{"rewrite":{"id":"r_18719eb15e89f88150f144ac","clusterId":"c_c01f708fdad796ec3983e605","slug":"hongxi-studio-warns-project-gt-kickstarter-is-a-fraudulent-campaign","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Hongxi Studio Warns 'Project GT' Kickstarter Is a Fraudulent Campaign","summary":"Hongxi Studio issued a statement on June 13 warning that a Kickstarter campaign for its game 'Project GT' is fraudulent. The studio said materials were leaked from a partner company and used without permission. It has filed a complaint with Kickstarter and is urging refunds for backers.","whyItMatters":"The statement confirms that a month-long crowdfunding campaign that raised money from 124 participants was not authorized by the developer, who is now seeking its removal.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOn June 13, Hongxi Studio posted on its official bilibili account that a Kickstarter campaign for \u0026#39;Project GT\u0026#39; is a scam. The campaign ran from May 12 to June 11 and had 124 backers. The studio said the materials used on the page were leaked from a partner company\u0026#39;s internal business plan and were misappropriated without permission. It stated that the project has no connection to the company and constitutes fraud. The studio has filed a complaint with Kickstarter, which has closed the payment channel, and is urging the platform to remove the page and issue refunds. The studio added that development of the game is progressing steadily and that future official information will come only from its bilibili account.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hongxi Studio's statement names a partner company as the leak source. That company has not commented. The question of who ran the campaign remains open.","twitterPost":"Hongxi Studio says a partner company leaked the materials. The campaign runner is unnamed.","threadsPost":"Hongxi Studio's statement identifies a partner company as the source of the leaked materials used in the fraudulent 'Project GT' Kickstarter. The studio has not named who actually ran the campaign. That gap is where the investigation sits.","newsletterBlurb":"Hongxi Studio issued a statement on June 13 warning that a Kickstarter campaign for its game 'Project GT' is fraudulent. The studio said materials were leaked from a partner company and used without permission. It has filed a complaint with Kickstarter and is urging refunds for backers.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/06/15/183009.html\",\"title\":\"'Project GT' Crowdfunding Is a Scam, Real Developer Issues Statement - Materials Leaked from Affiliated Company, Listed on Kickstarter for About One Month\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4180,"outputTokens":530,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781528280,"createdAt":"2026-06-15T12:45:38.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-15T12:49:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-15T12:49:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c01f708fdad796ec3983e605","canonicalTitle":"『Project GT』クラファンは“詐欺”、本物の開発元が声明発表―素材は関連会社から流出したもの、Kickstarterでは約1ヶ月間掲載","representativeArticleId":"a_aa775e2c1fa2e2fdfb417716","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Project GT\"],\"studios\":[\"虹吸スタジオ\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-15T12:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-15T12:45:01.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-15T12:54:18.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/15/168010.html","title":"海外大手クラファンサイトに掲載の新作ゲーム、未発表作の「盗難データ」だった―ハイクオリティな美少女レース『Project GT』、「本物」の開発元が注意喚起へ"},{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/06/15/183009.html","title":"『Project GT』クラファンは“詐欺”、本物の開発元が声明発表―素材は関連会社から流出したもの、Kickstarterでは約1ヶ月間掲載"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Project GT"],"studios":["虹吸スタジオ"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Hongxi Studio posted a warning on its official bilibili account on June 13 that a Kickstarter campaign for 'Project GT' is fraudulent.","The Kickstarter campaign ran from May 12 to June 11 and had 124 backers.","The studio said the campaign used materials leaked from a partner company's internal business plan without permission.","Hongxi Studio filed a complaint with Kickstarter, which closed the payment channel, and is urging the platform to remove the page and issue refunds.","The studio stated that development of 'Project GT' is progressing steadily and future official information will come only from its bilibili account."]}