MMO Wizard101 is taken offline after an unhappy developer filled it with angry messages

A 14-year-old MMO was temporarily taken offline after an angry ex-employee filled the game will unsanctioned messages, including complaints about pay and working conditions.

As spotted by PC Gamer, Wizard101 was forced into unscheduled downtime in order to address in-game messages changed to read "this game is shit" and "dick and balls", amongst others.

"Wizard101 servers have been temporarily shut down due to an unexpected issue," the company tweeted yesterday. "We will keep everyone updated on when they will be back up. Thank you for your patience."

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