For the second month in a row, Sq. Enix says it has shut down a content material creator it accused of “harassing” Last Fantasy 14 improvement workers.
Final month the corporate introduced that it had taken motion in opposition to the admin of Japanese information weblog Netoge Sokuho for publishing articles that it says have been damaging to the reputations of workers and executives.
After getting the location’s supplier to reveal the id of the nameless admin, Sq. Enix reached a settlement by which the admin agreed to pay an undisclosed price, publish an apology then shut down the location.
Now, as reported by Automaton, Sq. Enix has introduced that it has achieved the identical once more, this time with a content material creator who was posting movies to a video sharing web site.
In an official assertion, the corporate said that it had once more requested the id of the particular person liable for making the content material, and was provided that data, which enabled Sq. Enix to contact them and attain a settlement.
“Following our response to acts of harassment in opposition to our executives and staff introduced on March 9, 2026, we’re happy to report that we’ve recognized the person who posted a video on a video-sharing web site containing content material that broken the social status of our firm and people related to Last Fantasy 14,” it stated (by way of machine translation).
“Now we have reached a settlement with the person, which incorporates an apology, cost of compensation, and a prohibition in opposition to comparable acts sooner or later.”
Sq. Enix additionally famous that the particular person’s movies and their account on the location have already been eliminated because of this settlement.
“We sincerely worth the dear suggestions, opinions, and requests we obtain from our clients as a basis for delivering higher leisure,” it added. “Nonetheless, we view acts of harassment – comparable to private assaults, defamation, threats of hurt, and threats of obstruction of enterprise – in opposition to our officers and staff, as severe points that threaten their security and undermine the setting by which they’ll work with peace of thoughts.
“Now we have a accountability to take care of a office setting the place our executives and staff can work safely and with peace of thoughts. Shifting ahead, primarily based on our group’s ‘Coverage on Responding to Buyer Harassment’, we are going to strictly handle all malicious acts of harassment associated to the supply of our services, together with by means of authorized motion.”
In an interview with VGC at Gamescom final 12 months, Last Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida – greatest recognized to followers as Yoshi-P – stated he hoped gamers realised that the sport’s improvement workers are individuals with emotions and that they shouldn’t be harassed.
“I attended Opening Night time Reside for Gamescom and I may see all of the players gathered from across the globe,” he informed us. “As builders, it’s our aspiration and goal to make the most effective taking part in expertise for all of our gamers to take pleasure in, and I actually hope that gamers won’t neglect that we’re placing in our highest to be able to ship that have for them.
“In fact, from a participant’s perspective, there are video games which they may discover enjoyable, and there are different video games which could not have been enjoyable for them. However on the finish of the day, as builders, we’re doing our highest to supply the most effective gaming expertise for the gamers, and I actually do hope that the gamers gained’t neglect that.
“In fact, proper now world wide, there are quite a lot of massive issues and really tough conditions. Because of that, there’s sure suggestions that comes up on social media. However I do hope that gamers gained’t neglect on the finish of the day that as builders, we’re individuals too.
“I actually hope that we will work on fostering the optimistic relationship with our gamers, as a result of we’re individuals, and I actually hope that we will try collectively to work on that relationship collectively and actually make it one thing optimistic.”
