Tekken 8 Chief Harada Hits Out at 'Silly' Threats of Violence Over Eddy Gordo

ign.com:

Tekken 8 development chief Katsuhiro Harada has hit out at a threat of violence over whether or not a character will be in the game.

Harada tweeted a response to the threat from a Twitter user demanding Tekken character Eddy Gordo is playable in the upcoming Tekken 8.

“When people make these silly threats, I and everyone at FGC [fighting game community] suffer the following losses,” Harada began before making three key points (below).

One, event operators overreact and increase security, which increases costs and the burden on players. Harada said in some cases his attendance at events may end up being cancelled.

Two, company bosses respond to these sorts of threats by asking Harada to cancel “inclusion in the game”, which relates to the inclusion of certain characters in Tekken, such as Eddy.

And three, if the person making the threat uses the word “we” instead of “I”, the probability of the first two points becoming a reality increases.

“By enthusiasts behaving excessively, repeating these words and actions, or fake information and hoaxes, or threats, the motivation of the development staff will decrease rapidly, and as a result, the requests of enthusiasts will be far from being realised,” Harada said.

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Harada has been an outspoken critic of toxicity from the Tekken fanbase, often pulling no punches when it comes to responding to tweets from “fans”.

“Thank you for [the] pointless reply,” Harada replied to one Twitter user who