Dark and Darker developer denies stolen code allegations following police raid
Ironmace, the Korean developer behind upcoming mediaeval looter Dark and Darker, has had its office searched after allegations the studio created its game with stolen code.
These accusations were made by Nexon, another Korean developer and one which several Ironmace employees used to work for.
Reportedly, certain members of Ironmace's team were «disciplinarily fired from Nexon», with Nexon claiming they are now «making games using materials and assets they worked on during their time at Nexon» (via This Is Game/Google Translate).
As a result of these accusations, Ironmace confirmed a police search happened. However, the developer has told its community (via Discord) not to «worry too much about what [they] hear regarding Nexon». The developer stated the search was a «quick process» and that «nothing was found» (thanks, NME).
It continued: «Most of what you will see on the internet is not accurate. There will be no delay in development, and there is nothing to worry about.»
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This search is the latest in what has been an ongoing dispute between Ironmace and Nexon.
Back in August 2021, a former Nexon employee was allegedly reported for leaking company data and assets while they were working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic (thanks, Korea Joongang Daily).
This employee — known as Leader A — was heading up development of a project dubbed "P3". However, after allegedly being caught leaking «thousands» of the project's file, Leader A was fired from Nexon.
The case was turned over to the Suwon District
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