A South Korean court has issued a judgment in a case between Nexon and Dark and Darker developer Ironmace, ordering the latter to pay Nexon almost $6 million USD in damages. Dark and Darker first ...

Essentially, Nexon believes that Ironmace stole code from the company and is using it to build Dark and Darker. These concerns stem from the fact that Nexon was previously working on a game ...

Dark and Darker developer Ironmace Games' lawyers have sent a letter to Valve regarding the game being delisted on Steam. "The Takedown Notice is based on claims that are entirely without merit ...

This follows an accusation from Nexon, another Korean developer and one which several Ironmace employees used to work for, which claimed its game (P3) was used as a prototype for Dark and Darker.

Dark And Darker Dev Tells Fans "No Stolen Assets Or Code" Were Used In Development A recent rumor accused developer Ironmace of stealing assets and code from a canceled Nexon project.

Several employees at Ironmace, Terence included, used to work at Nexon. Ironmace of course denies these claims, but it’s put the game in a sticky situation regardless.

Following Dark and Darker’s Steam delisting last year, Ironmace had its studio raided, Krafton announced a mobile version of the game, and Ironmace eventually released it on its own launcher.

Dark and Darker's developer still has an ongoing legal dispute with publisher Nexon. Update, August 25, 2023: In regards to Ironmace's legal battle, a Krafton representative said, "We are ...

Since then, Ironmace was served a cease and desist letter and DMCA takedown by Nexon, something the developer said is "based on distorted claims". As a result, Dark and Darker was removed from Steam.