Game of Thrones video game tycoon Lin Qi dies at 39, Shanghai police probe poisoning case

Shanghai police on December 28 said that  39-year-old Chinese video game tycoon, who died on Christmas Day, was poisoned. Lin Qi, who was chairman and CEO of games developer Yoozoo, was taken to hospital with “acute symptoms of illness”. According to BBC, Shanghai police pointed to one of Lin’s colleagues as main suspect.  

On Monday, Shanghai police informed that hospital h determined that Lin h been poisoned. y said that y h detained a colleague of Lin’s, identified by his surname Xu. Furr, police statement also said that Xu was a suspect and h been detained “in accordance with law which relevant investigative work is carried out”. 

Lin’s company, Yoozoo Games, is best kwn for 'Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming' strategy games and as producer of forthcoming Netflix aption of science-fiction hit Three-Body Problem. video game tycoon was believed to have a net worth of around 6.8bn yuan (£770m). Several employees and ex-employees h even gared outside Yoozoo’s office on Friday to mourn his death. 

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Yoozoo pays tribute to Lin 

According to reports, Lin was a star of China’s lucrative gaming market and h also me a foray into film production. He founded Yoozoo in 2009 and successfully led company through a period where gaming industry saw substantial changes towards mobile gaming. Caixin media outlet reported that arrested suspect, Xu, could be a former Yoozoo director involved with motion picture subsidiary that is working on Three-Body Problem. It also reported that re are speculations that Lin h been poisoned via an d pure tea, a fermented Chinese drink. 

Meanwhile, following Lin’s demise, company issued an emotional statement on its official Weibo website. firm wrote, “Goodbye youth. We will be toger, continue to be kind, continue to believe in goodness and continue to fight against all that is b”. Yoozoo also posted a tribute to Lin, signed by staff. It re, “You saw through what was imperfect but still believed in beauty; encountered unkindness but still believed in kindness”. 

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