Nexon recently filed copyright claims against Ironmace as well as a lawsuit against a specific Ironmace employee as a result, arguing that Dark and Darker was built using stolen code and assets from P3. Ironmace, which is based in Korea, is composed of numerous developers who previously worked at Nexon on a canceled project named P3 that Nexon says shares numerous similarities with Dark and Darker. This specific playtest looks to only be for English-speaking players, as Ironmace apologized for the game being unavailable in Korean due to 'Korean game regulations' and the lack of localization for other regions in the current playtest build.Īfter rising to popularity during the most recent Steam Next Fest, where the game's fourth playtest regularly saw more than 100,000 concurrent players, Dark and Darker was recently removed from Steam in the midst of a legal dispute with Nexon. The playtest is scheduled to last until April 19. As the game isn't on Steam, Ironmace has clarified that users will need to create an account with an ID and password when logging in to the playtest. The developer states that future patches over the course of the playtest will be distributed in the same manner. Ironmace warns that users should only receive the torrent from links officially posted by Ironmace. In order for us to keep our promise to our fans we've had to go old school this time.' 'Unfortunately, due to the complexities of our situation, especially across international lines, it is taking time to resolve the Steam situation. 'Rest assured that we are working around the clock to safeguard the continuance of Dark and Darker,' Ironmace writes in an announcement.

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