Puzzle game writer receives death threats

PSP PLAYERS were so miffed with the Aussie game maker that released Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlords with a bug, they threatened to turn terrorist.

Infinite Interactive, based in Melbourne, claims it has received deaths and even one bomb threat over the game.

Chief executive officer Steven Fawkner told the Capcom Captivate 08 event in Las Vegas that in 25 years of game development the outfit had only had one threat. Then when Puzzle Quest hit the streets it was horse's heads in beds time from angry fans.

The game uses tetris-style puzzles with strategy and role-playing. The glitch, on the PSP version, affects how non-player characters operate in battle sequences.

It is fairly clear that as terrorists go, the PSP players are not that good at making effective death threats. Two actually left their email address on the threat so that the coppers knew exactly who they were. µ

L'Inq
The Sydney Morning Herald