Dark and Darker then came back online in early access last August, with Ironmace having created its own launcher, known as Blacksmith. Then, in January of this year, a court ultimately dismissed Nexon's request for an injunction.
' target='_blank'>![](<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Dark-and-Darker_WFtokO8.jpg?width=1920&height=1920&fit=bounds&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Dark and Darker is heading to Epic Games Store, having previously been removed from Steam, and following a drawn out legal dispute with Nexon.</p><p>To quickly recap the situation, Ironmace - the Korean developer behind the mediaeval looter - <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/dark-and-darker-developer-denies-stolen-code-allegations-following-police-raid">had its office searched after allegations the studio created its game with stolen code</a>. Ironmace was served a cease-and-desist letter and a DMCA takedown by Nexon, the fellow Korean games company where several Ironmace employees used to work. As a result, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/dark-and-darker-has-been-removed-from-steam-following-a-cease-and-desist-demand">Dark and Darker was removed from Steam</a> and Ironmace went on to use <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/dark-and-darker-developer-uses-chatgpt-ai-tool-in-bid-to-prove-it-hasnt-infringed-copyright-1">ChatGPT in a bid to prove it hadn)
Dark and Darker is heading to Epic Games Store, having previously been removed from Steam, and following a drawn out legal dispute with Nexon.
To quickly recap the situation, Ironmace - the Korean developer behind the mediaeval looter - had its office searched after allegations the studio created its game with stolen code. Ironmace was served a cease-and-desist letter and a DMCA takedown by Nexon, the fellow Korean games company where several Ironmace employees used to work. As a result, Dark and Darker was removed from Steam and Ironmace went on to use ChatGPT in a bid to prove it hadn't infringed any copyright claims.
Dark and Darker then came back online in early access last August, with Ironmace having created its own launcher, known as Blacksmith. Then, in January of this year, a court ultimately dismissed Nexon's request for an injunction.