Funcom under investigation, offices closed

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UPDATE 31/1 8.30AM: It's a blip, and it's business as usual while both parties - Økokrim and Funcom - get to the bottom of the insider trading accusations. That's what Funcom director of communications Erling Ellingsen told Eurogamer.
"Wednesday, the company received a visit from Økokrim (the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime) who is conducting an investigation on the suspicion of infringement of the provisions of the Securities Trading Act with regards to financial information given to the market surrounding the launch of The Secret World," he duly noted. "Funcom is of course fully cooperating with Økokrim and the company is providing them with all necessary information to make sure the situation can be clarified and resolved as soon as possible.
"Production on all Funcom games continues as normal, and the company remains fully committed to games in development"
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