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“I want it to be worthy of the posthumous work of Akira Toriyama and Koichi Sugiyama”: This is how Yuji Horii defines Dragon Quest XII

“I want it to be worthy of the posthumous work of Akira Toriyama and Koichi Sugiyama”: This is how Yuji Horii defines Dragon Quest XII

A few months ago we received worrying news about Dragon Quest XII and now we have more details about this installment of Dragon Quest. It seems that the development of Dragon Quest XII continues, after the changes last April. In this case, it has been confirmed that, in celebration of “Dragon Quest Day”, Yuji Horii, ...

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Yuji Naka is on 4 years probation

Yuji Naka is on 4 years probation

Japanese courts today decided the fate of Yuji Naka for insider trading he engaged in with a colleague while working at Square Enix. Yuji Naka will be sentenced to four years of probation, and if he violates the terms of that sentence, he will have to serve two years and six months in prison. Mr. ...

Geralt of Sanctuary

Yuji Naka: Sonic creator admits to insider trading

Yuji Naka: Sonic creator admits to insider trading

That didn’t go so well: In December, Sonic inventor Yuji Naka was accused of insider trading. None of this had anything to do with Balan Wonderworld or the blue hedgehog, but the amount in dispute can make your ears tremble. Now Naka has made a confession in court. No wonder Yuji Naka needed some money ...

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Sonic founder Yuji Naka pleads guilty to insider trading charges in court

Sonic founder Yuji Naka pleads guilty to insider trading charges in court

Yesterday, March 2, game developer and Sonic founder Yuji Naka pleaded guilty in court to insider trading charges. The allegations came as the developer teamed up with publisher Square Enix to develop Balan Wonderworld.Why are games dying?Eventually, Naka learned that Ateam Entertainment Inc. was developing new Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy mobile games, and Naka ...

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Yuji Naka’s prosecutors are seeking 2 1/2 years in prison and expect to pay about .2 million in fines

Japan: Yuji Naka admitted the charges against him in court

Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka has pleaded guilty in the first court case against him and another former Square Enix employee to insider trading. Mr Naka told the court that he found out about the games in question before the company made them public and that he bought shares in them to profit financially. The court ...