The dungeon-crawling PvPvE game Dark and Dark was removed from Steam after developer Ironmace was served with a cease-and-desist order and subsequent removal pursuant to the DMCA.
As I mentioned EurogamerIt appears that Dark and Darker developer Ironmace may be in a hot spot as players recently noticed that some of the game’s features suddenly stopped working, such as PvP and online co-op, followed by parts of its Steam page being wiped overnight including All trailers. screenshots and store description.
An official statement was posted on Dark and Darker Discord (via reddit) states: “To all of our fans, we recently received a cease and desist letter and DMCA revocation by Nexon regarding Dark and Darker based on distorted allegations.”
“We are currently working with our legal team to address this issue in the best way possible. Given the sensitive legal nature of this issue, we must be careful with our data so as not to jeopardize our position,” the Discord post read. “We ask for your understanding as we are working to get the game back as soon as possible. Please know that we will do everything possible for our fans. Thanks!”
earlier this month, Ironmace has its offices searched by Korean officials Based on speculation that he may be in possession of stolen code and assets as nearly half of Ironmace’s 20-person team is made up of former Nexon employees. despite of, Ironmass official statement On topic is that the search was a “quick process” and “nothing found”.