Since Dark and Darker has been removed from Dark And Darker Gold Steam, Ironmace is going to have to rely on crowdfunding if the studio is to have any chance at surviving an expensive legal battle with a firm as large as Nexon, which publishes major titles like Maple Story, Mabinogi, and dozens of others.
Ironmace has issued a statement calling the allegations "baseless," and that any resemblance to the Nexon project is due to the game's nature as a "basic dungeon crawler." Nexon has suggested that Dark and Darker couldn't possibly have been developed as quickly as it was, which Ironmace countered by pointing to the game's heavy use of store-bought assets.
Dark and Darker DMCA Allegations Are ‘Baseless,’ Developer Says Dark and Darker has been released on PC but is currently unavailable. Dark and Darker DMCA Allegations Are ‘Baseless,’ Developer Says
In response to the latest development in the debacle surrounding indie dungeon crawler Dark and Darker, developer Ironmace says that Nexon's DMCA takedown notice is “baseless.” The situation has been growing steadily more serious, resulting in Dark and Darker being removed from Steam on March 25, but it all started a year and a half ago.
In 2021, a group of Nexon employees were working on Dark And Darker Gold for sale a project dubbed P3. One of the project team leaders left the company after being accused of leaking or stealing data, project assets, and source code.
Since Dark and Darker has been removed from Dark And Darker Gold Steam, Ironmace is going to have to rely on crowdfunding if the studio is to have any chance at surviving an expensive legal battle with a firm as large as Nexon, which publishes major titles like Maple Story, Mabinogi, and dozens of others.
Ironmace has issued a statement calling the allegations "baseless," and that any resemblance to the Nexon project is due to the game's nature as a "basic dungeon crawler." Nexon has suggested that Dark and Darker couldn't possibly have been developed as quickly as it was, which Ironmace countered by pointing to the game's heavy use of store-bought assets.
Dark and Darker DMCA Allegations Are ‘Baseless,’ Developer Says Dark and Darker has been released on PC but is currently unavailable. Dark and Darker DMCA Allegations Are ‘Baseless,’ Developer Says
In response to the latest development in the debacle surrounding indie dungeon crawler Dark and Darker, developer Ironmace says that Nexon's DMCA takedown notice is “baseless.” The situation has been growing steadily more serious, resulting in Dark and Darker being removed from Steam on March 25, but it all started a year and a half ago.
In 2021, a group of Nexon employees were working on Dark And Darker Gold for sale a project dubbed P3. One of the project team leaders left the company after being accused of leaking or stealing data, project assets, and source code.