I have received word that Jazz2Online received a somewhat threatening letter from the administrator at Game Titan. Without approval, I can not give out the full email text, but I will say here is the general idea. They claim that Jazz2Online's community is flaming the new game and Jazz2Online is supporting piracy and the use of ROMs (this is in reference to the several people who mentioned they would only get Jazz 2 for GBA on an emulator.) Secondly, they mentioned about someone claiming that unless a character redesign occured, that the JCF poster/member would "attack an American institution." It makes it sound like some member threatened a school, which I don't remember happening. They also claim they have been spammed by fans.
Most disturbing of all: I quote: "If Jazz2online continues to be a hindrance against my business(spaming/piracy), I will be forced to take steps to stop it from doing so."
This makes it sound like Game Titan is taking legal action. This was all sent when a J2O staffer asked for a simple interview. I think that Game Titan has gotten us all wrong, but are being a bit out of proportion here.
If someone did threaten a school or government agency in my opinion they were extremely wrong for doing so, but it's my humble opinion that they have gone overboard. I hope that J2O and Game Titan will be able to settle so this doesn't turn into a lawsuit.
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