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Konami cancels MGS4 launch events after Akihabara stabbings.

June 11, 2008 in News comments 14

As you may have known, Konami were going to host Metal Gear Solid 4 launch events around the world.

But after the Akihabara stabbings that recently took place, Konami decided to cancel their Japanese launch events in respect for the people who died in the tragedy and "for the safety of participants".

The Associated Press is reporting that Konami is canceling its Metal Gear Solid 4 launch events after a deadly stabbing rampage. Tomohiro Kato, a 25-year-old factory worker, carried two knives on him when he was arrested. Kato used one knife to stab more than dozen people in Tokyo's Akihabara district, a popular destination for manga, anime and video games.

Kato began his rampage by crashing a rental truck into a group of pedestrians, killing three. He then jumped out of the truck and started slashing through the crowd, killing four and injuring ten.

Konami has canceled three launch events for Metal Gear Solid 4 in Tokyo, including a scheduled event in Akihabara. Konami stated the cancellation is for the "safety of participants." Other launch events in the US will be unaffected.
Miss Razz via ps3fanboy.com »
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    BANDITO ATTACK Jun 11, 08
    so theyre trying to make sure nobody else gets cqc'd or what?
    • 0
      iLLmatic Jun 11, 08
      Didn't see that one coming.
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    Final Blade Jun 11, 08
    Wow It hasn't even been officially released worldwide and people are already stabing each other. For gods sake video gaming has taken a new low, I mean honestly its just a freaking game no need to kill others for the game. I hate these type of people sometimes, its going to be them who gives us sane gamers a bad name.
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      McClubbin Jun 12, 08
      The guy didn't stab people because of the game. Well, I suppose you couldn't have known that because the article does a pathetic job of giving the entire detail of the stabbings. The 25-year-old guy was severely depressed and tired of life, and decided that he would go and randomly kill people to compensate for his suffering.
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        Miss Razz Jun 12, 08
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        Well, I suppose you couldn't have known that because the article does a pathetic job of giving the entire detail of the stabbings.
        It's been in the worldwide news for days now. It should be well-known that the stabbings have nothing to do with MGS4.
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          McClubbin Jun 12, 08
          I know, that's what I thought too. But people who haven't read about about it and have only read the article posted above really wouldn't know the whole story. I read the article a couple of times to see if they'd mentioned it but they hadn't given any background information on the actual stabbings.

          And no, I didn't thumb FB down. I was simply trying to correct his view on the issue.
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          kik36 Jun 12, 08
          I watch the news every evening and a bit in the morning and I never heard about this either.......looks like it's time to change news sources, eh?!
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      Onvacation Jun 14, 08
      I'd say your worse right there FB, You see the words 'stabbings' and 'games' in one sentance and link them together for no reason >>;
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    Gamesta100 Jun 12, 08
    These sort of people should be killed the slowest most painful way there is.People who have so little regard for human life don't deserve to live.

    And I don't want to hear any of that "then you wouldn't be any different" crap.
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      chautemoc Jun 14, 08
      Think of what he went through in his life for that to happen. Then realize he's probably kinda just doing what you're advising should be done to him. Nothing changes unless people try to stop the cycle..doesn't take much reading into history to see that.
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    Gamesta100 Jun 12, 08
    Wow how the hell can someone thumb down FB? He said a perfectly reasonable and rational thing and he gets thumbed down.

    People seriously need to grow up.
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      Slumpy monkey Jun 12, 08
      Yeah he did, But what he said had nothing to do with the stabbing.

      BTW it wasnt me who thumbed him down.
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        Final Blade Jun 12, 08
        Oh im truly sorry that I gave a rational and reasonable answer to an article that said little to info on the real story.

        Its not hard to actually have thought it had something to do with a game, when truth be told there was stabbings for console systems.

        Fact is I don't always here the latest big stabbings like this on the news. Maybe Its not a big type of news in the NA, and Newyork. So I apologize for my incorrect statement.
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          Slumpy monkey Jun 12, 08
          Actually it is pretty hard to have though it had something to do with the game. It mentioned nothing to do with the game at all.

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