Lin Qi, the billionaire founder of China League of Angels developer Yoozoo Games died on Christmas, several days after being admitted to the hospital. Shanghai police are now investigating the death of the 39-year-old man as a possible poisoning, according to the Associated Press.
Known worldwide for microtransaction-based mobile and browser games, such as League of Angels and Game of Thrones: winter is comingYoozoo Games was founded in 2009 by Chinese businessman Lin Qi, who led the company as CEO and chairman of the board until his death on Christmas Day. The company issued a statement on Lin’s admission to hospital on December 17 on December 23rd. His passing was confirmed by Yoozoo on December 26.
According to the Associated Press, Police statements say one of Lin’s co-workers, a 39-year-old man with the surname Xu, was arrested in connection with the incident.
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Along with the founding of Yoozoo Games, Lin Qi also owned the rights to the Chinese science fiction novel “The three body problem, ”Closing a deal with Netflix to adapt the book to a television series produced by War of Thrones«David Benioff and DB Weiss.