Japanese YouTuber Narunii Faces Death Threats Over Crowdfunded Game Refund Update
Japanese YouTuber Narunii recently made a new update regarding his troubled fantasy game project Chikai no Fuchi.
Original headline at AUTOMATON WEST: “Japanese YouTuber behind troubled $320K crowdfunded game receives death threats after new update on refunds and development goes awry. Remark implying backers are “the gullible type” sparks backlash”
Key facts
- Release date
- Indefinitely postponed
- Studio
- Co-development in final discussions
- Developer
- Narunii (The Lore Knight)
- Price
- Crowdfunded ~$320k
Tags
- #Chikai no Fuchi
- #Controversy
- #Crowdfunding
- #Game Development
- #Narunii
- #Tomoyoshi Nagai
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