While Square Enix is currently hard at work in developing the remake of Final Fantasy 7, its Tokyo headquarters has been receiving grave threats ever since September of last year. Now, a man was recently apprehended by the authorities after he allegedly sent an email to Square Enix, exposing his intent to kill the studio's staff.

The man in question is a 25 year old nursing care worker who apparently sent the threatening email to Square Enix's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. According to the news outlet The Yomirui Shimbun, the email reads, "Square Enix Staff, tomorrow I'm going to kill you. Purify your heads!" Although the concluding phrase of the email might be unusual for people in the west, it is widely considered as a classic death threat in Japan.

The incident has forced Square Enix to tighten its security around its premises to ensure the safety of all of its employees. The Kingdom Hearts 3 developer also contacted the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's Shinjuku Precinct, who immediately went on a mission to find the man behind the email. By late March, the police apprehended the perpetrator, who was found living halfway across the country in Yoshinogawa.

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The police reported that the man admitted to all charges and revealed that he was aiming to seek revenge on Square Enix. It was then discovered that the man's frustration with the studio has got to do with spending money on a virtual gacha, which is similar to randomized loot boxes. Apparently, the perpetrator has spent over 200,000 yen ($1,794) in the game and did not receive the specific item that he wanted, which led him to send the threatening email to the studio.

Unfortunately, this is not the first time that Square Enix faced threatening emails from disappointed players. Ever since September of 2018, the studio revealed that it has received over 30 emails that contain the word "kill" or the phrase "I'm going to kill your staff." While the threats to Square Enix is no doubt a serious problem, it doesn't seem to be affecting the daily operations of the studio such as the development of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, which Square Enix admitted was announced too early. As of the moment, no further arrests have been made, but the police in Japan is still conducting a thorough investigation of the case.

Source: The Yomirui Shimbum