Tecmo attempts to quiet Itagaki, denies exodus rumors

by Xav de Matos { Jun 18th 2008 at 4:45PM }

In an effort to quell widespread rumors surrounding the business practices of the company, Tecmo has filed an injunction against former Team Ninja lead Tomonobu Itagaki. Filed in a Tokyo District Court, the injunction places a four-point gag order on Itagaki, effectively removing his opinion from the public forum beyond his existing comments on the matter against Tecmo.

The provisional disposition prohibits:

Disclosing or leaking information regarding Tecmo's game software, sales, development or any other company secrets
Using newspapers, magazines and the internet to criticize company software and company employees
Obstructing the company's business through slanderous remarks to third parties
Interviews regarding Tecmo or discuss the company and its practices to the press

In a statement made today, Tecmo has vehemently denied recent reports that dozens of Team Ninja employees have resigned in the wake of Itagaki's announcement and a lawsuit has been filed against the company on behalf of its 300 employees. Calling the reports "groundless" and "inaccurate," Tecmo has asked the media to approach the situation with a fair and balanced view. We'll update the story as details emerge, however, as proven by the injunction against Itagaki it looks like Tecmo would like to silence anyone who could shed light on the situation.

[via Talking About Games & Joystiq]

Tags: itagaki, lawsuit, politics, team-ninja, tecmo, tomonobu-itagaki

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

chris @ Jun 18th 2008 5:03PM

sorry but i do not consider this to be worthy news...who cares

Etchasketchist @ Jun 18th 2008 5:44PM

apology accepted.

Knight Marquise @ Jun 18th 2008 5:46PM

I consider it worthy news, so I do care. Thanks, X3F, for keeping me up to date regarding a dev who has strongly supported MS and the Xbox.

Xanto @ Jun 18th 2008 6:08PM

Get over it. it's game related so it'll be posted regardless of what you think.

Wilson @ Jun 19th 2008 2:19AM

That's because you're a n00b

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 18th 2008 5:19PM

Hmm, sounds as if they've got something to hide, fishy :)

ZEBRA NINER @ Jun 18th 2008 5:28PM

I can't believe X3F would report this! It's a travesty! It's a crime against humanity! It's a ... Oh, wrong post... I'm looking for the End War post.

Oh well... RABBLE, RABBLE, RABBLE! :)

Seriously though, it was a matter of time before this kind of thing would happen. It's surprising that he stated all that stuff anyway. meh.