Even after some four years, Ironmace’s legal troubles are still dragging on.
In messages to fans on their Discord server and on X, Dark and Darker developer Ironmace announced that the game has been delisted from the Epic Games Storeagain.
The delisting is seemingly related to the ongoing legal battle between the Korean developer and the publisher Nexon, which began back in 2023, before the PvPvE fantasy extraction game even released.
That’s Ironmace’s assumption, at least; the reasons still aren’t completely clear, even to them.
Years Of Legal Issues
Dark and Darker’s legal issues came to a head back in March 2023 when it was removed from online storefronts for the first time following a DMCA takedown notice from Nexon.
Earlier that month, Ironmace was raided by South Korean police based on allegations from Nexon that the game was developed using stolen assets and staff after the leader of a project known as “P3” leaked assets, leading to them being fired back in 2021.
Nexon alleged that this former lead poached some of their teammates to develop a game similar to project P3 – which they believe is Dark and Darker.
The legal battle went on over the course...
