still working with Square Enix on Balan Wonderworld.
Fable Co-Creator Says He ‘Ripped Off’ Devil May Cry to Create the Xbox RPG’s World
Fable co-creator says we have Devil May Cry to thank for the RPG’s world
HBO Max Picks ‘Homestar Runner’ Co-Creator to Direct Batman Spin-off Series ‘The Penguin’
Filmmaker Craig Zobel has been tapped by HBO Max to direct the first two episodes of The Penguin, its much-awaited Batman spinoff. He will also serve as executive producer of the show, with Lauren LeFranc writing the script. Starring in The Penguin is Colin Farrell, who played the villainous Oswald Cobblepot in The Batman earlier this year. The Penguin will focus its attention on Cobblepot’s notorious past and trace his rise to power in Gotham.
Zobel is already part of the family, having previously directed The Mare of Easttown for HBO Max. The prolific director also applied his talents to episodes of Westworld, The Leftovers, and American Gods…
If all goes according to schedule, viewers could be enjoying The Penguin by the end of 2023.
The article also notes that Zobel also helped co-create Homestar Runner in its original incarnation as a parody children’s picture book.
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Mortal Kombat at 30: Co-creator Ed Boon looks back on its creation and legacy
The original Mortal Kombat debuted in arcades in 1992