Renowned programmer Yuji Naka is accused of buying shares in a game company knowing it was about to release a new title.
— The co-creator of classic video game series Sonic the Hedgehog has been arrested for alleged insider trading, according to public prosecutors in Tokyo. Yuji Naka, a 57-year-old programmer known for making Sonic and other major titles at Japanese game firm Sega, was arrested on Friday, a prosecution document obtained by AFP said.
A photo posted on Twitter by Japanese video game programmer Yuji Naka in December 2021 shows him pointing at screens displaying a new game he created.Naka is accused of buying shares in another game company, Aiming, when he knew they were going to release a new title jointly developed with Square Enix.
Prosecutors on Thursday arrested two other former Square Enix employees, also for alleged insider trading linked to Aiming.
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