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Hideki Kamiya threatens legal action over Scalebound funding claims

Game director Hideki Kamiya is considering legal action against individuals on X (formerly Twitter) who have accused him of misusing funds during the development of the game Scalebound. Kamiya has denied these allegations, stating that he did not steal money from Xbox for other projects. He also expressed openness to reviving the canceled Scalebound game. AI

RANK_REASON This is a single social media post about a game director's personal dispute, not a significant industry event.

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Hideki Kamiya threatens legal action over Scalebound funding claims

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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