Microsoft will pull Logan Paul-themed game published on Xbox store

Microsoft has said it will remove a game based on disgraced YouTuber Logan Paul's recent video filmed in Japan.

Paul sparked global headlines and received widespread condemnation earlier this month for his video featuring the partially-censored body of a suicide victim in Aokigahara Forest - a location known for its high numbers of suicides.

The game, a free download named The Suicide Forest, is a crude parody of the video. It was released onto Microsoft's largely-uncurated Xbox Live Creators Collection, which offers games that have not been fully-certified by Microsoft and for which Microsoft has given no concept approval.

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